Comma
... 7. Use a comma after two or more introductory prepositional phrases. A prepositional phrase contains a preposition (first word), possibly an adjective or adverb, and then a noun or pronoun (required, last word). The noun/pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase is called the object of the prepos ...
... 7. Use a comma after two or more introductory prepositional phrases. A prepositional phrase contains a preposition (first word), possibly an adjective or adverb, and then a noun or pronoun (required, last word). The noun/pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase is called the object of the prepos ...
Parents Guide to the New Curriculum
... You are my friend. [statement] Are you my friend? [question] Be my friend! [command] What a good friend you are! ...
... You are my friend. [statement] Are you my friend? [question] Be my friend! [command] What a good friend you are! ...
I`ll never forget the day when Prince William and Kate
... 1. The subject pronoun is omitted AND the be form of the verb is omitted. CLAUSE: The manager who is responsible for training new staff is Jack. PHRASE; The manager responsible for training new staff is Jack. CLAUSE: The ideas which were suggested by the new teacher was interesting. PHRASE; ...
... 1. The subject pronoun is omitted AND the be form of the verb is omitted. CLAUSE: The manager who is responsible for training new staff is Jack. PHRASE; The manager responsible for training new staff is Jack. CLAUSE: The ideas which were suggested by the new teacher was interesting. PHRASE; ...
Language Transferí Interlingual Errors in Spanish Students
... Corder, as far back as 1974, established the steps to be followed in order to analyse errors. Accurding to him, the first stage to be taken is the selection of the corpus. Then comes the identification of the errors. The third stage is concerned with their analysis. The fourth focuses on the classif ...
... Corder, as far back as 1974, established the steps to be followed in order to analyse errors. Accurding to him, the first stage to be taken is the selection of the corpus. Then comes the identification of the errors. The third stage is concerned with their analysis. The fourth focuses on the classif ...
RULES: English Level 1
... Long sentences may also include phrases. A phrase is a group of words, which does not contain a verb. In the following sentence, phrases have been added to the two clauses to give extra information. The man from the fire brigade ran into the house at the end of our street and put out the flames with ...
... Long sentences may also include phrases. A phrase is a group of words, which does not contain a verb. In the following sentence, phrases have been added to the two clauses to give extra information. The man from the fire brigade ran into the house at the end of our street and put out the flames with ...
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... I was sad because the car ran over her. Take me with you if you go to see how she’s doing. Whenever I think of Lassie, I cry. Grammar Unit 1 ...
... I was sad because the car ran over her. Take me with you if you go to see how she’s doing. Whenever I think of Lassie, I cry. Grammar Unit 1 ...
Presentation
... I was sad because the car ran over her. Take me with you if you go to see how she’s doing. Whenever I think of Lassie, I cry. Grammar Unit 1 ...
... I was sad because the car ran over her. Take me with you if you go to see how she’s doing. Whenever I think of Lassie, I cry. Grammar Unit 1 ...
Linking verbs and predicate nouns worksheet
... student to write a linking verb that completes each given sentence. This is a fun linking verbs worksheet that will teach. Linking verbs and predicate nouns worksheet May 27, 2016, 08:14 28 Picasa 3. It is obvious that health is important to people. But it is a simple tasteful style that shows that ...
... student to write a linking verb that completes each given sentence. This is a fun linking verbs worksheet that will teach. Linking verbs and predicate nouns worksheet May 27, 2016, 08:14 28 Picasa 3. It is obvious that health is important to people. But it is a simple tasteful style that shows that ...
Participles
... Perfect Active Participles are the last principal parts of ‘deponent’ verbs They are formed just like perfect passive participles, but they always have an active meaning and always indicate action that happened before the action of the main verb. precatus –a –um = having prayed locutus –a –um = havi ...
... Perfect Active Participles are the last principal parts of ‘deponent’ verbs They are formed just like perfect passive participles, but they always have an active meaning and always indicate action that happened before the action of the main verb. precatus –a –um = having prayed locutus –a –um = havi ...
Modifiers (Noun Strings) Modifying Gerunds Mood
... A paragraph is a cohesive group of sentences. It presents a thought or several related thoughts. Each paragraph should be long enough to stand alone but short enough to hold the reader’s attention and then direct that attention to the next thought. Too many short paragraphs are jarring to the reade ...
... A paragraph is a cohesive group of sentences. It presents a thought or several related thoughts. Each paragraph should be long enough to stand alone but short enough to hold the reader’s attention and then direct that attention to the next thought. Too many short paragraphs are jarring to the reade ...
Chapter 1: The basics Chapter 1.1 • Understand vocabulary
... No, because the connectives of time ‘For a start’ and ‘Then’ both refer back to a previous idea; ‘Finally’ is adding an additional point. ...
... No, because the connectives of time ‘For a start’ and ‘Then’ both refer back to a previous idea; ‘Finally’ is adding an additional point. ...
Using Grammar???
... Recently I visited the Louvre Museum in France. Impressively, the building houses some of the greatest art in the world. The board has chosen these pieces because they are some of the most valued and priceless, although the board have disagreed on a few of the paintings. The Italian sculptures are s ...
