Level 2: Parts of the Sentence
... The SENTENCE and its COMPLEMENTS • Speeding down the grammar highway, the sentence is a flatbed truck carrying meaning to the reader. The VERBS are the wheels, and the SUBJECT is the driver. • Complements are the common, not-alwaysessential parts of the truck – perhaps the odometer or the turn sign ...
... The SENTENCE and its COMPLEMENTS • Speeding down the grammar highway, the sentence is a flatbed truck carrying meaning to the reader. The VERBS are the wheels, and the SUBJECT is the driver. • Complements are the common, not-alwaysessential parts of the truck – perhaps the odometer or the turn sign ...
Parts of the Sentence
... The SENTENCE and its COMPLEMENTS • Speeding down the grammar highway, the sentence is a flatbed truck carrying meaning to the reader. The VERBS are the wheels, and the SUBJECT is the driver. • Complements are the common, not-alwaysessential parts of the truck – perhaps the odometer or the turn sign ...
... The SENTENCE and its COMPLEMENTS • Speeding down the grammar highway, the sentence is a flatbed truck carrying meaning to the reader. The VERBS are the wheels, and the SUBJECT is the driver. • Complements are the common, not-alwaysessential parts of the truck – perhaps the odometer or the turn sign ...
Tips and exercises for Part I
... Remember that the words NOT underlined are correct. Check each underlined item to see if it contains an error. Become familiar with phrasal verbs Consider the structure of complex sentence. Study the sentence for indications of time and space. Tip 1: Remember that the words NOT underlined ...
... Remember that the words NOT underlined are correct. Check each underlined item to see if it contains an error. Become familiar with phrasal verbs Consider the structure of complex sentence. Study the sentence for indications of time and space. Tip 1: Remember that the words NOT underlined ...
Language Structure Assignment 7: Key to Seminar
... (The reason is that these structures can be expanded to structures where the adjective functions as a predicative adjective after a form of be: … as soon as it is possible for you to come; … as it is usual for us to do.) When used in these senses, look and smell are linking verbs in English; they th ...
... (The reason is that these structures can be expanded to structures where the adjective functions as a predicative adjective after a form of be: … as soon as it is possible for you to come; … as it is usual for us to do.) When used in these senses, look and smell are linking verbs in English; they th ...
Quarter 4 English Finals Review Sheet
... -prepositions are words that indicate location. USUALLY, prepositions show the location in the physical word. However, they can also show time. -some of the common prepositions includes… under, over, after, before, inside, outside, on, in, next to, behind, infront, above, across, around, during, t ...
... -prepositions are words that indicate location. USUALLY, prepositions show the location in the physical word. However, they can also show time. -some of the common prepositions includes… under, over, after, before, inside, outside, on, in, next to, behind, infront, above, across, around, during, t ...
Conjunctions – linking words
... N.B. With être verbs in the perfet tense, add –e to the past participle for feminine, add –s for plural and add –es for feminine plural ...
... N.B. With être verbs in the perfet tense, add –e to the past participle for feminine, add –s for plural and add –es for feminine plural ...
Packet for the Grammar Proficiency Exam
... C. A restaurant usually contains a waiting area with benches, a bar with stools, and a smoking and non-smoking section of tables. D. Credit is available without a finance charge; the store provides a three month contract plan consisting of equal payments. 4. A. I trained the dogs, but I always had m ...
... C. A restaurant usually contains a waiting area with benches, a bar with stools, and a smoking and non-smoking section of tables. D. Credit is available without a finance charge; the store provides a three month contract plan consisting of equal payments. 4. A. I trained the dogs, but I always had m ...
Grammar Packet: May
... Adjectives and adverbs are two types of speech known as modifiers. We call them “modifiers” because they “modify” another part of the sentence—that is, they add information to another part of the sentence. They are also called “modifiers” because they are not necessary. Eliminate them, and your noun ...
... Adjectives and adverbs are two types of speech known as modifiers. We call them “modifiers” because they “modify” another part of the sentence—that is, they add information to another part of the sentence. They are also called “modifiers” because they are not necessary. Eliminate them, and your noun ...
