3B-Gerunds and Infinitives as direct objects - Ms. Keehu
... She started losing weight She started to lose weight. ...
... She started losing weight She started to lose weight. ...
Style in Business Writing
... writing. Ask someone from outside the industry to read your writing. ...
... writing. Ask someone from outside the industry to read your writing. ...
Revising for Clarity: Characters and their Actions
... Identify the subjects and verbs of the sentence. See if you have to read at least six or seven words before you get to a verb. If so, the reader may have a difficult time following who or what is doing the action. Keep an eye out for passive verbs (e.g., The report was submitted by the committee) an ...
... Identify the subjects and verbs of the sentence. See if you have to read at least six or seven words before you get to a verb. If so, the reader may have a difficult time following who or what is doing the action. Keep an eye out for passive verbs (e.g., The report was submitted by the committee) an ...
Passive and Active Voice
... In 1885, a major strike against Jay Gould’s Southwestern Railroad System had been won by the Knights of Labor. The National Industrial Recovery Act was declared unconstitutional in 1935. Why are these sentences in passive voice? Let’s take a look at the second example, “The Confederacy was defeated ...
... In 1885, a major strike against Jay Gould’s Southwestern Railroad System had been won by the Knights of Labor. The National Industrial Recovery Act was declared unconstitutional in 1935. Why are these sentences in passive voice? Let’s take a look at the second example, “The Confederacy was defeated ...
historical aspect of the accusative with infinitive and the content
... the mark of appeal (Appel), but with regard to the second column they are markless. In this second column we find simple statements as indispensable complements of verbs. In relation to instances of the first column they are marked and the mark is rather difficult to express by a single term, which ...
... the mark of appeal (Appel), but with regard to the second column they are markless. In this second column we find simple statements as indispensable complements of verbs. In relation to instances of the first column they are marked and the mark is rather difficult to express by a single term, which ...
Writing: Active And Passive Sentences
... by Melman. • Object becomes the initiator and cause of an action/ the one doing the action. • As a general rule the object switches with the subject in PASSIVE sentences, so the object becomes the subject and the original subject becomes an agent which has the verb done to it. ...
... by Melman. • Object becomes the initiator and cause of an action/ the one doing the action. • As a general rule the object switches with the subject in PASSIVE sentences, so the object becomes the subject and the original subject becomes an agent which has the verb done to it. ...
The language of Spoken Discourse:
... 1. in this conversations it seems to modify or contradict what has gone on before. In the utterance ‘she doesn’t dislike (.) but they’ve never really clicked’, though the speaker wants to maintain that Caroline doesn’t like Jane, ‘but’ indicates that she wants to modify that previous utterance in so ...
... 1. in this conversations it seems to modify or contradict what has gone on before. In the utterance ‘she doesn’t dislike (.) but they’ve never really clicked’, though the speaker wants to maintain that Caroline doesn’t like Jane, ‘but’ indicates that she wants to modify that previous utterance in so ...
Prep, Conj and Inter
... or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun, which is called the object of the preposition. A conjunction is a word used to join words or groups of words. An interjection is a word or phra ...
... or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun, which is called the object of the preposition. A conjunction is a word used to join words or groups of words. An interjection is a word or phra ...
Cl!IAPTER2 THEORETICAl" FRAMEWORK Definilioll of Modifier
... Whiie Sue was eatir,g breald'ast, she began to feel sick. I checked my money before ...
... Whiie Sue was eatir,g breald'ast, she began to feel sick. I checked my money before ...
Active voice cheat sheet, 4 Syllables
... ‘100 votes are required to pass the bill.’ The passive voice emphasises the number of votes. ‘The bill requires 100 votes to pass’. The active voice emphasises the bill. To de-emphasise an unknown or unimportant agent ‘Over 100 contaminants have been dumped into the river.’ Passive voice is appropri ...
... ‘100 votes are required to pass the bill.’ The passive voice emphasises the number of votes. ‘The bill requires 100 votes to pass’. The active voice emphasises the bill. To de-emphasise an unknown or unimportant agent ‘Over 100 contaminants have been dumped into the river.’ Passive voice is appropri ...
Clauses - BHSPennell
... Subject: the main idea the sentence is about (PN) Predicate Nominative: noun following a linking verb that renames the subject (DO) Direct Object: noun following an action verb that answers Who? or What? about the verb (IO) Indirect Object: noun between action verb and DO that answer To whom? or To ...
... Subject: the main idea the sentence is about (PN) Predicate Nominative: noun following a linking verb that renames the subject (DO) Direct Object: noun following an action verb that answers Who? or What? about the verb (IO) Indirect Object: noun between action verb and DO that answer To whom? or To ...
REVIEW SHEETS FOR COMPASS WRITING SECTION Prepared by
... There are two kinds of “agreement” in a sentence. The subject must agree with the verb, and the pronoun must agree with its antecedent. If the subject is singular (one), the verb must be singular; if the subject is plural (more than one), the verb must be plural. In the sentence The first semester i ...
... There are two kinds of “agreement” in a sentence. The subject must agree with the verb, and the pronoun must agree with its antecedent. If the subject is singular (one), the verb must be singular; if the subject is plural (more than one), the verb must be plural. In the sentence The first semester i ...
