Infinitives
... The children’s mother, insisting on their cooperation, asked them to clean their rooms. Middle, modifying the children’s mother The neighbor noticed the man talking on his cell phone. Final, modifying the man ...
... The children’s mother, insisting on their cooperation, asked them to clean their rooms. Middle, modifying the children’s mother The neighbor noticed the man talking on his cell phone. Final, modifying the man ...
Grammar and Style Guidelines
... Avoid using “you” as a general address or to address the reader 99% of the time. 1% of the time it can be used for impact or as a stylistic device. Write in the third person in formal academic writing. (Omit words like I, me, my, you, your, our, etc. except in direct quotations.) C. Do not use c ...
... Avoid using “you” as a general address or to address the reader 99% of the time. 1% of the time it can be used for impact or as a stylistic device. Write in the third person in formal academic writing. (Omit words like I, me, my, you, your, our, etc. except in direct quotations.) C. Do not use c ...
SPANISH I COURSE SYLLABUS MRS. M. SMITH
... like and dislikes how to describe yourself, your likes and dislikes Find out what other people are like Compare your likes and dislikes with other people adjectives use of the expression ni…ni use of the words si and tampoco ¿Qué clases tienes? school describe your class schedule List some of the sc ...
... like and dislikes how to describe yourself, your likes and dislikes Find out what other people are like Compare your likes and dislikes with other people adjectives use of the expression ni…ni use of the words si and tampoco ¿Qué clases tienes? school describe your class schedule List some of the sc ...
information on clauses. (PDF 254.04 KB)
... whose, whom, whomever, which, that. In certain situations, “what,” “when,” and “where” can function as relative pronouns. The person who has the winning number wins the jackpot. This is the cake that Elizabeth baked. My cousin, whose child you just met, is a dentist. The teacher asked the st ...
... whose, whom, whomever, which, that. In certain situations, “what,” “when,” and “where” can function as relative pronouns. The person who has the winning number wins the jackpot. This is the cake that Elizabeth baked. My cousin, whose child you just met, is a dentist. The teacher asked the st ...
English features four core sentence elements: subjects
... A modifier is a phrase in a sentence that provides additional information about an element within that sentence. Pretty much everything else in a sentence beyond the subject, predicate, and complement, is a modifier of one kind or another. There are three basic kinds of modifying constructions: Sing ...
... A modifier is a phrase in a sentence that provides additional information about an element within that sentence. Pretty much everything else in a sentence beyond the subject, predicate, and complement, is a modifier of one kind or another. There are three basic kinds of modifying constructions: Sing ...
Five Parts Of a Complete Sentence Capital Letters
... Sentence fragments and incomplete sentences can lack subjects, as in the following examples: Went to the store. Drove very quickly. Under the stairs. ...
... Sentence fragments and incomplete sentences can lack subjects, as in the following examples: Went to the store. Drove very quickly. Under the stairs. ...
English Grammar - Career Varsity
... Uncountable or mass nouns are the names of materials, liquids, abstract qualities, collections and other things which we do not see as separate objects. Most uncountable nouns are singular with no plurals. Examples are: wheat, sand, weather, water, wool, milk We cannot use numbers with uncountable n ...
... Uncountable or mass nouns are the names of materials, liquids, abstract qualities, collections and other things which we do not see as separate objects. Most uncountable nouns are singular with no plurals. Examples are: wheat, sand, weather, water, wool, milk We cannot use numbers with uncountable n ...
Ling_background
... • Inflection: number, person, gender, case – much like nouns (syntactic usage also similar) – (pro)noun ~ “stands for” a noun ...
... • Inflection: number, person, gender, case – much like nouns (syntactic usage also similar) – (pro)noun ~ “stands for” a noun ...
B – Functions: Adjectival and adverbial uses of prepositional phrases
... (b) The girls are pretty. (it also modifies a noun, but here it comes after a linking verb – or copula – standing as a complement of the subject – “predicativo do sujeito”) (c) She looks quite young for her age. (Here an adverb pre-modifies the adjective) (d) She’s more beautiful than her sister is. ...
... (b) The girls are pretty. (it also modifies a noun, but here it comes after a linking verb – or copula – standing as a complement of the subject – “predicativo do sujeito”) (c) She looks quite young for her age. (Here an adverb pre-modifies the adjective) (d) She’s more beautiful than her sister is. ...
Using modifiers–adjectives–adverbs–prepositional phrases
... In each of these sentences, the adjective (rough, cruel, wet) modifies the subject but follows the linking verb (was, are, is). ...
... In each of these sentences, the adjective (rough, cruel, wet) modifies the subject but follows the linking verb (was, are, is). ...
Writing That Works - California State University, Fullerton
... He was a miser, bachelor, and egotistical. (noun, noun, adjective) He was healthy, wealthy, and an athlete (adj., adj., noun) Lincoln was a man of the people, p p , for the people, and loved by the people. (prepositional phrase, prepositional phrase, phrase participle phrase) ...
... He was a miser, bachelor, and egotistical. (noun, noun, adjective) He was healthy, wealthy, and an athlete (adj., adj., noun) Lincoln was a man of the people, p p , for the people, and loved by the people. (prepositional phrase, prepositional phrase, phrase participle phrase) ...
