Fixing Missing Commas with Nonessential Elements
... Solution: Determine whether the participle (“–ed” or “–ing” form), infinitive (“to” + verb), or phrase is truly not essential to the meaning of the sentence. It is it not essential, set off the phrase with commas. José, being naturally optimistic, was not troubled by the news. Thoroughly prepared, J ...
... Solution: Determine whether the participle (“–ed” or “–ing” form), infinitive (“to” + verb), or phrase is truly not essential to the meaning of the sentence. It is it not essential, set off the phrase with commas. José, being naturally optimistic, was not troubled by the news. Thoroughly prepared, J ...
Supporting_Writing_at_Home
... • Try using the words you have found in a sentence. • Have a mini-quiz: ‘How many words can you think of instead of ‘said’?’ or ‘went’, ‘nice’, ‘good’. Put each one in a sentence. • Give your child a Wow word to put into a sentence. How many different sentences can they make? • Give your child two d ...
... • Try using the words you have found in a sentence. • Have a mini-quiz: ‘How many words can you think of instead of ‘said’?’ or ‘went’, ‘nice’, ‘good’. Put each one in a sentence. • Give your child a Wow word to put into a sentence. How many different sentences can they make? • Give your child two d ...
Semicolons
... Punctuate each sentence correctly by adding a semicolon, a comma, or both. 1. I hate to wash my car’s windows nevertheless it’s a job that must be done. 2. My guitar is old and rusty however it sounds beautiful. 3. We toured the darkroom then we watched the models pose for the photographer. 4. Schoo ...
... Punctuate each sentence correctly by adding a semicolon, a comma, or both. 1. I hate to wash my car’s windows nevertheless it’s a job that must be done. 2. My guitar is old and rusty however it sounds beautiful. 3. We toured the darkroom then we watched the models pose for the photographer. 4. Schoo ...
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
... When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator such as sentences A and D, a comma is required at the end of the dependent clause. When the independent clause begins the sentence with subordinators in the middle as in sentences B, C, and E, no comma is required. If a comma is placed before the su ...
... When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator such as sentences A and D, a comma is required at the end of the dependent clause. When the independent clause begins the sentence with subordinators in the middle as in sentences B, C, and E, no comma is required. If a comma is placed before the su ...
Sentences: Simple, Compound and Complex
... shopping" first. In sentence C, "Alejandro played football" because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, for or because "Maria went shopping." How can the use of other coordinators change the relationship between the two clauses? What implications would the use of "yet" or "but" have on th ...
... shopping" first. In sentence C, "Alejandro played football" because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, for or because "Maria went shopping." How can the use of other coordinators change the relationship between the two clauses? What implications would the use of "yet" or "but" have on th ...
Wumpus world in Propositional logic.
... logically follow from a given set of predicate calculus sentences (KB). • An inference rule is sound if every sentence X produced by an inference rule operating on a KB logically follows from the KB. – (That is, the inference rule does not create any contradictions) ...
... logically follow from a given set of predicate calculus sentences (KB). • An inference rule is sound if every sentence X produced by an inference rule operating on a KB logically follows from the KB. – (That is, the inference rule does not create any contradictions) ...
WUMPUS
... • Although the third sentence is entailed by the first two, we needed an explicit symbol, R, to represent an individual, Confucius, who is a member of the classes “person” and “mortal.” • To represent other individuals we must introduce separate symbols for each one. • This means, for representing t ...
... • Although the third sentence is entailed by the first two, we needed an explicit symbol, R, to represent an individual, Confucius, who is a member of the classes “person” and “mortal.” • To represent other individuals we must introduce separate symbols for each one. • This means, for representing t ...
Propositional logic, I (Lógica Proposicional, I)
... Δ╞═w implies Δ ├─R w then, the set of rules R is said to be complete. ...
... Δ╞═w implies Δ ├─R w then, the set of rules R is said to be complete. ...
Cumulative periodic and inverted sentences
... “It is a wilderness that is beautiful, dangerous, abundant, oblivious of us, mysterious, never to be conquered or controlled or second-guessed, or known more than a little.” -Wendell Berry What is the effect? ...
