Sentence Clarity and Combining
... Why do we need to be concerned with sentence clarity? To communicate effectively to the reader To make writing persuasive To show credibility and authority as a writer ...
... Why do we need to be concerned with sentence clarity? To communicate effectively to the reader To make writing persuasive To show credibility and authority as a writer ...
Assn Sheet 3 Spr13
... Due Wednesday, 5/1: Today’s homework deals with adverb clauses that modify verbs and whole sentences. In Writers’ Choices, read pp.131-135. On p. 142, diagram sentences #1-5. On pp. 143-144, do the sentence-combining exercises # 1-10. Finally, compose five sentences with adverb clauses modifying ver ...
... Due Wednesday, 5/1: Today’s homework deals with adverb clauses that modify verbs and whole sentences. In Writers’ Choices, read pp.131-135. On p. 142, diagram sentences #1-5. On pp. 143-144, do the sentence-combining exercises # 1-10. Finally, compose five sentences with adverb clauses modifying ver ...
1 e semaine de novembre
... Remember : the literary « présent » may be any point in time. It’s only present with respect to its own time frame! If the literary present does not agree with our present, then all verb tenses need to be changed (see APPENDIX). Also note that for DEPUIS, the duration of time starts at some time in ...
... Remember : the literary « présent » may be any point in time. It’s only present with respect to its own time frame! If the literary present does not agree with our present, then all verb tenses need to be changed (see APPENDIX). Also note that for DEPUIS, the duration of time starts at some time in ...
Identity - English with Mrs. Holt
... way of speaking on the page. It is related to such elements as word choice, sentence structure, and tone. It is similar to an individual’s speech style and can be described in the same way – fast, slow, blunt, meandering, breathless, and so on. Voice resembles style, an author’s typical way or writi ...
... way of speaking on the page. It is related to such elements as word choice, sentence structure, and tone. It is similar to an individual’s speech style and can be described in the same way – fast, slow, blunt, meandering, breathless, and so on. Voice resembles style, an author’s typical way or writi ...
Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers
... after the word it modifies. You need to have a comma after a participial phrase that starts a sentence and to set them off from the rest of the sentence. ...
... after the word it modifies. You need to have a comma after a participial phrase that starts a sentence and to set them off from the rest of the sentence. ...
2. Auxiliary verb
... and person is called Primary Auxiliary Verb. Such as : Be (am, is, are, was, were, been, being ).Have (have, has, had ).Do (do, does, did) 2. Modal Auxiliary Verb: The verb which has only one form and no add `ing`,`ed`,`s or es`with it is called Modal Auxiliary Verb. Such as : Can, could, may, might ...
... and person is called Primary Auxiliary Verb. Such as : Be (am, is, are, was, were, been, being ).Have (have, has, had ).Do (do, does, did) 2. Modal Auxiliary Verb: The verb which has only one form and no add `ing`,`ed`,`s or es`with it is called Modal Auxiliary Verb. Such as : Can, could, may, might ...
Beyond the parts of speech…… In a nutshell
... Kate noted the day’s events in her journal. A DEPENDENT (SUBORDINATE) CLAUSE does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. Most dependent clauses are introduced by words like although, before, because, so that, when, while, and that. before she went to bed. A dependent cl ...
... Kate noted the day’s events in her journal. A DEPENDENT (SUBORDINATE) CLAUSE does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. Most dependent clauses are introduced by words like although, before, because, so that, when, while, and that. before she went to bed. A dependent cl ...
Chapter 1: Tense
... держатьi ‘holdi’ do not express tense (though of course they can be embedded in sentences where another verb expresses tense). The imperative forms are likewise tenseless: построй(те)p! ‘buildp!’, реши(те)p! ‘solvep!’, смотри(те)i! ‘watchi!’, держи(те)i! ‘holdi!’ Although commands such as these impl ...
... держатьi ‘holdi’ do not express tense (though of course they can be embedded in sentences where another verb expresses tense). The imperative forms are likewise tenseless: построй(те)p! ‘buildp!’, реши(те)p! ‘solvep!’, смотри(те)i! ‘watchi!’, держи(те)i! ‘holdi!’ Although commands such as these impl ...
The Lexical Basis of Sentence Processing
... stevenson and Merlo propose that rexical constraints pray a central role in determining the processingdifficulty of reduced relative clauses.However. in contrast to constraint-basedmodels, they argue that differences among crasses of lexical items are due to differencesin structural complexity assoc ...
... stevenson and Merlo propose that rexical constraints pray a central role in determining the processingdifficulty of reduced relative clauses.However. in contrast to constraint-basedmodels, they argue that differences among crasses of lexical items are due to differencesin structural complexity assoc ...
exercises - Routledge
... work’ and ‘our theory’. Furthermore, a Russian physicist who is now dead claimed to have seen both names on (P) the original manuscripts of four papers, but some scholars discount his evidence because (S) the original manuscripts have disappeared. Although (S) Mileva was certainly capable of underst ...
