Chapter Topics Description Style Wordiness/Awkward ,i.e. choose
... Modifiers with relative pronouns (which, that, where, who, whose, whom) ...
... Modifiers with relative pronouns (which, that, where, who, whose, whom) ...
Cause and Effect
... (Blue) La Bamba Story Structure - the parts that make up a story - these parts of a story work together - changing one element in the story can affect all other elements Three Parts: - Who is in the story (characters)? - Where the story takes place (setting)? - -What happens as the events unfold (pl ...
... (Blue) La Bamba Story Structure - the parts that make up a story - these parts of a story work together - changing one element in the story can affect all other elements Three Parts: - Who is in the story (characters)? - Where the story takes place (setting)? - -What happens as the events unfold (pl ...
Verbs With direct Objects - Ms. Belanger`s Classroom
... object follows the verb Two or more direct objects form a compound direct object ...
... object follows the verb Two or more direct objects form a compound direct object ...
Uses of the –ing form Relative clauses: restrictive and nonrestrictive
... Past perfect constructions with modal verbs must have + past participle: a logical deduction about something that has happened could have + past participle: a possibility that did not happen should have + past participle: a criticism, regret, or accusation about something that has happened may have ...
... Past perfect constructions with modal verbs must have + past participle: a logical deduction about something that has happened could have + past participle: a possibility that did not happen should have + past participle: a criticism, regret, or accusation about something that has happened may have ...
prepositions
... perfect tense, the main clause verb will be in the perfect conditional tense. (Would + have + V3). Eg :1.If the earthquake had occurred, the people would have left the place. 2. If you had asked me, I would have given the book to you. PARTS OF SPEECH Generally we express our feeling through the sent ...
... perfect tense, the main clause verb will be in the perfect conditional tense. (Would + have + V3). Eg :1.If the earthquake had occurred, the people would have left the place. 2. If you had asked me, I would have given the book to you. PARTS OF SPEECH Generally we express our feeling through the sent ...
About Verbs and Subject-Verb Agreement
... difference between standard and nonstandard English. Expressions such as it ain't, we has, I be, or he don't are examples of nonstandard English. There are three irregular verbs which often cause special problems for students who are used to speaking in nonstandard English. These are be, do, and hav ...
... difference between standard and nonstandard English. Expressions such as it ain't, we has, I be, or he don't are examples of nonstandard English. There are three irregular verbs which often cause special problems for students who are used to speaking in nonstandard English. These are be, do, and hav ...
Basic Diagramming Dialogue
... 3. If the sentence is a compound sentence, place a vertical line before the coordinating conjunction to divide the sentence into its two (or more) independent clauses. 4. To locate the verb, ask: What’s happening? Write all helping and main verbs side-by-side on the base line of the diagram. 5. To l ...
... 3. If the sentence is a compound sentence, place a vertical line before the coordinating conjunction to divide the sentence into its two (or more) independent clauses. 4. To locate the verb, ask: What’s happening? Write all helping and main verbs side-by-side on the base line of the diagram. 5. To l ...
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
... There are three different kinds of verbs in the English language – transitive, intransitive and linking verbs. This handout will focus on both transitive and intransitive verbs. What is a transitive verb? A verb is a word that conveys action to the reader. A transitive verb is a verb that takes a di ...
... There are three different kinds of verbs in the English language – transitive, intransitive and linking verbs. This handout will focus on both transitive and intransitive verbs. What is a transitive verb? A verb is a word that conveys action to the reader. A transitive verb is a verb that takes a di ...
engl000-1.3.1-grammar practice, basic sentences
... of verb phrases (The game has been played. The movie will be coming to a theater near you.). Now we’ll look at two other kinds of phrases: PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES and VERBAL PHRASES. First, we’ll examine VERBAL PHRASES. A. A Verbal Phrase is different from a Verb Phrase in that it contains either an - ...
... of verb phrases (The game has been played. The movie will be coming to a theater near you.). Now we’ll look at two other kinds of phrases: PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES and VERBAL PHRASES. First, we’ll examine VERBAL PHRASES. A. A Verbal Phrase is different from a Verb Phrase in that it contains either an - ...
Contrasts expressed in the verb phrase
... 3.2 The perfect form, which has several functions but most typically expresses a state resulting from an earlier event. For example, the perfect form She had finished the wine most obviously means ‘There was no wine then because she drank the last of it earlier’. Apart from the fact that the Perfect ...
... 3.2 The perfect form, which has several functions but most typically expresses a state resulting from an earlier event. For example, the perfect form She had finished the wine most obviously means ‘There was no wine then because she drank the last of it earlier’. Apart from the fact that the Perfect ...
A brief revision on basics of Grammar
... The answer is (a). ‘Yesterday’ tells us it is a PAST event, thus past Tense. ‘When’ gives me a clue that the verb I should choose has -ing because it describes a continuous action. Then I ask myself, Who is doing the ‘watching’ action (Subject)? ‘She’ is, thus the subject. So the answer cannot be C ...