... “It is a wilderness that is beautiful, dangerous, abundant, oblivious of us, mysterious, never to be conquered or controlled or second-guessed, or known more than a little.” -Wendell Berry What is the effect? ...
Grammar Review:
... 6) Find the sentence that is correctly punctuated. A- Teaching is a challenging and rewarding profession; teachers work with many personalities in a day. B- Teaching is a challenging and rewarding profession: teachers work with many personalities in a day. ...
... 6) Find the sentence that is correctly punctuated. A- Teaching is a challenging and rewarding profession; teachers work with many personalities in a day. B- Teaching is a challenging and rewarding profession: teachers work with many personalities in a day. ...
Avoiding Fragments - Clarion University
... What is a sentence fragment? Simply put, it is an incomplete piece of a sentence. It needs something to make it complete. We write a sentence, put the period in place, and then have an additional thought on the matter. That is how a sentence fragment is created. Example: We spent all of June at Cape ...
... What is a sentence fragment? Simply put, it is an incomplete piece of a sentence. It needs something to make it complete. We write a sentence, put the period in place, and then have an additional thought on the matter. That is how a sentence fragment is created. Example: We spent all of June at Cape ...
WRITING CENTRE
... These conjunctions are used to join two independent clauses. Use a coordinating conjunction when you want to give equal emphasis to two independent clauses. When you connect two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, use a comma. There was no ice cream in the freezer, nor did they have ...
... These conjunctions are used to join two independent clauses. Use a coordinating conjunction when you want to give equal emphasis to two independent clauses. When you connect two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, use a comma. There was no ice cream in the freezer, nor did they have ...
7th Grade Geography Assessment Task 1
... Imagine you could go anywhere in the world. Money is no object, so you can travel in style and participate in any of the local activities. Where would you go? When deciding where to go, be sure to research the location. Keep in mind the following things: climate current events peak travel seas ...
... Imagine you could go anywhere in the world. Money is no object, so you can travel in style and participate in any of the local activities. Where would you go? When deciding where to go, be sure to research the location. Keep in mind the following things: climate current events peak travel seas ...
Sentence Building Flips
... (My, Their, etc.), demonstrative adjectives (That, This), and determiners (Each, Another). Traditionally, these were all considered a type of adjective, but most modern linguists refer to them as determiners. The names are not as important for students as understanding how these words work at the be ...
... (My, Their, etc.), demonstrative adjectives (That, This), and determiners (Each, Another). Traditionally, these were all considered a type of adjective, but most modern linguists refer to them as determiners. The names are not as important for students as understanding how these words work at the be ...
Introduction to Linguistics - An
... a. The grammar will have a finite(limited) number of rules but will generate an infinite number of wellformed sentences. b. The ability to create new grammatical sentences. ...
... a. The grammar will have a finite(limited) number of rules but will generate an infinite number of wellformed sentences. b. The ability to create new grammatical sentences. ...
Pseudo-coordinative construction (jít)
... and thinking about any obstacles and difficulties connected with the event (…) dal nám knihu a řekl : " Je to nejhezčí kniha na světě . Čtěte ji , ...
... and thinking about any obstacles and difficulties connected with the event (…) dal nám knihu a řekl : " Je to nejhezčí kniha na světě . Čtěte ji , ...
Unit 7
... • Though Catholic Social Teaching disavows such actions, many cultures assign menial tasks to women and those of the lowest social status. (noun) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks • Poorly educated people have few options other than to take jobs as low-paid menials. SYNONYMS: (noun) ...
... • Though Catholic Social Teaching disavows such actions, many cultures assign menial tasks to women and those of the lowest social status. (noun) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks • Poorly educated people have few options other than to take jobs as low-paid menials. SYNONYMS: (noun) ...
The Sentence
... “What?” before the verb. Some sentence structures that may confuse you are as follows: ◦ 1. Sentence beginning with there or here ◦ “Here comes the train.” (What comes? The train comes.) ◦ 2. Sentences that ask questions ◦ “Where are my keys?” (What are? My keys are.) ◦ 3. Sentences, such as request ...
