Verbals: Practice Quiz
... 4. To give to others is the lesson Scrooge learned in The Christmas Carol, a famous novel by Charles Dickens and dedicated to his family. 5. “We read to know we are not alone.” (C.S. Lewis) ...
... 4. To give to others is the lesson Scrooge learned in The Christmas Carol, a famous novel by Charles Dickens and dedicated to his family. 5. “We read to know we are not alone.” (C.S. Lewis) ...
Grammar Scavenger Hunt
... 6. Give examples of two proper nouns and two common nouns (that are not in the book). Proper: 1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ Common: 1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 7. Explain the difference between an abstract noun and a concrete noun. ______________________________ ...
... 6. Give examples of two proper nouns and two common nouns (that are not in the book). Proper: 1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ Common: 1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 7. Explain the difference between an abstract noun and a concrete noun. ______________________________ ...
Adjectives and Adverbs
... because they modify nouns by answering the questions which one. • Pronouns become adjectives when they stand before a noun and answer the question which one. • see chart on pg. 382 ...
... because they modify nouns by answering the questions which one. • Pronouns become adjectives when they stand before a noun and answer the question which one. • see chart on pg. 382 ...
Because you know you love my sentence structure lectures, here is
... •amazing triumphs of technology (lacks a predicate) •can be found (lacks a subject) •in ancient civilizations (lacks a subject and predicate) ...
... •amazing triumphs of technology (lacks a predicate) •can be found (lacks a subject) •in ancient civilizations (lacks a subject and predicate) ...
Action verbs and verbals
... white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. A vast silence reigned over the land. Infinitive functioning as an adverb (How did they seem?) Present participle functioning as an adjective (What kind of light?) ...
... white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. A vast silence reigned over the land. Infinitive functioning as an adverb (How did they seem?) Present participle functioning as an adjective (What kind of light?) ...
Grammar Glossary - Mossgate Primary school
... Many determiners can also be used as pronouns. These include the demonstratives, question words, numbers and most of the quantifiers. When used as pronouns, these words are not followed by a noun - their reference includes the noun: this is yours (= this book, this money, etc) I’ve got some which d ...
... Many determiners can also be used as pronouns. These include the demonstratives, question words, numbers and most of the quantifiers. When used as pronouns, these words are not followed by a noun - their reference includes the noun: this is yours (= this book, this money, etc) I’ve got some which d ...
Simple past and past progressive
... b. I smoked cigarettes for twenty years. c. When I was a child, I hated broccoli, but now, I love it. C. Uses of the simple past formed by using the past tense of to do + the stem of the verb. a. The most common usage of did + verb stem is to form questions and negatives. Did you remember her birthd ...
... b. I smoked cigarettes for twenty years. c. When I was a child, I hated broccoli, but now, I love it. C. Uses of the simple past formed by using the past tense of to do + the stem of the verb. a. The most common usage of did + verb stem is to form questions and negatives. Did you remember her birthd ...
Verbs - Gordon State College
... He is a doctor. They become fat. He appears strange. The 3 verbs on the preceding line are called LINKING verbs, because what comes after the verb either describes (adjective) or renames (noun/pronoun) what comes before the verb: he = doctor ...
... He is a doctor. They become fat. He appears strange. The 3 verbs on the preceding line are called LINKING verbs, because what comes after the verb either describes (adjective) or renames (noun/pronoun) what comes before the verb: he = doctor ...
Error Correction – Capitals and Periods in Sentences
... The verb tells the action of the subject. The subject usually begins the sentence, but sometimes a time word is at the beginning. Example: I was born in El Salvador. My husband is from Mexico. My husband’s name is Hector. He works in construction. Now we live in Arizona. We have three children, two ...
... The verb tells the action of the subject. The subject usually begins the sentence, but sometimes a time word is at the beginning. Example: I was born in El Salvador. My husband is from Mexico. My husband’s name is Hector. He works in construction. Now we live in Arizona. We have three children, two ...
NOUNS: Nouns name a person, place, thing, idea, animal, quality
... Here's some sentences using adjectives (the adjectives are highlighted): 1. The brown dog slept until Tuesday. (this uses the question "which one?" Which dog slept until Tuesday? the BROWN dog) 2. The cold and wet snow was all over Suzzy's jacket. ("What kind" of snow was on Suzzy's jacket? COLD and ...
... Here's some sentences using adjectives (the adjectives are highlighted): 1. The brown dog slept until Tuesday. (this uses the question "which one?" Which dog slept until Tuesday? the BROWN dog) 2. The cold and wet snow was all over Suzzy's jacket. ("What kind" of snow was on Suzzy's jacket? COLD and ...
Lesson: 3 Time for Tenses: past, present and future.
... Try this quiz on forming tenses Give the past, present and future of these verbs. Example: Eat: Past: ate: has eaten: has been eating Present: Eat/eats: is eating Future: will eat: is going to eat ...