... The answer is (a). ‘Yesterday’ tells us it is a PAST event, thus past Tense. ‘When’ gives me a clue that the verb I should choose has -ing because it describes a continuous action. Then I ask myself, Who is doing the ‘watching’ action (Subject)? ‘She’ is, thus the subject. So the answer cannot be C ...
A brief revision on basics of Grammar
... The answer is (a). ‘Yesterday’ tells us it is a PAST event, thus past Tense. ‘When’ gives me a clue that the verb I should choose has -ing because it describes a continuous action. Then I ask myself, Who is doing the ‘watching’ action (Subject)? ‘She’ is, thus the subject. So the answer cannot be C ...
... The answer is (a). ‘Yesterday’ tells us it is a PAST event, thus past Tense. ‘When’ gives me a clue that the verb I should choose has -ing because it describes a continuous action. Then I ask myself, Who is doing the ‘watching’ action (Subject)? ‘She’ is, thus the subject. So the answer cannot be C ...
Grammar wrap-up — Verbs, Adverbs, and Prepositions I realized
... Irish has only four tenses, one “mood” and one “voice”, those being: Present Habitual, Simple Past, Past Habitual, and Future tenses; Conditional Mood (if-then / would), and Subjunctive Voice (hope / curse). In our western dialect we only have a few personal pronoun endings to worry about when conju ...
... Irish has only four tenses, one “mood” and one “voice”, those being: Present Habitual, Simple Past, Past Habitual, and Future tenses; Conditional Mood (if-then / would), and Subjunctive Voice (hope / curse). In our western dialect we only have a few personal pronoun endings to worry about when conju ...
Verbals and Verbal Phrases
... A participle phrase consists of a participle plus its modifiers and complements, Ex. They spied a shape lurking in the dark shadows. ...
... A participle phrase consists of a participle plus its modifiers and complements, Ex. They spied a shape lurking in the dark shadows. ...
Subject-verb agreement
... When the subject is a collective noun (team, audience, class, family, etc.). Collective nouns are especially tricky because they can be singular or plural, depending on the context. Collective nouns are followed by singular verbs when the members of the group are functioning as a single entity, and ...
... When the subject is a collective noun (team, audience, class, family, etc.). Collective nouns are especially tricky because they can be singular or plural, depending on the context. Collective nouns are followed by singular verbs when the members of the group are functioning as a single entity, and ...
Subject-Verb Agreement - the UCT Writing Centre
... Noun: A ‘naming’ word that names a person, a place, a thing or an idea. Verb: A ‘doing’ word that expresses an action or otherwise helps to make a statement. This means that a singular noun (e.g. ‘the cat’) takes a singular verb (e.g. ‘sleeps’); and a plural noun (e.g. ‘the cats’) takes a plural ...
... Noun: A ‘naming’ word that names a person, a place, a thing or an idea. Verb: A ‘doing’ word that expresses an action or otherwise helps to make a statement. This means that a singular noun (e.g. ‘the cat’) takes a singular verb (e.g. ‘sleeps’); and a plural noun (e.g. ‘the cats’) takes a plural ...
DEPENDENT USES OF THE SUBJUNCTIVE
... VERB OF ASKING +INTERROGATIVE+ SUBJUNCTIVE VIR ROGAT UBI AMBULARES THE MAN ASKS WHERE ARE YOU WALKING. THERE WILL NOT BE A QUESTION MARK! ...
... VERB OF ASKING +INTERROGATIVE+ SUBJUNCTIVE VIR ROGAT UBI AMBULARES THE MAN ASKS WHERE ARE YOU WALKING. THERE WILL NOT BE A QUESTION MARK! ...
Infinitives as Nouns - Polk School District
... • When an infinitive is acting like a noun, it can be the subject, the direct object, or the predicate noun. Good news: it won’t be an indirect object, appositive, or object of a preposition ...
... • When an infinitive is acting like a noun, it can be the subject, the direct object, or the predicate noun. Good news: it won’t be an indirect object, appositive, or object of a preposition ...
Grammatical Rules from Harbrace Handbook 3a Punctuating
... 3b Recognizing comma splices and fused sentences Two methods for identifying comma splices and fused sentences 1. Locate a sentence that may be problematic. Put it into this frame sentence: They do not understand the idea that __________________________. Only complete sentences make sense when place ...
... 3b Recognizing comma splices and fused sentences Two methods for identifying comma splices and fused sentences 1. Locate a sentence that may be problematic. Put it into this frame sentence: They do not understand the idea that __________________________. Only complete sentences make sense when place ...
CLAUSES
... An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses answer the questions what kind? or which one? Most adjective clauses begin with a relative pronoun. Sometimes they can begin with an adverb such as when or ...
... An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses answer the questions what kind? or which one? Most adjective clauses begin with a relative pronoun. Sometimes they can begin with an adverb such as when or ...