Hammer Grammar - Asher
... Among the most common pronouns are: I, you, he, she, they, it, my, your, his, hers, our, their, its, me, him, them, any, each, all, either, neither, none and some. They must agree with their antecedents in person, number and gender. Agreement in person is straightforward. For example: I want my dinn ...
... Among the most common pronouns are: I, you, he, she, they, it, my, your, his, hers, our, their, its, me, him, them, any, each, all, either, neither, none and some. They must agree with their antecedents in person, number and gender. Agreement in person is straightforward. For example: I want my dinn ...
Grammar Section Preparation
... Pay close attention to the main idea in the paragraph and make sure that your answer is consistent with that Do these questions LAST; you will have already thought a whole lot about the paragraph, and that will make finding the answer easier ...
... Pay close attention to the main idea in the paragraph and make sure that your answer is consistent with that Do these questions LAST; you will have already thought a whole lot about the paragraph, and that will make finding the answer easier ...
Helping Verbs Review
... Even More Helping Verbs The unicorn might have been prancing. helping verbs ...
... Even More Helping Verbs The unicorn might have been prancing. helping verbs ...
Grammar Section Preparation
... Pay close attention to the main idea in the paragraph and make sure that your answer is consistent with that Do these questions LAST; you will have already thought a whole lot about the paragraph, and that will make finding the answer easier ...
... Pay close attention to the main idea in the paragraph and make sure that your answer is consistent with that Do these questions LAST; you will have already thought a whole lot about the paragraph, and that will make finding the answer easier ...
Introduction
... followed by a quick and easy- to-score quiz. Occasionally, you may want to add an extra exercise or practice test depending on students’ progress, but the units are designed to stand on their own. You may wonder what inspired me to write this book—and the rest of the No Boring Practice, Please! ser ...
... followed by a quick and easy- to-score quiz. Occasionally, you may want to add an extra exercise or practice test depending on students’ progress, but the units are designed to stand on their own. You may wonder what inspired me to write this book—and the rest of the No Boring Practice, Please! ser ...
Document
... Phrases usually have nouns (a person, place, thing, or idea), but the noun is not a subject since there is no verb to serve as predicate. ...
... Phrases usually have nouns (a person, place, thing, or idea), but the noun is not a subject since there is no verb to serve as predicate. ...
Phrases - English is Amazing!
... To stumble would be most uncool. (used as a noun subject) No one wants to leave. (used as direct object) Her goal is to win (predicate nominative). “There must be a way to break Mr. Hicks’ will,” said Donna. (used as an adjective) ...
... To stumble would be most uncool. (used as a noun subject) No one wants to leave. (used as direct object) Her goal is to win (predicate nominative). “There must be a way to break Mr. Hicks’ will,” said Donna. (used as an adjective) ...
VERBS
... involved – YOU JUST ARE OR SOMETHING JUST IS! • There are eight state-of-being verbs. • be, being, been, am, are, is, was, were • I am cold. The ball is red and white. ...
... involved – YOU JUST ARE OR SOMETHING JUST IS! • There are eight state-of-being verbs. • be, being, been, am, are, is, was, were • I am cold. The ball is red and white. ...
Phrases Consider a frame sentence like the one used for nouns
... the beginning of the sentence before the predicate. A predicate is a verb phrase followed by a complement, a noun phrase, adjective phrase, or adverb phrase that completes the meaning of the verb. The predicate generally (but not always) comes after the subject. Together, a subject and predicate mak ...
... the beginning of the sentence before the predicate. A predicate is a verb phrase followed by a complement, a noun phrase, adjective phrase, or adverb phrase that completes the meaning of the verb. The predicate generally (but not always) comes after the subject. Together, a subject and predicate mak ...
prepositional phrase
... consists of an infinitive and any modifiers or object. The entire phrase may be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. The crowd grew quiet to hear the speaker. Peanuts and raisins are good snacks to take on a camping trip. ...
... consists of an infinitive and any modifiers or object. The entire phrase may be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. The crowd grew quiet to hear the speaker. Peanuts and raisins are good snacks to take on a camping trip. ...
me - Amy Benjamin
... and are modified by adverbs. Linking verbs take predicate nouns and predicate adjectives. You can easily find a list of linking verbs. Your VERB may take auxiliaries (forms of have, be) and modal auxiliaries (could, should, would, can, will, shall, may, might, must). Your VERB sometimes uses a form ...
... and are modified by adverbs. Linking verbs take predicate nouns and predicate adjectives. You can easily find a list of linking verbs. Your VERB may take auxiliaries (forms of have, be) and modal auxiliaries (could, should, would, can, will, shall, may, might, must). Your VERB sometimes uses a form ...
The Grammatical Analysis of Sentences
... twentieth-century linguistics, it was quite commonplace to assume that sentences (and phrases) had an internal structure which could be defined and determined in non-semantic terms. It was held that there were purely syntactic relationships between parts of a sentence (“constituents”), and a linguis ...
