ENGLISH 700 Language Arts
... 3. Neither you nor I (knows, know) the answer to that problem. 4. Either Kendra or her aunts (cook, cooks) at Christmas. 5. The leaves from the oak tree (have fallen, has fallen). 6. Forty dollars (was needed, were needed) for the teacher‟s gift. 7. Ham and eggs (are, is) my favorite breakfast. 8. N ...
... 3. Neither you nor I (knows, know) the answer to that problem. 4. Either Kendra or her aunts (cook, cooks) at Christmas. 5. The leaves from the oak tree (have fallen, has fallen). 6. Forty dollars (was needed, were needed) for the teacher‟s gift. 7. Ham and eggs (are, is) my favorite breakfast. 8. N ...
clean - LAGB Education Committee
... Note that the genitive pronouns yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, and its are not written with an apostrophe. apposition. When two words or phrases are in apposition to one another, they are simply put next to each other ('apposed') so that they can each contribute in different ways to the same meanin ...
... Note that the genitive pronouns yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, and its are not written with an apostrophe. apposition. When two words or phrases are in apposition to one another, they are simply put next to each other ('apposed') so that they can each contribute in different ways to the same meanin ...
A Handbook on English - OP Jindal School, Raigarh
... Your, yours, he, him, himself , his, her, herself, hers, it, itself, its, they, Them, themselves, their, theirs, this, that, these, those, all, some, each , either, neither, every, who, whose, what, which etc. Underline the Pronouns in the following sentences : i) I am your brother. ii) It is not my ...
... Your, yours, he, him, himself , his, her, herself, hers, it, itself, its, they, Them, themselves, their, theirs, this, that, these, those, all, some, each , either, neither, every, who, whose, what, which etc. Underline the Pronouns in the following sentences : i) I am your brother. ii) It is not my ...
Sentence Variety
... 1 – A fat yellow cat lay sleeping on the narrow sill. 2 – On the narrow sill, a fat yellow cat lay sleeping. Note the slight shift in emphasis that results from beginning with a prepositional phrase. Prepositional phrases that begin sentences are usually followed by commas. However, short prepositio ...
... 1 – A fat yellow cat lay sleeping on the narrow sill. 2 – On the narrow sill, a fat yellow cat lay sleeping. Note the slight shift in emphasis that results from beginning with a prepositional phrase. Prepositional phrases that begin sentences are usually followed by commas. However, short prepositio ...
16 Subject-Verb Agreement: Present Tense
... 1. Neither family nor friends (is are) supposed to cross a picket line. 2. Neither the union leaders nor the company president (has have) given in on any point. 3. Either fringe benefits or a higher wage (is are) likely, but not both. 4. Either businesses or the market (has have) the right to set th ...
... 1. Neither family nor friends (is are) supposed to cross a picket line. 2. Neither the union leaders nor the company president (has have) given in on any point. 3. Either fringe benefits or a higher wage (is are) likely, but not both. 4. Either businesses or the market (has have) the right to set th ...
1 VERBALS Meet the Gerund
... A VERBAL is any verb form that is used in a sentence not as a verb but as another part of speech. Like verbs, verbals can be modified by an adverb or adverbial phrase. They can also be followed by a complement. A verbal used with a modifier or a complement is called a verbal phrase. 1. What do these ...
... A VERBAL is any verb form that is used in a sentence not as a verb but as another part of speech. Like verbs, verbals can be modified by an adverb or adverbial phrase. They can also be followed by a complement. A verbal used with a modifier or a complement is called a verbal phrase. 1. What do these ...
Grammar units 1 and 2 guided notes
... o Correct: I knew, down in my heart, that Taylor Swift was awesome. o Incorrect: I knew, down in my heart that Taylor Swift was awesome. o Incorrect: I knew down in my heart, that Taylor Swift was awesome. o Not technically incorrect but can be unclear: I knew down in my heart that Taylor Swift was ...
... o Correct: I knew, down in my heart, that Taylor Swift was awesome. o Incorrect: I knew, down in my heart that Taylor Swift was awesome. o Incorrect: I knew down in my heart, that Taylor Swift was awesome. o Not technically incorrect but can be unclear: I knew down in my heart that Taylor Swift was ...
Active Vs. Passive Voice
... Sentences in active voice are generally--though not always-- clearer and more direct. ...
... Sentences in active voice are generally--though not always-- clearer and more direct. ...
WrlCh7 - CALL | Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics
... 7. VERBAL MORPHOLOGY The organisation of this chapter is morphological rather than semantic. Thus, for example, verb forms built on the gerund are grouped together in subsections following the section where gerund is discussed. This means that semantically logical groups, such as the two (presumed) ...
... 7. VERBAL MORPHOLOGY The organisation of this chapter is morphological rather than semantic. Thus, for example, verb forms built on the gerund are grouped together in subsections following the section where gerund is discussed. This means that semantically logical groups, such as the two (presumed) ...
Linguistics 1A Morphology 3 Compounding and derivation
... do not follow from the class-I versus class-II distinction. The suffix -ic, for example, mainly seems to attach to words that are derived with -ist first. It seems as if affixes can impose certain demands on the type of host they want to attach to: they can select for a particular host. The selectio ...
