Energize Business Writing With Action Verbs
... To increase the use of action verbs, the writer needs to focus on exactly what message he or she wishes to convey. Instead of a lazy sentence such as The meeting is cancelled, the writer can communicate more meaningful information: The Planning Committee rescheduled the March 5 meeting for March 9th ...
... To increase the use of action verbs, the writer needs to focus on exactly what message he or she wishes to convey. Instead of a lazy sentence such as The meeting is cancelled, the writer can communicate more meaningful information: The Planning Committee rescheduled the March 5 meeting for March 9th ...
PARSING JAVA METHOD NAMES FOR IMPROVED SOFTWARE
... Table 2.1: Example of iterative refinement process for part-of-speech rules on the method name decodeRequest. Morphology rules were used to determine possible parts of speech because programmers commonly use non-dictionary words when naming identifiers. Nouns and verbs are often modified by programm ...
... Table 2.1: Example of iterative refinement process for part-of-speech rules on the method name decodeRequest. Morphology rules were used to determine possible parts of speech because programmers commonly use non-dictionary words when naming identifiers. Nouns and verbs are often modified by programm ...
448 prepositions (1): introduction
... It is not always easy to know which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective. Here are some of the most common combinations which cause difficulty to students of English. Alternatives are sometimes possible, and American and British usage sometimes differ. There is only room for ...
... It is not always easy to know which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective. Here are some of the most common combinations which cause difficulty to students of English. Alternatives are sometimes possible, and American and British usage sometimes differ. There is only room for ...
Prepositional phrase - Riverdale Middle School
... 3. I received a letter from my aunt. 4. There are many uses for peanuts. 5. The cat is in the tree. ...
... 3. I received a letter from my aunt. 4. There are many uses for peanuts. 5. The cat is in the tree. ...
Grammar Unit - Mr. Hernandez
... 7. He missed several answers on his test, but he made corrections to it. 8.Only one cookie remained on the plate, so Aimee did not eat it. 9. The children and their parents sang and danced around the flagpole. 10. Mark threw the football over the fence and into the neighbor’s yard. ...
... 7. He missed several answers on his test, but he made corrections to it. 8.Only one cookie remained on the plate, so Aimee did not eat it. 9. The children and their parents sang and danced around the flagpole. 10. Mark threw the football over the fence and into the neighbor’s yard. ...
The Phrase Prepositional Phrases
... A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject. ...
... A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject. ...
Subject-verb agreement - Paso Robles High School
... Indefinite pronouns refer to a person or thing whose exact identity is unknown. • Some indefinite pronouns are singular. • Some are plural. • Some may be either singular or plural depending on how they are used. ...
... Indefinite pronouns refer to a person or thing whose exact identity is unknown. • Some indefinite pronouns are singular. • Some are plural. • Some may be either singular or plural depending on how they are used. ...
The Two be`s of English
... copular-be still has all the properties of prototypical auxiliaries, including passive-be. Since the class of auxiliaries is itself a mixed bag, e.g., the modals have a slightly different cluster of syntactic properties than the other auxiliaries and even from one to the other, it is not particularl ...
... copular-be still has all the properties of prototypical auxiliaries, including passive-be. Since the class of auxiliaries is itself a mixed bag, e.g., the modals have a slightly different cluster of syntactic properties than the other auxiliaries and even from one to the other, it is not particularl ...
ppt
... use them and they should use them, too. Shipley, Smith, & Gleitman (1969): children who are telegraphic speakers prefer to respond to full commands like “Throw me the ball” over their own telegraphic versions (“Throw ball”) Gerken & McIntosh (1993): children are particular about which grammatical mo ...
... use them and they should use them, too. Shipley, Smith, & Gleitman (1969): children who are telegraphic speakers prefer to respond to full commands like “Throw me the ball” over their own telegraphic versions (“Throw ball”) Gerken & McIntosh (1993): children are particular about which grammatical mo ...
LATIN CONSTRUCTIONS
... below). The tense of the subjunctive is generally the same as they equivalent English tense. e.g. tot spectatores adevenerant ut non videre possemus (imperfect subj.) So many spectators had arrived that we were not able to see. Tot spectatores intraverant ut amicos non invenissent. (pluperfect subj. ...
... below). The tense of the subjunctive is generally the same as they equivalent English tense. e.g. tot spectatores adevenerant ut non videre possemus (imperfect subj.) So many spectators had arrived that we were not able to see. Tot spectatores intraverant ut amicos non invenissent. (pluperfect subj. ...
Chapter 3 Noun inflection and pronouns
... mehtose·neniwa 'person' for people in general. In such cases the verb takes singular agreement. Similarly, the quantifier kekimesi 'everyone' shows some variation between triggering singular agreement and triggering plural agreement on the verb. Turning now to person, we find the usual three persons ...
... mehtose·neniwa 'person' for people in general. In such cases the verb takes singular agreement. Similarly, the quantifier kekimesi 'everyone' shows some variation between triggering singular agreement and triggering plural agreement on the verb. Turning now to person, we find the usual three persons ...
Comparative Adjectives
... That portrait is well known. That was the first stage. He draws those sorts of pictures. Those are from his Cubist phase. Remember a demonstrative adjective comes before a noun. A demonstrative pronoun is followed by a being verb. Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been. ...
... That portrait is well known. That was the first stage. He draws those sorts of pictures. Those are from his Cubist phase. Remember a demonstrative adjective comes before a noun. A demonstrative pronoun is followed by a being verb. Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been. ...
