To use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity
... The three dots show where words have been left out. They are useful for leaving out irrelevant parts of a quotation when writing a news story. They can also be used to build tension in story writing by showing a pause in dialogue or narrative, or a character trailing off... ...
... The three dots show where words have been left out. They are useful for leaving out irrelevant parts of a quotation when writing a news story. They can also be used to build tension in story writing by showing a pause in dialogue or narrative, or a character trailing off... ...
Writing Disasters and Pet Peeves
... Communication includes the written word. There are many common errors that I see, quarter after quarter, that interfere with communication. Below is my collection of writing errors that make me crazy. This means that you should avoid them at all costs! If you would like more information, I suggest R ...
... Communication includes the written word. There are many common errors that I see, quarter after quarter, that interfere with communication. Below is my collection of writing errors that make me crazy. This means that you should avoid them at all costs! If you would like more information, I suggest R ...
The present perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb "has
... Again, the auxiliary verb and the past participle are never separated. Object pronouns are placed immediately before the auxiliary verb. Pablo le ha dado mucho dinero a su hermana. Pablo has given a lot of money to his sister. To make this sentence negative, the word "no" is placed before the indire ...
... Again, the auxiliary verb and the past participle are never separated. Object pronouns are placed immediately before the auxiliary verb. Pablo le ha dado mucho dinero a su hermana. Pablo has given a lot of money to his sister. To make this sentence negative, the word "no" is placed before the indire ...
word class 2: verbs in english for biotechnology
... Two or more verbs having the same subject are called “compound verbs” and they are not separated by commas, such as in: “[…] You should research fish you want to purchase before setting up the tank and getting the fish, since you want to try to use the correct “furniture” in the tank and know what ...
... Two or more verbs having the same subject are called “compound verbs” and they are not separated by commas, such as in: “[…] You should research fish you want to purchase before setting up the tank and getting the fish, since you want to try to use the correct “furniture” in the tank and know what ...
Grade 8
... The boy in the red coat bought his brother a new kite. The indirect object “brother” answers “The boy bought a new kite for whom?” “Brother” comes between the action verb “bought” and the direct object “kite.” 3. A subject complement follows a linking verb (is, are, was, were, am, be, seems, feels, ...
... The boy in the red coat bought his brother a new kite. The indirect object “brother” answers “The boy bought a new kite for whom?” “Brother” comes between the action verb “bought” and the direct object “kite.” 3. A subject complement follows a linking verb (is, are, was, were, am, be, seems, feels, ...
Writing Clinic – Session 1
... Subordinate clauses – has a subject and a verb but doesn’t express a complete thought and can’t stand alone. The subordinate clauses in the examples below are underlined. If you study the American Revolution, be sure you also read historians who present the British perspective on the war. ...
... Subordinate clauses – has a subject and a verb but doesn’t express a complete thought and can’t stand alone. The subordinate clauses in the examples below are underlined. If you study the American Revolution, be sure you also read historians who present the British perspective on the war. ...
reception-y6-grammar - Streatley C of E Primary School
... Mr. Twit picks old food out of his beard if he is feeling hungry. [Main clause + subordinate clause] The Gruffalo scares the creatures in the woods because he has a poisonous wart at the end of his nose. [Main clause + subordinate clause] The subordinate conjunction has two jobs. 1. It provides ...
... Mr. Twit picks old food out of his beard if he is feeling hungry. [Main clause + subordinate clause] The Gruffalo scares the creatures in the woods because he has a poisonous wart at the end of his nose. [Main clause + subordinate clause] The subordinate conjunction has two jobs. 1. It provides ...
Five Basic Tips to Help Improve Your Grammar
... When there is an apostrophe in it’s, it is the contraction it is and shows no possession. In the example, the incorrect form reads “The dog put it is paw in my hand” Corrected, this phrase is “The dog put its paw in my hand. Next, “its very furry” is the possessive form of its; however, there is not ...
... When there is an apostrophe in it’s, it is the contraction it is and shows no possession. In the example, the incorrect form reads “The dog put it is paw in my hand” Corrected, this phrase is “The dog put its paw in my hand. Next, “its very furry” is the possessive form of its; however, there is not ...
