The national curriculum in England - English
... independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up] Use of the colon to introduce a list and use of semi-colons within lists Punctuation of bullet points to list information How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity [for example, man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or recover versus r ...
... independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up] Use of the colon to introduce a list and use of semi-colons within lists Punctuation of bullet points to list information How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity [for example, man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or recover versus r ...
Grammar Camp II
... I like reading, listening to music, taking long walks, and visiting with my friends. They would like books, magazines, DVDs, video cassettes, and other learning materials for their library. ...
... I like reading, listening to music, taking long walks, and visiting with my friends. They would like books, magazines, DVDs, video cassettes, and other learning materials for their library. ...
What is a verb?
... LINKING verbs (remember that direct and indirect objects followed ACTION verbs) • Subject complements are nouns, pronouns, and adjectives that follow linking verbs and tell something about the subject ...
... LINKING verbs (remember that direct and indirect objects followed ACTION verbs) • Subject complements are nouns, pronouns, and adjectives that follow linking verbs and tell something about the subject ...
The Subject
... Are is the linking verb in this sentence. The word trees, however, is not the subject because trees is within the prepositional phrase around the peach trees. The subject in this sentence, bumblebees, follows the verb rather than coming before it. ...
... Are is the linking verb in this sentence. The word trees, however, is not the subject because trees is within the prepositional phrase around the peach trees. The subject in this sentence, bumblebees, follows the verb rather than coming before it. ...
Grammar and Composition
... In this course, students will learn basic sentence-level grammar, from word order and subject/object pronouns to questions and short answers. In addition, students will focus on pre-academic English skills to assist with living and studying in an English- speaking country. Students will learn senten ...
... In this course, students will learn basic sentence-level grammar, from word order and subject/object pronouns to questions and short answers. In addition, students will focus on pre-academic English skills to assist with living and studying in an English- speaking country. Students will learn senten ...
Brushstrokes Core sentence: The dog walked across
... Ex: My brother, Bill, is an astronaut. Bill, my older brother by two years, is an astronaut. The dog, a mixed Lab and Collie, limped across the lawn with her puppies. ...
... Ex: My brother, Bill, is an astronaut. Bill, my older brother by two years, is an astronaut. The dog, a mixed Lab and Collie, limped across the lawn with her puppies. ...
Brushstrokes – Notes
... Ex: My brother, Bill, is an astronaut. Bill, my older brother by two years, is an astronaut. The dog, a mixed Lab and Collie, limped across the lawn with her puppies. ...
... Ex: My brother, Bill, is an astronaut. Bill, my older brother by two years, is an astronaut. The dog, a mixed Lab and Collie, limped across the lawn with her puppies. ...
Semester Exam Review- Writing and Grammar
... “FANBOYS” – for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so 42. Definition of an interjection: Words that express sudden excitement or strong feeling. 43. Definition of a simple subject: The who or what the sentence is about. 44. Definition of a simple predicate: The verb of the sentence 45. Definition of a complet ...
... “FANBOYS” – for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so 42. Definition of an interjection: Words that express sudden excitement or strong feeling. 43. Definition of a simple subject: The who or what the sentence is about. 44. Definition of a simple predicate: The verb of the sentence 45. Definition of a complet ...
Example - Harding Charter Preparatory High School
... SUBJECT / VERB AGREEMENT A verb should always agree in number. Singular subjects take singular verbs Plural subjects take plural verbs ...
... SUBJECT / VERB AGREEMENT A verb should always agree in number. Singular subjects take singular verbs Plural subjects take plural verbs ...
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... A phrase is a syntactic structure which has syntactic properties derived from its head. For example the house at the end of the street is a noun phrase. Its head is house, and its syntactic properties come from that fact. It contains prepositional phrase at the end of the street, which acts as an ad ...
... A phrase is a syntactic structure which has syntactic properties derived from its head. For example the house at the end of the street is a noun phrase. Its head is house, and its syntactic properties come from that fact. It contains prepositional phrase at the end of the street, which acts as an ad ...
You
... EXAMPLE: After the Super Bowl, I paid my friend fifty bucks because I lost a bet. 4. Use commas to surround the name of a person you are talking to directly. EXAMPLE: There is such a thing, Mike, as Bigfoot. 5. Use commas to surround extra information (nonessentials) that you add into a sentence. T ...
... EXAMPLE: After the Super Bowl, I paid my friend fifty bucks because I lost a bet. 4. Use commas to surround the name of a person you are talking to directly. EXAMPLE: There is such a thing, Mike, as Bigfoot. 5. Use commas to surround extra information (nonessentials) that you add into a sentence. T ...
The Sentence
... A subordinate (or dependent) clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself. Subordinate means “lesser in rank or importance”. Subordinate clauses are so called because they need and independent clause to complete their meaning. Example: who spoke to our class yesterday th ...
... A subordinate (or dependent) clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself. Subordinate means “lesser in rank or importance”. Subordinate clauses are so called because they need and independent clause to complete their meaning. Example: who spoke to our class yesterday th ...
Chpt5_fragmentsw
... and offering to carry her books to class each day and assuring her that I love my writing class more than life itself. FRAGMENT! You haven’t finished the “although” idea, so you haven’t finished your thought. ...
... and offering to carry her books to class each day and assuring her that I love my writing class more than life itself. FRAGMENT! You haven’t finished the “although” idea, so you haven’t finished your thought. ...
