Sentence Parts and Phrases
... object (ex: We love English.) • Intransitive verb (vi): does not take a direct object (ex: Please sit down.) • All linking verbs (lv) are intransitive ...
... object (ex: We love English.) • Intransitive verb (vi): does not take a direct object (ex: Please sit down.) • All linking verbs (lv) are intransitive ...
Sentence Parts and Phrases
... object (ex: We love English.) • Intransitive verb (vi): does not take a direct object (ex: Please sit down.) • All linking verbs (lv) are intransitive ...
... object (ex: We love English.) • Intransitive verb (vi): does not take a direct object (ex: Please sit down.) • All linking verbs (lv) are intransitive ...
Sentence Parts and Phrases
... object (ex: We love English.) • Intransitive verb (vi): does not take a direct object (ex: Please sit down.) • All linking verbs (lv) are intransitive ...
... object (ex: We love English.) • Intransitive verb (vi): does not take a direct object (ex: Please sit down.) • All linking verbs (lv) are intransitive ...
Week 7: Types and structure of phrases
... we can mark auxiliary status in a tree structure representation [AUX] we can also be specific about the types of verbal complement, e.g. to-infinitive [BARE], [INF], bare infinitive (= infinitive without infinitive marker to) past/passive participle [PPART], present participle [ING] finiteness can a ...
... we can mark auxiliary status in a tree structure representation [AUX] we can also be specific about the types of verbal complement, e.g. to-infinitive [BARE], [INF], bare infinitive (= infinitive without infinitive marker to) past/passive participle [PPART], present participle [ING] finiteness can a ...
Reciprocal Verbs
... Reciprocal Verbs • In the passe compose, use être as the helping verb when making a verb reciprocal • The past participle MUST agree with the pronoun when it is the direct object of the sentence • EXAMPLES – Nous avons vu Paul hier -> • Nous nous sommes vus hier. ...
... Reciprocal Verbs • In the passe compose, use être as the helping verb when making a verb reciprocal • The past participle MUST agree with the pronoun when it is the direct object of the sentence • EXAMPLES – Nous avons vu Paul hier -> • Nous nous sommes vus hier. ...
12.1 phrases and clauses
... Prescriptive approach/attitude = tends to see other varieties of language other than ‘standard’ English as incorrect or bad and is highly critical to uses of language that ‘deviates’ from established grammatical rules. Descriptive approach/attitude = tends to comment on actual usage and describe how ...
... Prescriptive approach/attitude = tends to see other varieties of language other than ‘standard’ English as incorrect or bad and is highly critical to uses of language that ‘deviates’ from established grammatical rules. Descriptive approach/attitude = tends to comment on actual usage and describe how ...
Parts of Speech
... Relative pronouns: that, which, who, whom, whose Interrogative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those Indefinite pronouns: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, nobody, ...
... Relative pronouns: that, which, who, whom, whose Interrogative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those Indefinite pronouns: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, nobody, ...
Embedded Clauses in TAG
... Examples: Constraints imposed by the main verb on the embedded verb • “Expect” takes a finite clause or an infinitive, but not a participle: – We expect to see him. – We expect that we will see him. • Modal auxiliary verbs (will, would, may, might, can, could, shall, should, etc) are always finite. ...
... Examples: Constraints imposed by the main verb on the embedded verb • “Expect” takes a finite clause or an infinitive, but not a participle: – We expect to see him. – We expect that we will see him. • Modal auxiliary verbs (will, would, may, might, can, could, shall, should, etc) are always finite. ...
100 Commonly Misspelled Words
... Pronouns (she, yourself, her, he, it, they, who, etc.) need to be clear about the word or words they are replacing. (INCORRECT:The restaurant prohibitted smoking, which many customers resented.) Do the customers resent the restaurant or smoking? Use a comma after an introductory phrase. (Determined ...
... Pronouns (she, yourself, her, he, it, they, who, etc.) need to be clear about the word or words they are replacing. (INCORRECT:The restaurant prohibitted smoking, which many customers resented.) Do the customers resent the restaurant or smoking? Use a comma after an introductory phrase. (Determined ...
Cue cards for PENS
... Sally swam and played all afternoon. The dogs had barked all night and slept all day. Michelle came home yesterday and did not work all day today. The basketball team rode on a bus and flew in a plane to attend the game. 5. The park is dark and spooky at night and can be delightful on ...
... Sally swam and played all afternoon. The dogs had barked all night and slept all day. Michelle came home yesterday and did not work all day today. The basketball team rode on a bus and flew in a plane to attend the game. 5. The park is dark and spooky at night and can be delightful on ...
File
... CS - Complete Subject – The simple subject and any modifiers that go with it (including dependent clauses) Predicate – The action of the sentence SP - Simple Predicate – Only the verb that shows the sentence’s action CP - Complete Predicate – The simple predicate and all its modifiers (including dep ...
... CS - Complete Subject – The simple subject and any modifiers that go with it (including dependent clauses) Predicate – The action of the sentence SP - Simple Predicate – Only the verb that shows the sentence’s action CP - Complete Predicate – The simple predicate and all its modifiers (including dep ...
The Linking Verb
... If you can substitute am, is, or are for the verb and the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands. BUT, if the sentence makes no sense, you are dealing with an action verb instead. ...
