Lect. 7 The Syntax of English
... water, music, justice. Mass as nouns have no plural, they occur in the singular such as, Information is useful. The information is useful. An information is useful(wrong) ...
... water, music, justice. Mass as nouns have no plural, they occur in the singular such as, Information is useful. The information is useful. An information is useful(wrong) ...
Writing Helps
... The reason that these guys don't get any of the fame that action and linking verbs get is because they don't stand alone as main verbs. Helping verbs are always helping either an action verb or a linking verb. I will play the piano. (helping verb and action verb) I will be a teacher. (helping verb a ...
... The reason that these guys don't get any of the fame that action and linking verbs get is because they don't stand alone as main verbs. Helping verbs are always helping either an action verb or a linking verb. I will play the piano. (helping verb and action verb) I will be a teacher. (helping verb a ...
Writing 2 (Identifying sentences errors)
... past tense belonged. To be consistent, that last verb needs to be changed to the present tense belong. 2- In the second sentence, the author correctly uses the singular pronoun he or she to replace the singular noun recipient. But she then incorrectly uses the plural pronoun their to refer to the sa ...
... past tense belonged. To be consistent, that last verb needs to be changed to the present tense belong. 2- In the second sentence, the author correctly uses the singular pronoun he or she to replace the singular noun recipient. But she then incorrectly uses the plural pronoun their to refer to the sa ...
Subject- Verb Agreement Basic Rule
... singular verbs. The news _________ on at six. Note: the word dollars is a special case. When talking about an amount of money, it requires a singular verb, but when referring to the dollars themselves, a plural verb is required. Five dollars _________ a lot of money. Dollars are often used instead o ...
... singular verbs. The news _________ on at six. Note: the word dollars is a special case. When talking about an amount of money, it requires a singular verb, but when referring to the dollars themselves, a plural verb is required. Five dollars _________ a lot of money. Dollars are often used instead o ...
Parts of speech overview
... • Hint: to determine whether a verb in a sentence is a linking verb, substitute a form of the verb “be”. If the sentence makes sense, the verb is most likely a linking verb. ▫ Emilia felt calm at the seashore. (the verb was can ...
... • Hint: to determine whether a verb in a sentence is a linking verb, substitute a form of the verb “be”. If the sentence makes sense, the verb is most likely a linking verb. ▫ Emilia felt calm at the seashore. (the verb was can ...
AR verb notes ANSWERS
... Add “yo” to make the sentence. “Yo hablo.” I speak/I talk. Another example, “Ella habla.” She speaks. Take the A, add to stem, make sense with subject pronoun and conjugated verb. Definitions in English: o Yo hablo. I talk. I do talk. I am talking. o Ella estudia. She studies. She does stu ...
... Add “yo” to make the sentence. “Yo hablo.” I speak/I talk. Another example, “Ella habla.” She speaks. Take the A, add to stem, make sense with subject pronoun and conjugated verb. Definitions in English: o Yo hablo. I talk. I do talk. I am talking. o Ella estudia. She studies. She does stu ...
Grammar Terms and what they mean…
... Examples – table , place , feeling Plural – means two or more things or people. Examples – tables, places, feelings Gender – in foreign languages nouns are divided up into feminine, masculine or neuter. We do have some nouns that are marked by gender in English. Examples - poet (male) poetess ( fema ...
... Examples – table , place , feeling Plural – means two or more things or people. Examples – tables, places, feelings Gender – in foreign languages nouns are divided up into feminine, masculine or neuter. We do have some nouns that are marked by gender in English. Examples - poet (male) poetess ( fema ...
Appositives: a phrase that
... Dependent clause: Depends on something else to give it its meaning. It leaves you hanging. After the car backfired Together: The dog ran away after the car backfired. Or After the car backfired, the dog ran away. Subordinate conjunction : Connects an independent (main) clause to a dependent (subordi ...
... Dependent clause: Depends on something else to give it its meaning. It leaves you hanging. After the car backfired Together: The dog ran away after the car backfired. Or After the car backfired, the dog ran away. Subordinate conjunction : Connects an independent (main) clause to a dependent (subordi ...
Parts of Speech Review
... 1. Nouns – child, Chicago, computer, honesty, happiness Nouns can be common (not capitalized) or proper (capitalized). They can sometimes be singular (girl) or plural (girls) Nouns function in many ways. Most commonly we think of them as the subject of a sentence, but they can also be the direct obj ...
... 1. Nouns – child, Chicago, computer, honesty, happiness Nouns can be common (not capitalized) or proper (capitalized). They can sometimes be singular (girl) or plural (girls) Nouns function in many ways. Most commonly we think of them as the subject of a sentence, but they can also be the direct obj ...
CASE/USAGE ROUND-UP JENNEY`S LESSONS 1
... -The PASSIVE VOICE of MaNiaCC verbs can function as a simple COPULA! e.g. Priamus erat dominus Troiae. Priamus vocabatur dominus Troiae. In these two sentences, erat and vocabatur analogous: both are copulas! GENITIVE 1. Gen./POSSESSION - the Genitive case answers the question "whose?" - English use ...
... -The PASSIVE VOICE of MaNiaCC verbs can function as a simple COPULA! e.g. Priamus erat dominus Troiae. Priamus vocabatur dominus Troiae. In these two sentences, erat and vocabatur analogous: both are copulas! GENITIVE 1. Gen./POSSESSION - the Genitive case answers the question "whose?" - English use ...
Direct Object & Direct Object Pronouns
... ________________ take the place of nouns. They have different forms depending on how they are being used in a sentence. Modelo: Ana es mi amgia. Replace Ana with ____________. ____________ es muy simpática. ...
