Name: Verb Best Friend: A. Action Verb
... Participle Phrases are created when a Past or Present Participle is combined with a Prepositional Phrase. “Flickering” ends in –ING, “in the room” is a Prepositional Phrase, and both modify the noun, “candle.” #3 Gerunds and Gerund Phrases any –ING verb used as a noun Example Skiing has been grea ...
... Participle Phrases are created when a Past or Present Participle is combined with a Prepositional Phrase. “Flickering” ends in –ING, “in the room” is a Prepositional Phrase, and both modify the noun, “candle.” #3 Gerunds and Gerund Phrases any –ING verb used as a noun Example Skiing has been grea ...
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
... • When the pronoun is the subject (the person doing the action) of the sentence, it is called a Subject Pronoun. Example: Bob is swimming. He is swimming. ...
... • When the pronoun is the subject (the person doing the action) of the sentence, it is called a Subject Pronoun. Example: Bob is swimming. He is swimming. ...
common grammar vocabulary
... Examples: A book is sitting on the desk. An insect is crawling up your sleeve. She has an awful cold. They haven’t been to a movie in a long time. Definite article: the Examples: The book on the desk is very good. The insect crawling up your sleeve is a wasp. She has the worst cold she has ever ha ...
... Examples: A book is sitting on the desk. An insect is crawling up your sleeve. She has an awful cold. They haven’t been to a movie in a long time. Definite article: the Examples: The book on the desk is very good. The insect crawling up your sleeve is a wasp. She has the worst cold she has ever ha ...
DGP Tuesday Notes - Sentence Parts and Phrases
... 1. Simple Subject (S): the “who” or “what” of the verb. Must be a noun, pronoun, gerund, or infinitive. Can NEVER be a prepositional phrase. There and here are never the subject of a sentence. The subject can be an “understood you”: Bring me the remote control, please. (You bring it.) Example: The d ...
... 1. Simple Subject (S): the “who” or “what” of the verb. Must be a noun, pronoun, gerund, or infinitive. Can NEVER be a prepositional phrase. There and here are never the subject of a sentence. The subject can be an “understood you”: Bring me the remote control, please. (You bring it.) Example: The d ...
Class_02_English_2015
... if. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copulative conjunction, continuative, connecting the sentences it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Third personal pronoun, neuter, nominative singular, standing for plant or animal, and subject of is examined is examined. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... if. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copulative conjunction, continuative, connecting the sentences it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Third personal pronoun, neuter, nominative singular, standing for plant or animal, and subject of is examined is examined. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Preposition Notes - English with Mrs. Lamp
... • A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object (the noun that follows it, like “bed” in “under the bed”), and any modifiers of the object (like the adjective “the”). • People communicate in many ways. – Here, the preposition is “in,” the object of the preposition is the noun “ways,” ...
... • A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object (the noun that follows it, like “bed” in “under the bed”), and any modifiers of the object (like the adjective “the”). • People communicate in many ways. – Here, the preposition is “in,” the object of the preposition is the noun “ways,” ...
Parts of Speech It is important to understand that
... Person: Ms. Morgan likes to eat spinach. Place: Kealing is the best middle school on earth. Thing: Ms. Roy owns one million geeky board ...
... Person: Ms. Morgan likes to eat spinach. Place: Kealing is the best middle school on earth. Thing: Ms. Roy owns one million geeky board ...
Class_02_English_2011
... if. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copulative conjunction, continuative, connecting the sentences it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Third personal pronoun, neuter, nominative singular, standing for plant or animal, and subject of is examined is examined. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... if. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copulative conjunction, continuative, connecting the sentences it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Third personal pronoun, neuter, nominative singular, standing for plant or animal, and subject of is examined is examined. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Study Guide Final Exam
... Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases : Text Pages145 -146 o An Infinitive is a verb form that is almost always preceded by the word “to.” In a sentence, an infinitive can act a noun, an adjective, or an adverb I plan to compete. (Infinitive as a noun) I was among the first runners to enter. (Inf ...
... Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases : Text Pages145 -146 o An Infinitive is a verb form that is almost always preceded by the word “to.” In a sentence, an infinitive can act a noun, an adjective, or an adverb I plan to compete. (Infinitive as a noun) I was among the first runners to enter. (Inf ...
Grammar Review
... • They are formed by adding –self or –selves. • Myself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves, ourselves • The words hisself and theirselves do not exist. ...
... • They are formed by adding –self or –selves. • Myself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves, ourselves • The words hisself and theirselves do not exist. ...
Example - eng
... Preposition-Comes before a noun or pronoun to form a prepositional phrase. Conjunction-Joins together words, clauses, phrases or sentences (and, but, nor, or) ...
... Preposition-Comes before a noun or pronoun to form a prepositional phrase. Conjunction-Joins together words, clauses, phrases or sentences (and, but, nor, or) ...
Newest parts of speech packet 2008 2009
... Write the definition of an adjective on your review sheet. Underline each adjective. (Do not underline articles: a, an, the. Remember that some pronouns are used as adjectives.) Draw an arrow to the word it modifies. 1. Lakota asked if she could park her red Honda in our crowded garage. (4) 2. Paul ...