Direct Object Pronouns
... John kicked the ball. ->The ball was kicked by John. I saw the movie. -> The movie was seen by me. ‘ball’ and ‘movie’ are direct objects. They can be made into the subject of a passive sentence. Here’s an example showing that this won’t work with another construction that comes behind a verb such as ...
... John kicked the ball. ->The ball was kicked by John. I saw the movie. -> The movie was seen by me. ‘ball’ and ‘movie’ are direct objects. They can be made into the subject of a passive sentence. Here’s an example showing that this won’t work with another construction that comes behind a verb such as ...
CLAUSES
... An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses answer the questions what kind? or which one? Most adjective clauses begin with a relative pronoun. Sometimes they can begin with an adverb such as when or ...
... An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses answer the questions what kind? or which one? Most adjective clauses begin with a relative pronoun. Sometimes they can begin with an adverb such as when or ...
Grammar Checklist
... • Circle any verbs that are not in present tense and/or do not sound correct • You do not have to correct these for the writer ...
... • Circle any verbs that are not in present tense and/or do not sound correct • You do not have to correct these for the writer ...
Absolute Phrases (Noun Part + Describing phrase or word/s)
... form as she dove into the pool. 2. His mouth was agape. He stood motionless as he watched the unidentified flying object hover overhead. Noun-part + like or as 1. Her legs were like jello. Sue made her way to the edge of the gym with great difficulty. 2. His eyes were as big as saucers. John ran dow ...
... form as she dove into the pool. 2. His mouth was agape. He stood motionless as he watched the unidentified flying object hover overhead. Noun-part + like or as 1. Her legs were like jello. Sue made her way to the edge of the gym with great difficulty. 2. His eyes were as big as saucers. John ran dow ...
JN2/3200 Public Relations JCU 2007
... prepositions and the nouns they govern, they should not be disrupted. • For example, you can put the adverb “suddenly” ...
... prepositions and the nouns they govern, they should not be disrupted. • For example, you can put the adverb “suddenly” ...
Chapter 7 From word..
... in Sanskrit. Finnish has as many as fifteen formally distinct cases in nouns, each with its own syntactic function. ...
... in Sanskrit. Finnish has as many as fifteen formally distinct cases in nouns, each with its own syntactic function. ...
Final Editing and Proofing
... Mechanics: Have you checked capitalization, italics, etc.? Minor Errors: Have you scanned the paper for minor errors in spacing, lettering, etc.? As you go through your work, here are a few reminders and examples of common problems to look for: ...
... Mechanics: Have you checked capitalization, italics, etc.? Minor Errors: Have you scanned the paper for minor errors in spacing, lettering, etc.? As you go through your work, here are a few reminders and examples of common problems to look for: ...
How to figure out a sentence
... no special location in S (though the end is preferred for heavy clauses) o Adjective subordinate clauses : modify nouns; mostly tensed, occasional infinitive. Four types (all special-purpose, except restrictive relatives): Restrictive relative clause (by far the most common kind) The man (whom/w ...
... no special location in S (though the end is preferred for heavy clauses) o Adjective subordinate clauses : modify nouns; mostly tensed, occasional infinitive. Four types (all special-purpose, except restrictive relatives): Restrictive relative clause (by far the most common kind) The man (whom/w ...
Parts of Speech Definition 1. NOUN Names a person
... Shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence • A preposition expresses “anywhere the squirrel can go,” • Examples: in the tree, over the ground, under the deck, above the ground, across the street, beside the creek, between the birds, about his business, after ...
... Shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence • A preposition expresses “anywhere the squirrel can go,” • Examples: in the tree, over the ground, under the deck, above the ground, across the street, beside the creek, between the birds, about his business, after ...
Tip 6
... When writers use a series of words, all the words in the series must be grammatically alike. That is, they must be all nouns, all infinitive verbs, all gerunds, all adjectives, all adverbs but not mixed. (Notice the usage of “all” to create parallelism) Parallelism applies to all elements of our lan ...
... When writers use a series of words, all the words in the series must be grammatically alike. That is, they must be all nouns, all infinitive verbs, all gerunds, all adjectives, all adverbs but not mixed. (Notice the usage of “all” to create parallelism) Parallelism applies to all elements of our lan ...
Notes for Language Skills Course. Recommended texts: Perfect
... Regular comparative and superlative adjectives are formed by either adding –er/ -est, or preceding the adjective by more/most. In general, short, one syllable words, use the –er/-est form and words with three or more syllables require the additional word. Words with two syllables can go either way. ...
... Regular comparative and superlative adjectives are formed by either adding –er/ -est, or preceding the adjective by more/most. In general, short, one syllable words, use the –er/-est form and words with three or more syllables require the additional word. Words with two syllables can go either way. ...
Parts of Speech Practice – Sentence Imitating
... An action verb tells what the subject is doing. A linking verb connects the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate. Jill is a student. (links to noun) Jill is happy. (links to adjective) Helping verbs help form some of the tenses of the main verb. They are also called auxiliary verbs. Examp ...
... An action verb tells what the subject is doing. A linking verb connects the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate. Jill is a student. (links to noun) Jill is happy. (links to adjective) Helping verbs help form some of the tenses of the main verb. They are also called auxiliary verbs. Examp ...