Four types of sentences Declarative (D) Interrogative (INT
... Interjections (INJ) Words or phrases used to express strong feelings or surprise Conjunctions (C) Words that connect phrases or sentences Most common conjunctions are and, but, or Helping Verbs (HV) Verbs that change the tense of the main verb Common helping verbs Am can had Are Could Has Be Did hav ...
... Interjections (INJ) Words or phrases used to express strong feelings or surprise Conjunctions (C) Words that connect phrases or sentences Most common conjunctions are and, but, or Helping Verbs (HV) Verbs that change the tense of the main verb Common helping verbs Am can had Are Could Has Be Did hav ...
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... He has taken many tests this semester. (have form) You know most of the past tense and have forms of irregular verbs, but if you are unsure of the correct past or have form of an irregular verb, you can look it up in a dictionary. Look up the base form; after the correct pronunciation of the word is ...
... He has taken many tests this semester. (have form) You know most of the past tense and have forms of irregular verbs, but if you are unsure of the correct past or have form of an irregular verb, you can look it up in a dictionary. Look up the base form; after the correct pronunciation of the word is ...
6. Past Tense Verbs and Past Participles
... Now look at any forms of have (has, have, had, having), be (am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being) and get (get, got). Are any of them followed by another verb form? If so, does the main verb—the verb form that comes after have, be, or get— need an -ed or irregular past participle ending? ...
... Now look at any forms of have (has, have, had, having), be (am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being) and get (get, got). Are any of them followed by another verb form? If so, does the main verb—the verb form that comes after have, be, or get— need an -ed or irregular past participle ending? ...
1. Noun – names a person, place, thing, or idea
... ★ Julie quickly drew a masterpiece. (How did she draw?) 5. Adjectives - modify/describe nouns or pronouns by describing, identifying, or quantifying (numbers) words (DIQ). ● Ex: delicious, breezy, bumpy, loud, gold, pink, jumbo, great, little, calm, never-ending ★ The beautiful day was short-lived a ...
... ★ Julie quickly drew a masterpiece. (How did she draw?) 5. Adjectives - modify/describe nouns or pronouns by describing, identifying, or quantifying (numbers) words (DIQ). ● Ex: delicious, breezy, bumpy, loud, gold, pink, jumbo, great, little, calm, never-ending ★ The beautiful day was short-lived a ...
Use verbs that agree with a subject, not with a noun that is part of a
... 5.) I’m sure someone in these two classrooms (has/have) a pen. ...
... 5.) I’m sure someone in these two classrooms (has/have) a pen. ...
Parts of Speech
... (near in space or time) that, those (distant in space or time) A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate clause. Ex: who, whom, which, what, that ...
... (near in space or time) that, those (distant in space or time) A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate clause. Ex: who, whom, which, what, that ...
Grammar Workshop - American University
... What is a Verb? There are two specific uses for verbs: Put a motionless noun into motion, or to change its motion. If you can do it, its an action verb. (walk, run, study, learn) Link the subject of the sentence to something which describes the subject. If you can’t do it, it’s probably a linki ...
... What is a Verb? There are two specific uses for verbs: Put a motionless noun into motion, or to change its motion. If you can do it, its an action verb. (walk, run, study, learn) Link the subject of the sentence to something which describes the subject. If you can’t do it, it’s probably a linki ...
Grammar Point: Definite and indefinite articles
... (to / for them) les (to / for you all – Uds.) ...
... (to / for them) les (to / for you all – Uds.) ...
The Parts of Speech--2
... plural (both, many); a few may be singular or plural (see 21e). Most indefinite pronouns function as noun equivalents (Something is burning), but some can also function as adjectives (All campers must check in at the lodge). all another any anybody anyone ...
... plural (both, many); a few may be singular or plural (see 21e). Most indefinite pronouns function as noun equivalents (Something is burning), but some can also function as adjectives (All campers must check in at the lodge). all another any anybody anyone ...
The Language of Stock Exchange Transactions
... COME), while in other cases it can combine one or several of the following elements: course (turn), speed (hurry), impetus (dash), distance (travel), manner (glide); some such elements have prepositional realization: direction (to), passage (cross), across), direction (to), means / propellent (ride, ...
... COME), while in other cases it can combine one or several of the following elements: course (turn), speed (hurry), impetus (dash), distance (travel), manner (glide); some such elements have prepositional realization: direction (to), passage (cross), across), direction (to), means / propellent (ride, ...
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... The disk was left out of its case. The boys left their books in the library. Myron said the backpack is his. The pen is mine. ...