... Recently I visited the Louvre Museum in France. Impressively, the building houses some of the greatest art in the world. The board has chosen these pieces because they are some of the most valued and priceless, although the board have disagreed on a few of the paintings. The Italian sculptures are s ...
Document
... • We say that the subject noun and the main verb in English have to agree in number, meaning that the two must either be both singular or both plural. • There are other kinds of agreement processes. For example nouns, adjectives, and sometimes verbs in many languages are marked for gender. • A gende ...
... • We say that the subject noun and the main verb in English have to agree in number, meaning that the two must either be both singular or both plural. • There are other kinds of agreement processes. For example nouns, adjectives, and sometimes verbs in many languages are marked for gender. • A gende ...
Verbals Gerunds A gerund ends in -ing and can be used as a noun
... Namei ___________________ Period ___________________ ...
... Namei ___________________ Period ___________________ ...
Grammar Rocks: part ii
... How can you tell the difference between a linking and helping verb? What is the purpose of a helping verb? Are there more linking verbs than “to be”? How do you diagram compound predicates if there are more than two? ...
... How can you tell the difference between a linking and helping verb? What is the purpose of a helping verb? Are there more linking verbs than “to be”? How do you diagram compound predicates if there are more than two? ...
Participles - TeacherWeb
... thus capio, capere to take remove “ere” cap + “iens” capiens= taking ...
... thus capio, capere to take remove “ere” cap + “iens” capiens= taking ...
Pupil writing targets: Year 4 – Teaching suggestions
... deliberately left to the reader's imagination. 'Writer-talk' - what effect does this have? Children discuss how the chosen vocabulary affects the reader's view of, particularly, character or setting. • Adjective/noun or verb/adverb game. Start with a noun or verb. Challenge the group to generate the ...
... deliberately left to the reader's imagination. 'Writer-talk' - what effect does this have? Children discuss how the chosen vocabulary affects the reader's view of, particularly, character or setting. • Adjective/noun or verb/adverb game. Start with a noun or verb. Challenge the group to generate the ...
Parallelism
... e.g., Idrees is not only fluent in Urdu but also in English. Parallel: e.g., Idrees is fluent not only in Urdu but also in English. Since both nouns are modified by a single adjective (fluent), the adjective should be placed before the first correlative conjunction (not only). Where each correlative ...
... e.g., Idrees is not only fluent in Urdu but also in English. Parallel: e.g., Idrees is fluent not only in Urdu but also in English. Since both nouns are modified by a single adjective (fluent), the adjective should be placed before the first correlative conjunction (not only). Where each correlative ...
Lesson 4 - Blissymbolics
... the action indicator over the Bliss-character(s) that represent the noun. The action indicator is on your display, so in effect, you can turn any of the nouns on your display into verbs. It is located in square C4 and is coloured green like the other verbs and verb indicators. When applying the acti ...
... the action indicator over the Bliss-character(s) that represent the noun. The action indicator is on your display, so in effect, you can turn any of the nouns on your display into verbs. It is located in square C4 and is coloured green like the other verbs and verb indicators. When applying the acti ...
Hyphens and Apostrophes
... • The happy-go-lucky goalie rarely worries. • The goalie is happy-go-lucky. • You should also remember as a final rule to writing compound modifiers: do not use a hyphen with a compound modifier that includes a word ending in –ly, or in a compound proper adjective or a compound proper noun acting as ...
... • The happy-go-lucky goalie rarely worries. • The goalie is happy-go-lucky. • You should also remember as a final rule to writing compound modifiers: do not use a hyphen with a compound modifier that includes a word ending in –ly, or in a compound proper adjective or a compound proper noun acting as ...
PARALLELISM
... e.g., Idrees is fluent not only in Urdu but also in English. Since both nouns are modified by a single adjective (fluent), the adjective should be placed before the first correlative conjunction (not only). ...
... e.g., Idrees is fluent not only in Urdu but also in English. Since both nouns are modified by a single adjective (fluent), the adjective should be placed before the first correlative conjunction (not only). ...
Subject/Predicate
... climmed brudgingly to the weegster – predicate (climmed – verb in the past tense) ...
... climmed brudgingly to the weegster – predicate (climmed – verb in the past tense) ...
Gender, Number, and Case
... Phrase – A group of words that work together but do not include a subject or verb. An example of a phrase is a prepositional phrase. Phrases must be combined with a clause to make up a sentence. NOTE: Clauses don’t need phrases, but phrases need clauses! Words – Words are the building block of the s ...
... Phrase – A group of words that work together but do not include a subject or verb. An example of a phrase is a prepositional phrase. Phrases must be combined with a clause to make up a sentence. NOTE: Clauses don’t need phrases, but phrases need clauses! Words – Words are the building block of the s ...
Chapter Excerpt
... often used as a sophisticated or resigned awareness of contrast between what is and what ought to be and expresses a controlled pathos without sentimentality. It is a form of indirection that avoids overt praise or censure. An early example: the Greek comic character Eiron, a clever underdog who by ...
... often used as a sophisticated or resigned awareness of contrast between what is and what ought to be and expresses a controlled pathos without sentimentality. It is a form of indirection that avoids overt praise or censure. An early example: the Greek comic character Eiron, a clever underdog who by ...