Grammar Notes - Paulding County Schools
... modifies nouns (I have a green pen.) and pronouns (They are happy.) tells: Which one? How many? What kind? Articles: a, an, the proper adjective: proper noun used as an adjective (American flag) PREPOSITION (prep) shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sent ...
... modifies nouns (I have a green pen.) and pronouns (They are happy.) tells: Which one? How many? What kind? Articles: a, an, the proper adjective: proper noun used as an adjective (American flag) PREPOSITION (prep) shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sent ...
Linking Verbs Linking verbs link the subject with another word in the
... Have students memorize the following linking verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been Teach students that a few other verbs can be linking verbs also: seems, appears, looks, feels, becomes, tastes Teach that linking verbs link two parts of a sentence Teach that a predicate noun is a noun that ...
... Have students memorize the following linking verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been Teach students that a few other verbs can be linking verbs also: seems, appears, looks, feels, becomes, tastes Teach that linking verbs link two parts of a sentence Teach that a predicate noun is a noun that ...
Tuesday Notes (Sentence Parts and Phrases)
... • There and here are never the subject of a sentence. • The subject can be an “understood you" Bring me the remote control, please (You bring it.) COMPLETE PREDICATE • part of sentence that says something about the subject VERB (OR SIMPLE PREDICATE) • transitive: takes a direct object (We love gramm ...
... • There and here are never the subject of a sentence. • The subject can be an “understood you" Bring me the remote control, please (You bring it.) COMPLETE PREDICATE • part of sentence that says something about the subject VERB (OR SIMPLE PREDICATE) • transitive: takes a direct object (We love gramm ...
Speeches of English Grammar
... We waited patiently for the letter but it never came. Please don’t be angry with him. She asks intelligent questions. The children are playing together very nicely today. She’s a very warm person and everyone likes her. She surprised me when she opened the door suddenly. You speak English very well. ...
... We waited patiently for the letter but it never came. Please don’t be angry with him. She asks intelligent questions. The children are playing together very nicely today. She’s a very warm person and everyone likes her. She surprised me when she opened the door suddenly. You speak English very well. ...
DGP Class Notes - Mrs. Bond`s English Classes
... modifies adjectives (really cute), verbs (extremely fast), and other adverbs (very easily) tells: How? When? Where? To what extent? “Not” is always an adverb. ADJECTIVE (adj) modifies nouns (I have a green pen.) and pronouns (They are happy.) tells: Which one? How many? What kind? Articl ...
... modifies adjectives (really cute), verbs (extremely fast), and other adverbs (very easily) tells: How? When? Where? To what extent? “Not” is always an adverb. ADJECTIVE (adj) modifies nouns (I have a green pen.) and pronouns (They are happy.) tells: Which one? How many? What kind? Articl ...
1 Verbs: the bare infinitive (=without to), the to
... The following notes are far from exhaustive. They are based on R. Close, A Teachers’ Grammar, Language Teaching Publications, revised edition 1992. The problems with articles are to decide whether to use: zero or a zero or the a/an or the singular or plural The primary considerations that apply here ...
... The following notes are far from exhaustive. They are based on R. Close, A Teachers’ Grammar, Language Teaching Publications, revised edition 1992. The problems with articles are to decide whether to use: zero or a zero or the a/an or the singular or plural The primary considerations that apply here ...
SPAG - Ocker Hill Academy
... I am in a hurry therefore I cannot stay. Jim turned around and bumped into the lady. (and, but, so, however, then, therefore) ...
... I am in a hurry therefore I cannot stay. Jim turned around and bumped into the lady. (and, but, so, however, then, therefore) ...
Preface - Foreign Language Expertise
... The purpose of this book is both to provide a systematic overview of the mechanics of the Korean verbal system and to provide paradigmatic reference charts for the conjugation of both regular verbs and of all classes of irregular verbs. The conjugation of Korean verbs is a particularly complicated a ...
... The purpose of this book is both to provide a systematic overview of the mechanics of the Korean verbal system and to provide paradigmatic reference charts for the conjugation of both regular verbs and of all classes of irregular verbs. The conjugation of Korean verbs is a particularly complicated a ...
Beni Culturali e Spettacolo
... Similarly, the natural distinctions reflected in such pairs as brother/sister, father/mother, and king/queen have no implications for grammar. While they refer to specific sexes, these words are not masculine or feminine in themselves. However, gender is important in English when we replace a noun w ...
... Similarly, the natural distinctions reflected in such pairs as brother/sister, father/mother, and king/queen have no implications for grammar. While they refer to specific sexes, these words are not masculine or feminine in themselves. However, gender is important in English when we replace a noun w ...
Sentence Patterns - Tidewater Community College
... My friends surprised me. My best friends (from school) surprised me (with a party) (on my birthday). SUBJECT-VERB-INDIRECT OBJECT-DIRECT OBJECT = S-V-IO-DO PATTERN 3 ...
... My friends surprised me. My best friends (from school) surprised me (with a party) (on my birthday). SUBJECT-VERB-INDIRECT OBJECT-DIRECT OBJECT = S-V-IO-DO PATTERN 3 ...
WHICh5Sec4-Daily life in Athens-2016
... girls, she was well educated. • Little is known for certain about her life, but it is believed that she married and had a daughter. • She became famous for her poetry during her own lifetime, and was revered by later Greeks as one of the 9 great lyric poets. ...