... ________________ take the place of nouns. They have different forms depending on how they are being used in a sentence. Modelo: Ana es mi amgia. Replace Ana with ____________. ____________ es muy simpática. ...
parts of the sentence review
... 3. Predicate Adjective: follows a LINKING verb and explains or describes the subject---adjective Example: My dog is playful. 4. Predicate Nominative: follows a LINKING verb and refers (can replace) the subject—noun or pronoun Example: Tuesday is my birthday. ...
... 3. Predicate Adjective: follows a LINKING verb and explains or describes the subject---adjective Example: My dog is playful. 4. Predicate Nominative: follows a LINKING verb and refers (can replace) the subject—noun or pronoun Example: Tuesday is my birthday. ...
Session 5 - Teach Grammar
... TO HAVE is used: • With the past participle to make the perfect tense • E.g. “She has had that car for years!” Modal Auxiliaries • Can, will, may, might, shall, should, could, would, must. • They have their own rules: • Used to express possibility, desire, doubt, etc. • Bare infinitive – take infin ...
... TO HAVE is used: • With the past participle to make the perfect tense • E.g. “She has had that car for years!” Modal Auxiliaries • Can, will, may, might, shall, should, could, would, must. • They have their own rules: • Used to express possibility, desire, doubt, etc. • Bare infinitive – take infin ...
Subject-Verb Agreement
... that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement. -The dog, peppy and perky, likes to bark a lot. -The colors of the rainbow are beautiful. -One of the boxes is open. -The team captain, along with his players, is ...
... that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement. -The dog, peppy and perky, likes to bark a lot. -The colors of the rainbow are beautiful. -One of the boxes is open. -The team captain, along with his players, is ...
File
... A clause is defined as a group of related words that usually contains a subject and verb. e.g. he ran. A phrase is defined as a group of related words that usually does not contain a subject and a verb. e.g. on the table. ◦ He reached school in time. ◦ I was standing near a wall. ◦ They are singing ...
... A clause is defined as a group of related words that usually contains a subject and verb. e.g. he ran. A phrase is defined as a group of related words that usually does not contain a subject and a verb. e.g. on the table. ◦ He reached school in time. ◦ I was standing near a wall. ◦ They are singing ...
Year 6 - Polam Hall School
... Teachers should continue to emphasis to pupils the relationships between sounds and letters, even when the relationships are unusual. Once root words are learnt in this way, longer words can be spelt correctly if the rules and guidelines for adding prefixes and suffixes are also known. Many of the w ...
... Teachers should continue to emphasis to pupils the relationships between sounds and letters, even when the relationships are unusual. Once root words are learnt in this way, longer words can be spelt correctly if the rules and guidelines for adding prefixes and suffixes are also known. Many of the w ...
Present Progressive
... The ______________ _________________ is formed by combining the verb “ _____ _______” or _________ with the present participle. The present participle is the “___________” form of a verb. Modelo en inglés: I am studying or I am studying with María. In Spanish, the present progressive is ONLY u ...
... The ______________ _________________ is formed by combining the verb “ _____ _______” or _________ with the present participle. The present participle is the “___________” form of a verb. Modelo en inglés: I am studying or I am studying with María. In Spanish, the present progressive is ONLY u ...
The Present Tense • Present Tense of
... EXPLANATION: Unlike in English, the ending of a verb in Spanish expresses who is doing the action. For most verbs with infinitives ending in -ar, simply remove the -ar and add one of these endings, depending on the subject is: -o for I, -as for you (familiar), -a for he, she, you (formal), -amos for ...
... EXPLANATION: Unlike in English, the ending of a verb in Spanish expresses who is doing the action. For most verbs with infinitives ending in -ar, simply remove the -ar and add one of these endings, depending on the subject is: -o for I, -as for you (familiar), -a for he, she, you (formal), -amos for ...
Verb
... • Remember a verb cannot be a helping verb unless there is another verb for it to help. If a verb such as was or had is the only verb in a sentence, it is not a helping verb. Example: – I had called my grandmother already. [Had is a helping the main verb, called.] – They had a good time at the natur ...
... • Remember a verb cannot be a helping verb unless there is another verb for it to help. If a verb such as was or had is the only verb in a sentence, it is not a helping verb. Example: – I had called my grandmother already. [Had is a helping the main verb, called.] – They had a good time at the natur ...
Tom`s Subject/Verb Power Point
... There is a group of words that often come before plural nouns in a sentence. They tell how many. These words often end with “of:” one of, each one of, any of, neither one of. All these words mean a single thing. They are singular even though they may appear to be plural. ...
... There is a group of words that often come before plural nouns in a sentence. They tell how many. These words often end with “of:” one of, each one of, any of, neither one of. All these words mean a single thing. They are singular even though they may appear to be plural. ...
Irregular Verb Forms, Subject-Verb Agreement, Conjunctive Adverbs
... helps to avoid confusion in your writing. Conjunctive Adverbs An adverb functions in much the same way as an adjective. While adjectives modify or describe nouns, adverbs do the same to verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. An adverb may come before or after the word(s) it modifies; adverbs tell how, ...
... helps to avoid confusion in your writing. Conjunctive Adverbs An adverb functions in much the same way as an adjective. While adjectives modify or describe nouns, adverbs do the same to verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. An adverb may come before or after the word(s) it modifies; adverbs tell how, ...
Complement notes
... Complements A complement is a word or word group that completes the meaning of a subject-verb unit. (*Sentences do not need to contain complements.) Types - Object Complements (used with action verbs) - direct object - indirect object (There must already be a direct object.) - Subject Complements (u ...
... Complements A complement is a word or word group that completes the meaning of a subject-verb unit. (*Sentences do not need to contain complements.) Types - Object Complements (used with action verbs) - direct object - indirect object (There must already be a direct object.) - Subject Complements (u ...