verbs. - Amy Benjamin
... Your VERB may be an action verb or a linking verb. Action verbs may take direct objects and are modified by adverbs. Linking verbs take predicate nouns and predicate adjectives. You can easily find a list of linking verbs. Your VERB may take auxiliaries (forms of have, be) and modal auxiliaries (cou ...
... Your VERB may be an action verb or a linking verb. Action verbs may take direct objects and are modified by adverbs. Linking verbs take predicate nouns and predicate adjectives. You can easily find a list of linking verbs. Your VERB may take auxiliaries (forms of have, be) and modal auxiliaries (cou ...
SentencePattern#20
... Because gerunds and present participles look the same (form), it is important to remember what they do (function). Use memory aids to help you remember them. ...
... Because gerunds and present participles look the same (form), it is important to remember what they do (function). Use memory aids to help you remember them. ...
Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation
... Use of inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech [for example, a comma after the reporting clause; end punctuation within inverted commas: The conductor shouted, “Sit down!”] Apostrophes to mark plural possession [for example, the girl’s name, the girls’ names] ...
... Use of inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech [for example, a comma after the reporting clause; end punctuation within inverted commas: The conductor shouted, “Sit down!”] Apostrophes to mark plural possession [for example, the girl’s name, the girls’ names] ...
The aims of the theoretical course of Grammar
... water is horribly hot. It's the girls who are to blame. – It's those girls who are to blame. The indefinite article, as different from the definite article, is commonly interpreted as referring the object denoted by the noun to a certain class of similar objects; in other words, the indefinite artic ...
... water is horribly hot. It's the girls who are to blame. – It's those girls who are to blame. The indefinite article, as different from the definite article, is commonly interpreted as referring the object denoted by the noun to a certain class of similar objects; in other words, the indefinite artic ...
Academic Writing Workshop Series 1 2015_Session 3
... Problems arise when pronouns float around without an obvious antecedent. The biggest problems of all involve “It” and “This”. Using them to start a sentence may be unwise: ...
... Problems arise when pronouns float around without an obvious antecedent. The biggest problems of all involve “It” and “This”. Using them to start a sentence may be unwise: ...
The parts of speech
... noun. Similarly, it is a noun if it is singular or plural. That is, if it is modified by a number. Similarly, if it ends in plural -s, it is a noun. Also it is possible to test if it is in a noun 'slot' by checking to see if it can be made plural in the slot it occurs in. In the example above, for in ...
... noun. Similarly, it is a noun if it is singular or plural. That is, if it is modified by a number. Similarly, if it ends in plural -s, it is a noun. Also it is possible to test if it is in a noun 'slot' by checking to see if it can be made plural in the slot it occurs in. In the example above, for in ...
Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation Teaching Sequence
... walk to Halina’s house will take an hour. All that surfing makes me sleepy. Adjectives can be used before a noun, to make the noun’s meaning more specific or after the verb be, as its complement. Adjectives are sometimes called describing words because they pick out single characteristics such as co ...
... walk to Halina’s house will take an hour. All that surfing makes me sleepy. Adjectives can be used before a noun, to make the noun’s meaning more specific or after the verb be, as its complement. Adjectives are sometimes called describing words because they pick out single characteristics such as co ...
Lesson plan 136 - Texarkana Independent School District
... 1. Journal focus: Have students write this sentence in their journals and underline the prepositional phrases: Many students want to go home early to eat a delicious snack. (Students will probably underline the infinitive phrases which will give the teacher a chance to review the concept of preposit ...
... 1. Journal focus: Have students write this sentence in their journals and underline the prepositional phrases: Many students want to go home early to eat a delicious snack. (Students will probably underline the infinitive phrases which will give the teacher a chance to review the concept of preposit ...
Review/Study Guide Chapter 15 Quiz: Independent
... Independent and Subordinate Clauses, Adjective and Adverb Clauses A clause is a group of related words. A clause has both a subject and a predicate. There are two types of clauses. Independent Clause - An independent clause contains a subject and its verb and can stand alone as a sentence. Here is a ...
... Independent and Subordinate Clauses, Adjective and Adverb Clauses A clause is a group of related words. A clause has both a subject and a predicate. There are two types of clauses. Independent Clause - An independent clause contains a subject and its verb and can stand alone as a sentence. Here is a ...
Week 4 - Mrs. Webster`s English Classes
... Carried whom or what? Since boy answers that question, the verb carried is transitive ...
... Carried whom or what? Since boy answers that question, the verb carried is transitive ...
click here for the revised version of the nonsense poem
... This should make a grand total of at least 15 made up words. What are the identifying factors that help you determine what part of speech a certain word is? I’m glad you asked. There can be a number of different identifying factors that help determine a word’s part of speech. Suffixes, for example, ...
