Grammar Practice #11 (DO and IOs)
... Sunil purchased both of us souvenirs from his trip back to India. 1. There is an action verb – “purchased” 2. The prepositional phrases have been crossed out. 3. There are two nouns or pronouns after the action verb – “both” and “souvenirs” 4. The “souvenirs” are what was purchased 5. “souvenirs” i ...
... Sunil purchased both of us souvenirs from his trip back to India. 1. There is an action verb – “purchased” 2. The prepositional phrases have been crossed out. 3. There are two nouns or pronouns after the action verb – “both” and “souvenirs” 4. The “souvenirs” are what was purchased 5. “souvenirs” i ...
The Present Participle
... the subject has completed the action of the verb (which can have objects and adverbial modifiers), the sentence is over — just like a computer program that has run and finished. The writer cannot add a final action (after the action of the verb) in the form of a participial phrase. This error is ver ...
... the subject has completed the action of the verb (which can have objects and adverbial modifiers), the sentence is over — just like a computer program that has run and finished. The writer cannot add a final action (after the action of the verb) in the form of a participial phrase. This error is ver ...
Adjective, Adverb, Noun Clauses Gerund ,Participial and Infinitive p
... as - As soon as before - since - until - when - whenever while ...
... as - As soon as before - since - until - when - whenever while ...
Jargon Buster For Parents - Elloughton Primary School
... A noun is a name of a person, place, animal or thing. Common nouns are the names given to general categories, such as ‘girl’, ‘city’, ‘dog’ and ‘car’. Proper nouns are the specific names of people, places, animals and things, such as ‘Beth’, ‘Edinburgh’, ‘Lassie’ and ‘Mercedes’. Concrete nouns name ...
... A noun is a name of a person, place, animal or thing. Common nouns are the names given to general categories, such as ‘girl’, ‘city’, ‘dog’ and ‘car’. Proper nouns are the specific names of people, places, animals and things, such as ‘Beth’, ‘Edinburgh’, ‘Lassie’ and ‘Mercedes’. Concrete nouns name ...
Sophomore Grammar
... phrase "She is stupid", stupid would be the predicate noun because it follows is, which is a form of "to be". A predicate noun is a noun or noun phrase portion of a clause used to express a description of the subject. As in, 'He is a good man.' Here, 'a good man' is the predicate noun. My favorite a ...
... phrase "She is stupid", stupid would be the predicate noun because it follows is, which is a form of "to be". A predicate noun is a noun or noun phrase portion of a clause used to express a description of the subject. As in, 'He is a good man.' Here, 'a good man' is the predicate noun. My favorite a ...
Appendix: SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR UNITS
... reasons: (1) It draws attention to an important feature of English verbs (i.e., that they may or may not be followed by an object), and hence to the two most common variations in the fundamental structure of the simple sentence in English (S + V and S + V + O); and (2) it is useful in the teaching o ...
... reasons: (1) It draws attention to an important feature of English verbs (i.e., that they may or may not be followed by an object), and hence to the two most common variations in the fundamental structure of the simple sentence in English (S + V and S + V + O); and (2) it is useful in the teaching o ...
Sentences - The Citadel
... singular subject + singular verb: The active ingredient is THC. plural subject + plural verb: Smokers are at risk of cancer. “Cannabis” (is / are) the scientific name for marijuana. Cannabis and its active ingredient, THC, (is / are) of interest to doctors. Cannabis with its active ingredient, THC, ...
... singular subject + singular verb: The active ingredient is THC. plural subject + plural verb: Smokers are at risk of cancer. “Cannabis” (is / are) the scientific name for marijuana. Cannabis and its active ingredient, THC, (is / are) of interest to doctors. Cannabis with its active ingredient, THC, ...
oo - Think Outside the Textbook
... completed with a form of the helping verb be (am, is, are), and the past participle is completed with a form of the helping verb have (have, has, had). ...
... completed with a form of the helping verb be (am, is, are), and the past participle is completed with a form of the helping verb have (have, has, had). ...
Using Pronouns as Predicate Nominatives
... That man looked a little like Harry, but it was not (he, him) after all. Believe it or not, (she, her) was on the radio this morning. Yes, the one in costume was really (she, her)! You and (we, us) were the first visitors. ...
... That man looked a little like Harry, but it was not (he, him) after all. Believe it or not, (she, her) was on the radio this morning. Yes, the one in costume was really (she, her)! You and (we, us) were the first visitors. ...
The Parts of Speech - Garnet Valley School District
... 8. Have you been there before? 9. The studio plans to give them each a fruit basket. 10. Ted will choose where they go because either of the options works for Alicia. 11. As hard as Margaret tries, most of her meal still ends up on her bib. 12. Who will be leading the graduation procession this year ...
... 8. Have you been there before? 9. The studio plans to give them each a fruit basket. 10. Ted will choose where they go because either of the options works for Alicia. 11. As hard as Margaret tries, most of her meal still ends up on her bib. 12. Who will be leading the graduation procession this year ...
