Passive and Active Voice
... Historians stress active voice because it tells them about actors. One of the most challenging parts of writing history is determining who or what was responsible for a particular action, event, or idea. It is impossible to make a persuasive argument about the past unless we also know who participat ...
... Historians stress active voice because it tells them about actors. One of the most challenging parts of writing history is determining who or what was responsible for a particular action, event, or idea. It is impossible to make a persuasive argument about the past unless we also know who participat ...
Warm Up 2/13/13 - cloudfront.net
... Define the following terms in your own words characterization Indirect characterization Direct characterization Describe the character “Dexter” as you know him so far. ...
... Define the following terms in your own words characterization Indirect characterization Direct characterization Describe the character “Dexter” as you know him so far. ...
Pronombres personales del subjeto
... Any one group who you would treat with respect. Using “Ustedes” demonstrates respect linguistically. Counts for both formal and informal groups in the Americas. In Spain, “vosotros” is used for informal group address. ...
... Any one group who you would treat with respect. Using “Ustedes” demonstrates respect linguistically. Counts for both formal and informal groups in the Americas. In Spain, “vosotros” is used for informal group address. ...
Tennessee Academic Vocabulary – 4th grade
... particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered: Oral tradition or oral culture is a way of transmitting history, literature or law from one generation to the next in a civilization without a writing system. a way of stating something (as a written work) again ...
... particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered: Oral tradition or oral culture is a way of transmitting history, literature or law from one generation to the next in a civilization without a writing system. a way of stating something (as a written work) again ...
Document
... 7. To find the Pr Nom, find the S and LV and find a noun or pronoun after the verb which is a “synonym” for the S. 8. To find the Pr Adj, find the S and LV and find an adjective after the LV which describes the S. ...
... 7. To find the Pr Nom, find the S and LV and find a noun or pronoun after the verb which is a “synonym” for the S. 8. To find the Pr Adj, find the S and LV and find an adjective after the LV which describes the S. ...
Grammar Usage and Mechanics - South Brunswick School District
... Numbers: Numbers zero through one hundred and any round numbers above that should be written out in words. All other numbers should be written as numerals. Ex: I have thirty-three dollars. She has 125 stamps. Participle: A word formed from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun. Ex: The sleeping ...
... Numbers: Numbers zero through one hundred and any round numbers above that should be written out in words. All other numbers should be written as numerals. Ex: I have thirty-three dollars. She has 125 stamps. Participle: A word formed from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun. Ex: The sleeping ...
Draconic
... All Draconic words begin and end with a short letter. Nouns and adjectives always end with a short syllable. The following parts of a sentence have long first letters: interjections, subject, verb, predicate nominative. The following parts of a sentence have short first letters: verbal object, (i.e. ...
... All Draconic words begin and end with a short letter. Nouns and adjectives always end with a short syllable. The following parts of a sentence have long first letters: interjections, subject, verb, predicate nominative. The following parts of a sentence have short first letters: verbal object, (i.e. ...
GERMAN CASES German has 4 grammatical cases: nominative
... German has 4 grammatical cases: nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive. This is different from Romance languages such as French, Italian, and Spanish. English, because it is a Germanic language, has a few remnants of cases. I’ll point these out to you as we go along. Nouns and pronouns have ca ...
... German has 4 grammatical cases: nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive. This is different from Romance languages such as French, Italian, and Spanish. English, because it is a Germanic language, has a few remnants of cases. I’ll point these out to you as we go along. Nouns and pronouns have ca ...
Teacher Packet Level II: Week 1
... Verb “to have” (tener): Make sure students know how to properly conjugate “to have” Review Plurals: Explain the different endings for plurals (s, es, and irregulars). There (Hay): explain that are is plural and is singular. Formulas: There+is+a/one+ singular object. Thera+are+number+plura ...
... Verb “to have” (tener): Make sure students know how to properly conjugate “to have” Review Plurals: Explain the different endings for plurals (s, es, and irregulars). There (Hay): explain that are is plural and is singular. Formulas: There+is+a/one+ singular object. Thera+are+number+plura ...
UNIT 1: THE SUBJECT
... EXPLANATION: When a sentence is joined (by a conjunction and/but) to another sentence, the subject of the second sentence can be left out if it is identical to that of the first. E.g. in sentence 2: ‘He tried lifting the weight but (he) was too exhausted’. But not in sentence 1: ‘He tried lifting t ...
... EXPLANATION: When a sentence is joined (by a conjunction and/but) to another sentence, the subject of the second sentence can be left out if it is identical to that of the first. E.g. in sentence 2: ‘He tried lifting the weight but (he) was too exhausted’. But not in sentence 1: ‘He tried lifting t ...
