CAP Writing and Editing Guide
... 2.4 Avoid the passive voice whenever possible Use active construction instead. Ex.: NGO XYZ delivered food and NFI to 800 refugees. Not: Food and NFI were delivered to 800 refugees by NGO XYZ. (You might use the passive voice with discretion if needed, such as when political considerations necessita ...
... 2.4 Avoid the passive voice whenever possible Use active construction instead. Ex.: NGO XYZ delivered food and NFI to 800 refugees. Not: Food and NFI were delivered to 800 refugees by NGO XYZ. (You might use the passive voice with discretion if needed, such as when political considerations necessita ...
English auxiliary verbs
... the time at which the event or state denoted by the verb takes/took place with respect to the time of utterance. ...
... the time at which the event or state denoted by the verb takes/took place with respect to the time of utterance. ...
Mentor Text for Sentence Fluency - Answer Key
... 16. Then the four little puppies began to sniff, and they smelled it, too. (Compound) 17. “Rice pudding!” they said. (Complex) ...
... 16. Then the four little puppies began to sniff, and they smelled it, too. (Compound) 17. “Rice pudding!” they said. (Complex) ...
112I3, A Verb Co deter. This is a word (in the complete pred
... (2) When something happened at some indefinite time up to the present: They have threatened a strike before [at some indefiniYs time]. Progressflve forrx►: have (or has) been + -ing form: I have been walling, you have been wall~ang, and so forth. Ilse: To stress that something has been and still is ...
... (2) When something happened at some indefinite time up to the present: They have threatened a strike before [at some indefiniYs time]. Progressflve forrx►: have (or has) been + -ing form: I have been walling, you have been wall~ang, and so forth. Ilse: To stress that something has been and still is ...
Avoiding Common Usage Errors
... know that the account "was closed.” Please note that the active sentence is also shorter B by one-third in this case. That four-page memo could be three pages, or that 100-page staff study could be reduced to 75 pages, just by writing actively. It’s easier to read, it takes responsibility for the ac ...
... know that the account "was closed.” Please note that the active sentence is also shorter B by one-third in this case. That four-page memo could be three pages, or that 100-page staff study could be reduced to 75 pages, just by writing actively. It’s easier to read, it takes responsibility for the ac ...
unpack your adjectives
... participles, verb forms acting as adjectives, are highlighted in this blue. Some people would argue that words that are part of a name — like "East India Tea House — are not really adjectival and that possessive nouns — father's, farmer's — are not technically adjectives, but we've included them in ...
... participles, verb forms acting as adjectives, are highlighted in this blue. Some people would argue that words that are part of a name — like "East India Tea House — are not really adjectival and that possessive nouns — father's, farmer's — are not technically adjectives, but we've included them in ...
Verb Conjugation Powerpoint
... In Eng. we have to take out the “to” before conjugating the verb in a sentence. In Ger. we take off the “en”. ...
... In Eng. we have to take out the “to” before conjugating the verb in a sentence. In Ger. we take off the “en”. ...
Style and Register
... done about it. ‘Recently, things (6) ___________________________ worse when Mrs Pear (7) ___________________________ . We used to (8) ___________________________ her OK, but then we (9) ___________________________ when it (10) ___________________________ she was the one that kept phoning the police ...
... done about it. ‘Recently, things (6) ___________________________ worse when Mrs Pear (7) ___________________________ . We used to (8) ___________________________ her OK, but then we (9) ___________________________ when it (10) ___________________________ she was the one that kept phoning the police ...
Grammar Review
... 4. Compound-Complex Sentence Definition: a sentence that contains at least two main (or independent) clauses and one or more subordinate (or dependent) clauses ...
... 4. Compound-Complex Sentence Definition: a sentence that contains at least two main (or independent) clauses and one or more subordinate (or dependent) clauses ...
Parts of Speech
... Interjections can really liven up a sentence. They help to add voice to your writing. Check this out. Whew! I am so glad to have passed my exam. The word “Whew!” shows that I am relieved about passing my exam. Now you try it. Wow! You did a fabulous job. What is the interjection in this sentence? ...
... Interjections can really liven up a sentence. They help to add voice to your writing. Check this out. Whew! I am so glad to have passed my exam. The word “Whew!” shows that I am relieved about passing my exam. Now you try it. Wow! You did a fabulous job. What is the interjection in this sentence? ...
Rule 1 Two singular subjects connected by or or nor require
... and somebody are singular and require singular verbs. Do not be misled by what follows of. Examples: Each of the girls sings well. Every one of the cakes is gone. NOTE: Everyone is one word when it means everybody. Every one is two words when the meaning is each one. Rule 9 With words that indicate ...
... and somebody are singular and require singular verbs. Do not be misled by what follows of. Examples: Each of the girls sings well. Every one of the cakes is gone. NOTE: Everyone is one word when it means everybody. Every one is two words when the meaning is each one. Rule 9 With words that indicate ...
Glossary
... The element of the noun group that comes after the head word and whose function is to qualify the head word. Qualifiers can be either an embedded clause (eg A verb that contains a preposition is often a phrasal verb) or a prepositional phrase (eg The house at the end of the street was said to be hau ...
... The element of the noun group that comes after the head word and whose function is to qualify the head word. Qualifiers can be either an embedded clause (eg A verb that contains a preposition is often a phrasal verb) or a prepositional phrase (eg The house at the end of the street was said to be hau ...