... Write the definition of an adjective on your review sheet. Underline each adjective. (Do not underline articles: a, an, the. Remember that some pronouns are used as adjectives.) Draw an arrow to the word it modifies. 1. Lakota asked if she could park her red Honda in our crowded garage. (4) 2. Paul ...
Document
... cheese, China, etc. are nouns, functioning here in a kind of syntactic reversal of the structure “NP of X” or “NP with/having to do with X” (with a more specific and less awkward meaning). Most of the Column A examples can be rephrased in these ways and retain their original meanings (damage of the ...
... cheese, China, etc. are nouns, functioning here in a kind of syntactic reversal of the structure “NP of X” or “NP with/having to do with X” (with a more specific and less awkward meaning). Most of the Column A examples can be rephrased in these ways and retain their original meanings (damage of the ...
File - Bobcat English II Pre-AP
... confused with a prepositional phrase. The infinitive is to followed by a verb, the prepositional phrase is to followed by a noun. Keep in mind that occasionally the word to in an infinitive is omitted (or understood) in the sentence. Underline the infinitive phrases in the following sentences and wr ...
... confused with a prepositional phrase. The infinitive is to followed by a verb, the prepositional phrase is to followed by a noun. Keep in mind that occasionally the word to in an infinitive is omitted (or understood) in the sentence. Underline the infinitive phrases in the following sentences and wr ...
Prepositional Phrases
... An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun. Ex: Passengers in a hot-air balloon ride in the gondola, a small basket beneath the balloon. An essential or restrictive appositive is needed to make the meaning of a sentence complete (no commas). Ex: The British ...
... An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun. Ex: Passengers in a hot-air balloon ride in the gondola, a small basket beneath the balloon. An essential or restrictive appositive is needed to make the meaning of a sentence complete (no commas). Ex: The British ...
Relationships between ideas -1
... Not only my mother but also my sister is here. Not only my sister but also my parents are here. Neither my mother nor my sister is here. Neither my sister nor my parents are here. These conjunctions must be used with parallel parts of speech: not only + verb + but also + verb(Yesterday it not only r ...
... Not only my mother but also my sister is here. Not only my sister but also my parents are here. Neither my mother nor my sister is here. Neither my sister nor my parents are here. These conjunctions must be used with parallel parts of speech: not only + verb + but also + verb(Yesterday it not only r ...
Grammar Ch 18 Notes - Ohio County Schools
... •A ______________ ______________ is a noun, pronoun, or group of words acting as a noun that receives the ______________ of the transitive verb. Exercise 5: Identify the direct object in each sentence. 1.My mother asked her for the cookie recipe. 2.We will need a dictionary and some paper. 3.Which t ...
... •A ______________ ______________ is a noun, pronoun, or group of words acting as a noun that receives the ______________ of the transitive verb. Exercise 5: Identify the direct object in each sentence. 1.My mother asked her for the cookie recipe. 2.We will need a dictionary and some paper. 3.Which t ...
Page 1 of 4 Chapter 14 The Phrase Objective: Phrases A is a group
... An adjective phrase may also modify the object of _____________ prepositional phrase. Example: The horse (in the trailer) (with rusted latch) broke loose. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Practice time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Identify the adjective ...
... An adjective phrase may also modify the object of _____________ prepositional phrase. Example: The horse (in the trailer) (with rusted latch) broke loose. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Practice time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Identify the adjective ...
Phrases and Clauses
... In each of the examples, the underlined part is the appositive. “Larry, the plumber, fixed the sink. An excellent dancer, Rebecca took years of ...
... In each of the examples, the underlined part is the appositive. “Larry, the plumber, fixed the sink. An excellent dancer, Rebecca took years of ...
What`s the Subject
... 3. If both have one of the “tags” from #2 (i.e., proper noun or an article) or if neither has such a tag, then the first in word order is the subject. This statement is also known as a “convertible proposition” (see below), but it may still be important in terms of the context to specify the correct ...
... 3. If both have one of the “tags” from #2 (i.e., proper noun or an article) or if neither has such a tag, then the first in word order is the subject. This statement is also known as a “convertible proposition” (see below), but it may still be important in terms of the context to specify the correct ...
1-5
... After, since, although, as, because, if, unless are some of the common subordinating conjunctions. Because I was the most qualified applicant, I was offered the job. INTERJECTION--A word used to make an exclamation. They usually do not contribute to the meaning of the sentence and are seldom used in ...
... After, since, although, as, because, if, unless are some of the common subordinating conjunctions. Because I was the most qualified applicant, I was offered the job. INTERJECTION--A word used to make an exclamation. They usually do not contribute to the meaning of the sentence and are seldom used in ...
Business Communication
... Pronoun: a word used in the place of a noun Personal pronouns Nominative case – (I, we, you, he, she, it, who, whoever) Objective case – (me, us, you, him, her, it, them, whom, whomever) direct or indirect object of a verb or an object of a preposition Possessive case – (my, mine, our(s), ...
... Pronoun: a word used in the place of a noun Personal pronouns Nominative case – (I, we, you, he, she, it, who, whoever) Objective case – (me, us, you, him, her, it, them, whom, whomever) direct or indirect object of a verb or an object of a preposition Possessive case – (my, mine, our(s), ...