Grammatical terminology recommended by the LAGB for use in
... ‘Prepositional passives’ are particularly common in casual styles. A passive verb allows the agent to be identified using by: Ben was bitten by the dog. But very often, in passive sentences, the agent is unknown or insignificant, and therefore not identified: The computer has been repaired. Passives ...
... ‘Prepositional passives’ are particularly common in casual styles. A passive verb allows the agent to be identified using by: Ben was bitten by the dog. But very often, in passive sentences, the agent is unknown or insignificant, and therefore not identified: The computer has been repaired. Passives ...
Grammar Worksheet #1
... Examples: Clear—The lady in a blue dress found my dog. Unclear—The lady found my dog in a blue dress. We often end spoken sentences with a preposition, but avoid this usage in your writing. Example: Spoken sentence—“Who will you go to?” Written sentence—“To whom will you go?” Here is a list of commo ...
... Examples: Clear—The lady in a blue dress found my dog. Unclear—The lady found my dog in a blue dress. We often end spoken sentences with a preposition, but avoid this usage in your writing. Example: Spoken sentence—“Who will you go to?” Written sentence—“To whom will you go?” Here is a list of commo ...
Action verbs and verbals
... Underline each verb, and circle each verbal in this passage from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Which do you think are the most lively? The boys cried out to each other, but the roaring blasts and the booming thunder blasts drowned their voices utterly. However, one by one they straggled ...
... Underline each verb, and circle each verbal in this passage from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Which do you think are the most lively? The boys cried out to each other, but the roaring blasts and the booming thunder blasts drowned their voices utterly. However, one by one they straggled ...
Simple Definition
... renames the noun before it (use an article- the, an, a - to be sure it is an appositive) Example: “a mixed Lab and Collie” New Sentence: The dog, a mixed Lab and Collie, walked across the lawn. ...
... renames the noun before it (use an article- the, an, a - to be sure it is an appositive) Example: “a mixed Lab and Collie” New Sentence: The dog, a mixed Lab and Collie, walked across the lawn. ...
Proofreading for Commas
... 2. If you can delete the phrase or clause and still keep the meaning, the phrase or clause is probably nonessential and needs two commas, one before and one after (unless the phrase or clause is at the end of the sentence). 3. As an alternate test for a nonessential phrase or clause, try saying "by ...
... 2. If you can delete the phrase or clause and still keep the meaning, the phrase or clause is probably nonessential and needs two commas, one before and one after (unless the phrase or clause is at the end of the sentence). 3. As an alternate test for a nonessential phrase or clause, try saying "by ...
Phrases - Belle Vernon Area School District
... ***Definition – A phrase is a group of words working together to function as a single part of speech. That means that an entire phrase can be for example a verb (ex. has been walking) or an adverb (ex. to the store). A phrase is NOT a sentence; therefore, it CANNOT contain a subject and a verb. I. ...
... ***Definition – A phrase is a group of words working together to function as a single part of speech. That means that an entire phrase can be for example a verb (ex. has been walking) or an adverb (ex. to the store). A phrase is NOT a sentence; therefore, it CANNOT contain a subject and a verb. I. ...
Noun Clauses in the Greek New Testament
... is happening"; the noun clause supplies a description of what that event was). In five instances the demonstrative is in a phrase which by context expresses purpose and the noun clause states the content of that purpose. Example: Col 4:8 (o{n e@pemya pro>j u[ma?j ei]j au]to> tou?to, i!na gnw?te ta> ...
... is happening"; the noun clause supplies a description of what that event was). In five instances the demonstrative is in a phrase which by context expresses purpose and the noun clause states the content of that purpose. Example: Col 4:8 (o{n e@pemya pro>j u[ma?j ei]j au]to> tou?to, i!na gnw?te ta> ...
Understanding Verbs
... The linking verb A linking verb doesn’t show physical or mental action. Instead, the linking verb shows a “state of being.” ...