... If you can substitute am, is, or are for the verb and the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands. BUT, if the sentence makes no sense, you are dealing with an action verb instead. ...
Grammar Girl - Quantum Theatre
... Upper KS2: again we look at clauses and phrases and learn a clause is part of a sentence that has a subject and a verb whereas a phrase doesn’t have a verb or doesn’t have a subject and we ask the audience to identify whether various groups of words are clauses or phrases. We follow this by looking ...
... Upper KS2: again we look at clauses and phrases and learn a clause is part of a sentence that has a subject and a verb whereas a phrase doesn’t have a verb or doesn’t have a subject and we ask the audience to identify whether various groups of words are clauses or phrases. We follow this by looking ...
Phrases
... Participial Phrase: The river—swollen with the recent rains–crested over its banks. Use your participles from above in three sentences & underline the participial ...
... Participial Phrase: The river—swollen with the recent rains–crested over its banks. Use your participles from above in three sentences & underline the participial ...
Grammar Review parts of speech
... for help and found my brother reading in the kitchen. (The last two examples are phrases.) -An infinitive used as an adjective would follow a noun and describe it. The race to win is the one that qualifies us for the Olympics. The little girl thinks of Green Eggs and Ham as a book to read daily. (in ...
... for help and found my brother reading in the kitchen. (The last two examples are phrases.) -An infinitive used as an adjective would follow a noun and describe it. The race to win is the one that qualifies us for the Olympics. The little girl thinks of Green Eggs and Ham as a book to read daily. (in ...
Eng 430
... You might notice that the simple past, walked, looks just like the past participle, walked. But they are not the same. The simple past shows time and can be the main verb of a sentence: I walked to school. The verb tells us that this happened in the past. When the past participle is part of the main ...
... You might notice that the simple past, walked, looks just like the past participle, walked. But they are not the same. The simple past shows time and can be the main verb of a sentence: I walked to school. The verb tells us that this happened in the past. When the past participle is part of the main ...
Presentation -ing Forms as Nouns or as Part of Noun Phrase
... Look at these examples - It is essential to realize that there is no shame in taking a job we like and can do. - It is important to point out the fact that a person needn’t be bound to the subject he studied. Note that the infinitive (to+ verb) is used after the adjectives essential and important ...
... Look at these examples - It is essential to realize that there is no shame in taking a job we like and can do. - It is important to point out the fact that a person needn’t be bound to the subject he studied. Note that the infinitive (to+ verb) is used after the adjectives essential and important ...
Parts of Speech
... Verbals: verbs acting as other parts of speech Infinitives like: to be, to see, to understand Participles which are verbs pretending to be adjectives: The singing waiter croaks like a frog. They can also end in -ed Gerunds are verbs that act as nouns. When a verb is the subject of the sentence ...
... Verbals: verbs acting as other parts of speech Infinitives like: to be, to see, to understand Participles which are verbs pretending to be adjectives: The singing waiter croaks like a frog. They can also end in -ed Gerunds are verbs that act as nouns. When a verb is the subject of the sentence ...
Meet the Sentence Structure Family
... Let’s practice! What types of sentences are these? What are the patterns you notice in each sentence? When I was at school today, Mrs. Mann threw Jake across the ...
... Let’s practice! What types of sentences are these? What are the patterns you notice in each sentence? When I was at school today, Mrs. Mann threw Jake across the ...
Part I: Give the nominative singular and genitive singular form of the
... 14. What are two signs, as described by the author, that an orator is NOT one who is able to move the hearts and minds of his audience. ANY 2 of: judge is yawning (oscitantem), talking to someone else (loquentem cum alterō); sometimes wandering off (errantem); checking the time (mittentem...horas); ...
... 14. What are two signs, as described by the author, that an orator is NOT one who is able to move the hearts and minds of his audience. ANY 2 of: judge is yawning (oscitantem), talking to someone else (loquentem cum alterō); sometimes wandering off (errantem); checking the time (mittentem...horas); ...
Grammar and Punctuation guide - Codicote C of E Primary School
... independent clause A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence. Raccoons steal food. indirect object A noun or pronoun that indicates to whom or for whom, to what or for what the action of a transitive verb is performed. I asked her a question. Ed gave the door a kick ...
... independent clause A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence. Raccoons steal food. indirect object A noun or pronoun that indicates to whom or for whom, to what or for what the action of a transitive verb is performed. I asked her a question. Ed gave the door a kick ...
Grammar Review - English with Mrs. Lamp
... • Example: He yelled to warn everyone about the broken glass. ...
... • Example: He yelled to warn everyone about the broken glass. ...
Review of Participles Formation of Participles
... 3. When participial phrases are refined into English claues, the sequence of tenses rule must be followed. The sequence of tenses rule for participles is identical to the rule for infinitives in indirect discourse: the perfect participle happened before the main verb; the present participle happens ...
... 3. When participial phrases are refined into English claues, the sequence of tenses rule must be followed. The sequence of tenses rule for participles is identical to the rule for infinitives in indirect discourse: the perfect participle happened before the main verb; the present participle happens ...
PHRASES
... Phrase- a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject (NOTE: if a group of words contains both a verb and its subject, it is called a clause) ...
... Phrase- a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject (NOTE: if a group of words contains both a verb and its subject, it is called a clause) ...