Parts of Speech
... Just by looking at the word PREPOSITION, we learn something about it. Prepositions tell us the position of one thing in relation to another. Imagine you have been given a box. You can move around it and all the words describing where you are in relation to the box is a preposition. -Next to-Over-Abo ...
... Just by looking at the word PREPOSITION, we learn something about it. Prepositions tell us the position of one thing in relation to another. Imagine you have been given a box. You can move around it and all the words describing where you are in relation to the box is a preposition. -Next to-Over-Abo ...
Parts of Speech
... Interjections can really liven up a sentence. They help to add voice to your writing. Check this out. Whew! I am so glad to have passed my exam. The word “Whew!” shows that I am relieved about passing my exam. Now you try it. Wow! You did a fabulous job. What is the interjection in this sentence? ...
... Interjections can really liven up a sentence. They help to add voice to your writing. Check this out. Whew! I am so glad to have passed my exam. The word “Whew!” shows that I am relieved about passing my exam. Now you try it. Wow! You did a fabulous job. What is the interjection in this sentence? ...
Ling 1A 2010-2011 morphology 2 - Linguistics and English Language
... derive a noun from it that refers to this ‘doer’ by adding the suffix –er. In the last example, however, there is precisely the same relationship between the verb to cook and the noun cook as in the other examples, but in this case no suffix –er shows up. Cases in which one word appears to be derive ...
... derive a noun from it that refers to this ‘doer’ by adding the suffix –er. In the last example, however, there is precisely the same relationship between the verb to cook and the noun cook as in the other examples, but in this case no suffix –er shows up. Cases in which one word appears to be derive ...
211-220 - Epic Charter Schools
... · Recognize which is not a correct irregular plural noun · Identify a plural possessive noun · Distinguish plural nouns from singular collective nouns, nouns that end in “s”, and possessive nouns · Identify a noun that is an idea or a feeling, not just a person, place, or thing Use/Distinguish Verb ...
... · Recognize which is not a correct irregular plural noun · Identify a plural possessive noun · Distinguish plural nouns from singular collective nouns, nouns that end in “s”, and possessive nouns · Identify a noun that is an idea or a feeling, not just a person, place, or thing Use/Distinguish Verb ...
The national curriculum in England - English
... important, as it gives us more conscious control and choice in our language. Building this knowledge is best achieved through a focus on grammar within the teaching of reading, writing and speaking. Once pupils are familiar with a grammatical concept [for example ‘modal verb’], they should be encour ...
... important, as it gives us more conscious control and choice in our language. Building this knowledge is best achieved through a focus on grammar within the teaching of reading, writing and speaking. Once pupils are familiar with a grammatical concept [for example ‘modal verb’], they should be encour ...
Overview of Spelling
... the subject. You must determine which word is the sentence's subject and then use it to decide whether the verb needs an “-s” or “-es” ending. The color of the stage setting seems drab. The colors of the stage setting seem drab. A computer with a variety of memory chips serves a special purpose. Com ...
... the subject. You must determine which word is the sentence's subject and then use it to decide whether the verb needs an “-s” or “-es” ending. The color of the stage setting seems drab. The colors of the stage setting seem drab. A computer with a variety of memory chips serves a special purpose. Com ...
singular nouns
... They can be spelled as one word. They can be spelled as two separate words. They can be hyphenated words. ...
... They can be spelled as one word. They can be spelled as two separate words. They can be hyphenated words. ...
Neuro-development of Words – NOW! NOW
... developed by Dr. Ann Alexander and colleagues, fills the gap between reading sentences and interpreting the meaning of those sentences. It was designed to build upon NOW! Mental Imagery™ and is based in part on Dual-Coding Theory (DCT) (Paivio, 2007). Research found that students with dyslexia often ...
... developed by Dr. Ann Alexander and colleagues, fills the gap between reading sentences and interpreting the meaning of those sentences. It was designed to build upon NOW! Mental Imagery™ and is based in part on Dual-Coding Theory (DCT) (Paivio, 2007). Research found that students with dyslexia often ...
Linguistics 403/404 Lecture Notes No.8
... ‘The man bites the dog’, just as we derived sentence (9a) to mean ‘The dog bites the man’. In fact, in German, word order can be replaced by Case Marking whereby subjects receive the (masculine) nominative determiner ‘der’ and objects receive the accusative determiner ‘den’. Since the accusative cas ...
... ‘The man bites the dog’, just as we derived sentence (9a) to mean ‘The dog bites the man’. In fact, in German, word order can be replaced by Case Marking whereby subjects receive the (masculine) nominative determiner ‘der’ and objects receive the accusative determiner ‘den’. Since the accusative cas ...
Gustar vs. Encantar
... Gustar literally means “to be pleasing”. It has two conjugations because things that are pleasing are singular things and plural things. Gusta ...
... Gustar literally means “to be pleasing”. It has two conjugations because things that are pleasing are singular things and plural things. Gusta ...
4 basic sentence structures
... S V IO DO sentence structure These verbs have 2 objects, an Indirect object and a Direct object. What’s the difference? Most ditransitive verbs involve transferring something TO a person, or doing it FOR a person. The Direct object is the thing that gets transferred or done or made. The Indirect ob ...
... S V IO DO sentence structure These verbs have 2 objects, an Indirect object and a Direct object. What’s the difference? Most ditransitive verbs involve transferring something TO a person, or doing it FOR a person. The Direct object is the thing that gets transferred or done or made. The Indirect ob ...