English - SciELO Colombia
... induced or self-renewing. One such change in the evolution of historical morphosyntax of NP is the NP is a variety of the West African Creole, acquisition of grammatical functions by lexical which has been traced to the 15th century along items which hitherto belonged to a categorical the coastal re ...
... induced or self-renewing. One such change in the evolution of historical morphosyntax of NP is the NP is a variety of the West African Creole, acquisition of grammatical functions by lexical which has been traced to the 15th century along items which hitherto belonged to a categorical the coastal re ...
ACT Sentence Sense Lessons
... • Correct the verb and pronoun tense problems: Quite a bit of preparation is needed for a camping trip. You must make sure that all your equipmenttent, sleeping bags, lanterns, and cookware-is in good condition. Someone has to plan the menu and decided when to do the shopping. Will you shop in advan ...
... • Correct the verb and pronoun tense problems: Quite a bit of preparation is needed for a camping trip. You must make sure that all your equipmenttent, sleeping bags, lanterns, and cookware-is in good condition. Someone has to plan the menu and decided when to do the shopping. Will you shop in advan ...
Pronoun-PowerPoint-slide-view
... A pronoun that ends in self or selves is a reflexive pronoun: myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, herself, himself, itself, and themselves. A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. A reflexive pronoun is always an object (never a subject) ...
... A pronoun that ends in self or selves is a reflexive pronoun: myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, herself, himself, itself, and themselves. A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. A reflexive pronoun is always an object (never a subject) ...
textbook in doc - public.asu.edu
... input may be English or any other language. The set of rules that we acquire enables us to produce sentences that we have never heard before. These sentences can also be infinitely long (if we have the time and energy). Language acquisition, in this framework, is not imitation but an interaction bet ...
... input may be English or any other language. The set of rules that we acquire enables us to produce sentences that we have never heard before. These sentences can also be infinitely long (if we have the time and energy). Language acquisition, in this framework, is not imitation but an interaction bet ...
Uzzi Ornan - CS Technion
... the other words around them: this is the difference between organizing elements and symbolic terms. By “Organizing Elements” we are not referring only to what are called “grammatical words”, such as ki in Hebrew, or “that” in English – words which do not refer to any entity in the world outside the ...
... the other words around them: this is the difference between organizing elements and symbolic terms. By “Organizing Elements” we are not referring only to what are called “grammatical words”, such as ki in Hebrew, or “that” in English – words which do not refer to any entity in the world outside the ...
Purpose/Result Clauses PPT
... Misērunt militēs Rōmam quī urbem defenderent. They sentsoldiers to Rome to defend the city. …who were to defend the city. …so that they might defend the city. ...
... Misērunt militēs Rōmam quī urbem defenderent. They sentsoldiers to Rome to defend the city. …who were to defend the city. …so that they might defend the city. ...
Mt. SAC
... 3. Is there a subordinating word creating a dependent clause? (If the answer is “yes,” is the dependent clause connected to an independent clause?) Subordinating words attached to a clause always make that clause dependent; therefore, you must attach the dependent clause to an independent clause. If ...
... 3. Is there a subordinating word creating a dependent clause? (If the answer is “yes,” is the dependent clause connected to an independent clause?) Subordinating words attached to a clause always make that clause dependent; therefore, you must attach the dependent clause to an independent clause. If ...
Participles and Participial Phrases A participle is a verb form used
... participle and any objects or modifiers of that participle. Check out the participial phrases italicized in each sentence below. 1. Sneaking around like a thief, my brother found the secret password. 2. The group trekking across the forest is a Boy Scout troop. 3. Hysterically laughing like a hyena, ...
... participle and any objects or modifiers of that participle. Check out the participial phrases italicized in each sentence below. 1. Sneaking around like a thief, my brother found the secret password. 2. The group trekking across the forest is a Boy Scout troop. 3. Hysterically laughing like a hyena, ...
Fragments
... 3. Is there a subordinating word creating a dependent clause? (If the answer is “yes,” is the dependent clause connected to an independent clause?) Subordinating words attached to a clause always make that clause dependent; therefore, you must attach the dependent clause to an independent clause. If ...
... 3. Is there a subordinating word creating a dependent clause? (If the answer is “yes,” is the dependent clause connected to an independent clause?) Subordinating words attached to a clause always make that clause dependent; therefore, you must attach the dependent clause to an independent clause. If ...
devising a method for the identification of english back
... the resulting words are presented in general dictionaries as stylistically neutral, they tend to be used in a limited number of contexts, especially words associated with professional areas like, business, economics, industry or education, etc. Such words can be considered either formal (accreditate ...
... the resulting words are presented in general dictionaries as stylistically neutral, they tend to be used in a limited number of contexts, especially words associated with professional areas like, business, economics, industry or education, etc. Such words can be considered either formal (accreditate ...
Non-finite Verb Phrases Practice Sentences NON
... person. To come to consciousness of what they know modifies using. The non-finite verb using takes coordinate completers: voice and the making of words. Of words modifies making. Saying that “the process of creating literature is a person…” would be thought to be an error by many readers (this kind ...
... person. To come to consciousness of what they know modifies using. The non-finite verb using takes coordinate completers: voice and the making of words. Of words modifies making. Saying that “the process of creating literature is a person…” would be thought to be an error by many readers (this kind ...
Scottish Gaelic grammar
This article describes the grammar of the Scottish Gaelic language.