Handout_LanguageStandardsAtAGlance_2014
... Language Standards Expectations K-5---from the MCCS, November 2011 Topic ...
... Language Standards Expectations K-5---from the MCCS, November 2011 Topic ...
Five Basic Sentence Types
... called a subject complement. Subject complements can be adjectival or nominal. We’ll deal with the adjectival subject complement first. Since many grammars use the term predicate adjective, that is worth knowing as a synonym. Examples are Sheila is beautiful. His parties were very lavish. Bill is be ...
... called a subject complement. Subject complements can be adjectival or nominal. We’ll deal with the adjectival subject complement first. Since many grammars use the term predicate adjective, that is worth knowing as a synonym. Examples are Sheila is beautiful. His parties were very lavish. Bill is be ...
LTP Y2 - Starbeck Community Primary School
... -fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently ...
... -fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently ...
Craft Table for A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L`Engle Craft Moves
... Wallace. “His pajamaed feet padding softy” shows his tender demeanor without detracting from the action verbs of the sentence—“slid down from his chair and trotted over to the refrigerator”—on his way to prepare sandwiches for his mother and Meg. The flexibility of adverbs gives writers the freedom ...
... Wallace. “His pajamaed feet padding softy” shows his tender demeanor without detracting from the action verbs of the sentence—“slid down from his chair and trotted over to the refrigerator”—on his way to prepare sandwiches for his mother and Meg. The flexibility of adverbs gives writers the freedom ...
Misplaced Modifiers, Direct and Indirect Objects, Prep
... * Warning: Sometimes some of these words also work alone as adverbs: Let the cat in. I could feel that the monster was near. ...
... * Warning: Sometimes some of these words also work alone as adverbs: Let the cat in. I could feel that the monster was near. ...
Structure of Predication
... • In terms of Tense, there are two tenses: common (present) and past (preterit). They are shown by the inflexion attached to the verbs: Common: base / base + (-s), while Past: (base + (-ed). • The be has its exceptional forms (is, am, are: present and was, were: past) ...
... • In terms of Tense, there are two tenses: common (present) and past (preterit). They are shown by the inflexion attached to the verbs: Common: base / base + (-s), while Past: (base + (-ed). • The be has its exceptional forms (is, am, are: present and was, were: past) ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... Independent clauses, sometimes called main clauses, always have a subject and a verb and make a statement independent of the rest of the sentence. A sentence a lways has one independe nt clause, and sometimes it has more than one. There are several frequently used words that s erve to separ ate inde ...
... Independent clauses, sometimes called main clauses, always have a subject and a verb and make a statement independent of the rest of the sentence. A sentence a lways has one independe nt clause, and sometimes it has more than one. There are several frequently used words that s erve to separ ate inde ...
Rhetorical Grammar for Expository Reading and Writing Developed
... Schools have to engage people as they are. That requires leaders who insist on more cultural diversity in school. That requires teachers who celebrate cooperation, but other teachers who celebrate competition; not just teachers who honor environmental virtues, but teachers who honor military virtues ...
... Schools have to engage people as they are. That requires leaders who insist on more cultural diversity in school. That requires teachers who celebrate cooperation, but other teachers who celebrate competition; not just teachers who honor environmental virtues, but teachers who honor military virtues ...
Crib sheets - Crofton School
... The man walked down the road. Miss Noble shouted. Compound Sentences have two ideas joined by a conjunction/connective (but, however..) e.g. ...
... The man walked down the road. Miss Noble shouted. Compound Sentences have two ideas joined by a conjunction/connective (but, however..) e.g. ...
What will we learn in this topic
... The definite article ‘the’ is one of only two articles in English, the other one being the indefinite article ‘a’, and ‘its’ is one of a set of seven possessive pronouns. The word ‘over’ is a preposition, and although there are more than 50 prepositions in English, the set is still very restricted w ...
... The definite article ‘the’ is one of only two articles in English, the other one being the indefinite article ‘a’, and ‘its’ is one of a set of seven possessive pronouns. The word ‘over’ is a preposition, and although there are more than 50 prepositions in English, the set is still very restricted w ...
… practise writing correct sentences
... The FINITE verb tells you WHAT the subject is doing, being or having and WHEN this action takes place. It gives the sentence a tense: present, past or future. For ...
... The FINITE verb tells you WHAT the subject is doing, being or having and WHEN this action takes place. It gives the sentence a tense: present, past or future. For ...
english grammar in focus. words and morphemes
... grounding for further linguistic study. To achieve these goals, along with an accurate description of the categories and structures under study, a wealth of other features are included in each book of the series, such as exercises, detailed glossaries and subject indexes for ease of reference, and l ...
... grounding for further linguistic study. To achieve these goals, along with an accurate description of the categories and structures under study, a wealth of other features are included in each book of the series, such as exercises, detailed glossaries and subject indexes for ease of reference, and l ...
Document
... (10) To reduce the size of an Internet photo in PowerPoint, select the image, place your cursor over a corner of the image, hold the shift key, and drag the cursor toward the opposite corner. This will reduce both the image’s height and width proportionally. See page 7 for a diagram of this. (11) Yo ...
... (10) To reduce the size of an Internet photo in PowerPoint, select the image, place your cursor over a corner of the image, hold the shift key, and drag the cursor toward the opposite corner. This will reduce both the image’s height and width proportionally. See page 7 for a diagram of this. (11) Yo ...
Proofreading for Common Surface Errors: Spelling and
... Wrong: Measles have become less common in the United States. Right: Measles has become less common in the United States. To proofread for subject-verb agreement, circle the subject and verb in each sentence and be sure they agree. ...