COP_simple-sent_IV-AP
... At the beginning to every class, look at the board to see which number. Then immediately begin working on the assignment. Periodically, I will take up this packet for a grade. 1. Simple sentence A sentence with a single independent clause (may have long phrases within it). Though it can contain a co ...
... At the beginning to every class, look at the board to see which number. Then immediately begin working on the assignment. Periodically, I will take up this packet for a grade. 1. Simple sentence A sentence with a single independent clause (may have long phrases within it). Though it can contain a co ...
Indirect Object Pronouns
... In Italian, an indirect object is always preceded by a preposition, mainly "a" or "per". o That preposition is like a bridge connecting the indirect object to the verb since they are not directly connected. ...
... In Italian, an indirect object is always preceded by a preposition, mainly "a" or "per". o That preposition is like a bridge connecting the indirect object to the verb since they are not directly connected. ...
Latin Verbs: the Principal Parts of the Verb
... Latin Verbs: The Idea of a Conjugation A conjugation is a pattern of endings shared by different verbs. Many verbs seem similar and go through the same kinds of changes in their endings. We can say that they are therefore all in one "class" or "group" or "mental box." That box is called a conjugatio ...
... Latin Verbs: The Idea of a Conjugation A conjugation is a pattern of endings shared by different verbs. Many verbs seem similar and go through the same kinds of changes in their endings. We can say that they are therefore all in one "class" or "group" or "mental box." That box is called a conjugatio ...
2. Auxiliary verb
... 1. Primary Auxiliary Verb: The verb which changes its form according to tense and person is called Primary Auxiliary Verb. Such as : Be (am, is, are, was, were, been, being ).Have (have, has, had ).Do (do, does, did) 2. Modal Auxiliary Verb: The verb which has only one form and no add `ing`,`ed`,`s ...
... 1. Primary Auxiliary Verb: The verb which changes its form according to tense and person is called Primary Auxiliary Verb. Such as : Be (am, is, are, was, were, been, being ).Have (have, has, had ).Do (do, does, did) 2. Modal Auxiliary Verb: The verb which has only one form and no add `ing`,`ed`,`s ...
Adjectives Original handout by Olga Lizoń and Filip Wojnowski
... C. Agreement Adjectives in English have the same form for singular and plural, masculine and feminine nouns a good boy, good boys a good girl, good girls The only exceptions are the demonstrative adjectives this and that, which change to these and those before plural nouns: this cat, these cats ...
... C. Agreement Adjectives in English have the same form for singular and plural, masculine and feminine nouns a good boy, good boys a good girl, good girls The only exceptions are the demonstrative adjectives this and that, which change to these and those before plural nouns: this cat, these cats ...
8-MorphologyIV
... 4. Did you mide? Yes, I… • mid (6); mode (5); made (1); midden (1); midded (1) 5. Did you strink? Yes, I… ...
... 4. Did you mide? Yes, I… • mid (6); mode (5); made (1); midden (1); midded (1) 5. Did you strink? Yes, I… ...
Grammar Grammar helps to provide structure in communication
... E.g., Which team did you train with? (ends in preposition) vs. With which team did you train? ...
... E.g., Which team did you train with? (ends in preposition) vs. With which team did you train? ...
4 WORD CLASSES AND OVERVIEW OF MORPHOLOGY
... plural formation of nouns, and nominalisation of verbs of classes II and III and of adjectives. The bulk of productive affixal morphological marking is thus concerned with the categories of number, gender and the person. Derivation is not prominent in Kuot, and the only productive derivational morph ...
... plural formation of nouns, and nominalisation of verbs of classes II and III and of adjectives. The bulk of productive affixal morphological marking is thus concerned with the categories of number, gender and the person. Derivation is not prominent in Kuot, and the only productive derivational morph ...
Reduction of Adjective Clauses to Adjective Phrases
... Reduction of Adjective Clauses to Adjective Phrases An adjective clause can be reduced to a phrase ONLY when the adjective pronoun is used as the subject of the clause. ...
... Reduction of Adjective Clauses to Adjective Phrases An adjective clause can be reduced to a phrase ONLY when the adjective pronoun is used as the subject of the clause. ...
Spanish II Syllabus
... Discuss and evaluate a leisure-time activity Talk about the painting of two Mexican artists and what their work tells us about them. Tell what you were like as a child Talk about what you learn to do Name and describe members of an extended family Describe special family occasions, holidays, and oth ...
... Discuss and evaluate a leisure-time activity Talk about the painting of two Mexican artists and what their work tells us about them. Tell what you were like as a child Talk about what you learn to do Name and describe members of an extended family Describe special family occasions, holidays, and oth ...
To play
... The weather is too hot to play soccer. The weather is very hot, but we can play soccer. The class is big enough to study in it. The class has students enough to take exam. The class has enough students to take exam. ...
... The weather is too hot to play soccer. The weather is very hot, but we can play soccer. The class is big enough to study in it. The class has students enough to take exam. The class has enough students to take exam. ...
ir: to go - Kingsley Area Schools
... Reflexive verb meanings (list) and use of reflexives Reflexives v. non-reflexives Movie: Buscando a Nemo ...
... Reflexive verb meanings (list) and use of reflexives Reflexives v. non-reflexives Movie: Buscando a Nemo ...