CHAPTER 7 - Analyzing English Grammar
... When the Panda House reopens, zoo officials will be giving out timed admission tickets. ...
... When the Panda House reopens, zoo officials will be giving out timed admission tickets. ...
Parts of Speech Table
... A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. A pronoun is usually substituted for a specific noun, which is called its antecedent. In the sentence above, the antecedent for the pronoun she is the girl. Pronouns are further defined by type: personal pronouns refer to specific persons or things; posse ...
... A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. A pronoun is usually substituted for a specific noun, which is called its antecedent. In the sentence above, the antecedent for the pronoun she is the girl. Pronouns are further defined by type: personal pronouns refer to specific persons or things; posse ...
Theta Theory
... we have done so far is classify verbs according to whether they require any VPinternal NP. We have not really attempted to explain anything. On the contrary, we have implied that the subcategorization frame of a verb, i.e. whether it is transitive or intransitive, etc., is an unexplained primitive p ...
... we have done so far is classify verbs according to whether they require any VPinternal NP. We have not really attempted to explain anything. On the contrary, we have implied that the subcategorization frame of a verb, i.e. whether it is transitive or intransitive, etc., is an unexplained primitive p ...
Writing for effectiveness - Trinity Classical School
... His incessant questions only served to slow up the meeting. His incessant questions only served to slow the meeting. Avoid those verbs requiring "up" to complete their meaning. These verbs are not wrong; but they are weak. She suspected the student was making up the excuse. She suspected the student ...
... His incessant questions only served to slow up the meeting. His incessant questions only served to slow the meeting. Avoid those verbs requiring "up" to complete their meaning. These verbs are not wrong; but they are weak. She suspected the student was making up the excuse. She suspected the student ...
NAME - Greater Atlanta Christian Schools
... start dependent clauses (and therefore must be followed by subject and verb) after, since, before, while, because, although, so that, if, when, whenever, as, even thought, until, unless, as if, etc. o correlative not only/but also, neither/nor, either/or, both/and VERB shows action or helps ...
... start dependent clauses (and therefore must be followed by subject and verb) after, since, before, while, because, although, so that, if, when, whenever, as, even thought, until, unless, as if, etc. o correlative not only/but also, neither/nor, either/or, both/and VERB shows action or helps ...
Subject/Verb Agreement
... Subjects made up of several individual components joined with “and” take plural verbs: “Both New Horizons and Queens Rising have contracts with the state to provide twentyfour-hour care for youth.” However, a couple of special cases exist. Keep an eye out for introductory words such as “each,” “ever ...
... Subjects made up of several individual components joined with “and” take plural verbs: “Both New Horizons and Queens Rising have contracts with the state to provide twentyfour-hour care for youth.” However, a couple of special cases exist. Keep an eye out for introductory words such as “each,” “ever ...
Verbs - Laing Middle School
... Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases • Helping verbs help main verbs express precise shades of meaning. The combination of one or more helping verbs with a main verb is called a verb phrase. We have watched the moving King Kong four times. Helping verb ...
... Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases • Helping verbs help main verbs express precise shades of meaning. The combination of one or more helping verbs with a main verb is called a verb phrase. We have watched the moving King Kong four times. Helping verb ...
Ablative Absolute
... GRAMMAR - STUDY GUIDE! Preppy people in places have manners. [abl. constructions that use prepositions] Ablative Absolute - best translated as the subordinate clause - grammatically independent - usually starts with when or since - 3 ways to construct… o noun + a participle present: means the acti ...
... GRAMMAR - STUDY GUIDE! Preppy people in places have manners. [abl. constructions that use prepositions] Ablative Absolute - best translated as the subordinate clause - grammatically independent - usually starts with when or since - 3 ways to construct… o noun + a participle present: means the acti ...
Hebrew Verbs for Dummies
... sold versus he sold himself; I hide, I conceal [something]; versus I hide myself. (2) This can be used in a reciprocal sense: they spoke [with one another] as opposed to simply they spoke. Other examples: they saw they looked upon one another they whispered they whispered one to another. (3) Iterati ...
... sold versus he sold himself; I hide, I conceal [something]; versus I hide myself. (2) This can be used in a reciprocal sense: they spoke [with one another] as opposed to simply they spoke. Other examples: they saw they looked upon one another they whispered they whispered one to another. (3) Iterati ...
SPECIAL subject
... 2. I like to eat vegetables. • 3.This is a room to live in. 4.His hobby is to travel. 5.To steal is a sin. ...
... 2. I like to eat vegetables. • 3.This is a room to live in. 4.His hobby is to travel. 5.To steal is a sin. ...
Chapter 15: The Parts of a Sentence
... Objects are complements that do not refer back to the subject. They are used with action verbs. Direct object: a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action. It answers the question “Whom?” or “What?” after an action verb. ◦ The cat dropped the yarn. S ...
... Objects are complements that do not refer back to the subject. They are used with action verbs. Direct object: a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action. It answers the question “Whom?” or “What?” after an action verb. ◦ The cat dropped the yarn. S ...
Grammar on Your Feet: Grades 3-5
... however therefore These are conjunctive adverbs: They can easily begin sentences. With commas around them, they can move within their own clauses. They CANNOT join two independent clauses UNLESS you also have a semicolon (not a comma). ...
