Ten-Minute Grammar
... I’ve never had a student feel offended by this—if anything, it gives kids a chance to redeem themselves after what might have been an embarrassing moment of being wrong in front of everyone. If you use an overhead projector, a Smart Board, or project onto a white marker board, you can choose a stude ...
... I’ve never had a student feel offended by this—if anything, it gives kids a chance to redeem themselves after what might have been an embarrassing moment of being wrong in front of everyone. If you use an overhead projector, a Smart Board, or project onto a white marker board, you can choose a stude ...
The Fundamentals of Sentence Writing
... COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Dependent Clause 1st D, I, c I When I get home, I will go to sleep and you will clean the house. D, I; I When I get home, I will go to bed; you will clean the house. ...
... COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Dependent Clause 1st D, I, c I When I get home, I will go to sleep and you will clean the house. D, I; I When I get home, I will go to bed; you will clean the house. ...
Present simple - Colegio Giner de Los Ríos
... often we do something. We use adverbs of frequency after the verb be and after auxiliary verbs (e.g. have, will), but before all other verbs. I’m always at home on Sunday afternoons. Jim never cleans his shoes. I’ve always lived here. the adverbs never, hardly ever, and always do not normally come a ...
... often we do something. We use adverbs of frequency after the verb be and after auxiliary verbs (e.g. have, will), but before all other verbs. I’m always at home on Sunday afternoons. Jim never cleans his shoes. I’ve always lived here. the adverbs never, hardly ever, and always do not normally come a ...
Passive voice and Expletive constructions
... verb expresses something the subject is doing or being), then ...
... verb expresses something the subject is doing or being), then ...
Verbs of Attribution
... confesses = the writer is implying that the source author accepts responsibility or admits guilt. bell hooks confesses that “feminism is essentially a white, middle-class endeavor. ...
... confesses = the writer is implying that the source author accepts responsibility or admits guilt. bell hooks confesses that “feminism is essentially a white, middle-class endeavor. ...
gerunds - Tacoma Community College
... Many verbs are followed by gerunds, but may not be followed by infinitives (such as appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, dislike, enjoy, finish, go, imagine, keep mind) Example: Have you considered taking a vacation when our class ends? Many common verbs with prepositions may be followed by a g ...
... Many verbs are followed by gerunds, but may not be followed by infinitives (such as appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, dislike, enjoy, finish, go, imagine, keep mind) Example: Have you considered taking a vacation when our class ends? Many common verbs with prepositions may be followed by a g ...
STYLE Presentation
... before a noun (Adverbial: dual “-ly” before the verb recommend students drop the “who” or “which” an adjective clause following). with an adverbial clause following). Ensure students underline their once they understand the technique. dual adjectives clause “-lys” when, where, as, if sentence dressu ...
... before a noun (Adverbial: dual “-ly” before the verb recommend students drop the “who” or “which” an adjective clause following). with an adverbial clause following). Ensure students underline their once they understand the technique. dual adjectives clause “-lys” when, where, as, if sentence dressu ...
Student Teaching Work Sample
... E. Sequential Instruction: What is a pronoun? Pronoun has the word noun in it. Pronoun - a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. List some pronouns: Create sentences using pronouns. Identify the antecedent in each sentence (if there is one). Antecedent: noun to which the pronoun refer ...
... E. Sequential Instruction: What is a pronoun? Pronoun has the word noun in it. Pronoun - a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. List some pronouns: Create sentences using pronouns. Identify the antecedent in each sentence (if there is one). Antecedent: noun to which the pronoun refer ...
glossary of usage - Presbyterian College
... Use different from to introduce nouns and pronouns, different than to introduce clauses. Republicans are different from Democrats. College is different than I expected it to be. dilemma Dilemma does not mean "an acute problem." It means "the necessary choice between ev ...
... Use different from to introduce nouns and pronouns, different than to introduce clauses. Republicans are different from Democrats. College is different than I expected it to be. dilemma Dilemma does not mean "an acute problem." It means "the necessary choice between ev ...
Refining your draft
... Depending on the type of article you are writing, you might consider numbering sub-paragraphs. This paragraph would benefit from the use of subparagraphs to make the meaning clearer Farmers store seeds in a variety of ways. For almost all of the seeds, adequate sun-drying precedes storage. This dest ...
... Depending on the type of article you are writing, you might consider numbering sub-paragraphs. This paragraph would benefit from the use of subparagraphs to make the meaning clearer Farmers store seeds in a variety of ways. For almost all of the seeds, adequate sun-drying precedes storage. This dest ...
Chapter Two - CLAS Users
... most commonly are used with nouns or pronouns to indicate to the listener that they are functioning as adverbs indicating when, where, how, or why the action is taking place. In this case for indicates why the money was paid, in indicates where the car is. The but in sentence 4 is a conjunction. It ...
... most commonly are used with nouns or pronouns to indicate to the listener that they are functioning as adverbs indicating when, where, how, or why the action is taking place. In this case for indicates why the money was paid, in indicates where the car is. The but in sentence 4 is a conjunction. It ...
The Writing Section: Multiple-Choice Questions
... Singular Example: Everyone walks to the park on nice days. Singular Example: It walks to the park on nice days. Plural Example: They walk to the park on nice days. ➤ The following words can identify a singular or plural subject: none, any, ...
