Parts of a Sentence File
... Direct and Indirect Objects A direct object (DO) is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of an action verb. A direct object answers the question whom or what following the verb. Jerome carried his backpack (DO) to school. [He carried—what?—a backpack.] We spotted the ranger (DO) and t ...
... Direct and Indirect Objects A direct object (DO) is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of an action verb. A direct object answers the question whom or what following the verb. Jerome carried his backpack (DO) to school. [He carried—what?—a backpack.] We spotted the ranger (DO) and t ...
Noun/Adjective/Article Agreement
... Articles must agree with (match) the noun in number and gender. Examples: la casa blanca – una casa blanca (all singular and feminine) las casas blancas – unas casas blancas (all plural and feminine) el cuarto pequeño – un cuarto pequeño (all singular and masculine) los cuartos pequeños – unos cua ...
... Articles must agree with (match) the noun in number and gender. Examples: la casa blanca – una casa blanca (all singular and feminine) las casas blancas – unas casas blancas (all plural and feminine) el cuarto pequeño – un cuarto pequeño (all singular and masculine) los cuartos pequeños – unos cua ...
Jeopardy: Subjects, Verbs, Fragments, & Run-Ons
... Susie will run for President of the Student Government Association and win because the incumbent is squandering student funds and is not a good leader. Helping verbs: will, is (squandering) Action verbs: run, win, squandering Linking verb: is (not a good leader) ...
... Susie will run for President of the Student Government Association and win because the incumbent is squandering student funds and is not a good leader. Helping verbs: will, is (squandering) Action verbs: run, win, squandering Linking verb: is (not a good leader) ...
Clauses and Phrases TCTC Tutoring Center July 2007 1 A clause is
... Because she was hungry does not express a complete thought, does it? But “She was hungry” is a complete thought and an independent clause. It can stand on its own as a sentence. If we put because in front of this string of words, the clause becomes dependent. Words called subordinating conjunction ...
... Because she was hungry does not express a complete thought, does it? But “She was hungry” is a complete thought and an independent clause. It can stand on its own as a sentence. If we put because in front of this string of words, the clause becomes dependent. Words called subordinating conjunction ...
Grammar Glossary - Whitnash Primary School
... The perfect form of a verb generally calls attention to the consequences of a prior situation. It is formed by taking the past participle of the verb (e.g. shown, taken, helped) and adding the verb have before it (e.g. she has helped). It can be combined with the continuous (e.g. he has been reading ...
... The perfect form of a verb generally calls attention to the consequences of a prior situation. It is formed by taking the past participle of the verb (e.g. shown, taken, helped) and adding the verb have before it (e.g. she has helped). It can be combined with the continuous (e.g. he has been reading ...
2.1 Subclassification and characteristics of English verbs
... - it is the form of the verb that shows whether the eubject of the verb does the action (the active voice) or whether the action is done to it (the passive voice). -with regard to this, we differentiate between an active verb and passive verb. A brief charcteristics of an active verb and passive ver ...
... - it is the form of the verb that shows whether the eubject of the verb does the action (the active voice) or whether the action is done to it (the passive voice). -with regard to this, we differentiate between an active verb and passive verb. A brief charcteristics of an active verb and passive ver ...
Clauses and Phrases A clause is a group of words that makes a
... Because she was hungry does not express a complete thought, does it? But “She was hungry” is a complete thought and an independent clause. It can stand on its own as a sentence. If we put because in front of this string of words, the clause becomes dependent. Words called subordinating conjunction ...
... Because she was hungry does not express a complete thought, does it? But “She was hungry” is a complete thought and an independent clause. It can stand on its own as a sentence. If we put because in front of this string of words, the clause becomes dependent. Words called subordinating conjunction ...
Rhetorical Term Assignment File
... A phrase is a group of related words that does not include a subject and verb An appositive is a noun or pronoun -- often with modifiers -- set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Present participles, verbs ending in -ing, and past participles, verbs that end in -ed (for regula ...
... A phrase is a group of related words that does not include a subject and verb An appositive is a noun or pronoun -- often with modifiers -- set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Present participles, verbs ending in -ing, and past participles, verbs that end in -ed (for regula ...
Nom - Mr. Brown`s French Classes
... ________________________________________=She returned. ________________________________________=She turned over her mattress. ________________________________________=She returned the DVD to the store. In case you are curious, these are not all of the verbs that can take avoir or être depending on ...
... ________________________________________=She returned. ________________________________________=She turned over her mattress. ________________________________________=She returned the DVD to the store. In case you are curious, these are not all of the verbs that can take avoir or être depending on ...
Past Participles as Adjectives
... “estar” to describe a condition or state that results from an action. ○ They have to agree in both gender and number with the noun they describe, similar to other Spanish adjectives. ● An example of a past participle used as an adjective is: ○ “En la entrada hay algunos letreros escritos en español” ...
