LG506/LG606 Glossary of terms
... talked about in It was stupid to do that. Unlike overt DPs, PRO does not require Case. progressive aspect: formed by be with the present-participle; presents an event as being in progress at a particular reference-time. projection: see X-bar syntax punctual aspect: (sometimes called ‘perfective aspe ...
... talked about in It was stupid to do that. Unlike overt DPs, PRO does not require Case. progressive aspect: formed by be with the present-participle; presents an event as being in progress at a particular reference-time. projection: see X-bar syntax punctual aspect: (sometimes called ‘perfective aspe ...
Curriculum Maps for Middle School
... Use parentheses, commas, ellipses, and dashes to indicate a pause or a break. ...
... Use parentheses, commas, ellipses, and dashes to indicate a pause or a break. ...
PARTS OF SPEECH
... The past participle is identical to the past tense form of the verb, except in some irregular verbs. Like the present participle, the past participle must be accompanied by a form of the verb be to function as the main verb in the sentence, and does not change form to indicate person or number. ...
... The past participle is identical to the past tense form of the verb, except in some irregular verbs. Like the present participle, the past participle must be accompanied by a form of the verb be to function as the main verb in the sentence, and does not change form to indicate person or number. ...
3.4 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
... What is direct object, what type of verb? They bought her birthday present. They chose a watch with an orange band. She talks about her present all the time. The second hand sweeps around the numbers. The teacher watched the children at recess. She keeps the watch in its case. The numbers glow in th ...
... What is direct object, what type of verb? They bought her birthday present. They chose a watch with an orange band. She talks about her present all the time. The second hand sweeps around the numbers. The teacher watched the children at recess. She keeps the watch in its case. The numbers glow in th ...
Grammar in Context Grammar in Context: Coordinate Adjectives
... Piri Thomas uses several adjectives to contrast the appearances of Antonio and Felix in the first sentence of “Amigo Brothers.” Antonio was fair, lean, and lanky, while Felix was dark, short, and husky. Sometimes, to make their descriptions clear and effective, writers need to use more than one adje ...
... Piri Thomas uses several adjectives to contrast the appearances of Antonio and Felix in the first sentence of “Amigo Brothers.” Antonio was fair, lean, and lanky, while Felix was dark, short, and husky. Sometimes, to make their descriptions clear and effective, writers need to use more than one adje ...
SP I Chapter Five
... Ex: Yo soy Ana. Tengo doce años y me gusta patinar. Pronouns have different forms when they come after prepositions: a (to), de (of, from, about), con (with), and en (in, on, at). The pronouns mí and ti combine with the preposition con (with) to make special forms conmigo (with me) and contigo (with ...
... Ex: Yo soy Ana. Tengo doce años y me gusta patinar. Pronouns have different forms when they come after prepositions: a (to), de (of, from, about), con (with), and en (in, on, at). The pronouns mí and ti combine with the preposition con (with) to make special forms conmigo (with me) and contigo (with ...
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
... manager lock up at night. (past tense) To find the subject, you simply ask “who or what performs the action?” In the above example, who works at the store, stocks shelves, and helps the manager? Jean – so there is the subject. ...
... manager lock up at night. (past tense) To find the subject, you simply ask “who or what performs the action?” In the above example, who works at the store, stocks shelves, and helps the manager? Jean – so there is the subject. ...
Four-page decription of Sona
... -ra and -zan used as suffixes can sometimes be interpreted as “an X which is male” or “an X which is female”: kora = boy (child which is male), kozan = girl (child which is female). Some of these words have a vaguely agentive sense: kisara = a learner (student) who is male. -ci at the end of a compo ...
... -ra and -zan used as suffixes can sometimes be interpreted as “an X which is male” or “an X which is female”: kora = boy (child which is male), kozan = girl (child which is female). Some of these words have a vaguely agentive sense: kisara = a learner (student) who is male. -ci at the end of a compo ...