Verb Phrases as Subject Complements
... My job is to repair damaged books. Her duties are to open and close the library. Verb Phrases as Direct Objects The third nominal function that verbs and verb phrases perform is the direct object. Direct objects are traditionally defined as words, phrases, and clauses that “receive the action of ...
... My job is to repair damaged books. Her duties are to open and close the library. Verb Phrases as Direct Objects The third nominal function that verbs and verb phrases perform is the direct object. Direct objects are traditionally defined as words, phrases, and clauses that “receive the action of ...
Sentence 16
... This sentence suddenly evolves into a labyrinth of phrases without ever losing its clarity. The verb seemed is one of the classic linking verbs; if—as seems logical—we regard to lean toward me as the subject complement, then we must interpret to lean as an adjective modifying visage, rather than as ...
... This sentence suddenly evolves into a labyrinth of phrases without ever losing its clarity. The verb seemed is one of the classic linking verbs; if—as seems logical—we regard to lean toward me as the subject complement, then we must interpret to lean as an adjective modifying visage, rather than as ...
12. LING 103 2016 Morphology 5
... Remember: The English possessive marker actually attaches to a whole noun phrase (NP) rather than just the noun [The man’s] dog chased my aardvark *[The man]’s down the road dog chased my aardvark [The man in the red house down the road]’s dog chased my aardvark ...
... Remember: The English possessive marker actually attaches to a whole noun phrase (NP) rather than just the noun [The man’s] dog chased my aardvark *[The man]’s down the road dog chased my aardvark [The man in the red house down the road]’s dog chased my aardvark ...
Grammar Terms Created by: Abbie Potter Henry
... Compare the use of “defeated” in the following sentence. The defeated army left town. In this sentence, the word “defeated” is a verbal because, instead of showing an action, it acts like an adjective describing the noun “army.” For examples and explanations of different types of verbals, see my han ...
... Compare the use of “defeated” in the following sentence. The defeated army left town. In this sentence, the word “defeated” is a verbal because, instead of showing an action, it acts like an adjective describing the noun “army.” For examples and explanations of different types of verbals, see my han ...
Participles in Multipart Verbs
... considerably. If you look at bring and sing, for example, you'll see that their past participles— brought and sung—do not follow the same pattern even though both verbs have ing as the last three letters. Consult a dictionary whenever you are unsure of a verb's past participle form. ...
... considerably. If you look at bring and sing, for example, you'll see that their past participles— brought and sung—do not follow the same pattern even though both verbs have ing as the last three letters. Consult a dictionary whenever you are unsure of a verb's past participle form. ...
Sentence Patterns 21-30 Phrase – A phrase is a group of related
... A predicate noun = a noun in the predicate which typically follows a linking verb. In contrast to an object, a predicate noun relates to the subject rather than to the verb, because a linking verb expresses a condition rather than direct action. The common linking verbs for the predicate noun includ ...
... A predicate noun = a noun in the predicate which typically follows a linking verb. In contrast to an object, a predicate noun relates to the subject rather than to the verb, because a linking verb expresses a condition rather than direct action. The common linking verbs for the predicate noun includ ...
File - Mrs. Crowder`s Class
... Subordinating Conjunctions connect clauses that are not equal in rank – that is, in sentences which one idea is made subordinate to another. These subordinate clauses are also called dependent clauses because they cannot stand alone. Common subordinators are as follows: After ...
... Subordinating Conjunctions connect clauses that are not equal in rank – that is, in sentences which one idea is made subordinate to another. These subordinate clauses are also called dependent clauses because they cannot stand alone. Common subordinators are as follows: After ...
Chapter 7 From word..
... in Sanskrit. Finnish has as many as fifteen formally distinct cases in nouns, each with its own syntactic function. ...
... in Sanskrit. Finnish has as many as fifteen formally distinct cases in nouns, each with its own syntactic function. ...
I Arrived for class. The Fire alarm rang.
