Sentence Patterns*
... The Interrupting Cow, Modifier, adds information to the sentence: it describes the subject. • My mother, the greatest woman in the history of the world, is hungry. ...
... The Interrupting Cow, Modifier, adds information to the sentence: it describes the subject. • My mother, the greatest woman in the history of the world, is hungry. ...
No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill. adjective 1. They ran
... 1. It rained for three days. The streets in my neighborhood flooded. 2. I got to ball practice late. I forgot to set my alarm. 3. Kyle completed his homework. He put it in his binder. 4. Luke mowed the lawn. He earned ten dollars. 5. I stayed up late last night. I am tired today. 6. Neil doesn't lik ...
... 1. It rained for three days. The streets in my neighborhood flooded. 2. I got to ball practice late. I forgot to set my alarm. 3. Kyle completed his homework. He put it in his binder. 4. Luke mowed the lawn. He earned ten dollars. 5. I stayed up late last night. I am tired today. 6. Neil doesn't lik ...
Grammar Troublesome Verbs
... because they have similar meanings or because they look alike. • Sit/set, lie/lay, and leave/let are examples of verbs that are often confused. ...
... because they have similar meanings or because they look alike. • Sit/set, lie/lay, and leave/let are examples of verbs that are often confused. ...
The Painter in You: Exploring the Art of Vigorous Sentence
... 3 Manipulation Techniques Participle Appositive Action Verbs ...
... 3 Manipulation Techniques Participle Appositive Action Verbs ...
Practice with Direct Object Prounouns
... Indirect vs. Direct object pronouns: Just as in English, verbs can be accompanied by direct and indirect objects. • A direct object is the noun or pronoun that the verb acts directly on. • An indirect object is the person affected by the action but not acted directly upon. Recipient of verb’s actio ...
... Indirect vs. Direct object pronouns: Just as in English, verbs can be accompanied by direct and indirect objects. • A direct object is the noun or pronoun that the verb acts directly on. • An indirect object is the person affected by the action but not acted directly upon. Recipient of verb’s actio ...
LTF - Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
... 2. Frightening pedestrians in their path, the men fall, twisting and tumbling with great speed down the concrete sidewalk toward the street filled with speeding cars and trucks. Adding meaning through Phrases In Paragraph 1 of the passage, Hillenbrand uses only simple sentences or independent clause ...
... 2. Frightening pedestrians in their path, the men fall, twisting and tumbling with great speed down the concrete sidewalk toward the street filled with speeding cars and trucks. Adding meaning through Phrases In Paragraph 1 of the passage, Hillenbrand uses only simple sentences or independent clause ...
1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th Period Flashcard Terms - Mrs. Owen
... Ex: By eating Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, you will not get a cold. ...
... Ex: By eating Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, you will not get a cold. ...
The First Deadly Sin: Passive Voice
... Example: A key difference between banking crises of today and of yesterday is that they have greater global impact. (Which crises have more impact?) ...
... Example: A key difference between banking crises of today and of yesterday is that they have greater global impact. (Which crises have more impact?) ...
the seven deadly sins of writing
... Example: A key difference between banking crises of today and of yesterday is that they have greater global impact. (Which crises have more impact?) ...
... Example: A key difference between banking crises of today and of yesterday is that they have greater global impact. (Which crises have more impact?) ...
Reflexive Pronouns
... Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for themselves. Ex: bañarse: to bathe one’s self ...
... Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for themselves. Ex: bañarse: to bathe one’s self ...
3/39 - M. Ali Fauzi
... • Possessive pronouns (my, your, her) followed by nouns • Personal pronouns (I, you, he) likely to be followed by verbs • Need to know if a word is an N or V before you can parse • Information extraction • Finding names, relations, etc. ...
... • Possessive pronouns (my, your, her) followed by nouns • Personal pronouns (I, you, he) likely to be followed by verbs • Need to know if a word is an N or V before you can parse • Information extraction • Finding names, relations, etc. ...
Ch 11 - CSU, Chico
... The trick in the selection of examples is to show a contrast in which someone is not tall but too tall, not heavy but too heavy, not short but too short, not old but too old, not young but too young, and so on. Focussing adjuncts: only, even, just… Focussing adjuncts indicate either restrictive or a ...
... The trick in the selection of examples is to show a contrast in which someone is not tall but too tall, not heavy but too heavy, not short but too short, not old but too old, not young but too young, and so on. Focussing adjuncts: only, even, just… Focussing adjuncts indicate either restrictive or a ...
Appositive Phrases
... adjective; it modifies a noun or a pronoun. • Adjective phrases answer two questions: 1. What kind? - People with bad tempers are unpleasant. (modifies noun) 2. Which one? - My new boyfriend is the cute one on the stage. (modifies pronoun) ...
... adjective; it modifies a noun or a pronoun. • Adjective phrases answer two questions: 1. What kind? - People with bad tempers are unpleasant. (modifies noun) 2. Which one? - My new boyfriend is the cute one on the stage. (modifies pronoun) ...
El Subjuntivo - Deer Park ISD
... Normally, the indicative conjugation is "She drinks"; but, the subjunctive conjugation form drops the "s." 2) The State requires that you be 18 years old to buy cigarettes. ...