... do not follow from the class-I versus class-II distinction. The suffix -ic, for example, mainly seems to attach to words that are derived with -ist first. It seems as if affixes can impose certain demands on the type of host they want to attach to: they can select for a particular host. The selectio ...
Phrasal Analysis of Long Noun Sequences
... for achieving our present objective - recognizing the presence and boundaries of a noun sequence. Our heuristic does not require it. A complementary but largely orthogonal effort is the complete semantic interpretation of long noun sequences. There have been several attempts to deal with the problem ...
... for achieving our present objective - recognizing the presence and boundaries of a noun sequence. Our heuristic does not require it. A complementary but largely orthogonal effort is the complete semantic interpretation of long noun sequences. There have been several attempts to deal with the problem ...
1. Adjectives
... We sometimes use more than one adjective before the noun: I like big black dogs. She was wearing a beautiful long red dress. What is the correct order for two or more adjectives? 1. The general order is: opinion, fact: a nice French car (not a French nice car) ("Opinion" is what you think abou ...
... We sometimes use more than one adjective before the noun: I like big black dogs. She was wearing a beautiful long red dress. What is the correct order for two or more adjectives? 1. The general order is: opinion, fact: a nice French car (not a French nice car) ("Opinion" is what you think abou ...
Gerunds - Mrs. Burch
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
27_Acta Univers a Linguistica 05. 1983
... cates the possible cause and the latter points to the result. How ...
... cates the possible cause and the latter points to the result. How ...
Dictionary skills
... I came she’s crying they’ve done it he’s out Verbs have different endings in Spanish, depending on whether you are talking about yo, tú, nosotros etc: yo hablo, tú hablas, nosotros hablamos etc. They also have different forms for the present, future, past etc. Hablamos (we speak = present), hemos ha ...
... I came she’s crying they’ve done it he’s out Verbs have different endings in Spanish, depending on whether you are talking about yo, tú, nosotros etc: yo hablo, tú hablas, nosotros hablamos etc. They also have different forms for the present, future, past etc. Hablamos (we speak = present), hemos ha ...
Unit 1 - Writers Stylus
... Read the draft to identify each pronoun. Then read the surrounding text to identify each antecedent. ...
... Read the draft to identify each pronoun. Then read the surrounding text to identify each antecedent. ...
THE WRITING PROCESS - Northside Middle School
... of your classmates or your best friend? Believe it or knot, I’m describing a teacher! His name is Mr. Cunningham, and we call him Mr. C. for short. One thing I really like about him is the way he always makes learning fun. We have some boring topics to get through in our math book, but Mr. Cunningha ...
... of your classmates or your best friend? Believe it or knot, I’m describing a teacher! His name is Mr. Cunningham, and we call him Mr. C. for short. One thing I really like about him is the way he always makes learning fun. We have some boring topics to get through in our math book, but Mr. Cunningha ...
The Importance of Parallelism, or One of These Things is Not Like
... In our writing careers, we’ve all strung together lists of words, phrases, or clauses. With the help of commas and coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, so, yet), we’ve added depth and variety to our work by hooking together different ideas in a single sentence. But we must be careful n ...
... In our writing careers, we’ve all strung together lists of words, phrases, or clauses. With the help of commas and coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, so, yet), we’ve added depth and variety to our work by hooking together different ideas in a single sentence. But we must be careful n ...
2014 Grammar Rules Summary (GRS)
... 5. A run-on sentence consists of two or more sentences (independent clauses) joined by no mark of punctuation or by a comma. Run-on sentences should not be used in formal writing. Two independent clauses must be separated into two sentences OR may be joined together with a semi-colon (if the two ind ...
... 5. A run-on sentence consists of two or more sentences (independent clauses) joined by no mark of punctuation or by a comma. Run-on sentences should not be used in formal writing. Two independent clauses must be separated into two sentences OR may be joined together with a semi-colon (if the two ind ...
Packet 8: Pronouns
... If you examine these sentences, you will notice that she and I are subjects of the first sentence, that her and me, in the second sentence, are objects of a preposition, and that his and my show possession in the third sentence. A pronoun may have one form when it is a subject, a different form when ...
... If you examine these sentences, you will notice that she and I are subjects of the first sentence, that her and me, in the second sentence, are objects of a preposition, and that his and my show possession in the third sentence. A pronoun may have one form when it is a subject, a different form when ...
Grammatical form and semantic context in verb
... understand this same word in different linguistic and social contexts, e.g., “Don’t kick your brother”? Or is her initial representation so specific as to be tied to the situation in which the word was first encountered? The answer to this question may depend upon the kind of word involved. By 13 mo ...
... understand this same word in different linguistic and social contexts, e.g., “Don’t kick your brother”? Or is her initial representation so specific as to be tied to the situation in which the word was first encountered? The answer to this question may depend upon the kind of word involved. By 13 mo ...
Purdue OWL - Brighten AcademyMiddle School
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