... Introductory Words Here’s a list of common Introductory Words: Also, finally, first, second, third… furthermore however in addition in conclusion next, thus, for example, for instance, consequently, therefore most important, ...
... Introductory Words Here’s a list of common Introductory Words: Also, finally, first, second, third… furthermore however in addition in conclusion next, thus, for example, for instance, consequently, therefore most important, ...
AoS 7 Prepositions
... (From the beginning)(of the storm), Dorothy was sure she would make it home. (For many)(in the class), math proved to be the most challenging subject. (Until sunrise), the SWAT team will hide (in the marsh) The fuzzy, red cat (on the fence) wanders (among the houses). Some words may be used as eithe ...
... (From the beginning)(of the storm), Dorothy was sure she would make it home. (For many)(in the class), math proved to be the most challenging subject. (Until sunrise), the SWAT team will hide (in the marsh) The fuzzy, red cat (on the fence) wanders (among the houses). Some words may be used as eithe ...
Mentor Text for Sentence Fluency - Answer Key
... 3. And when they got to the top of the hill, they counted themselves: one, two, three, four. (Complex) Adverb S V (Adverb Clause) ...
... 3. And when they got to the top of the hill, they counted themselves: one, two, three, four. (Complex) Adverb S V (Adverb Clause) ...
(1) The Parts of Speech
... “both . . . and”; “whether . . . or”; “not only . . . but also”—and they work just like coordinating conjunctions: “Either Mary or Paul will go”; Either to sing well or to dance well is required”; “Either Mary will bake the cake, or John will bake the cake.” The subordinating conjunctions introduce ...
... “both . . . and”; “whether . . . or”; “not only . . . but also”—and they work just like coordinating conjunctions: “Either Mary or Paul will go”; Either to sing well or to dance well is required”; “Either Mary will bake the cake, or John will bake the cake.” The subordinating conjunctions introduce ...
Noun Phrases in Chinese and English
... In many languages, including English and Chinese, there exists an intimate relationship between the case of pronouns and word order, in such a way that the case relationship ‘subject of’ is usually signalled by preverbal position, while the relationship ‘direct object of’ tends to follow the verb. T ...
... In many languages, including English and Chinese, there exists an intimate relationship between the case of pronouns and word order, in such a way that the case relationship ‘subject of’ is usually signalled by preverbal position, while the relationship ‘direct object of’ tends to follow the verb. T ...
Sentence Variety Review
... A Gerund Phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as: The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the ...
... A Gerund Phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as: The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the ...
Chinese grammar
This article concerns Standard Chinese. For the grammars of other forms of Chinese, see their respective articles via links on Chinese language and varieties of Chinese.The grammar of Standard Chinese shares many features with other varieties of Chinese. The language almost entirely lacks inflection, so that words typically have only one grammatical form. Categories such as number (singular or plural) and verb tense are frequently not expressed by any grammatical means, although there are several particles that serve to express verbal aspect, and to some extent mood.The basic word order is subject–verb–object (SVO). Otherwise, Chinese is chiefly a head-last language, meaning that modifiers precede the words they modify – in a noun phrase, for example, the head noun comes last, and all modifiers, including relative clauses, come in front of it. (This phenomenon is more typically found in SOV languages like Turkish and Japanese.)Chinese frequently uses serial verb constructions, which involve two or more verbs or verb phrases in sequence. Chinese prepositions behave similarly to serialized verbs in some respects (several of the common prepositions can also be used as full verbs), and they are often referred to as coverbs. There are also location markers, placed after a noun, and hence often called postpositions; these are often used in combination with a coverb. Predicate adjectives are normally used without a copular verb (""to be""), and can thus be regarded as a type of verb.As in many east Asian languages, classifiers or measure words are required when using numerals (and sometimes other words such as demonstratives) with nouns. There are many different classifiers in the language, and each countable noun generally has a particular classifier associated with it. Informally, however, it is often acceptable to use the general classifier 个 [個] ge in place of other specific classifiers.Examples given in this article use simplified Chinese characters (with the traditional characters following in brackets if they differ) and standard pinyin Romanization.