Pronoun Study Sheet:
... be (am, is, are, was, were, be, been) Ex. The fastest runners are she and I. *To help you choose the correct form of a pronoun used as a predicate nominative, remember that the pronoun could just as well be used as the subject in the sentence. (The sentence above could have been written as She and I ...
... be (am, is, are, was, were, be, been) Ex. The fastest runners are she and I. *To help you choose the correct form of a pronoun used as a predicate nominative, remember that the pronoun could just as well be used as the subject in the sentence. (The sentence above could have been written as She and I ...
Corpus Linguistics and Grammar Teaching
... teaching — the questions about what forms are more common, what examples will best exemplify naturally occurring language, and what words are most frequent with grammatical structures? Answers to these kinds of questions have, in recent years, been coming from research that uses the tools and techni ...
... teaching — the questions about what forms are more common, what examples will best exemplify naturally occurring language, and what words are most frequent with grammatical structures? Answers to these kinds of questions have, in recent years, been coming from research that uses the tools and techni ...
2. Theoretical Issues with Case and Agreement
... want the verb to come after the object in the VP. •Some heads are lexical. For our purposes, words “start off” in these positions. The words might move to other positions. •Some heads are functional. They do “work” in the syntactic structure and may or may not host a lexical item. The work that ...
... want the verb to come after the object in the VP. •Some heads are lexical. For our purposes, words “start off” in these positions. The words might move to other positions. •Some heads are functional. They do “work” in the syntactic structure and may or may not host a lexical item. The work that ...
Gustar and similar type verbs
... But Gustar doesn't work this way. We cannot say *Yo gusto mi libro. Gustar functions a little differently. With Gustar, the subject is the thing or person that is pleasing to you. In other words, we say The book is pleasing to me: Me gusta el libro. Me (to me) gusta (is pleasing) el libro (The book) ...
... But Gustar doesn't work this way. We cannot say *Yo gusto mi libro. Gustar functions a little differently. With Gustar, the subject is the thing or person that is pleasing to you. In other words, we say The book is pleasing to me: Me gusta el libro. Me (to me) gusta (is pleasing) el libro (The book) ...
the six basic sentence patterns in english
... The eight essential building blocks (parts of speech) of English traditional grammar are the following: 1. nouns 2. pronouns 3. verbs 4. adjectives 5. adverbs 6. prepositions 7. conjunctions 8. interjections ...
... The eight essential building blocks (parts of speech) of English traditional grammar are the following: 1. nouns 2. pronouns 3. verbs 4. adjectives 5. adverbs 6. prepositions 7. conjunctions 8. interjections ...
verb notes - TeacherWeb
... We use nouns all the time when we write letters to friends or papers for class. For example, all these underlined words are nouns. Some students get carried away with making common nouns proper. They seem to think that every word they capitalize suddenly becomes exciting or important. Too many capit ...
... We use nouns all the time when we write letters to friends or papers for class. For example, all these underlined words are nouns. Some students get carried away with making common nouns proper. They seem to think that every word they capitalize suddenly becomes exciting or important. Too many capit ...
CHAPTER2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Definition of
... according to their relation to objects into two classes; transitive and intransitive. A transitive verb is a verb that requires an object to express a complete meaning. On the contrary, an intransitive verb is a verb that does not require an object to complete a thought. Besides, verbs can also be d ...
... according to their relation to objects into two classes; transitive and intransitive. A transitive verb is a verb that requires an object to express a complete meaning. On the contrary, an intransitive verb is a verb that does not require an object to complete a thought. Besides, verbs can also be d ...
H. Y Treigladau
... (through), ‘dan’ (under), wrth’ (by), ‘o’ (from), ‘i’ (to), ‘heb’ (without), ‘tan’ (until), ‘gan’ (by / from) e.g. heb fwyd ...
... (through), ‘dan’ (under), wrth’ (by), ‘o’ (from), ‘i’ (to), ‘heb’ (without), ‘tan’ (until), ‘gan’ (by / from) e.g. heb fwyd ...
Dec 13, 2001
... It may be much easier to hear that t- prefix when it is preceded by another prefix, such as the iterative prefix na-, meaning ‘again’. (Recall notes from Dec 4.) ...
... It may be much easier to hear that t- prefix when it is preceded by another prefix, such as the iterative prefix na-, meaning ‘again’. (Recall notes from Dec 4.) ...
Grammar2 PowerPoint presentation
... What is the difference between a phrase and a clause? A clause has both a subject and a verb. A phrase is a group of related words. Down the street and around the corner Phrase (actually two phrases) After he locked the building for the night Dependent clause—doesn’t make sense by itself—subject? ve ...
... What is the difference between a phrase and a clause? A clause has both a subject and a verb. A phrase is a group of related words. Down the street and around the corner Phrase (actually two phrases) After he locked the building for the night Dependent clause—doesn’t make sense by itself—subject? ve ...