... “estar” to describe a condition or state that results from an action. ○ They have to agree in both gender and number with the noun they describe, similar to other Spanish adjectives. ● An example of a past participle used as an adjective is: ○ “En la entrada hay algunos letreros escritos en español” ...
Appendix - Chin Dictionary
... transitional word or phrase (eg therefore, however, by the way, for instance, on the contrary) from the rest of the sentence: Oh, so that’s where it was! As it happens, however, I never saw her again. He is unreliable and should, for this reason alone, be dismissed. 5 Used before a depen ...
... transitional word or phrase (eg therefore, however, by the way, for instance, on the contrary) from the rest of the sentence: Oh, so that’s where it was! As it happens, however, I never saw her again. He is unreliable and should, for this reason alone, be dismissed. 5 Used before a depen ...
Correction Code -‐ writing Grammar gén error with gender
... falso cognado: some words in Spanish look like their equivalents in English and make guessing at meaning very easy; other words look alike but have very different meanings -‐ those are false cognates. ...
... falso cognado: some words in Spanish look like their equivalents in English and make guessing at meaning very easy; other words look alike but have very different meanings -‐ those are false cognates. ...
Editing Reference Guide
... Problem example: The professor asked Linda and myself to speak to the class. Corrected version: The professor asked Linda and me to speak to the class. Dependent clause A group of words containing both a subject and verb. Dependent clauses do not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as ...
... Problem example: The professor asked Linda and myself to speak to the class. Corrected version: The professor asked Linda and me to speak to the class. Dependent clause A group of words containing both a subject and verb. Dependent clauses do not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as ...
7th GRADE ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE
... 7. * only before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet) when it joins two independent clauses (sentences): We left early for the game, but we still arrived late. We were late but still saw the best play. (Only one independent clause = no comma.) 8. * to set off non-essential ap ...
... 7. * only before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet) when it joins two independent clauses (sentences): We left early for the game, but we still arrived late. We were late but still saw the best play. (Only one independent clause = no comma.) 8. * to set off non-essential ap ...
Use a comma to separate items in a series
... 7. * only before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet) when it joins two independent clauses (sentences): We left early for the game, but we still arrived late. We were late but still saw the best play. (Only one independent clause = no comma.) 8. * to set off non-essential ap ...
... 7. * only before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet) when it joins two independent clauses (sentences): We left early for the game, but we still arrived late. We were late but still saw the best play. (Only one independent clause = no comma.) 8. * to set off non-essential ap ...
7th GRADE ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE
... 7. * only before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet) when it joins two independent clauses (sentences): We left early for the game, but we still arrived late. We were late but still saw the best play. (Only one independent clause = no comma.) 8. * to set off non-essential ap ...
... 7. * only before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet) when it joins two independent clauses (sentences): We left early for the game, but we still arrived late. We were late but still saw the best play. (Only one independent clause = no comma.) 8. * to set off non-essential ap ...
Gram - Gimnazija Daruvar
... E) adding a singular verb to a noun that is singular but appears to be plural in form: gymnastics/economics/mathematics/statistics is … F) adding a plural verb to a noun that is plural but appears to be singular in form=pair nouns: scissors/glasses are … G) adding –es to nouns ending in –o: potato(e ...
... E) adding a singular verb to a noun that is singular but appears to be plural in form: gymnastics/economics/mathematics/statistics is … F) adding a plural verb to a noun that is plural but appears to be singular in form=pair nouns: scissors/glasses are … G) adding –es to nouns ending in –o: potato(e ...
Sentence Writing Strategies
... *Verb phrases are formed by putting one or more helping verbs in front of the main verb. ...
... *Verb phrases are formed by putting one or more helping verbs in front of the main verb. ...
Nouns- people, places, things or ideas
... represent abstract concepts or a collection that does not have an individual state of being. count ...
... represent abstract concepts or a collection that does not have an individual state of being. count ...
noun phrases
... The movement of something: towards, over. When something happens: at, on, in. Relationships between things, such as cause and effect: because of. ...
... The movement of something: towards, over. When something happens: at, on, in. Relationships between things, such as cause and effect: because of. ...
Ergativity of Nouns and Case Assignment
... 4 Verbs of Japaneseorigindisplaya verbalinflectionalpattern.For example, they all inflect for past by the suffixationof -ta, as in tabe 'to eat' + -ta (past)-- tabeta 'ate'. Sino-Japanesecompoundsby themselves do not show such an inflectionalpatternsimplybecause they are categoricallynouns. To maket ...
... 4 Verbs of Japaneseorigindisplaya verbalinflectionalpattern.For example, they all inflect for past by the suffixationof -ta, as in tabe 'to eat' + -ta (past)-- tabeta 'ate'. Sino-Japanesecompoundsby themselves do not show such an inflectionalpatternsimplybecause they are categoricallynouns. To maket ...