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... To sleep is the only thing Eli wants after his double shift waiting tables at the neighborhood café. (To sleep – subject; noun) Wherever Melissa goes, she always brings a book to read in case conversation lags or she has a long wait. (to read – adjective modifying book) More examples on page ...
... To sleep is the only thing Eli wants after his double shift waiting tables at the neighborhood café. (To sleep – subject; noun) Wherever Melissa goes, she always brings a book to read in case conversation lags or she has a long wait. (to read – adjective modifying book) More examples on page ...
ELA Review Sheet for Final Exam - June 2015
... Complex Sentence: a complex sentence contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. (Grammar Workbook, page 118) I found an old license plate while I was fishing. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. I found an old license plate. A dependent clause cannot stand alo ...
... Complex Sentence: a complex sentence contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. (Grammar Workbook, page 118) I found an old license plate while I was fishing. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. I found an old license plate. A dependent clause cannot stand alo ...
academic vocabulary exemplars 3/27
... modifier: noun. 1. A word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or limits the sense of another word or phrase. 2. Someone or something that modifies. modification: noun. 1. The action or process of modifying. 2. A result of modifying; a change or adaptation. 3. A small alteration, adjustment or limitat ...
... modifier: noun. 1. A word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or limits the sense of another word or phrase. 2. Someone or something that modifies. modification: noun. 1. The action or process of modifying. 2. A result of modifying; a change or adaptation. 3. A small alteration, adjustment or limitat ...
handout
... Another example: (20) Old men and women are exempt from the new tax. Sometimes, world knowledge can help you to select the right interpretation: (21) a. I saw a policeman with a gun. b. I saw a dog with a telescope. Syntactically, these examples are ambiguous, however your knowledge of the world hel ...
... Another example: (20) Old men and women are exempt from the new tax. Sometimes, world knowledge can help you to select the right interpretation: (21) a. I saw a policeman with a gun. b. I saw a dog with a telescope. Syntactically, these examples are ambiguous, however your knowledge of the world hel ...
Unit I Review
... – ALMOST all are feminine. (1st Decl. endings are feminine.) Only some words of profession (occupation, work, etc.) are masculine (agricola, nauta, and poeta) 2nd Declension Nouns – MOST are masculine, which follow the pattern of 2nd Declension endings on our posters. 2nd declension endings are ...
... – ALMOST all are feminine. (1st Decl. endings are feminine.) Only some words of profession (occupation, work, etc.) are masculine (agricola, nauta, and poeta) 2nd Declension Nouns – MOST are masculine, which follow the pattern of 2nd Declension endings on our posters. 2nd declension endings are ...
Handout-12
... ‘phrases’ and their processes of being formed. Like a word(i.e. sound/group of sounds), a phrase can be made of either one word or a group of words. When it is just one word, things are easy, however, when there is more than a word, we have to examine the ways in which these words are related to one ...
... ‘phrases’ and their processes of being formed. Like a word(i.e. sound/group of sounds), a phrase can be made of either one word or a group of words. When it is just one word, things are easy, however, when there is more than a word, we have to examine the ways in which these words are related to one ...
Compound Verbs
... clause to the word the clause modifies. Ex://If you visit Texas, you should see the Alamo. Noun Clauses—Often begin with the word that, what, who, or which. These words may have a function within the dependent clause or may simply connect the clause to the rest of the sentence. How a noun is diagram ...
... clause to the word the clause modifies. Ex://If you visit Texas, you should see the Alamo. Noun Clauses—Often begin with the word that, what, who, or which. These words may have a function within the dependent clause or may simply connect the clause to the rest of the sentence. How a noun is diagram ...
Types of Verbs
... The most commonly used linking verbs are forms of the verb be: am, are, is, was, were, been, and being. Other verbs may also be used as linking verbs. ...
... The most commonly used linking verbs are forms of the verb be: am, are, is, was, were, been, and being. Other verbs may also be used as linking verbs. ...
L.8.1a Infinitives
... underlined verbs or verb phrases. 1. I can't imagine Peter going by bike. predicate noun 2. I look forward to seeing you at the weekend party. object of the preposition 3. Visiting London can be challenging when you don’t have a job. subject 4. Emily doesn't mind working the night shift. direct obje ...
... underlined verbs or verb phrases. 1. I can't imagine Peter going by bike. predicate noun 2. I look forward to seeing you at the weekend party. object of the preposition 3. Visiting London can be challenging when you don’t have a job. subject 4. Emily doesn't mind working the night shift. direct obje ...
Spanish 2 Spring Midterm Review Vocabulary: 3B and 4A Grammar
... 6. When you use object pronouns (reflexive, direct, indirect) with the present progressive, you either put them ____before “estar”________ or ____attached to the end of the present participle. 7. In the second case, you will need to add an __accent mark___ over the vowel that is normally stressed in ...
... 6. When you use object pronouns (reflexive, direct, indirect) with the present progressive, you either put them ____before “estar”________ or ____attached to the end of the present participle. 7. In the second case, you will need to add an __accent mark___ over the vowel that is normally stressed in ...
Predicate Adjectives and Predicate Nouns Power Point
... So far… • So far we have talked about objects that come after action verbs. • We are now learning what comes after linking verbs. ...
... So far… • So far we have talked about objects that come after action verbs. • We are now learning what comes after linking verbs. ...
PARTS OF SPEECH
... – Can be added to a verb to modify its meaning; can also modify adjectives and other adverbs – Tells you when, where, how, in what manner or to what extent an action is performed – Many end in “ly” , but not always! ...