Sentence Patterns #1-17
... #7 USe CoNVeRSaTIoN oR a QuOTaTIoN “Anthony,” the teacher smiled, “you have a wonderfully active imagination.” One of Canada’s greatest prime ministers, Mackenzie King, summed up the dilemma when he said, “If other countries have too much history, we have too much geography.” ...
... #7 USe CoNVeRSaTIoN oR a QuOTaTIoN “Anthony,” the teacher smiled, “you have a wonderfully active imagination.” One of Canada’s greatest prime ministers, Mackenzie King, summed up the dilemma when he said, “If other countries have too much history, we have too much geography.” ...
Parts of Speech Reference Sheet
... 3. Prepositions– a word or phrase that relates a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence o HINT: Common prepositional phrase color patterns: (green, orange, red) or (green, pink) Types: One-word Prepositions- consists of one word Examples in sentences: The deer ran across the road. We stopped ...
... 3. Prepositions– a word or phrase that relates a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence o HINT: Common prepositional phrase color patterns: (green, orange, red) or (green, pink) Types: One-word Prepositions- consists of one word Examples in sentences: The deer ran across the road. We stopped ...
1st handout
... 9) Identify the parts of speech in italics. I believe they are all the same. ________________________________________________________ 10) Identify the part of speech of On in the fourth sentence. You may want to pull out your good dictionary. ________________________________________________________ ...
... 9) Identify the parts of speech in italics. I believe they are all the same. ________________________________________________________ 10) Identify the part of speech of On in the fourth sentence. You may want to pull out your good dictionary. ________________________________________________________ ...
English Business 2 Lecture 1
... being discussed, described, or dealt with. • Verb: a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence. • Complement: a word, phrase or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given ...
... being discussed, described, or dealt with. • Verb: a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence. • Complement: a word, phrase or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given ...
Unit 13: Adjectives and Adverbs
... • The people’s mood turned angry. • In this sentence, “turned” can be replaced by “was”; therefore, “turned” is a linking verb. “The” adjective “angry” is used to modify the linking verb “turned”. • The students turned the pages quickly. • In this sentence, “turned” can not be replaced by “was”; th ...
... • The people’s mood turned angry. • In this sentence, “turned” can be replaced by “was”; therefore, “turned” is a linking verb. “The” adjective “angry” is used to modify the linking verb “turned”. • The students turned the pages quickly. • In this sentence, “turned” can not be replaced by “was”; th ...
Grammar Glossary
... We won’t go out if the weather’s bad. There are two kinds of conjunction: A. Co-ordinating conjunctions (and, but, or and so). These join (and are placed between) two clauses of equal weight. Do you want to go now or shall we wait a bit longer? And, but and or are also used to join words or phrases ...
... We won’t go out if the weather’s bad. There are two kinds of conjunction: A. Co-ordinating conjunctions (and, but, or and so). These join (and are placed between) two clauses of equal weight. Do you want to go now or shall we wait a bit longer? And, but and or are also used to join words or phrases ...
LECT 3B
... Heaven forbid that we should interfere in the dispute. In terms of the mood: the form is realized in the present subjunctive mood because it is realized in the base form ‘forbid’ though the subject itself appears as a third person singular In terms of the choice of this mood: The sentence repres ...
... Heaven forbid that we should interfere in the dispute. In terms of the mood: the form is realized in the present subjunctive mood because it is realized in the base form ‘forbid’ though the subject itself appears as a third person singular In terms of the choice of this mood: The sentence repres ...
class2-80 - St. Charles Preparatory School
... 1. In English the verb in a clause of result is expressed by the indicative mood because a result is something that actually happened. A fact is stated. In Latin the verb is in the subjunctive mood, and the clause, whether affirmative or negative, is introduced by ut. In a negative clause the negati ...
... 1. In English the verb in a clause of result is expressed by the indicative mood because a result is something that actually happened. A fact is stated. In Latin the verb is in the subjunctive mood, and the clause, whether affirmative or negative, is introduced by ut. In a negative clause the negati ...
Adjective and Adverb Study Guide
... o Please give me a book. (“A” indicates that it could be any book.) • Know when to use “a” versus “an.” You use “a” with consonant sounds and “an” with vowel sounds. o Be careful though! Just because a word starts with a vowel does NOT mean you will use “an” if it has a consonant sound. o For instan ...
... o Please give me a book. (“A” indicates that it could be any book.) • Know when to use “a” versus “an.” You use “a” with consonant sounds and “an” with vowel sounds. o Be careful though! Just because a word starts with a vowel does NOT mean you will use “an” if it has a consonant sound. o For instan ...