10151 - The Described and Captioned Media Program
... English grammar is important. 2. List the parts of speech that you know. AFTER SHOWING Discussion Items and Questions 1. Discuss verbs. a. Define the following terms: verb, conjugate, and tense. b. Discuss how singular verbs, singular nouns, plural verbs, and plural nouns are formed and used. Determ ...
... English grammar is important. 2. List the parts of speech that you know. AFTER SHOWING Discussion Items and Questions 1. Discuss verbs. a. Define the following terms: verb, conjugate, and tense. b. Discuss how singular verbs, singular nouns, plural verbs, and plural nouns are formed and used. Determ ...
REVIEW SHEETS FOR COMPASS WRITING SECTION Prepared by
... nobody, and somebody. These are called “indefinite” pronouns and are considered singular when they act as subjects. For example, in the sentence Each of the students (has, have) a book, which verb would you choose? You know that the verb is either “has” or “have,” so as you remember, to find the sub ...
... nobody, and somebody. These are called “indefinite” pronouns and are considered singular when they act as subjects. For example, in the sentence Each of the students (has, have) a book, which verb would you choose? You know that the verb is either “has” or “have,” so as you remember, to find the sub ...
Parts of Speech!
... I like cats. house, MP3, computer game To do, to play, to eat, I eat a lot of food. to go out, to meet, to love, to hate Beautifully, terribly, She drives terribly. often, well ...
... I like cats. house, MP3, computer game To do, to play, to eat, I eat a lot of food. to go out, to meet, to love, to hate Beautifully, terribly, She drives terribly. often, well ...
Sentence 16
... of the classic linking verbs; if—as seems logical—we regard to lean toward me as the subject complement, then we must interpret to lean as an adjective modifying visage, rather than as an adverb modifying seemed. The noun visage means face, particularly the shape and proportion of the face; vid mean ...
... of the classic linking verbs; if—as seems logical—we regard to lean toward me as the subject complement, then we must interpret to lean as an adjective modifying visage, rather than as an adverb modifying seemed. The noun visage means face, particularly the shape and proportion of the face; vid mean ...
12 The Autobiography of Admiral Ahmose Part III
... The object of the compound preposition m xt is the demonstrative pronoun nn used by itself: “after this.” In the first sentence the verb form of wDA “proceed” (r “to”) is narrative infinitive with suppressed subject (the Pharaoh). In the r + infinitive construction expressing purpose, the Egyptian i ...
... The object of the compound preposition m xt is the demonstrative pronoun nn used by itself: “after this.” In the first sentence the verb form of wDA “proceed” (r “to”) is narrative infinitive with suppressed subject (the Pharaoh). In the r + infinitive construction expressing purpose, the Egyptian i ...
Sentence Dictation
... modifying day. If it were written as one word, it would function as an adjective modifying a noun, such as everyday clothes). How is athletic spelled? For each answer, have participants explain why they think as they do. Point out the importance of having students justify their responses as well. To ...
... modifying day. If it were written as one word, it would function as an adjective modifying a noun, such as everyday clothes). How is athletic spelled? For each answer, have participants explain why they think as they do. Point out the importance of having students justify their responses as well. To ...
function words
... (be, have, do) and secondary -or modal auxiliary verbs (will/would, can/could, shall/should, may /might, must, need, dare). Modal auxiliary verbs are also called defective verbs because they have only one verbal form each. For example, they cannot take the final ‘s’ inflexion for the third person si ...
... (be, have, do) and secondary -or modal auxiliary verbs (will/would, can/could, shall/should, may /might, must, need, dare). Modal auxiliary verbs are also called defective verbs because they have only one verbal form each. For example, they cannot take the final ‘s’ inflexion for the third person si ...
noun clauses. - WordPress.com
... dependent clause that functions as an adverb; that is, the entire clause modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. As with all clauses,it contains a subject and predicate, although the subject as well as the (predicate) verb may sometimes be omitted and implied, see below. An adverbial claus ...
... dependent clause that functions as an adverb; that is, the entire clause modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. As with all clauses,it contains a subject and predicate, although the subject as well as the (predicate) verb may sometimes be omitted and implied, see below. An adverbial claus ...