... The linking verb A linking verb doesn’t show physical or mental action. Instead, the linking verb shows a “state of being.” ...
Grace Theological Journal 10
... Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish." A great variety of nouns (37 by count) have such amplifying clauses. 13 of them also are used with an epexegetic infinitive, and six more are cognate with words which use this infinitive. To an adjective This construction is less common ...
... Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish." A great variety of nouns (37 by count) have such amplifying clauses. 13 of them also are used with an epexegetic infinitive, and six more are cognate with words which use this infinitive. To an adjective This construction is less common ...
Understanding Verbs
... The linking verb A linking verb doesn’t show physical or mental action. Instead, the linking verb shows a “state of being.” ...
... The linking verb A linking verb doesn’t show physical or mental action. Instead, the linking verb shows a “state of being.” ...
Key Stage 3 Framework for languages
... A clause is a group of words that expresses an event (she drank some water) or a situation (she was thirsty/she wanted a drink). It usually contains a subject (she in the examples) and verb (drank/was/wanted). A clause differs from a phrase (see definition of 'phrase'). A sentence is made up of one ...
... A clause is a group of words that expresses an event (she drank some water) or a situation (she was thirsty/she wanted a drink). It usually contains a subject (she in the examples) and verb (drank/was/wanted). A clause differs from a phrase (see definition of 'phrase'). A sentence is made up of one ...
Verbal inflection and the structure of IP in German
... person, number, tense, mood and voice. Let us consider these paradigms in turn, following the description in Eisenberg (1986). It should be borne in mind throughout the discussion that German distinguishes two major classes of verbs, called after Jacob Grimm strong and weak verbs. The class of stron ...
... person, number, tense, mood and voice. Let us consider these paradigms in turn, following the description in Eisenberg (1986). It should be borne in mind throughout the discussion that German distinguishes two major classes of verbs, called after Jacob Grimm strong and weak verbs. The class of stron ...
Prepositional Phrases as Subject Complements
... The most magical time of night is after midnight. Studying English grammar is out of this world. My least favorite part of the workday is during the afternoon. A good place to study is in the library. Prepositional Phrase as Direct Objects The third nominal function that prepositional phrase ...
... The most magical time of night is after midnight. Studying English grammar is out of this world. My least favorite part of the workday is during the afternoon. A good place to study is in the library. Prepositional Phrase as Direct Objects The third nominal function that prepositional phrase ...
Chapter 23 - Participles
... Chapter 23 - Participles Future passive participle (gerundive): subsequent action, passive voice. Librös legendös in mënsä posuit. He placed having-to-be-read books on the table. He placed books to be read on the table He placed books which should be read on the table. ...
... Chapter 23 - Participles Future passive participle (gerundive): subsequent action, passive voice. Librös legendös in mënsä posuit. He placed having-to-be-read books on the table. He placed books to be read on the table He placed books which should be read on the table. ...
Clause Processing in Complex Sentences
... into clauses is Stefanini (1993), who, in her multi-agent system for natural language treatment, designates one agent for this task (p. 150 and ff.). This segmenting agent knows the formal indicators of subordination and coordination and should be able to build trees that represent the structure of ...
... into clauses is Stefanini (1993), who, in her multi-agent system for natural language treatment, designates one agent for this task (p. 150 and ff.). This segmenting agent knows the formal indicators of subordination and coordination and should be able to build trees that represent the structure of ...
Tip 6
... Commonly used connectives requiring parallel structures are and, or, but, either…or, neither…nor, both…and, not only…but also. Here are some examples of faulty parallelism EX: Jacqueline Bovier, the wife of John F Kennedy was charming, intelligent and a beauty. Charming and intelligent are adjective ...
... Commonly used connectives requiring parallel structures are and, or, but, either…or, neither…nor, both…and, not only…but also. Here are some examples of faulty parallelism EX: Jacqueline Bovier, the wife of John F Kennedy was charming, intelligent and a beauty. Charming and intelligent are adjective ...
