Phrases and Clauses
... Prepositional phrase: Begins with a preposition. (Example: My kitten jumped onto the counter.) Appositive phrase: A group of words that stands next to a noun to add additional information. (Examples: Love Bug, my pet canary, is fed daily. This plant, a cactus, does not need much water.) Verbal Phras ...
... Prepositional phrase: Begins with a preposition. (Example: My kitten jumped onto the counter.) Appositive phrase: A group of words that stands next to a noun to add additional information. (Examples: Love Bug, my pet canary, is fed daily. This plant, a cactus, does not need much water.) Verbal Phras ...
Writing ws Editing key and writing tips
... Although linking verbs are often useful and sometimes necessary, try not to use them too frequently. Run-on Sentences (R-O) or Incomplete Sentences (INC) Avoid run-on sentences. Sometimes long sentences are useful and necessary, but be careful of run-ons (two independent clauses not distinguished wi ...
... Although linking verbs are often useful and sometimes necessary, try not to use them too frequently. Run-on Sentences (R-O) or Incomplete Sentences (INC) Avoid run-on sentences. Sometimes long sentences are useful and necessary, but be careful of run-ons (two independent clauses not distinguished wi ...
What do you know about verbs?
... Ask yourself, “Can a person or a thing do this?” During biology class, Amy napped at her desk. Michele laughs inappropriately. Carlos watched the pretty women at the beach. ...
... Ask yourself, “Can a person or a thing do this?” During biology class, Amy napped at her desk. Michele laughs inappropriately. Carlos watched the pretty women at the beach. ...
Someone Like You – Adele – Notes
... These are based on verbs: In Present Participle Adjectives (-ing) the noun is the agent: - an interesting person – the person creates interest. In Past Participle Adjectives (-ed) the noun is the receiver: - an interested person – something interests the person. (Note that not all Past Participle Ad ...
... These are based on verbs: In Present Participle Adjectives (-ing) the noun is the agent: - an interesting person – the person creates interest. In Past Participle Adjectives (-ed) the noun is the receiver: - an interested person – something interests the person. (Note that not all Past Participle Ad ...
File
... Identify the verb & tell what the tense is. Then fix the sentence. No my family did not like the museum. ...
... Identify the verb & tell what the tense is. Then fix the sentence. No my family did not like the museum. ...
PECULIARITIES OF USING ACTIVE, PASSIVE AND MIDDLE VOICES
... Ancient Greek) have a middle voice. This is a set of inflections or constructions, which is to some extent different from both the active and passive voices. The middle voice is said to be in the middle between the active and the passive voices because the subject often cannot be categorized as eith ...
... Ancient Greek) have a middle voice. This is a set of inflections or constructions, which is to some extent different from both the active and passive voices. The middle voice is said to be in the middle between the active and the passive voices because the subject often cannot be categorized as eith ...
Document
... How to make cards: all the information is given to you. Simply copy down the information in the simulated cards below onto your real index cards. The act of writing out the info should encourage comprehension of that info, or at the very least you have made study cards for tests and midterms and fin ...
... How to make cards: all the information is given to you. Simply copy down the information in the simulated cards below onto your real index cards. The act of writing out the info should encourage comprehension of that info, or at the very least you have made study cards for tests and midterms and fin ...
Basic English Grammar
... I always do my homework after dinner. I do drawings with colored pencils. We do our shopping at the supermarket. You do magic tricks very well. They do their housework on the weekend. Mom and Dad do the cooking together. Jim and Alan always do well in math tests. The artist does beautiful paintings. ...
... I always do my homework after dinner. I do drawings with colored pencils. We do our shopping at the supermarket. You do magic tricks very well. They do their housework on the weekend. Mom and Dad do the cooking together. Jim and Alan always do well in math tests. The artist does beautiful paintings. ...
English Glossary - New Swannington Primary School
... /f/ [flow of air obstructed by the bottom lip touching the top teeth] /s/ [flow of air obstructed by the tip of the tongue touching the gum ...
... /f/ [flow of air obstructed by the bottom lip touching the top teeth] /s/ [flow of air obstructed by the tip of the tongue touching the gum ...
Parts of a Sentence
... object and usually tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done. The fish gave their offspring kisses. ...
... object and usually tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done. The fish gave their offspring kisses. ...
Syntax as Style - The Syracuse City School District
... Below, predicate verbs form a series of enthusiastic imperatives: One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. A ...
... Below, predicate verbs form a series of enthusiastic imperatives: One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. A ...
MORPHOLOGY OF ENGLISH - Word Classes – there are 9 word
... Lexicology is the part of linguistics, which studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words = semantical relations, word groups and the whole lexicon. It is the study concerned with properties, usage and origin of words, and regularities and relations in the vocabu ...
... Lexicology is the part of linguistics, which studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words = semantical relations, word groups and the whole lexicon. It is the study concerned with properties, usage and origin of words, and regularities and relations in the vocabu ...
