Sentence Variety
... A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition and its object (a noun or pronoun). Preposition Object To you In the evening Under the old bridge ...
... A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition and its object (a noun or pronoun). Preposition Object To you In the evening Under the old bridge ...
Prepositional Phrases
... 15) They spread the lunch under the shade of the giant elm tree. 16) The treasure was found by a scuba diver. 17) A squad of soldiers marched behind the tank. 18) Shall I row across the stream? 19) Large airplanes fly across the nation. 20) Walter looked into the sack. 21) The cat ran up the pole. 2 ...
... 15) They spread the lunch under the shade of the giant elm tree. 16) The treasure was found by a scuba diver. 17) A squad of soldiers marched behind the tank. 18) Shall I row across the stream? 19) Large airplanes fly across the nation. 20) Walter looked into the sack. 21) The cat ran up the pole. 2 ...
EME Morpho
... that thou shalt do no murther… 2nd man: And that same Vengeance doth he hurle on thee, For false Forswearing, and for murther too: Thou did’st reveiue the Sacrament, to fight In quarrell of the House of Lancaster. 1st man: And like a Traitor to the name of God, Did’st breake that Vow, and with thy t ...
... that thou shalt do no murther… 2nd man: And that same Vengeance doth he hurle on thee, For false Forswearing, and for murther too: Thou did’st reveiue the Sacrament, to fight In quarrell of the House of Lancaster. 1st man: And like a Traitor to the name of God, Did’st breake that Vow, and with thy t ...
Grammar for writing - The Spinney Primary School
... Similarly, an adverbial clause functions in the same way as an adverb. For example: It was raining yesterday. (adverb) It was raining when we went out. (adverbial clause). affix a morpheme which is not in itself a word, but is attached to a word. An affix can be a prefix (intolerant, dislike) or a s ...
... Similarly, an adverbial clause functions in the same way as an adverb. For example: It was raining yesterday. (adverb) It was raining when we went out. (adverbial clause). affix a morpheme which is not in itself a word, but is attached to a word. An affix can be a prefix (intolerant, dislike) or a s ...
Task: Complete the sentences below using the correct word – don`t
... A semi colon can be used in several ways but it must be used correctly. We are going to look at how and where to use a semicolon correctly. The main way to use a semicolon is to join two main clauses together. The stars shone brightly in the sky. The sky was a dark, inky blue. You can remove the ful ...
... A semi colon can be used in several ways but it must be used correctly. We are going to look at how and where to use a semicolon correctly. The main way to use a semicolon is to join two main clauses together. The stars shone brightly in the sky. The sky was a dark, inky blue. You can remove the ful ...
LTF - Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
... Paragraph 1 – Connecting Rhetorical Devices to Meaning; Levels of Thinking: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze 1. Hillenbrand begins paragraph one with a metaphor that makes an assertion about race horses. The metaphor compares ____________________ to _____________________. 2. Since most readers a ...
... Paragraph 1 – Connecting Rhetorical Devices to Meaning; Levels of Thinking: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze 1. Hillenbrand begins paragraph one with a metaphor that makes an assertion about race horses. The metaphor compares ____________________ to _____________________. 2. Since most readers a ...
Handbook - Nelson Education
... The coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. (A mnemonic device to help remember these is FANBOYS.) Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that join grammatically equal elements in a sentence. Neither Fredda nor her parents enjoyed the performance. Both the bask ...
... The coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. (A mnemonic device to help remember these is FANBOYS.) Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that join grammatically equal elements in a sentence. Neither Fredda nor her parents enjoyed the performance. Both the bask ...
Unidad 1, Lección 1 Un rato con amigos: ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
... talking about any group of people that includes you! ...
... talking about any group of people that includes you! ...
Punctuation in Quotations
... these horses, and a man or boy goes along with the traveler to bring the animal back. It is a very satisfactory way of traveling, except that sometimes you must wait an hour or more before horses can be obtained. ...
... these horses, and a man or boy goes along with the traveler to bring the animal back. It is a very satisfactory way of traveling, except that sometimes you must wait an hour or more before horses can be obtained. ...