... Wrong: Measles have become less common in the United States. Right: Measles has become less common in the United States. To proofread for subject-verb agreement, circle the subject and verb in each sentence and be sure they agree. ...
WIDELY TESTED ERRORS ON THE PSAT`s GRAMMAR SECTION
... when done incorrectly. The trick comes when many words separate the subject from the verb. Here's how not to get caught: 1. Ask yourself "what's the subject?" Two places where you won't find the subject – o Inside a prepositional phrase o Inside a subordinate clause (separated by commas) 2. Is it ...
... when done incorrectly. The trick comes when many words separate the subject from the verb. Here's how not to get caught: 1. Ask yourself "what's the subject?" Two places where you won't find the subject – o Inside a prepositional phrase o Inside a subordinate clause (separated by commas) 2. Is it ...
chapter nineteen: relative pronouns
... spoken English, and the only place where it still absolutely must be used is after a preposition. That handsome young man who is standing by the counter over there is a very famous actor. The girl who I marry will have to be a very good cook. That person to whom you were just speaking looks rather ...
... spoken English, and the only place where it still absolutely must be used is after a preposition. That handsome young man who is standing by the counter over there is a very famous actor. The girl who I marry will have to be a very good cook. That person to whom you were just speaking looks rather ...
Cl!IAPTER2 THEORETICAl" FRAMEWORK Definilioll of Modifier
... Please tell them I will be late. [The subordinate clause is the o ject ofthe verb tells.] I have no interest in what I am reading. [The subordinate clause is ...
... Please tell them I will be late. [The subordinate clause is the o ject ofthe verb tells.] I have no interest in what I am reading. [The subordinate clause is ...
Clauses Notes
... • An adjective clause is used like an adjective to modify a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns. • A noun clause is used in place of a noun. Noun clauses begin with relative pronouns and can be replaced with “it” or “someone.” ...
... • An adjective clause is used like an adjective to modify a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns. • A noun clause is used in place of a noun. Noun clauses begin with relative pronouns and can be replaced with “it” or “someone.” ...
Syntax as Style - The Syracuse City School District
... no matter where it is placed. Helped by an auxiliary, an object, and prepositional phrases, it serves as a predicate in "we are of course absorbing morality at every pore" in the example above from Virginia Woolf. When an -ing verb appears outside the predicate as an adjectival modifier, it is simpl ...
... no matter where it is placed. Helped by an auxiliary, an object, and prepositional phrases, it serves as a predicate in "we are of course absorbing morality at every pore" in the example above from Virginia Woolf. When an -ing verb appears outside the predicate as an adjectival modifier, it is simpl ...
(BE + adjective) EXAMPLES
... 3. Adjectives can come AFTER a BE verb. (BE + adjective) EXAMPLES: The butterfly is pretty. The butterfly is blue. Butterflies are interesting. 4. Nouns can also work as adjectives. A noun can help describe an object. EXAMPLES: It's a business meeting. They're having a job interview. It's a school ...
... 3. Adjectives can come AFTER a BE verb. (BE + adjective) EXAMPLES: The butterfly is pretty. The butterfly is blue. Butterflies are interesting. 4. Nouns can also work as adjectives. A noun can help describe an object. EXAMPLES: It's a business meeting. They're having a job interview. It's a school ...
Understanding Verbs: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
... Infinitives are verbals that are made up of the word to and a verb. Infinitives may function as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. Since infinitives are derived from verbs, they do express actions or states of being. When infinitives function as adjectives and adverbs, they are usually found preceding no ...
... Infinitives are verbals that are made up of the word to and a verb. Infinitives may function as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. Since infinitives are derived from verbs, they do express actions or states of being. When infinitives function as adjectives and adverbs, they are usually found preceding no ...
Writing and Grammar Exam Review
... students knew to look at the daily agenda written on the board and get ready for class. The first thing to do was give their teacher their homework. Now the teacher, Mr. Smith, is really nice, so if they didn’t have it, they knew they could turn it in the next day. However, the person standing befor ...
... students knew to look at the daily agenda written on the board and get ready for class. The first thing to do was give their teacher their homework. Now the teacher, Mr. Smith, is really nice, so if they didn’t have it, they knew they could turn it in the next day. However, the person standing befor ...
clause - Longton Primary School
... These give more meaning to the main clause. They begin with a subordinating conjunction. They do not make sense as a sentence on their own. The boy ate the tasty carrot before he ate desert. ...
... These give more meaning to the main clause. They begin with a subordinating conjunction. They do not make sense as a sentence on their own. The boy ate the tasty carrot before he ate desert. ...
UNIT I Normal Sentence Pattern in English Phase 1
... 1. Emily likes to fly, and her brother ______ too. 2. They will leave at noon, and we ______ too. 3. She didn’t see anyone she knew, and __________ Tim. 4. You didn’t pay the rent, and she _________ either. 5. Our Italian teacher loves to travel, and so _________ we. 6. My class hasn’t begun yet, an ...
... 1. Emily likes to fly, and her brother ______ too. 2. They will leave at noon, and we ______ too. 3. She didn’t see anyone she knew, and __________ Tim. 4. You didn’t pay the rent, and she _________ either. 5. Our Italian teacher loves to travel, and so _________ we. 6. My class hasn’t begun yet, an ...
Simple Definition
... renames the noun before it (use an article- the, an, a - to be sure it is an appositive) Example: “a mixed Lab and Collie” New Sentence: The dog, a mixed Lab and Collie, walked across the lawn. ...
... renames the noun before it (use an article- the, an, a - to be sure it is an appositive) Example: “a mixed Lab and Collie” New Sentence: The dog, a mixed Lab and Collie, walked across the lawn. ...