Grammar Lessons - Mr. King`s English
... - Intensive pronoun – emphasizes another noun or pronoun. It is in the sentence to make a special point. It can be taken out without the meaning of sentence changing. (Example: Joe prepared the salad himself.) - Demonstrative pronoun – points out a person, place, thing, or an idea (this, that, these ...
... - Intensive pronoun – emphasizes another noun or pronoun. It is in the sentence to make a special point. It can be taken out without the meaning of sentence changing. (Example: Joe prepared the salad himself.) - Demonstrative pronoun – points out a person, place, thing, or an idea (this, that, these ...
Linking or Action Verb? (Sense words) Definition: Linking verb: A
... Linking verb: A linking verb is a verb that links a word in the predicate to the subject. That word will either be a noun (predicate noun), which will rename the subject or an adjective (predicate adjective), which will describe the subject. Action verb: A verb that shows action. It may or may not h ...
... Linking verb: A linking verb is a verb that links a word in the predicate to the subject. That word will either be a noun (predicate noun), which will rename the subject or an adjective (predicate adjective), which will describe the subject. Action verb: A verb that shows action. It may or may not h ...
NOUNS
... • more than one baby = babies • more than one gallery = galleries Words that end in o create special problems. • more than one potato = potatoes • more than one hero = heroes . . . however . . . • more than one memo = memos • more than one cello = cellos . . . and for words where another vowel com ...
... • more than one baby = babies • more than one gallery = galleries Words that end in o create special problems. • more than one potato = potatoes • more than one hero = heroes . . . however . . . • more than one memo = memos • more than one cello = cellos . . . and for words where another vowel com ...
Editorial Assignment Grading Rubric
... Verbs are active and vivid Uses one strong verb rather than two or more weak ones Too many verbs per sentence Use strong nouns Too many nouns per sentence Run-on sentences Sentence fragments Matching tenses Singular/plural word forms Consistent 1st, 2nd, 3rd person ...
... Verbs are active and vivid Uses one strong verb rather than two or more weak ones Too many verbs per sentence Use strong nouns Too many nouns per sentence Run-on sentences Sentence fragments Matching tenses Singular/plural word forms Consistent 1st, 2nd, 3rd person ...
All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.
... 18- An adverb modifies three types of words, they are ____, ____, and _____. 19. Print only the adjective and the word it modifies from this sentence for this answer: • He looked like a nervous wreck. ...
... 18- An adverb modifies three types of words, they are ____, ____, and _____. 19. Print only the adjective and the word it modifies from this sentence for this answer: • He looked like a nervous wreck. ...
Subject Verb Agreement reminders
... Delbuno Brothers specializes in house painting using low-V.O.C. paints. Controlled substances is a euphemism for illegal drugs. *Treat gerund phrases as singular Encountering busy signals is difficult for our clients, so we have tried to hire two new operators. Source: A Writer’s Reference by Diana ...
... Delbuno Brothers specializes in house painting using low-V.O.C. paints. Controlled substances is a euphemism for illegal drugs. *Treat gerund phrases as singular Encountering busy signals is difficult for our clients, so we have tried to hire two new operators. Source: A Writer’s Reference by Diana ...
Name: Facilitator: Date: School: 6.08 Simple Sentence Patterns The
... S + V + DO = subject + transitive verb + direct object S + V + IO + DO = subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object S + V + IO + DO = subject + transitive verb + direct object + objective complement (Since errors in relation to the last pattern do not often occur with native speaker ...
... S + V + DO = subject + transitive verb + direct object S + V + IO + DO = subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object S + V + IO + DO = subject + transitive verb + direct object + objective complement (Since errors in relation to the last pattern do not often occur with native speaker ...
Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or
... example: We can paint the kitchen ourselves. ...
... example: We can paint the kitchen ourselves. ...
