To use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity
... Brackets can also be used as an aside to the reader. Commas used in parenthesis usually repeat the same information in a different way. ...
... Brackets can also be used as an aside to the reader. Commas used in parenthesis usually repeat the same information in a different way. ...
Notes over Adjectives and Adverbs
... D. A predicate adjective: An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. 1. The girl is beautiful. 2. Present and past participles can be used as adjectives or predicate adjectives. a. She is interesting. b. The fascinated boy was shy, though. E. Possessive nouns and pronouns ac ...
... D. A predicate adjective: An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. 1. The girl is beautiful. 2. Present and past participles can be used as adjectives or predicate adjectives. a. She is interesting. b. The fascinated boy was shy, though. E. Possessive nouns and pronouns ac ...
Adjective and Adverb notes
... D. A predicate adjective: An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. 1. The girl is beautiful. 2. Present and past participles can be used as adjectives or predicate adjectives. a. She is interesting. b. The fascinated boy was shy, though. E. Possessive nouns and pronouns ac ...
... D. A predicate adjective: An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject. 1. The girl is beautiful. 2. Present and past participles can be used as adjectives or predicate adjectives. a. She is interesting. b. The fascinated boy was shy, though. E. Possessive nouns and pronouns ac ...
File - TEC English class Black
... We made enough food. Is the audio loud enough? Are we writing nicely enough? 1. I am not enjoying my job at the moment because I have____________________. (work) 2. I don't like the soup because there is____________________in it. (salt) 3. Her English is not good. She makes____________________. (mis ...
... We made enough food. Is the audio loud enough? Are we writing nicely enough? 1. I am not enjoying my job at the moment because I have____________________. (work) 2. I don't like the soup because there is____________________in it. (salt) 3. Her English is not good. She makes____________________. (mis ...
Standards: Unit on Verbals (and review of verbs)
... Standards: Unit on Verbals (and review of verbs) LS 8.1: Grammar Usage Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. LS 8.1a: Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, infinitives, participles) in general and their functions in particular sent ...
... Standards: Unit on Verbals (and review of verbs) LS 8.1: Grammar Usage Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. LS 8.1a: Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, infinitives, participles) in general and their functions in particular sent ...
Common Writing Errors Workshop
... done to the subject. Example: I will always remember my first trip to the city. (Active voice.) My first trip to the city will always be remembered by me. (Passive voice.) My first trip to Boston will always be a fond memory for me. (Passive voice.) The doctor gave her an injection of medicine. (Act ...
... done to the subject. Example: I will always remember my first trip to the city. (Active voice.) My first trip to the city will always be remembered by me. (Passive voice.) My first trip to Boston will always be a fond memory for me. (Passive voice.) The doctor gave her an injection of medicine. (Act ...
Types of Phrases
... • Gerund: A verb form that ends in –ing and acts as a noun. • He loves swimming in the ocean. *Hint: Can be replaced with word “something” ...
... • Gerund: A verb form that ends in –ing and acts as a noun. • He loves swimming in the ocean. *Hint: Can be replaced with word “something” ...
Taming Caesar.indd
... For completing these things (these things to be completed) they thought two years to be enough for themselves. (We have said that in Latin a gerund may stand alone, but if it has an object, it becomes a future passive participle and takes the ending of its object) Ablative Absolute In the example be ...
... For completing these things (these things to be completed) they thought two years to be enough for themselves. (We have said that in Latin a gerund may stand alone, but if it has an object, it becomes a future passive participle and takes the ending of its object) Ablative Absolute In the example be ...
glossary of grammatical terminology
... I will look through these papers, while you look through those. (These in these papers is a demonstrative adjective.) Dependent clause A clause, sometimes called a subordinate clause, that cannot stand alone but must work together with an independent clause to complete its meaning and form a complet ...
... I will look through these papers, while you look through those. (These in these papers is a demonstrative adjective.) Dependent clause A clause, sometimes called a subordinate clause, that cannot stand alone but must work together with an independent clause to complete its meaning and form a complet ...
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... a Linking Verb and forms Subject Complement. ( A nice girl, The girl is nice) Adverbial word/phrase – functions as an adverb and modifies verb, adjective, or other adverb. It answers to questions “How?” “When?” and “Where?” (He is smiling happily. She is a very nice woman. He loves her very much. Ye ...
... a Linking Verb and forms Subject Complement. ( A nice girl, The girl is nice) Adverbial word/phrase – functions as an adverb and modifies verb, adjective, or other adverb. It answers to questions “How?” “When?” and “Where?” (He is smiling happily. She is a very nice woman. He loves her very much. Ye ...
subject and verb agreement
... Both of us are planning to be there. o Eliminate of us and you're left with Both . . . are. Many of the workers take their vacations in August. o Eliminate of the workers and you're left with Many . . . take. ...