Context Free Grammars 10/28/2003 Reading: Chap 9, Jurafsky
... I.e. “book” is a straightforward transitive verb. It expects a single NP arg within the VP as an argument, and a single NP arg as the subject. ...
... I.e. “book” is a straightforward transitive verb. It expects a single NP arg within the VP as an argument, and a single NP arg as the subject. ...
Academic Resource Center - Wheeling Jesuit University
... The “sentences” in italics aren’t really sentences at all. They depend upon what is around them for any meaning they have. Reading the paragraph as a whole, you may not see or “hear” the fragments, but try reading only one of the italicized clauses. Here is one way to repair the fragments: Last Frid ...
... The “sentences” in italics aren’t really sentences at all. They depend upon what is around them for any meaning they have. Reading the paragraph as a whole, you may not see or “hear” the fragments, but try reading only one of the italicized clauses. Here is one way to repair the fragments: Last Frid ...
A participle is a verb form used as an adjective to modify nouns and
... However, irregular verbs have various past participle endings (such as thrown, ridden, built, and gone). Participial Phrases Both present and past participles can be used in phrases--called participial phrases--that modify nouns and pronouns. A participial phrase is made up of a participle and its m ...
... However, irregular verbs have various past participle endings (such as thrown, ridden, built, and gone). Participial Phrases Both present and past participles can be used in phrases--called participial phrases--that modify nouns and pronouns. A participial phrase is made up of a participle and its m ...
Foundation Stage Text Structure (TS) Sentence Construction (SC
... 8- Use a range of layouts suitable to text 8- Sentence reshaping techniques, e.g. lengthening or shortening sentence for meaning and/ or effectMoving sentence chunks (how, when, where) around for different effects (The siren echoed … loudly … through ...
... 8- Use a range of layouts suitable to text 8- Sentence reshaping techniques, e.g. lengthening or shortening sentence for meaning and/ or effectMoving sentence chunks (how, when, where) around for different effects (The siren echoed … loudly … through ...
PDF
... the same grammar instruction strategy, four-level analysis, that I have developed in all of my other texts. The companion grammar text for this book, Grammar Town, introduces four-level analysis and provides extensive information about the fundamental elements of traditional grammar, which is the gr ...
... the same grammar instruction strategy, four-level analysis, that I have developed in all of my other texts. The companion grammar text for this book, Grammar Town, introduces four-level analysis and provides extensive information about the fundamental elements of traditional grammar, which is the gr ...
Punctuation
... A parenthesis is a word or phrase inserted into a sentence to explain or elaborate. It may be placed in brackets… ...
... A parenthesis is a word or phrase inserted into a sentence to explain or elaborate. It may be placed in brackets… ...
Grammar Review2
... Predicate = verb (action word) Bought Note: In order to have a direct object, there needs to be an action verb, not a linking verb. ...
... Predicate = verb (action word) Bought Note: In order to have a direct object, there needs to be an action verb, not a linking verb. ...
Assn Sheet 3 Spr13
... Due Wednesday, 5/1: Today’s homework deals with adverb clauses that modify verbs and whole sentences. In Writers’ Choices, read pp.131-135. On p. 142, diagram sentences #1-5. On pp. 143-144, do the sentence-combining exercises # 1-10. Finally, compose five sentences with adverb clauses modifying ver ...
... Due Wednesday, 5/1: Today’s homework deals with adverb clauses that modify verbs and whole sentences. In Writers’ Choices, read pp.131-135. On p. 142, diagram sentences #1-5. On pp. 143-144, do the sentence-combining exercises # 1-10. Finally, compose five sentences with adverb clauses modifying ver ...
ADJECTIVE An adjective is a word or word group that is used to
... 2. She recalled that discoveries have often been made accidentally. (2) 3. Air travel depends heavily on instruments that were completely unknown before 1940. (2) 4. Meteorologists can certainly predict the weather quite accurately. (3) 5. The rain came rather suddenly, which caused him to slam on h ...