... Normally, the indicative conjugation is "She drinks"; but, the subjunctive conjugation form drops the "s." 2) The State requires that you be 18 years old to buy cigarettes. ...
Combining Sentences and Inserting Phrases
... Participial phrases act in the same way as an adjective (they modify a noun or a pronoun) You can change the verb from one sentence into a participle by adding –ing or –ed or by dropping the helping verb if the main verb already ends in –ing or –ed. ...
... Participial phrases act in the same way as an adjective (they modify a noun or a pronoun) You can change the verb from one sentence into a participle by adding –ing or –ed or by dropping the helping verb if the main verb already ends in –ing or –ed. ...
This 23 page guide is not meant for reading, light... tool. Look through it, see what’s in it, and think... How to use this guide
... To safely detonate the explosives requires great expertise. You ought to at least try to talk some sense into her. I need to be fully informed about every development in this case. Although the rule that infinitives should not be split was based on Latin rather than English, it has been widely accep ...
... To safely detonate the explosives requires great expertise. You ought to at least try to talk some sense into her. I need to be fully informed about every development in this case. Although the rule that infinitives should not be split was based on Latin rather than English, it has been widely accep ...
Make - Do Lie - Lay Think - Mean Rise - Raise Lend
... Make - Do • Make ( made - made) means to "produce" or "create" something: He is making a toy car. • Do (did - done) means to "carry" or "be occupied with" something: She was doing her homework. • But there are lots of expressions with do/make which have quite special meanings. It is difficult to giv ...
... Make - Do • Make ( made - made) means to "produce" or "create" something: He is making a toy car. • Do (did - done) means to "carry" or "be occupied with" something: She was doing her homework. • But there are lots of expressions with do/make which have quite special meanings. It is difficult to giv ...
Study Notes - Series 3 - Episode 5
... Watch your spelling. It counts too! In formal academic writing, one of the means by which information can be expanded on is through the use of nominal groups. A nominal group structure consists of a main noun which is surrounded by other words or phrases that serve to describe or characterise the no ...
... Watch your spelling. It counts too! In formal academic writing, one of the means by which information can be expanded on is through the use of nominal groups. A nominal group structure consists of a main noun which is surrounded by other words or phrases that serve to describe or characterise the no ...
Ten-Minute Grammar
... In my class, students get full credit as long as they come up with an answer for every question, even if some answers are incorrect. At the very least, for the first few days while new concepts are introduced, students should be allowed to change their answers during the correction session—but only ...
... In my class, students get full credit as long as they come up with an answer for every question, even if some answers are incorrect. At the very least, for the first few days while new concepts are introduced, students should be allowed to change their answers during the correction session—but only ...
Sentences PPT Student Version
... still be missing an important part of a verb string. may have a subject-verb relationship, but cannot stand by itself. ...
... still be missing an important part of a verb string. may have a subject-verb relationship, but cannot stand by itself. ...
Gerunds
... Look at the following pair of sentences. In the first, the use of a gerund (functioning as a noun) allows the meaning to be expressed more precisely than in the second. In the first sentence the interrupting itself, a specific behavior, is precisely indicated as the cause of the speaker's irritation ...
... Look at the following pair of sentences. In the first, the use of a gerund (functioning as a noun) allows the meaning to be expressed more precisely than in the second. In the first sentence the interrupting itself, a specific behavior, is precisely indicated as the cause of the speaker's irritation ...
A Guide to Subject-Verb Agreement
... or unit: Hide and seek is Beau’s favorite game. Here, “hide and seek” is considered a single idea and “it” is Beau’s favorite. Here’s another one to watch out for: Beau’s previous owner and abuser is a horrible person. Here, “previous owner and abuser” refers to one person; therefore, “he” is a horr ...
... or unit: Hide and seek is Beau’s favorite game. Here, “hide and seek” is considered a single idea and “it” is Beau’s favorite. Here’s another one to watch out for: Beau’s previous owner and abuser is a horrible person. Here, “previous owner and abuser” refers to one person; therefore, “he” is a horr ...
Constructional Licensing in Morphology and Syntax
... This quotation leaves open to what extent words exhibit internal complexity. In this paper, we want to defend a unitary view of complex words (of the concatenative morphology type) and phrases. Like syntactic constructions, word formation patterns can be qualified as constructions, which may have fi ...
... This quotation leaves open to what extent words exhibit internal complexity. In this paper, we want to defend a unitary view of complex words (of the concatenative morphology type) and phrases. Like syntactic constructions, word formation patterns can be qualified as constructions, which may have fi ...
All questions, suggestions, comments and
... When a gerund is used preceded by another verb, the pronoun can be placed before the other verb but not between the other verb and the gerund. When a gerund stands by itself, the pronoun typically is attached. Some examples: Lo estoy buscando. Estoy buscándolo. (I am looking for it.) Seguiré est ...
... When a gerund is used preceded by another verb, the pronoun can be placed before the other verb but not between the other verb and the gerund. When a gerund stands by itself, the pronoun typically is attached. Some examples: Lo estoy buscando. Estoy buscándolo. (I am looking for it.) Seguiré est ...