... The disk was left out of its case. The boys left their books in the library. Myron said the backpack is his. The pen is mine. ...
sentence construction - Groton Public Schools
... something. For example, words like run, fight, do and work all convey action. But some verbs do not give the idea of action; they give the idea of existence, of state, of "being". For example, verbs like be, exist, seem and belong all convey state. A verb always has a subject. (In the sentence "John ...
... something. For example, words like run, fight, do and work all convey action. But some verbs do not give the idea of action; they give the idea of existence, of state, of "being". For example, verbs like be, exist, seem and belong all convey state. A verb always has a subject. (In the sentence "John ...
CI513 Instruction and Technology Lesson Planning Guide
... Listening- Students will be able to distinguish and understand differences in verb tense within a verbal communication about the past. Reading & Writing- Students will be able to recognize, reproduce, and understand differences in verb tense within written communication about the past. Speaking- Stu ...
... Listening- Students will be able to distinguish and understand differences in verb tense within a verbal communication about the past. Reading & Writing- Students will be able to recognize, reproduce, and understand differences in verb tense within written communication about the past. Speaking- Stu ...
Grammar Booklet - Tarporley CE Primary School
... (drank/was/wanted). Note how a clause differs from a phrase: a big dog (a phrase - this refers to ‘a big dog’ but doesn’t say what the dog did or what happened to it) a big dog chased me (a clause - the dog did something) A sentence is made up of one or more clauses: It was raining (one clause) It w ...
... (drank/was/wanted). Note how a clause differs from a phrase: a big dog (a phrase - this refers to ‘a big dog’ but doesn’t say what the dog did or what happened to it) a big dog chased me (a clause - the dog did something) A sentence is made up of one or more clauses: It was raining (one clause) It w ...
Strategies for literacy
... One useful strategy is to give students a piece of text and tell them to underline any pronouns they find. Then they can draw or rule a line from each pronoun back to the noun they refer to. Sometimes the noun will be a long way back in the text. This is a reliable ESL strategy and is known as ‘refe ...
... One useful strategy is to give students a piece of text and tell them to underline any pronouns they find. Then they can draw or rule a line from each pronoun back to the noun they refer to. Sometimes the noun will be a long way back in the text. This is a reliable ESL strategy and is known as ‘refe ...
5 Brush Strokes
... Appositive Images Are Often Used to Add Clarity All brush strokes work equally well for fiction or non-fiction, or poetry, but each genre creates a different emphasis. ...
... Appositive Images Are Often Used to Add Clarity All brush strokes work equally well for fiction or non-fiction, or poetry, but each genre creates a different emphasis. ...
B Pronouns - Hull University
... Here you can see that the subordinating conjunction (“that”) joins the Main Clause, “He said” to another Clause, the Subordinate Clause, “it was a fine day”. One problem is that at times the ‘Main’ Clause, grammatically speaking, is not the most important idea in a sentence, logically speaking. So i ...
... Here you can see that the subordinating conjunction (“that”) joins the Main Clause, “He said” to another Clause, the Subordinate Clause, “it was a fine day”. One problem is that at times the ‘Main’ Clause, grammatically speaking, is not the most important idea in a sentence, logically speaking. So i ...
Gustar/Infinitives
... Me gustan los videos. = I like videos. (gustar is followed by a noun) Me gusta alquilar videos. = I like to rent videos. (gustar is followed by a verb) ______________________________________________________________________________ Pronouns after Prepositions 1. Pronouns can stand for the same noun y ...
... Me gustan los videos. = I like videos. (gustar is followed by a noun) Me gusta alquilar videos. = I like to rent videos. (gustar is followed by a verb) ______________________________________________________________________________ Pronouns after Prepositions 1. Pronouns can stand for the same noun y ...
Subject-Verb Agreement
... • Sometimes there may be a phrase between the subject and the verb. Example: The crystal pitcher, oozing water droplets, was cracked along the base. • When this happens, you must ignore the phrase and make sure the subject and verb match in number. ...
... • Sometimes there may be a phrase between the subject and the verb. Example: The crystal pitcher, oozing water droplets, was cracked along the base. • When this happens, you must ignore the phrase and make sure the subject and verb match in number. ...
Tricky bits….
... A sentence in which two or more independent clauses (i.e. complete sentences) are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction. EG: A run-on sentence, with no punctuation or conjunction between "five" and "we": It is nearly half past five we can not reach the town before dark. A run-on ...
... A sentence in which two or more independent clauses (i.e. complete sentences) are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction. EG: A run-on sentence, with no punctuation or conjunction between "five" and "we": It is nearly half past five we can not reach the town before dark. A run-on ...
Subject-Verb Agreement
... each other in terms of number. In other words, they both must be singular or they ...
... each other in terms of number. In other words, they both must be singular or they ...