... 2. She recalled that discoveries have often been made accidentally. (2) 3. Air travel depends heavily on instruments that were completely unknown before 1940. (2) 4. Meteorologists can certainly predict the weather quite accurately. (3) 5. The rain came rather suddenly, which caused him to slam on h ...
THE DIRTY DOZEN
... not clear to which noun a pronoun refers, (2) when a pronoun refers to a concept rather than to a previous noun, or (3) when the reference of the pronoun is indefinite. Unclear pronoun reference example: The teacher gave the girl her book. (It is unclear whether her refers to teacher or girl.) Vague ...
... not clear to which noun a pronoun refers, (2) when a pronoun refers to a concept rather than to a previous noun, or (3) when the reference of the pronoun is indefinite. Unclear pronoun reference example: The teacher gave the girl her book. (It is unclear whether her refers to teacher or girl.) Vague ...
THE DIRTY DOZEN
... when it is not clear to which noun a pronoun refers, (2) when a pronoun refers to a concept rather than to a previous noun, or (3) when the reference of the pronoun is indefinite. Unclear pronoun reference example: The teacher gave the girl her book. (It is unclear whether her refers to teacher or g ...
... when it is not clear to which noun a pronoun refers, (2) when a pronoun refers to a concept rather than to a previous noun, or (3) when the reference of the pronoun is indefinite. Unclear pronoun reference example: The teacher gave the girl her book. (It is unclear whether her refers to teacher or g ...
Psalm 1 with Extreme Annotation
... [1] Ēadiġ bið se wer This clause can be translated word-for-word: Blessed is the man. Ēadiġ: Blessed, masc. nom. sg. adjective modi'ing and agreeing in gender, case and number with wer. bið: one of two pres. 3rd pers. sg. forms of the verb bēon to be; the other would be is (see §⒎⒈3). se wer: ...
... [1] Ēadiġ bið se wer This clause can be translated word-for-word: Blessed is the man. Ēadiġ: Blessed, masc. nom. sg. adjective modi'ing and agreeing in gender, case and number with wer. bið: one of two pres. 3rd pers. sg. forms of the verb bēon to be; the other would be is (see §⒎⒈3). se wer: ...
Psalm 1 with Extreme Annotation
... [1] Ēadiġ bið se wer This clause can be translated word-for-word: Blessed is the man. Ēadiġ: Blessed, masc. nom. sg. adjective modi'ing and agreeing in gender, case and number with wer. bið: one of two pres. 3rd pers. sg. forms of the verb bēon to be; the other would be is (see §⒎⒈3). se wer: ...
... [1] Ēadiġ bið se wer This clause can be translated word-for-word: Blessed is the man. Ēadiġ: Blessed, masc. nom. sg. adjective modi'ing and agreeing in gender, case and number with wer. bið: one of two pres. 3rd pers. sg. forms of the verb bēon to be; the other would be is (see §⒎⒈3). se wer: ...
For Unit 3—Verb Phrases
... 1. Students will probably mark “fish” as a complement. In KISS Level 4, they will learn that “fish” is the subject of the verbal (infinitive) “swim,” and that the infinitive phrase (“a fish swim”) functions as the direct object of “Have seen.” 2. I have analyzed the prepositional phrase “like a rain ...
... 1. Students will probably mark “fish” as a complement. In KISS Level 4, they will learn that “fish” is the subject of the verbal (infinitive) “swim,” and that the infinitive phrase (“a fish swim”) functions as the direct object of “Have seen.” 2. I have analyzed the prepositional phrase “like a rain ...
Writing Research TTH workshop first session_June 2012
... Between 1945 and 1980, the Australian Senate prevented the Labor Party from governing effectively by persistently failing to pass important legislation. For instance, in 1974 the Senate blocked 80 pieces of important legislation (Smith, 23). Brown’s analysis of Senate voting between 1950 and 1980 sh ...
... Between 1945 and 1980, the Australian Senate prevented the Labor Party from governing effectively by persistently failing to pass important legislation. For instance, in 1974 the Senate blocked 80 pieces of important legislation (Smith, 23). Brown’s analysis of Senate voting between 1950 and 1980 sh ...