Grading Symbols - Lewis-Palmer School District
... 2. Place a comma before a coordinating conjunction which joins two independent clauses. I enjoy math, but I prefer English. 2A. Do not place a comma before a coordinating conjunction that does not join two independent clauses. I enjoy math but hate English. 3. Place a comma before a coordinating con ...
... 2. Place a comma before a coordinating conjunction which joins two independent clauses. I enjoy math, but I prefer English. 2A. Do not place a comma before a coordinating conjunction that does not join two independent clauses. I enjoy math but hate English. 3. Place a comma before a coordinating con ...
Exercise 2 1 Chunk Parsing
... 1. For some purposes it might be interesting to know that nouns like instant are a temporal noun. From which resource could this information be extracted and in what form? 2. The particular type of the PP is also often of interest. Could you figure out via WordNet’s Hypernym relation that attack in ...
... 1. For some purposes it might be interesting to know that nouns like instant are a temporal noun. From which resource could this information be extracted and in what form? 2. The particular type of the PP is also often of interest. Could you figure out via WordNet’s Hypernym relation that attack in ...
Prepositional Phrases
... 8. Something in the corner of the room moved. 9. Did you close the window behind the couch? 10. I enjoyed your article about Mr. Hill. Identifying Adverb Phrases. Underline the adverb phrase or adverb phrases in each sentence. Then draw an arrow from each phrase to the word it modifies. EXAMPLE: Aft ...
... 8. Something in the corner of the room moved. 9. Did you close the window behind the couch? 10. I enjoyed your article about Mr. Hill. Identifying Adverb Phrases. Underline the adverb phrase or adverb phrases in each sentence. Then draw an arrow from each phrase to the word it modifies. EXAMPLE: Aft ...
1. definitions 2. transitive verbs 3. special cases 4. stated and
... A transitive-direct verb acts directly on its object. In the first sentence below, the telephone is the direct object. The verb 'entendre' (to hear) always takes an object; one hears someone or something. A transitive-indirect verb acts to or for its object. Tex is the object of the preposition à in ...
... A transitive-direct verb acts directly on its object. In the first sentence below, the telephone is the direct object. The verb 'entendre' (to hear) always takes an object; one hears someone or something. A transitive-indirect verb acts to or for its object. Tex is the object of the preposition à in ...
gum handbook - Flushing Community Schools
... Rita stopped a shot. Her teammate cheered for her. • A pronoun must match the noun it replaces. A singular pronoun must be used in place of a singular noun. Nick saved the game. He kicked a goal at the last minute. • A plural pronoun must be used in place of a plural noun. The Bobcats were upset. Th ...
... Rita stopped a shot. Her teammate cheered for her. • A pronoun must match the noun it replaces. A singular pronoun must be used in place of a singular noun. Nick saved the game. He kicked a goal at the last minute. • A plural pronoun must be used in place of a plural noun. The Bobcats were upset. Th ...
Chapter 1A Notes Packet
... SPANISH: ___________________________________________________________ ENGLISH: What do you like better/What do you prefer? To use the computer or to talk on the phone? ...
... SPANISH: ___________________________________________________________ ENGLISH: What do you like better/What do you prefer? To use the computer or to talk on the phone? ...
VERB PHRASES AND NOUN PHRASES IN ENGLISH: A
... none of the modifications is marked: There is no mark for tense, mood, polarity, phase, aspect or voice. But, although this verb form is clearly unmarked, all the modifications are somehow present in the VP both semantically and functionally. This can easily be proved since this VP means what it mea ...
... none of the modifications is marked: There is no mark for tense, mood, polarity, phase, aspect or voice. But, although this verb form is clearly unmarked, all the modifications are somehow present in the VP both semantically and functionally. This can easily be proved since this VP means what it mea ...
Adjectives Rules/Vocabulary
... A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun. Proper adjectives are always capitalized. Rules / Vocabulary: Add –er to most adjectives to compare two people, places, or things. Use more with longer adjectives. Add –est to most adjectives to compare more than two. Use most with longer adjectives. ...
... A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun. Proper adjectives are always capitalized. Rules / Vocabulary: Add –er to most adjectives to compare two people, places, or things. Use more with longer adjectives. Add –est to most adjectives to compare more than two. Use most with longer adjectives. ...
Pronouns
... I like his ideas and hers If my friend calls, please tell them that I will return the call. The girls ran too fast, and she fell down In the autumn, the tree lost its leaves. The travelers lost their ways in the storm The boy got the box and he opened it carefully The woman left their earrings at ho ...
... I like his ideas and hers If my friend calls, please tell them that I will return the call. The girls ran too fast, and she fell down In the autumn, the tree lost its leaves. The travelers lost their ways in the storm The boy got the box and he opened it carefully The woman left their earrings at ho ...
complementation in english and spanish - E
... rest of the examples after reading the context it can be found that the Possessor is the new information. The structures with belong to - pertenecer a are less prototypical, less frequent, more indirect and more marked (for instance, they need a preposition between Possessor and Possessed). They cha ...
... rest of the examples after reading the context it can be found that the Possessor is the new information. The structures with belong to - pertenecer a are less prototypical, less frequent, more indirect and more marked (for instance, they need a preposition between Possessor and Possessed). They cha ...
Parts of Speech and Sentence Structures
... word groups that function as nouns. For information on how to use adjectives correctly, see Chapter 11. I saw a green tree. [Green modifies the noun tree.] It was leafy. [Leafy modifies the pronoun it.] The flowering trees were beautiful. [Beautiful modifies the noun phrase ...