... Try this quiz on forming tenses Give the past, present and future of these verbs. Example: Eat: Past: ate: has eaten: has been eating Present: Eat/eats: is eating Future: will eat: is going to eat ...
The Functional Analysis of English
... Looking & sounding alike but different in meaning. Preposition does not vary in its form, though occurs in prepositional phrases with a nominal group as compliment. ...
... Looking & sounding alike but different in meaning. Preposition does not vary in its form, though occurs in prepositional phrases with a nominal group as compliment. ...
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 ...
Russian Level 5 Modern Language Centre Evening Language Courses
... be able to understand a range of spoken and written discourses in different styles: factual, journalistic and non-specialist technical with ease be able to express yourself orally and in written form using a range of accurate vocabulary and appropriate register, stating an opinion with confidenc ...
... be able to understand a range of spoken and written discourses in different styles: factual, journalistic and non-specialist technical with ease be able to express yourself orally and in written form using a range of accurate vocabulary and appropriate register, stating an opinion with confidenc ...
LECT 5B
... Main Verbs What do you know about the categorization of the verb class? regular irregular ...
... Main Verbs What do you know about the categorization of the verb class? regular irregular ...
Parallel Structure
... Recognize parallel structure when you see one. Whenever you include a list of actions or items, you must use equal grammatical units. If the first item is a noun, then the following items must also be nouns; if the first action is a simple past tense verb, then make the other items simple past tense ...
... Recognize parallel structure when you see one. Whenever you include a list of actions or items, you must use equal grammatical units. If the first item is a noun, then the following items must also be nouns; if the first action is a simple past tense verb, then make the other items simple past tense ...
MATERIALS OF THE XIII INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND
... represented by structures giving characteristics to a thing or phenomenon by its descriptive feature. One subgroup contains the models of the adjective + noun type (Too lugubrious a triumph; Dangerous, those arguments); the other group is of noun + noun type (A terrible responsibility, this girl; Re ...
... represented by structures giving characteristics to a thing or phenomenon by its descriptive feature. One subgroup contains the models of the adjective + noun type (Too lugubrious a triumph; Dangerous, those arguments); the other group is of noun + noun type (A terrible responsibility, this girl; Re ...
Capital Letters The
... • You must add –er and than to the adjective when comparing two objects. • Examples: This box is lighter than that one. Her hair is thicker than Aneeza’s. • For two-syllable adjectives ending with ‘-y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘-i’ and add –er. • Examples: happy – happier naughty – naughtier • For some ad ...
... • You must add –er and than to the adjective when comparing two objects. • Examples: This box is lighter than that one. Her hair is thicker than Aneeza’s. • For two-syllable adjectives ending with ‘-y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘-i’ and add –er. • Examples: happy – happier naughty – naughtier • For some ad ...
Grammar Glossary
... (it) or a group of words that functions in the same way as a noun in a sentence, for example: a lot of money my younger sister a new car the best team in the world Similarly, a noun clause functions in the same way as a noun. For example: The story was not true. (noun) What you said was not true. (n ...
... (it) or a group of words that functions in the same way as a noun in a sentence, for example: a lot of money my younger sister a new car the best team in the world Similarly, a noun clause functions in the same way as a noun. For example: The story was not true. (noun) What you said was not true. (n ...
subject
... 2. Finding agreement when the subject is an indefinite pronoun and/or your dealing with compound subjects 3. Making irregular verbs have, go, do, and be agree with their subjects ...
... 2. Finding agreement when the subject is an indefinite pronoun and/or your dealing with compound subjects 3. Making irregular verbs have, go, do, and be agree with their subjects ...
Communication Profile
... object pronoun (me, him, her, us, them) possessive pronoun (his, hers, ours, theirs reflexive pronoun (myself, yourself, itself) present tense (go) 3rd person singular present tense (goes) present progressive verb tense (+ing) regular past tense (+ed) irregular past tense (go/went) infinitive verb t ...
... object pronoun (me, him, her, us, them) possessive pronoun (his, hers, ours, theirs reflexive pronoun (myself, yourself, itself) present tense (go) 3rd person singular present tense (goes) present progressive verb tense (+ing) regular past tense (+ed) irregular past tense (go/went) infinitive verb t ...
Interjections - Gordon State College
... Interjections are grammatically unrelated to the rest of the sentence. That is, they don’t describe any other word (like adjectives describe nouns) & don’t go together with anything (like subject + verb). They’re normally separated from the sentence by an exclamation point (!) or a comma. ...
... Interjections are grammatically unrelated to the rest of the sentence. That is, they don’t describe any other word (like adjectives describe nouns) & don’t go together with anything (like subject + verb). They’re normally separated from the sentence by an exclamation point (!) or a comma. ...
COMMON GRAMMATICAL ERRORS WHEN ANALYZING FILMS
... Structuring paragraphs is another big weakness of mine, for some reason, I tend to not read over what I write and the structure comes out wrong. ...
... Structuring paragraphs is another big weakness of mine, for some reason, I tend to not read over what I write and the structure comes out wrong. ...