PROFESSOR COHEN`S 39 PICKY WRITING RULES
... 6. Establish the context of your paper in the first sentence: "The Clown in the last scene of Antony and Cleopatra brings only one asp to Cleopatra." NOT> "There’s only one snake." 7. Give your paper a clear thesis sentence at the end of the first paragraph (the second if the paper is as long as 8 p ...
... 6. Establish the context of your paper in the first sentence: "The Clown in the last scene of Antony and Cleopatra brings only one asp to Cleopatra." NOT> "There’s only one snake." 7. Give your paper a clear thesis sentence at the end of the first paragraph (the second if the paper is as long as 8 p ...
gsp-review
... However, these nouns are plural if they are referring to separate individuals: Example: The jury reports its verdict. (one unit) Example: The jury still disagree on a number of counts. (the members) Sentence Fragment: A complete sentence must have a subject (can be implied) and a verb, and it must c ...
... However, these nouns are plural if they are referring to separate individuals: Example: The jury reports its verdict. (one unit) Example: The jury still disagree on a number of counts. (the members) Sentence Fragment: A complete sentence must have a subject (can be implied) and a verb, and it must c ...
Verb: a word used to express an action, a condition, or a state of being.
... – It smells flowery • linking -- smell links the subject, I, to the predicate adjective, flowery ...
... – It smells flowery • linking -- smell links the subject, I, to the predicate adjective, flowery ...
Grammar and Spelling Curriculum
... drawn to the graphemephoneme correspondences that do and do not fit in with what has been taught so far. ...
... drawn to the graphemephoneme correspondences that do and do not fit in with what has been taught so far. ...
THE PARTS OF SPEECH
... noun. We call the system of classifying words by their common use parts of speech. We can think of these parts of speech as the parts or roles which words usually play in ordinary speech. (The idea of playing parts or roles is probably not what was originally meant by “parts” of speech, but it works ...
... noun. We call the system of classifying words by their common use parts of speech. We can think of these parts of speech as the parts or roles which words usually play in ordinary speech. (The idea of playing parts or roles is probably not what was originally meant by “parts” of speech, but it works ...
1 Parts-of-speech systems - Beck-Shop
... the basis of whether or not they occur in the plural: chairs vs *furnitures), etc. And the class of English verbs may be divided into such subclasses as transitive and intransitive (on the basis of occurrence with objects: enjoy it vs *smile it), active and stative (on the basis of occurrence in the ...
... the basis of whether or not they occur in the plural: chairs vs *furnitures), etc. And the class of English verbs may be divided into such subclasses as transitive and intransitive (on the basis of occurrence with objects: enjoy it vs *smile it), active and stative (on the basis of occurrence in the ...
201 - 210
... • Recognizes multiple meanings of homographs • Infers the meaning of a base word given the meaning of words containing the base plus prefixes and/or suffixes • Infers the meaning of a word given the meaning of its base word and prefixes and/or suffixes • Analyzes similar words to determine the meani ...
... • Recognizes multiple meanings of homographs • Infers the meaning of a base word given the meaning of words containing the base plus prefixes and/or suffixes • Infers the meaning of a word given the meaning of its base word and prefixes and/or suffixes • Analyzes similar words to determine the meani ...
chapitre 1 negative statements
... French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 1 Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ...
... French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 1 Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ...
Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles
... Tom stopped ____________ up his washing on the way home. (pick) Tell me your plan. I’m interested ____________ about it. (hear) The ____________ drama has won several awards. (amaze) Most of Hong Kong people don’t like _____________ meat. (freeze) I think you should give up __________ because you ha ...
... Tom stopped ____________ up his washing on the way home. (pick) Tell me your plan. I’m interested ____________ about it. (hear) The ____________ drama has won several awards. (amaze) Most of Hong Kong people don’t like _____________ meat. (freeze) I think you should give up __________ because you ha ...
Slide 1
... Recall that a pronoun takes the place of a noun. Use direct object pronouns to avoid repeating nouns that have already been mentioned. These pronouns must agree with the nouns they stand for. ...
... Recall that a pronoun takes the place of a noun. Use direct object pronouns to avoid repeating nouns that have already been mentioned. These pronouns must agree with the nouns they stand for. ...
Passato Prossimo
... Quando si usa? When does one use it? • Right after an action is finished (similar to English present perfect) • Ho appena mangiato una pizza. (I have just eaten a pizza) ...
... Quando si usa? When does one use it? • Right after an action is finished (similar to English present perfect) • Ho appena mangiato una pizza. (I have just eaten a pizza) ...
Exercise
... it has two or more possible meanings. There are two types of ambiguity in a sentence : lexical ambiguity and structural ambiguity. Lexical ambiguity occurs when a sentence contains a word or words that has or have more than one meaning. For example, the sentence Jane broke the glasses is ambiguous b ...
... it has two or more possible meanings. There are two types of ambiguity in a sentence : lexical ambiguity and structural ambiguity. Lexical ambiguity occurs when a sentence contains a word or words that has or have more than one meaning. For example, the sentence Jane broke the glasses is ambiguous b ...
Parallelism
... In the sentence “Paul likes dancing, swimming, and running,” all of the activities Paul enjoys are consistently presented as gerunds (verbs in their –ing form that act as a noun), which retains parallelism. On the other hand, in the sentence “Paul likes to dance, swimming, and run,” the activities P ...
... In the sentence “Paul likes dancing, swimming, and running,” all of the activities Paul enjoys are consistently presented as gerunds (verbs in their –ing form that act as a noun), which retains parallelism. On the other hand, in the sentence “Paul likes to dance, swimming, and run,” the activities P ...