SPECIAL subject
... reading and writing. But we have to learn not by rote but by understanding .To learn English we have to practice 4 skills: listening, speaking, reading, & writing. English without practicing the skills. ...
... reading and writing. But we have to learn not by rote but by understanding .To learn English we have to practice 4 skills: listening, speaking, reading, & writing. English without practicing the skills. ...
Parts of a Sentence
... Action Verbs - Intransitive Intransitive verbs show an action that a subject is performing. The rain was falling harder. A sentence with an intransitive verb could end after the verb. In the case above, “harder” is simply an ADVERB. ...
... Action Verbs - Intransitive Intransitive verbs show an action that a subject is performing. The rain was falling harder. A sentence with an intransitive verb could end after the verb. In the case above, “harder” is simply an ADVERB. ...
verbs. - Miss Murray
... deceiving because they include more than the word “be.” • They help show a state of being or a state of existing. Sounds a little boring doesn’t it? • Well, they don’t show any action, that’s for sure. – Here is a list of “be” verb forms: am, is, are, was, were, been, being, be. Examples: ...
... deceiving because they include more than the word “be.” • They help show a state of being or a state of existing. Sounds a little boring doesn’t it? • Well, they don’t show any action, that’s for sure. – Here is a list of “be” verb forms: am, is, are, was, were, been, being, be. Examples: ...
The Eight Parts of Speech
... because “he” can be referring to anyone, not someone specific. Walked is the verb of the sentence. It tells what he is doing. Go back and try finding the proper noun. Look at the other examples if needed. Go back to ...
... because “he” can be referring to anyone, not someone specific. Walked is the verb of the sentence. It tells what he is doing. Go back and try finding the proper noun. Look at the other examples if needed. Go back to ...
Diapositiva 1 - teacheredgar
... used for past actions that happened either at a specific time, which can either be given by a time phrase (yesterday, last year, etc.) or understood from the context. Regular Verbs add -ed to the base form, or -d if the verbs ends with -e. Irregular verbs can change in many different ways. The verb ...
... used for past actions that happened either at a specific time, which can either be given by a time phrase (yesterday, last year, etc.) or understood from the context. Regular Verbs add -ed to the base form, or -d if the verbs ends with -e. Irregular verbs can change in many different ways. The verb ...
1 THE PRESENT TENSE (SADAŠNJE VREME) OF IRREGULAR
... • Now look at the column with ‘extended’ present tense forms of ‘biti’. They don’t resemble ‘jesam’ forms at all. • You may notice that these ‘biti’ forms conjugate like the regular –em present tense class of verbs. • So when do you use these two different present tense forms of biti? • The jesam an ...
... • Now look at the column with ‘extended’ present tense forms of ‘biti’. They don’t resemble ‘jesam’ forms at all. • You may notice that these ‘biti’ forms conjugate like the regular –em present tense class of verbs. • So when do you use these two different present tense forms of biti? • The jesam an ...
Grade 8 Oral Exam Study Guide
... Prepare for this exam much like you prepared for your final test of the semester. Review the following: 1. Listing and explaining all the cases and their grammatical function (e.g. the nominative case is the subject or translated immediately before the verb, the genitive case is translated with “of” ...
... Prepare for this exam much like you prepared for your final test of the semester. Review the following: 1. Listing and explaining all the cases and their grammatical function (e.g. the nominative case is the subject or translated immediately before the verb, the genitive case is translated with “of” ...
Verbs
... A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being, which means that it makes a statement about the subject. For example, “The boy stole the candy bar.” The word stole is an action verb, as most English verbs are. But—and this is an important but— some verbs do not express action; they conne ...
... A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being, which means that it makes a statement about the subject. For example, “The boy stole the candy bar.” The word stole is an action verb, as most English verbs are. But—and this is an important but— some verbs do not express action; they conne ...
The Subjunctive
... Every complete sentence must have at least one independent clause. If the clause can stand alone then it is called an independent clause. This means that you can put a period at the end of the clause, and it can stand as a complete sentence. If the clause cannot stand by itself, it is called a depen ...
... Every complete sentence must have at least one independent clause. If the clause can stand alone then it is called an independent clause. This means that you can put a period at the end of the clause, and it can stand as a complete sentence. If the clause cannot stand by itself, it is called a depen ...
Style in Business Writing
... encompasses all the material terms and provisions of the Notes offered hereby and supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities (as defined in the accompanying Prospectus) set forth under the heading. . .” ...
... encompasses all the material terms and provisions of the Notes offered hereby and supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities (as defined in the accompanying Prospectus) set forth under the heading. . .” ...
pinker 1-3
... The word-chain model describes the surface string in terms of what words are next to what other words. As such, it is not powerful enough to describe relationships that hold between nonadjacent words or phrases (“long-distance dependencies”). So we cannot understand the whole structure or meaning of ...
... The word-chain model describes the surface string in terms of what words are next to what other words. As such, it is not powerful enough to describe relationships that hold between nonadjacent words or phrases (“long-distance dependencies”). So we cannot understand the whole structure or meaning of ...