Unit 11 Parts of the Sentence
... *The subject comes before the verb in most English sentences. There are some exceptions! Commands and Questions *The subject you is understood rather than expressed in a command. (You) Jump! *Questions usually begin with a verb or helping verb. Is he right?....change it to......He is right. Inverted ...
... *The subject comes before the verb in most English sentences. There are some exceptions! Commands and Questions *The subject you is understood rather than expressed in a command. (You) Jump! *Questions usually begin with a verb or helping verb. Is he right?....change it to......He is right. Inverted ...
Structuring a Sentence: Word Order
... This does not mean that you cannot have a series of short clauses within one sentence. In the example below, readers do not have to change their perspective while moving from one clause to the next. In Old English, the language spoken in English over 1000 years ago, a word could be placed almost any ...
... This does not mean that you cannot have a series of short clauses within one sentence. In the example below, readers do not have to change their perspective while moving from one clause to the next. In Old English, the language spoken in English over 1000 years ago, a word could be placed almost any ...
HATSHEPSUT OBELISK READING GROUP ASSIGNMENT
... 'wtt' continues the string of feminine active particles. No problem there - but it's the rest of the sentence that needs attention. Well, there is one little thing more about this participle. In Old Egyptian the verb apparently was 'wtT' which evolved into 'wtt' by Middle Egyptian times. So 'wtt' is ...
... 'wtt' continues the string of feminine active particles. No problem there - but it's the rest of the sentence that needs attention. Well, there is one little thing more about this participle. In Old Egyptian the verb apparently was 'wtT' which evolved into 'wtt' by Middle Egyptian times. So 'wtt' is ...
Adjectives and Adverbs. In Language 86
... Typically, adverbs and adjectives occur in sentences as nonarguments. They appear to be less syntactically restricted than other parts of the clause (at least in languages like English). For instance, they can occur in various positions in sentences. Yet, if several adjectives/adverbs occur together ...
... Typically, adverbs and adjectives occur in sentences as nonarguments. They appear to be less syntactically restricted than other parts of the clause (at least in languages like English). For instance, they can occur in various positions in sentences. Yet, if several adjectives/adverbs occur together ...
How to Format your Paper
... variety (compared with English) of synthetic, i.e. inflectional and derivational means to express shades of meaning, but a comparably smaller number of analytic ways, epitomised by compounding. The ease of compounding, assisted by conversion of word class, is a characteristic analytic property of En ...
... variety (compared with English) of synthetic, i.e. inflectional and derivational means to express shades of meaning, but a comparably smaller number of analytic ways, epitomised by compounding. The ease of compounding, assisted by conversion of word class, is a characteristic analytic property of En ...
Adverb or Adjective?
... Although great writing defies easy definition, we teachers still need to use generalizations to teach our students to become better writers. In looking at the examples and ranges of many authors, key elements emerge. • Clear and vivid language conveys meaning and engages our minds (and sometimes, ou ...
... Although great writing defies easy definition, we teachers still need to use generalizations to teach our students to become better writers. In looking at the examples and ranges of many authors, key elements emerge. • Clear and vivid language conveys meaning and engages our minds (and sometimes, ou ...
Building sentences
... e.g. She rides to work, and he catches the bus. (This could easily be broken into two sentences: She rides to work. He catches the bus). • In a complex sentence, simple sentences (independent clauses or control units) are combined with dependent clauses or a support unit. • Dependent clauses or supp ...
... e.g. She rides to work, and he catches the bus. (This could easily be broken into two sentences: She rides to work. He catches the bus). • In a complex sentence, simple sentences (independent clauses or control units) are combined with dependent clauses or a support unit. • Dependent clauses or supp ...
Stage 26 Vocabulary Sheet
... The children went to school in order that they might not be stupid. **Notice how the Imperfect Subjunctive has changed slightly in translation… For now, translate the purpose clause literally, as shown above. LATER you will be able to translate the clause to look more like an Infinitive phrase, and ...
... The children went to school in order that they might not be stupid. **Notice how the Imperfect Subjunctive has changed slightly in translation… For now, translate the purpose clause literally, as shown above. LATER you will be able to translate the clause to look more like an Infinitive phrase, and ...