TOPIC: GREEMENT
... Everyone except John and two other employees is using e-mail daily. Neither story is interesting. No teacher and (no) student is in the classroom. Each boy and (each) girl is here. ...
... Everyone except John and two other employees is using e-mail daily. Neither story is interesting. No teacher and (no) student is in the classroom. Each boy and (each) girl is here. ...
PARALLELISM
... In the sentence “Paul likes dancing, swimming, and running,” all of the activities Paul enjoys are consistently presented as gerunds (verbs in their –ing form that act as a noun), which retains parallelism. On the other hand, in the sentence “Paul likes to dance, swimming, and run,” the activities P ...
... In the sentence “Paul likes dancing, swimming, and running,” all of the activities Paul enjoys are consistently presented as gerunds (verbs in their –ing form that act as a noun), which retains parallelism. On the other hand, in the sentence “Paul likes to dance, swimming, and run,” the activities P ...
Natten er så stille... J.L. Heiberg (1791–1860), after some years in
... ‘bevreesd maken’, ‘angst injagen’ [to be frightened, terrified, appalled]). The hypothetical subjunctive of both verses intensifies the compression of the lines. It is a tight jewel of a poem. Although an ABBA ACCA, it could be argued that the assonance of B and C is close enough to view the poem as ...
... ‘bevreesd maken’, ‘angst injagen’ [to be frightened, terrified, appalled]). The hypothetical subjunctive of both verses intensifies the compression of the lines. It is a tight jewel of a poem. Although an ABBA ACCA, it could be argued that the assonance of B and C is close enough to view the poem as ...
Syntax
... Syntax What we have proven is that constituents with different structures can have the same functions because they can be used in the same position in a sentence. This means that they belong to the same category, and since some constituents may involve combinations of more than one word, these cate ...
... Syntax What we have proven is that constituents with different structures can have the same functions because they can be used in the same position in a sentence. This means that they belong to the same category, and since some constituents may involve combinations of more than one word, these cate ...
Parts of Speech, Phrases, and Clauses
... This noun clause is working as the subject of the entire independent clause: That Raul kicks the ball pleases his coach. (3) adjective clause—a group of words containing a subject and a predicate working together to modify some noun or pronoun. It answers the question what kind of? (person, place, t ...
... This noun clause is working as the subject of the entire independent clause: That Raul kicks the ball pleases his coach. (3) adjective clause—a group of words containing a subject and a predicate working together to modify some noun or pronoun. It answers the question what kind of? (person, place, t ...
Dear Students,
... If it answers how? or when? or where? or why? or under what conditions? or to what degree? it is an adverb prepositional phrase. In the sentence above, “at the goalie” is answering the question where? (does he kick the ball). It is modifying the verb kicks so that it is an adverb prepositional phra ...
... If it answers how? or when? or where? or why? or under what conditions? or to what degree? it is an adverb prepositional phrase. In the sentence above, “at the goalie” is answering the question where? (does he kick the ball). It is modifying the verb kicks so that it is an adverb prepositional phra ...
Place a comma after introductory words of direct address, words of
... A participial phrase not essential to the meaning of a sentence is set off by commas. The dog, running through the park, brought the ball back to Julie. ...
... A participial phrase not essential to the meaning of a sentence is set off by commas. The dog, running through the park, brought the ball back to Julie. ...
WEEK 3 English 9 A
... Adjective: modifies or limits the meaning of a noun or pronoun Pronoun: is a word used in place of noun or another pronoun Preposition: shows the relationship of noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence ...
... Adjective: modifies or limits the meaning of a noun or pronoun Pronoun: is a word used in place of noun or another pronoun Preposition: shows the relationship of noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence ...
Sentence structures
... Onomatopoeia is used to describe words that sound like the thing they represent (hiss, crackle, snap). Personification means giving human qualities to non-human things (The mud sucked my toes). Portmanteau words are made by combining two other words (motor and pedal—moped, news and broadcast—newscas ...
... Onomatopoeia is used to describe words that sound like the thing they represent (hiss, crackle, snap). Personification means giving human qualities to non-human things (The mud sucked my toes). Portmanteau words are made by combining two other words (motor and pedal—moped, news and broadcast—newscas ...
Spring Themed Grammar Review
... Interjections—Underline the interjections. 1. “Ouch!” screamed Joseph when he pricked his thumb on a thorn. 2. “Hurry, it’s starting to rain.” 3. “Phew, we almost did not make it inside before the rain started.” 4. “Hey there! Have you seen my dog?” 5. “These are beautiful flowers. Wow, they are hug ...
... Interjections—Underline the interjections. 1. “Ouch!” screamed Joseph when he pricked his thumb on a thorn. 2. “Hurry, it’s starting to rain.” 3. “Phew, we almost did not make it inside before the rain started.” 4. “Hey there! Have you seen my dog?” 5. “These are beautiful flowers. Wow, they are hug ...
Pronoun Usage - Gordon State College
... these is correct: Please keep the secret between you & I. Please keep the secret between you & me. The second is correct. “Between” is a preposition, & OBJECTIVE case pronouns follow prepositions: for me, to me, near me. Hypercorrection is the problem here. We know that “you & me are going” is incor ...
... these is correct: Please keep the secret between you & I. Please keep the secret between you & me. The second is correct. “Between” is a preposition, & OBJECTIVE case pronouns follow prepositions: for me, to me, near me. Hypercorrection is the problem here. We know that “you & me are going” is incor ...