... girls, she was well educated. • Little is known for certain about her life, but it is believed that she married and had a daughter. • She became famous for her poetry during her own lifetime, and was revered by later Greeks as one of the 9 great lyric poets. ...
8 Parts of Speech
... • NOUN- a noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. Ex. Felix the cat curled up in my lap, ...
... • NOUN- a noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. Ex. Felix the cat curled up in my lap, ...
Midyear Common Assessment Study Guide for English 7
... For each sentence, circle the pronoun matches the antecedent. (Rely on matching the number—singular or plural, not your ear! Also, watch out for prepositional phrases that mislead the ear!) o One of the students must give (his or her, their) oral report tomorrow. o That package of clothes is heavy, ...
... For each sentence, circle the pronoun matches the antecedent. (Rely on matching the number—singular or plural, not your ear! Also, watch out for prepositional phrases that mislead the ear!) o One of the students must give (his or her, their) oral report tomorrow. o That package of clothes is heavy, ...
Grammar Revision Guide - St. Catherine`s RC Primary School
... If they answer the questions: How? When? Where? or Why? – they are adverbs. If they answer the question: “What is it like?” - they are adjectives, and will be telling you more about a specific noun. Examples: Life is hard. (adjective) Kim works hard. (adverb) The train arrived early. (adverb) I took ...
... If they answer the questions: How? When? Where? or Why? – they are adverbs. If they answer the question: “What is it like?” - they are adjectives, and will be telling you more about a specific noun. Examples: Life is hard. (adjective) Kim works hard. (adverb) The train arrived early. (adverb) I took ...
Adjectives - LanguageArts-NHS
... The Test frame sentence. A test frame sentence is a sentence in which you should be able to plug in any adjective and have the sentence still make sense. If you plug in the supposed adjective and the sentence does not make sense, then it is not an adjective. The __________________ man is very ______ ...
... The Test frame sentence. A test frame sentence is a sentence in which you should be able to plug in any adjective and have the sentence still make sense. If you plug in the supposed adjective and the sentence does not make sense, then it is not an adjective. The __________________ man is very ______ ...
Grammar Review - Saugerties Central School
... information about the subject, such as a condition or relationship. ...
... information about the subject, such as a condition or relationship. ...
presentation
... i, o, u) is called the indefinite article because the noun it goes with is indefinite or general. The meaning of the article a is similar to the number one, but one is stronger and gives more emphasis. It is possible to say I have a book or I have one book, but the second sentence emphasizes that I ...
... i, o, u) is called the indefinite article because the noun it goes with is indefinite or general. The meaning of the article a is similar to the number one, but one is stronger and gives more emphasis. It is possible to say I have a book or I have one book, but the second sentence emphasizes that I ...
AvoidingConfusionwithPhrases - CMS-Grade8-ELA-Reading-2010
... when it: a) comes at the beginning of a sentence, b) interrupts a sentence as a nonessential element, or c) comes at the end of a sentence and is separated from the word it ...
... when it: a) comes at the beginning of a sentence, b) interrupts a sentence as a nonessential element, or c) comes at the end of a sentence and is separated from the word it ...
English as an Additional Language Pilot : LEA Structures to support
... Sometimes the meaning can be guessed from the meaning of the parts but more often than not this is impossible and, in the case of verbs with an object, the adverbs can be found before or after the object, (Clean up this mess, Clean this mess up). Prepositions In her research Lynne Cameron found evid ...
... Sometimes the meaning can be guessed from the meaning of the parts but more often than not this is impossible and, in the case of verbs with an object, the adverbs can be found before or after the object, (Clean up this mess, Clean this mess up). Prepositions In her research Lynne Cameron found evid ...
Common Writing Errors Workshop
... muy loco. Use the correct spelling of words, use spell checkers carefully, and use the words in the correct way. Spelling should not be an issue in high school. 2. _____ CAPITALIZATION. Capitals are needed at the beginning of every sentence, for proper nouns and proper adjectives (Florida, The Sunsh ...
... muy loco. Use the correct spelling of words, use spell checkers carefully, and use the words in the correct way. Spelling should not be an issue in high school. 2. _____ CAPITALIZATION. Capitals are needed at the beginning of every sentence, for proper nouns and proper adjectives (Florida, The Sunsh ...
Active/Passive Voice
... One-third of the applicants failed the entrance exam. (Active) By then, the tracks will have been mixed by the DJ. ...
... One-third of the applicants failed the entrance exam. (Active) By then, the tracks will have been mixed by the DJ. ...
Grammar Ch 18 Notes - Ohio County Schools
... 4.Teach the chorus the song. 5.After dinner, I gave the girls their presents. •An ______________ ______________ is an adjective, noun, or group of words acting as a noun that follows a ______________ ______________ and describes or renames it. •Objective complements are usually found after such ver ...
... 4.Teach the chorus the song. 5.After dinner, I gave the girls their presents. •An ______________ ______________ is an adjective, noun, or group of words acting as a noun that follows a ______________ ______________ and describes or renames it. •Objective complements are usually found after such ver ...
12_SSWH0301G_Legacies of Ancient Greece
... history of a culture Homer is the most famous author of Greek epics. Wrote the Iliad about the Trojan War ...
... history of a culture Homer is the most famous author of Greek epics. Wrote the Iliad about the Trojan War ...
Thirty-three common errors
... for people . La gente generally refers to people as a group. However, this rule is changing and gentes is seen, but only in the media - never in grammar texts. ...
... for people . La gente generally refers to people as a group. However, this rule is changing and gentes is seen, but only in the media - never in grammar texts. ...