... work’ and ‘our theory’. Furthermore, a Russian physicist who is now dead claimed to have seen both names on (P) the original manuscripts of four papers, but some scholars discount his evidence because (S) the original manuscripts have disappeared. Although (S) Mileva was certainly capable of underst ...
Greek - 2011 History of the English Language
... – (love) (first person, singular, present tense, indicative) ...
... – (love) (first person, singular, present tense, indicative) ...
Sentence Structure
... 1. Coordinating Conjunctions 2. Subordinating Conjunctions 3. Correlative Conjunctions 4. Conjunctive Adverbs ...
... 1. Coordinating Conjunctions 2. Subordinating Conjunctions 3. Correlative Conjunctions 4. Conjunctive Adverbs ...
Personal Pronouns
... person refers to the person or people being spoken or written to ("you" for both singular and plural). Third person refers to the person or people being spoken or written about ("he," "she," and "it" for singular, "they" for plural). The person of a pronoun is also demonstrated in the chart Cases of ...
... person refers to the person or people being spoken or written to ("you" for both singular and plural). Third person refers to the person or people being spoken or written about ("he," "she," and "it" for singular, "they" for plural). The person of a pronoun is also demonstrated in the chart Cases of ...
paper 2-language awareness
... bird flu in Asia. a. _________________________________________________________________________________ b. _________________________________________________________________________________ c. _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. A: He’s reading thi ...
... bird flu in Asia. a. _________________________________________________________________________________ b. _________________________________________________________________________________ c. _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. A: He’s reading thi ...
History of the English Language
... The Preposition is often separated from the Relative which it governs and joined the verb at the end of the Sentence … as, ‘Horace is an author, whom I am much delighted with.’ … This is an Idiom which our language is strongly inclined to; it prevails in common conversations, and suits very well wit ...
... The Preposition is often separated from the Relative which it governs and joined the verb at the end of the Sentence … as, ‘Horace is an author, whom I am much delighted with.’ … This is an Idiom which our language is strongly inclined to; it prevails in common conversations, and suits very well wit ...
L8 Shurley Grammar Student Workbook
... 3. To find a predicate adjective, ask WHAT KIND of subject. 4. A linking verb expresses a state of being and is labeled with the abbreviation LV. A linking verb links, or connects, an adjective in the predicate to the subject. (Common linking verbs: am, is, are, was, were, being, been, appear, becom ...
... 3. To find a predicate adjective, ask WHAT KIND of subject. 4. A linking verb expresses a state of being and is labeled with the abbreviation LV. A linking verb links, or connects, an adjective in the predicate to the subject. (Common linking verbs: am, is, are, was, were, being, been, appear, becom ...
Conversational Lexical Standards
... Abstract Intelligent morphology processing is essential to creating conversational applications and engines. This intelligence allows developers to create more powerful apps with less need to understand linguistics. A single standardized lexicon can be shared among engines and apps and the process b ...
... Abstract Intelligent morphology processing is essential to creating conversational applications and engines. This intelligence allows developers to create more powerful apps with less need to understand linguistics. A single standardized lexicon can be shared among engines and apps and the process b ...
Notes_Phrases_Sept 6
... An introductory, participial phrase is a participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence. There are two rules for these phrases: 1. Introductory participial phrases must be set off by a comma. 2. Introductory participial phrases will always modify the subject. ...
... An introductory, participial phrase is a participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence. There are two rules for these phrases: 1. Introductory participial phrases must be set off by a comma. 2. Introductory participial phrases will always modify the subject. ...
Sentence Fragments
... They can be easily fixed by attaching the fragment to nearby independent clause either – with a comma (,) or – by creating two sentences by deleting the subordinating word at the beginning of the dependent clause. – EXCEPTION: don’t use a comma (,) before “because” ...
... They can be easily fixed by attaching the fragment to nearby independent clause either – with a comma (,) or – by creating two sentences by deleting the subordinating word at the beginning of the dependent clause. – EXCEPTION: don’t use a comma (,) before “because” ...
Lesson VI - Mrs. Sellers' Class Website
... queen the land. • WHAT? The land • TO WHOM? The queen ...
... queen the land. • WHAT? The land • TO WHOM? The queen ...
Grammar Basics - Med-Star Paramedic Ambulance, Inc Brandon
... Punctuation: Colons • Colons are used after introducing an independent clause followed by a list. – The patient complains of the following: headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. ...
... Punctuation: Colons • Colons are used after introducing an independent clause followed by a list. – The patient complains of the following: headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. ...
1 - MrsRobinsonPA
... 4. Prepositional phrases can appear anywhere in a sentence--at the very beginning, in the middle, or at the end. A word cannot be a preposition unless it has a noun or pronoun to be its object. 5. Look for a glob which fits together. A glob is a little unit of words which seems to cling together. Se ...
... 4. Prepositional phrases can appear anywhere in a sentence--at the very beginning, in the middle, or at the end. A word cannot be a preposition unless it has a noun or pronoun to be its object. 5. Look for a glob which fits together. A glob is a little unit of words which seems to cling together. Se ...