The Simple Sentence - Proofreader Editor Writer/English Grammar
... Also prominent is the type who masticates words to speak them well and would not be caught dead using a common word like ‘me’. She, superior and self-assured, will inform you: ‘The mayor tells Susan and I everything. He has tea with Susan and I regularly’. (‘I’, of course, is a much better class wor ...
... Also prominent is the type who masticates words to speak them well and would not be caught dead using a common word like ‘me’. She, superior and self-assured, will inform you: ‘The mayor tells Susan and I everything. He has tea with Susan and I regularly’. (‘I’, of course, is a much better class wor ...
SAT_Grammar_Error_List
... Checking Each Answer What does it mean to check each answer? If you can’t determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence contains a grammatical error remember this: consider the types of errors from the list on the previous pages as a function of the part of speech of the underlined word. ...
... Checking Each Answer What does it mean to check each answer? If you can’t determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence contains a grammatical error remember this: consider the types of errors from the list on the previous pages as a function of the part of speech of the underlined word. ...
Grammar Practice #11 (DO and IOs)
... Melissa saw each of the films over her vacation. 1. Yes, there is an action verb – “saw” 2. The prepositional phrases have been crossed out. 3. There is one noun or pronoun left over – “each” 4. Though it may sound awkward, “each” was seen. (When you have a pronoun like “each” here, it is perfectly ...
... Melissa saw each of the films over her vacation. 1. Yes, there is an action verb – “saw” 2. The prepositional phrases have been crossed out. 3. There is one noun or pronoun left over – “each” 4. Though it may sound awkward, “each” was seen. (When you have a pronoun like “each” here, it is perfectly ...
syntax 1
... (A verb phrase consists of one or more verbs. Careful: a verb may be a so-called multi-word verb like look at). 5. prepositional phrase in the garden, of the milkman (The phrase begins with a preposition, which is followed by a noun phrase or a clause.) From the examples used so far you can see that ...
... (A verb phrase consists of one or more verbs. Careful: a verb may be a so-called multi-word verb like look at). 5. prepositional phrase in the garden, of the milkman (The phrase begins with a preposition, which is followed by a noun phrase or a clause.) From the examples used so far you can see that ...
Participles and finiteness: the case of Akhvakh
... illocutionary forces and/or the way they can be inserted as constituents of complex structures, but there is no a priori limitation on the possible manifestations of finiteness. Situations where finiteness as a grammatical feature of clauses straightforwardly correlates with the choice between diffe ...
... illocutionary forces and/or the way they can be inserted as constituents of complex structures, but there is no a priori limitation on the possible manifestations of finiteness. Situations where finiteness as a grammatical feature of clauses straightforwardly correlates with the choice between diffe ...
Greek Grammar - The Christian Evangelistic Mission
... third class condition is in view (see below: conditional clauses) (Malt.9:21, Romans 2:25, I John l:9). ...
... third class condition is in view (see below: conditional clauses) (Malt.9:21, Romans 2:25, I John l:9). ...
Grammar and Editing for Academic Writing Level 5 Sample Syllabus
... By the end of the term students will be able to: 1. Identify their most frequent grammar and sentence structure errors in their writing and demonstrate ability to identify, analyze, and minimize these errors through self-editing 2. Demonstrate variety and complexity of sentence structure in their wr ...
... By the end of the term students will be able to: 1. Identify their most frequent grammar and sentence structure errors in their writing and demonstrate ability to identify, analyze, and minimize these errors through self-editing 2. Demonstrate variety and complexity of sentence structure in their wr ...
Revised 08-27-08 Sentence variety exercise 1 Coordinating
... yet (Notice that this doesn’t apply to “for” or “so.”) For example: independent clause ...
... yet (Notice that this doesn’t apply to “for” or “so.”) For example: independent clause ...
Practice 1
... yet (Notice that this doesn’t apply to “for” or “so.”) For example: independent clause ...
... yet (Notice that this doesn’t apply to “for” or “so.”) For example: independent clause ...