... Both of us are planning to be there. o Eliminate of us and you're left with Both . . . are. Many of the workers take their vacations in August. o Eliminate of the workers and you're left with Many . . . take. ...
GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS Using Adjectives and Adverbs
... the red barn (answers the question “which” barn) an excellent performance (answers the question “what kind of” performance) for three months (answers the question “how many” months) Although most adjectives precede the noun or other word(s) they modify, they can also follow linking verbs (be, seem, ...
... the red barn (answers the question “which” barn) an excellent performance (answers the question “what kind of” performance) for three months (answers the question “how many” months) Although most adjectives precede the noun or other word(s) they modify, they can also follow linking verbs (be, seem, ...
Recognize a prepositional phrase when you see one.
... squid eyeball stew. Cookbooks do indeed contain recipes. In this sentence, however, cookbooks is part of the prepositional phrase of these cookbooks. Neither—whatever a neither is—is the subject for the verb contains. Neither is singular, so you need the singular form of the verb, contains. If ...
... squid eyeball stew. Cookbooks do indeed contain recipes. In this sentence, however, cookbooks is part of the prepositional phrase of these cookbooks. Neither—whatever a neither is—is the subject for the verb contains. Neither is singular, so you need the singular form of the verb, contains. If ...
Year 5
... who, which, that, where, when, whose or an omitted relative pronoun. Secure use of simple / embellished simple sentences Secure use of compound sentences ...
... who, which, that, where, when, whose or an omitted relative pronoun. Secure use of simple / embellished simple sentences Secure use of compound sentences ...
Phrasal Analysis of Long Noun Sequences
... for achieving our present objective - recognizing the presence and boundaries of a noun sequence. Our heuristic does not require it. A complementary but largely orthogonal effort is the complete semantic interpretation of long noun sequences. There have been several attempts to deal with the problem ...
... for achieving our present objective - recognizing the presence and boundaries of a noun sequence. Our heuristic does not require it. A complementary but largely orthogonal effort is the complete semantic interpretation of long noun sequences. There have been several attempts to deal with the problem ...
LATIN GRAMMAR
... There are many different functions or cases that a noun can have in a sentence. You just saw two of those functions used above; the subject and the direct object. There are 3 other often used functions of nouns that we will look at briefly in this section : possessives, indirect objects, and objects ...
... There are many different functions or cases that a noun can have in a sentence. You just saw two of those functions used above; the subject and the direct object. There are 3 other often used functions of nouns that we will look at briefly in this section : possessives, indirect objects, and objects ...
Language L1
... c. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions. d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag). e. Form and use prepositional phrases. f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting ...
... c. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions. d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag). e. Form and use prepositional phrases. f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting ...
Final Exam Review
... Ex: Nicole runs out of the house every morning because she’s late. Singular verbs usually have an –s on the end ...
... Ex: Nicole runs out of the house every morning because she’s late. Singular verbs usually have an –s on the end ...
Document
... Indirect Object An indirect object usually appears before a direct object and directly after a verb in a sentence. Indirect objects usually follow verbs such as buy, sell, send, ask, give. I bought Laurie a docking station for her computer. ...
... Indirect Object An indirect object usually appears before a direct object and directly after a verb in a sentence. Indirect objects usually follow verbs such as buy, sell, send, ask, give. I bought Laurie a docking station for her computer. ...
verb
... A collective noun can be followed by a singular verb (e.g. is) or a plural verb (e.g. are). It may be associated with a singular possessive form (its), or a plural one (their). ...
... A collective noun can be followed by a singular verb (e.g. is) or a plural verb (e.g. are). It may be associated with a singular possessive form (its), or a plural one (their). ...
Assignment 21
... Remind me to go over the verse in class this week! We have not done so in a while. ...
... Remind me to go over the verse in class this week! We have not done so in a while. ...
MBUPLOAD-5117-1-Grammar_Sentence_Grammar
... conjunctions (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet), and use a comma before the connecting word. _________________________, and _________________________. He enjoys walking through the country, and he often goes backpacking on his vacations. 2. When you do not have a connecting word (or when you use a co ...
... conjunctions (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet), and use a comma before the connecting word. _________________________, and _________________________. He enjoys walking through the country, and he often goes backpacking on his vacations. 2. When you do not have a connecting word (or when you use a co ...