... Singular Example: Everyone walks to the park on nice days. Singular Example: It walks to the park on nice days. Plural Example: They walk to the park on nice days. ➤ The following words can identify a singular or plural subject: none, any, ...
Document
... verb, object, complement and adverbial. These elements together with the subject make the five clause elements. Five Clause Elements 3. Object ...
... verb, object, complement and adverbial. These elements together with the subject make the five clause elements. Five Clause Elements 3. Object ...
Composite Tense Recognition and Tagging in Serbian
... The morphological e-dictionary (DELAS) of Serbian is being developed in the format described in (Courtois, 1990), (Vitas, 2000). Presently this dictionary contains approximately 15,000 verb entries, which corresponds to typical one-volume Serbian/Croatian dictionaries. In this dictionary each verb ( ...
... The morphological e-dictionary (DELAS) of Serbian is being developed in the format described in (Courtois, 1990), (Vitas, 2000). Presently this dictionary contains approximately 15,000 verb entries, which corresponds to typical one-volume Serbian/Croatian dictionaries. In this dictionary each verb ( ...
Student Teaching Work Sample
... E. Sequential Instruction: What is a pronoun? Pronoun has the word noun in it. Pronoun - a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. List some pronouns: Create sentences using pronouns. Identify the antecedent in each sentence (if there is one). Antecedent: noun to which the pronoun refer ...
... E. Sequential Instruction: What is a pronoun? Pronoun has the word noun in it. Pronoun - a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. List some pronouns: Create sentences using pronouns. Identify the antecedent in each sentence (if there is one). Antecedent: noun to which the pronoun refer ...
technology unit 05 how many word partnerships can you make?
... each clause is the same. ...either the present participle (-ing) or the past participle is used instead of the relative pronoun + main verb ...the relative pronoun can be omitted when it is the object of the clause. ...give additional, non-essential information to a sentence. ...define or differenti ...
... each clause is the same. ...either the present participle (-ing) or the past participle is used instead of the relative pronoun + main verb ...the relative pronoun can be omitted when it is the object of the clause. ...give additional, non-essential information to a sentence. ...define or differenti ...
Grammar Notes: Verbs Verb: a word that is used to express action or
... *Even be is not always a linking verb. Sometimes be expresses a state of being and is followed only by an adverb. Example: I was there. [There tells where. It does not identify or describe the ...
... *Even be is not always a linking verb. Sometimes be expresses a state of being and is followed only by an adverb. Example: I was there. [There tells where. It does not identify or describe the ...
0530 spanish (foreign language)
... A noun or pronoun + adjective or adjectival phrase or partitive. A noun or pronoun + preposition or prepositional phrase. All pronouns except subject and reflexive All adverbs (except muy) All conjunctions (except y (unless changed correctly to e where this is necessary) and pero) ...
... A noun or pronoun + adjective or adjectival phrase or partitive. A noun or pronoun + preposition or prepositional phrase. All pronouns except subject and reflexive All adverbs (except muy) All conjunctions (except y (unless changed correctly to e where this is necessary) and pero) ...
Identify the direct object in the following sentence. Excessive
... 3. What do you want me to do? 4. He can resist everything except temptation. 5. She did it all by herself. 6. These are some of the pressure groups that support only one party. 7. One cannot be too careful in the choice of one’s friends. 8. We are commanded to love one another. 9. The next turn is y ...
... 3. What do you want me to do? 4. He can resist everything except temptation. 5. She did it all by herself. 6. These are some of the pressure groups that support only one party. 7. One cannot be too careful in the choice of one’s friends. 8. We are commanded to love one another. 9. The next turn is y ...
Writing Style
... Evident in the last section, using the active voice can change the meaning of a sentence. In some disciplines, it is not appropriate to use first person pronouns in academic writing (some people feel it takes away from the objectivity of the study). Thus, the active voice may not always be a quick f ...
... Evident in the last section, using the active voice can change the meaning of a sentence. In some disciplines, it is not appropriate to use first person pronouns in academic writing (some people feel it takes away from the objectivity of the study). Thus, the active voice may not always be a quick f ...
ENGLISH GRAMMAR Pankhudi Bangalore
... 6. ___________ tests on my desk don’t have names on them. (these, this) 7. Remember ____________ movie we watched yesterday? (that, those) 8. _______________ trees are going to grow very tall. (These, This) 9. ___________ storm we had last night kept me awake. (Those, That) 10. Did you buy _________ ...
... 6. ___________ tests on my desk don’t have names on them. (these, this) 7. Remember ____________ movie we watched yesterday? (that, those) 8. _______________ trees are going to grow very tall. (These, This) 9. ___________ storm we had last night kept me awake. (Those, That) 10. Did you buy _________ ...
Parallelism
... experienced readers and writers, because the use of parallel structure is always obvious. Parallelism basically means that you use words and phrases that have the same grammatical form to enhance the cohesion of your writing. With parallel structure, the reader can quickly process information an ...
... experienced readers and writers, because the use of parallel structure is always obvious. Parallelism basically means that you use words and phrases that have the same grammatical form to enhance the cohesion of your writing. With parallel structure, the reader can quickly process information an ...
Classes of verbs
... Subject+Verb+[direct] Object+Object Complement Subject+Verb+[direct] Object+Adverbial ...
... Subject+Verb+[direct] Object+Object Complement Subject+Verb+[direct] Object+Adverbial ...