... however therefore These are conjunctive adverbs: They can easily begin sentences. With commas around them, they can move within their own clauses. They CANNOT join two independent clauses UNLESS you also have a semicolon (not a comma). ...
Grammar fundamentals
... adverb to modify a verb, adjective, or adverb If tomorrow is sunny, we’ll go to the beach. (modifies “go”) ...
... adverb to modify a verb, adjective, or adverb If tomorrow is sunny, we’ll go to the beach. (modifies “go”) ...
COMMON GRAMMATICAL ERRORS WHEN ANALYZING FILMS
... Structuring paragraphs is another big weakness of mine, for some reason, I tend to not read over what I write and the structure comes out wrong. ...
... Structuring paragraphs is another big weakness of mine, for some reason, I tend to not read over what I write and the structure comes out wrong. ...
Grade 8 English Language Arts Exam Review
... 4. Verbs need to agree with their subjects. Circle the correct verb in parentheses for each sentence. (a) Miguel (talk, talks) all the time on his cell phone. (b) The tanker (fuel, fuels) the jet before take-off. (c) Everyone (try, tries) to work very hard during the holiday season. 5. Write a sente ...
... 4. Verbs need to agree with their subjects. Circle the correct verb in parentheses for each sentence. (a) Miguel (talk, talks) all the time on his cell phone. (b) The tanker (fuel, fuels) the jet before take-off. (c) Everyone (try, tries) to work very hard during the holiday season. 5. Write a sente ...
notes for all brushstrokes
... An equally powerful brush stroke that also adds to the action of an image is the absolute. A absolute is a two-word combination- a noun and an ing or ed verb added to a sentence. Instead of writing “The cat climbed the tree,” you can add two absolutes to give it detail: “Claws digging, feet kicking, ...
... An equally powerful brush stroke that also adds to the action of an image is the absolute. A absolute is a two-word combination- a noun and an ing or ed verb added to a sentence. Instead of writing “The cat climbed the tree,” you can add two absolutes to give it detail: “Claws digging, feet kicking, ...
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. ...
Language Arts Review for Entering Seventh Graders
... o Do you have any plans for the upcoming weekend? An imperative sentence is a command. It makes a request or tells someone to do something, and it usually ends with a period. If the command shows strong feeling, it ends with an exclamation mark. o For this assignment, use references to support you ...
... o Do you have any plans for the upcoming weekend? An imperative sentence is a command. It makes a request or tells someone to do something, and it usually ends with a period. If the command shows strong feeling, it ends with an exclamation mark. o For this assignment, use references to support you ...
Four-page decription of Sona
... tu you (singular), your — tue you (plural), your on he, him, his — onye they, their (masculine) an she, her — anye they, their (feminine) en it, its — enye they, their (neuter) ti they, them, their (without reference to gender) Sona does not use the personal pronouns as often as English. You may omi ...
... tu you (singular), your — tue you (plural), your on he, him, his — onye they, their (masculine) an she, her — anye they, their (feminine) en it, its — enye they, their (neuter) ti they, them, their (without reference to gender) Sona does not use the personal pronouns as often as English. You may omi ...
Present Perfect Tense
... • The word order for a past tense sentence in PD uses these equations: • subject – hawwe/sei – other stuff – past participle. • hawwe/sei – subject – other stuff – past participle? • Ich hab Deitsch gelannt. – I learned Dutch. • Er iss nooch Kanadaa gfaahre. – He drove to Canada. ...
... • The word order for a past tense sentence in PD uses these equations: • subject – hawwe/sei – other stuff – past participle. • hawwe/sei – subject – other stuff – past participle? • Ich hab Deitsch gelannt. – I learned Dutch. • Er iss nooch Kanadaa gfaahre. – He drove to Canada. ...
Appositives: a phrase that
... On vacation, we traveled through three states: Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. After the salutation in a business letter Dear Sir: Hyphens: In a compound adjective (two adjectives joined together to describe the same noun) Gary Paulsen is a well-known author. In compound numbers The president ...
... On vacation, we traveled through three states: Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. After the salutation in a business letter Dear Sir: Hyphens: In a compound adjective (two adjectives joined together to describe the same noun) Gary Paulsen is a well-known author. In compound numbers The president ...
Grammar Lesson #1 - Kinds of Sentences
... A verbal is a verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun, adjective, or an adverb. A verbal phrase is a verbal plus and complements (direct/indirect objects, objects of complements and subject complements). RULES 1. Participles – a verb that can function as an adjective. A participle phrase co ...
... A verbal is a verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun, adjective, or an adverb. A verbal phrase is a verbal plus and complements (direct/indirect objects, objects of complements and subject complements). RULES 1. Participles – a verb that can function as an adjective. A participle phrase co ...
Suffixal Homophones
... can modify nouns or pronouns. It can sometimes stand alone, with the modified noun or pronoun implied. As verbals, participles can take an object. As verbals, participles can have tense (i.e., refer to past, present, or future) and voice (i.e., indicate that an agent is "actively" doing something or ...
... can modify nouns or pronouns. It can sometimes stand alone, with the modified noun or pronoun implied. As verbals, participles can take an object. As verbals, participles can have tense (i.e., refer to past, present, or future) and voice (i.e., indicate that an agent is "actively" doing something or ...