... “What?” before the verb. Some sentence structures that may confuse you are as follows: ◦ 1. Sentence beginning with there or here ◦ “Here comes the train.” (What comes? The train comes.) ◦ 2. Sentences that ask questions ◦ “Where are my keys?” (What are? My keys are.) ◦ 3. Sentences, such as request ...
writing acceptable sentences
... By definition, a complete sentence expresses a complete thought. However, a sentence may actually contain several ideas, not just one. The trick is getting those ideas to work together to form a clear, interesting sentence that expresses your exact meaning. Among the most common errors that writers ...
... By definition, a complete sentence expresses a complete thought. However, a sentence may actually contain several ideas, not just one. The trick is getting those ideas to work together to form a clear, interesting sentence that expresses your exact meaning. Among the most common errors that writers ...
Unit Plan: Sentence Fluency and Graphic Organizers Grade: 6/7/8
... My grandfather enjoys listening to me sing. He has many favorite songs. I sing them for him every night. He still has a pretty strong voice. He sometimes joins in for a few verses. Exercise two: Combine sentences (page 191 in grammar book). ...
... My grandfather enjoys listening to me sing. He has many favorite songs. I sing them for him every night. He still has a pretty strong voice. He sometimes joins in for a few verses. Exercise two: Combine sentences (page 191 in grammar book). ...
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis AP English
... [C]oordinating conjunctions are not the only means of grammatical connection; there are the subordinating conjunctions (if, when, although, because, while, as, so, that, etc.) and the relatives pronouns (that, which, who, whom, by which, etc.). These grammatical links clarify hierarchical patterns i ...
... [C]oordinating conjunctions are not the only means of grammatical connection; there are the subordinating conjunctions (if, when, although, because, while, as, so, that, etc.) and the relatives pronouns (that, which, who, whom, by which, etc.). These grammatical links clarify hierarchical patterns i ...
37 The Grammar of `Meaning`
... cases the -ing form is hardly, if ever, used as direct inflectional nominalization to express the activity (but it may be used to express the phenomenon or ability). For example, although ‘drawing’ in ‘her drawing was beautiful’ is strictly speaking ambiguous, it will in almost all cases be understo ...
... cases the -ing form is hardly, if ever, used as direct inflectional nominalization to express the activity (but it may be used to express the phenomenon or ability). For example, although ‘drawing’ in ‘her drawing was beautiful’ is strictly speaking ambiguous, it will in almost all cases be understo ...
AI Principles, Semester 2, Week 2, Lecture 5 Propositional Logic
... A PROPOSITION LETTER is any symbol from following list: A, ...Z, A0...Z0, A1...Z1... The PROPOSITIONAL CONNECTIVES are ¬, ∨, ∧, →, ↔ An EXPRESSION of propositional logic is any sequence of sentence letters, propositional connectives, or left and right parentheses. METAVARIABLES such as Φ and Ψ are n ...
... A PROPOSITION LETTER is any symbol from following list: A, ...Z, A0...Z0, A1...Z1... The PROPOSITIONAL CONNECTIVES are ¬, ∨, ∧, →, ↔ An EXPRESSION of propositional logic is any sequence of sentence letters, propositional connectives, or left and right parentheses. METAVARIABLES such as Φ and Ψ are n ...
2. Natural Language Processing (NLP)
... cat but cannot carry out the further step of inference required to identify the large cat as Felix. This would be left up to pragmatic analysis. In some cases, like the example just described, pragmatic analysis simply fits actual objects/events which exist in a given context with object references ...
... cat but cannot carry out the further step of inference required to identify the large cat as Felix. This would be left up to pragmatic analysis. In some cases, like the example just described, pragmatic analysis simply fits actual objects/events which exist in a given context with object references ...
Paradigms of Semantic Derivation for Russian Verbs of
... Below we present a list of transfer functions arranged according to the above mentioned parameters of meaning. I. THEMATIC CLASS CHANGE. Let us take as an example the verb treshchat' 'crack, crackle, creak'. It can be treated as derived from tresnut', which in its primary meaning denotes a kind of d ...
... Below we present a list of transfer functions arranged according to the above mentioned parameters of meaning. I. THEMATIC CLASS CHANGE. Let us take as an example the verb treshchat' 'crack, crackle, creak'. It can be treated as derived from tresnut', which in its primary meaning denotes a kind of d ...