... twentieth-century linguistics, it was quite commonplace to assume that sentences (and phrases) had an internal structure which could be defined and determined in non-semantic terms. It was held that there were purely syntactic relationships between parts of a sentence (“constituents”), and a linguis ...
prepositional, appositive, participles, gerunds
... group of words consisting of a noun or pronoun and a participle as well as any related modifiers. Absolute phrases do not directly connect to or modify any specific word in the rest of the sentence; instead, they modify the entire sentence, adding information. They are always treated as parenthetica ...
... group of words consisting of a noun or pronoun and a participle as well as any related modifiers. Absolute phrases do not directly connect to or modify any specific word in the rest of the sentence; instead, they modify the entire sentence, adding information. They are always treated as parenthetica ...
subject
... Add an “s” to the verb if its subject is singular Don’t add an “s” to the verb if its subject is plural ...
... Add an “s” to the verb if its subject is singular Don’t add an “s” to the verb if its subject is plural ...
Editing Out Subject-Verb Agreement Errors
... What They Are And How To Correct Them Situation #7 Be sure to make a “linking verb” (which is a form of “to be” that connects the object, which describes or redefines the subject, to the subject) agree with its subject, not the object in the predicate (Lunsford 641). Example: Sarah’s worst fear is c ...
... What They Are And How To Correct Them Situation #7 Be sure to make a “linking verb” (which is a form of “to be” that connects the object, which describes or redefines the subject, to the subject) agree with its subject, not the object in the predicate (Lunsford 641). Example: Sarah’s worst fear is c ...
Some technical terms for sentences
... preparing a report, to sing a song. Used as nouns, adjectives or adverbs) Types: prepositional: to Europe; with shoulders like those infinitive: to take a look; to split the infinitive participial: (present) shambling provocatively; (past ) ejected from the top hat Preposition: a linking word used t ...
... preparing a report, to sing a song. Used as nouns, adjectives or adverbs) Types: prepositional: to Europe; with shoulders like those infinitive: to take a look; to split the infinitive participial: (present) shambling provocatively; (past ) ejected from the top hat Preposition: a linking word used t ...
Grammar and punctuation: Things you should know
... You should be able to use: Capital letters in all places where they are used Full stops Question marks Exclamation marks Commas in a list Commas to mark clauses and phrases Commas/brackets or dashes for parenthesis Inverted commas ( speech marks) Apostrophes for possession (The ca ...
... You should be able to use: Capital letters in all places where they are used Full stops Question marks Exclamation marks Commas in a list Commas to mark clauses and phrases Commas/brackets or dashes for parenthesis Inverted commas ( speech marks) Apostrophes for possession (The ca ...
2. Improving Vocabulary - Parent Guide
... overused words. You may be surprised at the extent of your child’s vocabulary; however, though they may know the meanings of many words, they often don't employ them in their writing. Read over the following sentence: The book was very interesting. There are other ways to convey the same message: e. ...
... overused words. You may be surprised at the extent of your child’s vocabulary; however, though they may know the meanings of many words, they often don't employ them in their writing. Read over the following sentence: The book was very interesting. There are other ways to convey the same message: e. ...
Noun
... A compound-complex sentence consists of more than one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. If your order has not been shipped within 30 days, we will notify you of this delay by e-mail, and you will have the option to cancel your order. When you receive a promotional code, enter it ...
... A compound-complex sentence consists of more than one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. If your order has not been shipped within 30 days, we will notify you of this delay by e-mail, and you will have the option to cancel your order. When you receive a promotional code, enter it ...
Linking Verbs
... follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject. *they are NOT in prepositional phrases* Ex: A lizard is a reptile. Predicate Noun = reptile because it tells what the subject (lizard) is. ...
... follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject. *they are NOT in prepositional phrases* Ex: A lizard is a reptile. Predicate Noun = reptile because it tells what the subject (lizard) is. ...
verbs. - Amy Benjamin
... right now. (If your sentence does not change when you add yesterday to it, then your sentence is in the past tense. If your sentence does not change when you add right now to it, then it is in the present tense.) Your VERB may be an action verb or a linking verb. Action verbs may take direct objects ...
... right now. (If your sentence does not change when you add yesterday to it, then your sentence is in the past tense. If your sentence does not change when you add right now to it, then it is in the present tense.) Your VERB may be an action verb or a linking verb. Action verbs may take direct objects ...
Structure Class Words
... The handsome man seems _____ handsome. You can supply very, quite, rather, etc. Many qualifiers appear similar to adverbs; however, you will find that they do not pass many of the adverb tests. ...
... The handsome man seems _____ handsome. You can supply very, quite, rather, etc. Many qualifiers appear similar to adverbs; however, you will find that they do not pass many of the adverb tests. ...
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.