Document
... verb, object, complement and adverbial. These elements together with the subject make the five clause elements. Five Clause Elements 3. Object ...
... verb, object, complement and adverbial. These elements together with the subject make the five clause elements. Five Clause Elements 3. Object ...
P T & D
... In the first two sentences, it is hard to know which noun is being described by the participle phrases. Did the man in the second sentence bite the pedestrians, or was his dog the attacker? In the last two sentences, the subject is missing from the sentence. This absence creates a dangling participl ...
... In the first two sentences, it is hard to know which noun is being described by the participle phrases. Did the man in the second sentence bite the pedestrians, or was his dog the attacker? In the last two sentences, the subject is missing from the sentence. This absence creates a dangling participl ...
Year 3 Literacy
... English one clause. Co-ordination: using ‘and’, ‘or’ and ‘but’ (compound) Subordination: using a wider range of conjunctions to add subordinate clauses (complex). ...
... English one clause. Co-ordination: using ‘and’, ‘or’ and ‘but’ (compound) Subordination: using a wider range of conjunctions to add subordinate clauses (complex). ...
Adjective Worksheets 7th grade
... NOUNS AS ADJECTIVES When a noun is used to modify another noun or a pronoun, it then becomes an adjective. For instance: I enjoy summer. (noun) but I enjoy summer vacation. (adjective) He lives in Asia. (noun) but He is an Asian citizen. (adjective) ...
... NOUNS AS ADJECTIVES When a noun is used to modify another noun or a pronoun, it then becomes an adjective. For instance: I enjoy summer. (noun) but I enjoy summer vacation. (adjective) He lives in Asia. (noun) but He is an Asian citizen. (adjective) ...
2 Writing Grammatical Sentences
... singular subjects include nouns; the personal pronouns he, she, it, and one; and many indefinite pronouns.) The President has the power to veto congressional legislation. She frequently cites statistics to support her points. In every group somebody emerges as a natural leader. Present tense verbs ...
... singular subjects include nouns; the personal pronouns he, she, it, and one; and many indefinite pronouns.) The President has the power to veto congressional legislation. She frequently cites statistics to support her points. In every group somebody emerges as a natural leader. Present tense verbs ...
Gud Greammar Hents
... Yates’s book Planck’s constant The octopus’s eyes The possessives of the pronouns hers, theirs, yours, ours and its have no apostrophe. “Its” is the possessive of “it”. “It’s” is the contraction of “it is”. ...
... Yates’s book Planck’s constant The octopus’s eyes The possessives of the pronouns hers, theirs, yours, ours and its have no apostrophe. “Its” is the possessive of “it”. “It’s” is the contraction of “it is”. ...
Exercise answers 3
... eyes and ears are both plural count nouns : they can combine with the and they do have a singular form – the eyes, the ears, an eye and an ear. You can also use these words with the possessive ’s, but it sounds a little unusual, since ’s would tend to be used mainly with animate nouns. critics is a ...
... eyes and ears are both plural count nouns : they can combine with the and they do have a singular form – the eyes, the ears, an eye and an ear. You can also use these words with the possessive ’s, but it sounds a little unusual, since ’s would tend to be used mainly with animate nouns. critics is a ...
Tuesday, June 30th: Grammar
... • article- a word that belongs to a group of words which are known as determiners, which restrict or specify a noun in some way. A, an, and the are called articles. The is the definite article. It is used to restrict the meaning of a noun to make it refer to something that is known by both the speak ...
... • article- a word that belongs to a group of words which are known as determiners, which restrict or specify a noun in some way. A, an, and the are called articles. The is the definite article. It is used to restrict the meaning of a noun to make it refer to something that is known by both the speak ...
Notes on Words, Phrases, Sentences and Clauses
... Subordinate clauses can perform (a) functions similar to those of nouns, in which case they are called noun (or nominal) clauses; (b) functions similar to those of adjectives, in which case they are called adjective (or adjectival) clauses (also known as relative clauses)2; c) functions similar to t ...
... Subordinate clauses can perform (a) functions similar to those of nouns, in which case they are called noun (or nominal) clauses; (b) functions similar to those of adjectives, in which case they are called adjective (or adjectival) clauses (also known as relative clauses)2; c) functions similar to t ...
10159 the split-infinitive world of english grammar
... a. Explain the difference between spatial and time relationships. List examples of both kinds of prepositions. b. Describe how prepositions can fuse with a verb to alter its meaning. Give examples. 4. What are the purposes of conjunctions? How do conjunctions show relationships between words? Give e ...
... a. Explain the difference between spatial and time relationships. List examples of both kinds of prepositions. b. Describe how prepositions can fuse with a verb to alter its meaning. Give examples. 4. What are the purposes of conjunctions? How do conjunctions show relationships between words? Give e ...
EdWorld at Home Basics: The Parts of Speech
... conjunction. I know those terms make you want to give up on conjunctions completely, but hold on. It's not as hard as it sounds. A coordinating conjunction is your basic conjunction that joins two parts of a sentence – maybe just two words, maybe two whole independent clauses. It is easiest to under ...
... conjunction. I know those terms make you want to give up on conjunctions completely, but hold on. It's not as hard as it sounds. A coordinating conjunction is your basic conjunction that joins two parts of a sentence – maybe just two words, maybe two whole independent clauses. It is easiest to under ...