... word groups that function as nouns. For information on how to use adjectives correctly, see Chapter 11. I saw a green tree. [Green modifies the noun tree.] It was leafy. [Leafy modifies the pronoun it.] The flowering trees were beautiful. [Beautiful modifies the noun phrase ...
Preposition Notes - English with Mrs. Lamp
... • A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object (the noun that follows it, like “bed” in “under the bed”), and any modifiers of the object (like the adjective “the”). • People communicate in many ways. – Here, the preposition is “in,” the object of the preposition is the noun “ways,” ...
... • A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object (the noun that follows it, like “bed” in “under the bed”), and any modifiers of the object (like the adjective “the”). • People communicate in many ways. – Here, the preposition is “in,” the object of the preposition is the noun “ways,” ...
Eliminating Sentence Fragments
... A word like “after” is a clue that a dependent clause is coming. A dependent clause, as the name suggests, depends on another statement to complete the thought. “After I researched the job market” is a dependent clause. It leaves us hanging. So what happened next? Because it cannot stand on its own, ...
... A word like “after” is a clue that a dependent clause is coming. A dependent clause, as the name suggests, depends on another statement to complete the thought. “After I researched the job market” is a dependent clause. It leaves us hanging. So what happened next? Because it cannot stand on its own, ...
Parallel Structure
... Different words require different prepositions. Be careful that you don’t leave any out. Not parallel: He expressed disagreement and scorn for my opinion. He did not “disagree for” the opinion—he disagreed with it. Parallel: He expressed disagreement with and scorn for my opinion. Clauses A clause e ...
... Different words require different prepositions. Be careful that you don’t leave any out. Not parallel: He expressed disagreement and scorn for my opinion. He did not “disagree for” the opinion—he disagreed with it. Parallel: He expressed disagreement with and scorn for my opinion. Clauses A clause e ...
Snímka 1
... non-pers: subj: which, that; obj: which, that; poss: whose That =for persons/things in restrictive relative clauses - can sometimes be left out of a sentence - cannot be preceded by a preposition - after the superlative; after most indefinite pronouns; - after opening phrases; antecedent = both pers ...
... non-pers: subj: which, that; obj: which, that; poss: whose That =for persons/things in restrictive relative clauses - can sometimes be left out of a sentence - cannot be preceded by a preposition - after the superlative; after most indefinite pronouns; - after opening phrases; antecedent = both pers ...
AP English Summer Assignment File
... Use of a word to mean something other than its ordinary meaning ...
... Use of a word to mean something other than its ordinary meaning ...
Grammar Basics: Verbs - Colman Communications Corporation
... One could say, for example, “If I were king, I’d help the poor people.” The tip-off for subjunctive statements is the way they begin. Most introduce action with the words, “if,” “until” or unless” – words that suggest how things could be, but not necessarily. The potential mood is also a mood of pos ...
... One could say, for example, “If I were king, I’d help the poor people.” The tip-off for subjunctive statements is the way they begin. Most introduce action with the words, “if,” “until” or unless” – words that suggest how things could be, but not necessarily. The potential mood is also a mood of pos ...
The Eighteenth Century to the Present Part 1
... shall we be loved, &c.; and having no participle passive is called a verb neuter, whose participial is joined with the verb substantive in being only, as, I being run to the town, my father came home. More is said of the participle in the title thereof. To have may be called a verb possessive, and h ...
... shall we be loved, &c.; and having no participle passive is called a verb neuter, whose participial is joined with the verb substantive in being only, as, I being run to the town, my father came home. More is said of the participle in the title thereof. To have may be called a verb possessive, and h ...
Constituent
... In addition to the CPs that modify Ns, there is another kind of CP modifier to an N. These are called relative clauses. E.g. The man (whose car I hit __ last week) sued me. The underscore in the sentence indicates where the gap is_ the object of the verb “hit” is in the wrong place, it should be whe ...
... In addition to the CPs that modify Ns, there is another kind of CP modifier to an N. These are called relative clauses. E.g. The man (whose car I hit __ last week) sued me. The underscore in the sentence indicates where the gap is_ the object of the verb “hit” is in the wrong place, it should be whe ...
subjects and predicates - Parma City School District
... made up of the preposition, any modifiers and the noun or pronoun which functions as the object of the prepositional phrase) The correct subject of the sentence is One Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Subjects and ...
... made up of the preposition, any modifiers and the noun or pronoun which functions as the object of the prepositional phrase) The correct subject of the sentence is One Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Subjects and ...
Helping verbs
... 2)They do not have an -s in the 3rd person singular. He can play football. 3)Questions are formed without do/does/did. Can he speak Spanish? 4)It follows a full verb in the infinitive. They must read the book. 5)There are no past forms (except could and would). He was allowed to watch the film. 6)Wh ...
... 2)They do not have an -s in the 3rd person singular. He can play football. 3)Questions are formed without do/does/did. Can he speak Spanish? 4)It follows a full verb in the infinitive. They must read the book. 5)There are no past forms (except could and would). He was allowed to watch the film. 6)Wh ...
Pyramids - WordPress.com
... relative adverb (“when,” “why,” or “where”). For this reason, they are often called relative clauses. Some adjective clauses are “identifying,” and some adjective clauses are “non-identifying.” The non-identifying ones, which we think of as giving “extra information,” require commas in order to make ...
... relative adverb (“when,” “why,” or “where”). For this reason, they are often called relative clauses. Some adjective clauses are “identifying,” and some adjective clauses are “non-identifying.” The non-identifying ones, which we think of as giving “extra information,” require commas in order to make ...