Basic Verbs Handout - CSU East Bay Library
... -‐ Base form (the infinitive without “to”) walk, study, speak -‐ Gerund or a present participle (The base form+ -‐ing) walking, studying, speaking -‐ Past participle (typically ending in -‐ed, ...
... -‐ Base form (the infinitive without “to”) walk, study, speak -‐ Gerund or a present participle (The base form+ -‐ing) walking, studying, speaking -‐ Past participle (typically ending in -‐ed, ...
Grammar Stuff: Everything you (probably) need to
... possessive: my, thy, his, her, its, our, your, their relative and interrogative: which, what, whatever, etc. numeral: one, two, second, single, etc. indefinite: some, any, much, few, every, etc. demonstrative: this, that, the, a (an), such The demonstrative adjectives the and a (an) are so important ...
... possessive: my, thy, his, her, its, our, your, their relative and interrogative: which, what, whatever, etc. numeral: one, two, second, single, etc. indefinite: some, any, much, few, every, etc. demonstrative: this, that, the, a (an), such The demonstrative adjectives the and a (an) are so important ...
Grammar Name Date A noun is a word that names a person, place
... 4. Compound nouns are two or more words that together name a single person, place, thing or idea. Sometimes the words are jammed together to form one word, as in toothpick. At other times the two nouns are separated by a space, as in vice president. Finally, words may be strung together and separate ...
... 4. Compound nouns are two or more words that together name a single person, place, thing or idea. Sometimes the words are jammed together to form one word, as in toothpick. At other times the two nouns are separated by a space, as in vice president. Finally, words may be strung together and separate ...
All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.
... 18- An adverb modifies three types of words, they are ____, ____, and _____. 19. Print only the adjective and the word it modifies from this sentence for this answer: • He looked like a nervous wreck. ...
... 18- An adverb modifies three types of words, they are ____, ____, and _____. 19. Print only the adjective and the word it modifies from this sentence for this answer: • He looked like a nervous wreck. ...
Subject-verb agreement
... Perfect tenses use have, has or had plus the past participle • Using have or has incorrectly is a s-v agreement error • Using had instead of has or have or using the wrong word for the past participle is a verb form error He have run the race. = s-v agreement He has ran the race. = verb form (run is ...
... Perfect tenses use have, has or had plus the past participle • Using have or has incorrectly is a s-v agreement error • Using had instead of has or have or using the wrong word for the past participle is a verb form error He have run the race. = s-v agreement He has ran the race. = verb form (run is ...
Latin I Concept Building TRANSPARENCY
... Nominative and Accusative Case Accusative Case is used for: Direct Object – the person/thing that receives the verb’s action directly. In other words, the “receiver,” or the person/thing acted upon by the subject. NOTE: When a preposition (e.g. “to, for”) separates the verb from the word receiving ...
... Nominative and Accusative Case Accusative Case is used for: Direct Object – the person/thing that receives the verb’s action directly. In other words, the “receiver,” or the person/thing acted upon by the subject. NOTE: When a preposition (e.g. “to, for”) separates the verb from the word receiving ...
“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue
... 18- An adverb modifies three types of words, they are ____, ____, and _____. 19. Print only the adjective and the word it modifies from this sentence for this answer: • He looked like a nervous wreck. ...
... 18- An adverb modifies three types of words, they are ____, ____, and _____. 19. Print only the adjective and the word it modifies from this sentence for this answer: • He looked like a nervous wreck. ...
Phrases Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
... Prepositional phrases act as either an ADJECTIVE or as an ADVERB in sentences. • If the pp modifies a noun, it is an adjective. • If the pp modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, it is an adverb. 1. Adjective prepositional phrases • modify a noun or pronoun • tell which one, how many, or what kind • ...
... Prepositional phrases act as either an ADJECTIVE or as an ADVERB in sentences. • If the pp modifies a noun, it is an adjective. • If the pp modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, it is an adverb. 1. Adjective prepositional phrases • modify a noun or pronoun • tell which one, how many, or what kind • ...