... – Can be added to a verb to modify its meaning; can also modify adjectives and other adverbs – Tells you when, where, how, in what manner or to what extent an action is performed – Many end in “ly” , but not always! ...
Present and past participles Source
... participles. Note that present participles are often confused with gerunds. Although both gerunds and present participles look alike, they have totally different grammatical properties. Gerunds serve the same purpose as nouns. They can be the subject or object of a verb or preposition. Smoking is in ...
... participles. Note that present participles are often confused with gerunds. Although both gerunds and present participles look alike, they have totally different grammatical properties. Gerunds serve the same purpose as nouns. They can be the subject or object of a verb or preposition. Smoking is in ...
Regular Day 24 AB NonFiction
... offender statute. – Authorities are incarcerating repeat offenders. ...
... offender statute. – Authorities are incarcerating repeat offenders. ...
Advanced Linking Verb Worksheet | Grammar Worksheets from
... noun. For example: He became a teacher. Became links the subject, he, to the noun, teacher. This one is tricky. If you can replace the verb with a form of to be (am, are, is, was, etc.) and it makes sense, the verb is acting as a linking verb. In this case, it would be fine to say, “He is a teacher. ...
... noun. For example: He became a teacher. Became links the subject, he, to the noun, teacher. This one is tricky. If you can replace the verb with a form of to be (am, are, is, was, etc.) and it makes sense, the verb is acting as a linking verb. In this case, it would be fine to say, “He is a teacher. ...
Subject/Verb Agreement
... “Both New Horizons and Queens Rising have contracts with the state to provide twentyfour-hour care for youth.” However, a couple of special cases exist. Keep an eye out for introductory words such as “each,” “every,” “either,” and “neither.” Subjects joined with “and” are plural, but subjects joined ...
... “Both New Horizons and Queens Rising have contracts with the state to provide twentyfour-hour care for youth.” However, a couple of special cases exist. Keep an eye out for introductory words such as “each,” “every,” “either,” and “neither.” Subjects joined with “and” are plural, but subjects joined ...
P325 L14
... Articles -- a noun is coming ly -- signals an adverb – a verb is coming Can’t have two nouns in a row . . . was “verbed “verbed”” . . .-.-- passive structure ...
... Articles -- a noun is coming ly -- signals an adverb – a verb is coming Can’t have two nouns in a row . . . was “verbed “verbed”” . . .-.-- passive structure ...
Semantic Roles of the Subject
... Some further distinctions can be made within the affected role for subjects according to whether the subject complement as attribute identifies or characterizes. Thus, the subject is IDENTIFIED in the first example below, and CHARACTERIZED in the second example below: • Kevin is my brother. • Martha ...
... Some further distinctions can be made within the affected role for subjects according to whether the subject complement as attribute identifies or characterizes. Thus, the subject is IDENTIFIED in the first example below, and CHARACTERIZED in the second example below: • Kevin is my brother. • Martha ...
13422_pel101-sub-verb-lecture-6
... 2. The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, __________ to submit a new constitution. a)need b) needs 3. Not only the students but also their instructor ________ been called to the principal's office. a)have b)has 4. Most of the milk _____ gone bad. Six gallons of mi ...
... 2. The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, __________ to submit a new constitution. a)need b) needs 3. Not only the students but also their instructor ________ been called to the principal's office. a)have b)has 4. Most of the milk _____ gone bad. Six gallons of mi ...
Revision Intermediate Latin:
... bonus –a –um. If you see a gerundive looking form and it is in the plural it has to be a gerundive as gerunds only exist in the singular. The gerundive is used to express purpose. verbs of fearing: ne/ut + subjunctive governed by the sequence of tenses when a clause follows a verb of fearing. If th ...
... bonus –a –um. If you see a gerundive looking form and it is in the plural it has to be a gerundive as gerunds only exist in the singular. The gerundive is used to express purpose. verbs of fearing: ne/ut + subjunctive governed by the sequence of tenses when a clause follows a verb of fearing. If th ...
Subject-Verb Agreement
... F. Uncountable nouns take a singular verb. The money (is/are) in the wallet. The homework (is/are) due tomorrow Uncountable nouns? Nouns that cannot be counted or made plural. Example: One homework, Two homeworks. One money, two moneys. G. Collective nouns (nouns that define groups of people or ...
... F. Uncountable nouns take a singular verb. The money (is/are) in the wallet. The homework (is/are) due tomorrow Uncountable nouns? Nouns that cannot be counted or made plural. Example: One homework, Two homeworks. One money, two moneys. G. Collective nouns (nouns that define groups of people or ...
What do you know about verbs?
... • Example: I scored the winning goal in the soccer game. –or- My sister plays piano like a maniac. • Do the same for LINKING VERB on other side of paper. • Example: Stephanie is a shopaholic. –or- I am in ...
... • Example: I scored the winning goal in the soccer game. –or- My sister plays piano like a maniac. • Do the same for LINKING VERB on other side of paper. • Example: Stephanie is a shopaholic. –or- I am in ...
The Linking Verb
... If you can substitute am, is, or are for the verb and the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands. BUT, if the sentence makes no sense, you are dealing with an action verb instead. ...
... If you can substitute am, is, or are for the verb and the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands. BUT, if the sentence makes no sense, you are dealing with an action verb instead. ...
Subject-Verb Agreement
... The mayor, as well as his brothers, is going to prison. The pronouns neither and either are singular and require singular verbs even though they seem to be referring to two things. ...
... The mayor, as well as his brothers, is going to prison. The pronouns neither and either are singular and require singular verbs even though they seem to be referring to two things. ...