... This should make a grand total of at least 15 made up words. What are the identifying factors that help you determine what part of speech a certain word is? I’m glad you asked. There can be a number of different identifying factors that help determine a word’s part of speech. Suffixes, for example, ...
Participial Phrases 1. Participles are adjectives formed from verbs
... 2.d. Participial phrases may also be reduced from time and reason adverb clauses. Participial phrases reduced from time clauses may occupy various positions in a sentence, and the time subordinators are sometimes deleted and sometimes retained.. ...
... 2.d. Participial phrases may also be reduced from time and reason adverb clauses. Participial phrases reduced from time clauses may occupy various positions in a sentence, and the time subordinators are sometimes deleted and sometimes retained.. ...
a.k.a. Course Overview
... • Specifiers indicate how many objects are described and also how these objects relate to the speaker • Basis types of specifiers – Ordinals (e.g., first, second) – Cardinals (e.g., one, two) – Determiners (see next slide) ...
... • Specifiers indicate how many objects are described and also how these objects relate to the speaker • Basis types of specifiers – Ordinals (e.g., first, second) – Cardinals (e.g., one, two) – Determiners (see next slide) ...
Parts of a Sentence
... Diagram and label the following: Johnny walked over the hill and into the park. I looked for the jacket in the house and the car. Scott jogged quickly and quietly onto the soccer field. Mark is running, but had been walking. Mrs. Caple gave her students tawdry stars for a reward. Friday ...
... Diagram and label the following: Johnny walked over the hill and into the park. I looked for the jacket in the house and the car. Scott jogged quickly and quietly onto the soccer field. Mark is running, but had been walking. Mrs. Caple gave her students tawdry stars for a reward. Friday ...
Patrick
... • However, their games are so exciting. • Their players have grown very skillful. • Their best players are rookies and sophomores. • They dunk the ball really well. (None) • Who is your favorite? ...
... • However, their games are so exciting. • Their players have grown very skillful. • Their best players are rookies and sophomores. • They dunk the ball really well. (None) • Who is your favorite? ...
8 Parts of Speech PPT
... -First Person: I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, our. -Second person: you, yours, your. -Third person: He, him his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs. Look, I am good at reading! ...
... -First Person: I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, our. -Second person: you, yours, your. -Third person: He, him his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs. Look, I am good at reading! ...
Glossary of Grammar Definitions
... A verb which can have two objects, direct and indirect: both a person and a thing, e.g. to give (sth. to sb.), to offer (sth. to sb.). See also pp. 135-36 and OBJECT. A verb form with a definite subject and tense, e.g. I sing/They played. In Italian all nouns are masculine or feminine, even if refe ...
... A verb which can have two objects, direct and indirect: both a person and a thing, e.g. to give (sth. to sb.), to offer (sth. to sb.). See also pp. 135-36 and OBJECT. A verb form with a definite subject and tense, e.g. I sing/They played. In Italian all nouns are masculine or feminine, even if refe ...
The parts of speech: the basic labels
... speech used by the Greeks; the Latin grammarians then added the category of interjections, giving Latin, like Greek, eight parts of speech. The tradition of saying that there are eight parts of speech remains with us today, although it will quickly become apparent that there are actually more than e ...
... speech used by the Greeks; the Latin grammarians then added the category of interjections, giving Latin, like Greek, eight parts of speech. The tradition of saying that there are eight parts of speech remains with us today, although it will quickly become apparent that there are actually more than e ...
verbals - Vanier College
... This handout will discuss the three types of verbals: gerunds, participles, and infinitives. Note: Throughout the remainder of this handout, bold and italics are used together to identify verbals. Underlining is used to identify verbal phrases: gerund phrases, participial phrases, and infinitive phr ...
... This handout will discuss the three types of verbals: gerunds, participles, and infinitives. Note: Throughout the remainder of this handout, bold and italics are used together to identify verbals. Underlining is used to identify verbal phrases: gerund phrases, participial phrases, and infinitive phr ...
Image Grammar –
... This is the process of eliminating the “passive voice” and verbs of being and replacing them with more active verbs. ...
... This is the process of eliminating the “passive voice” and verbs of being and replacing them with more active verbs. ...
Part of Speech PowerPoint Presentation
... Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns -Demonstrative Pronouns: -Definition: A demonstrative pronoun is used to point our a specific person, place, thing, or idea. -Examples: This, That, These, Those. I think this is good enough. ...
... Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns -Demonstrative Pronouns: -Definition: A demonstrative pronoun is used to point our a specific person, place, thing, or idea. -Examples: This, That, These, Those. I think this is good enough. ...
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 ...
6th Grade Review - Rochester Community Schools
... had, was, were, be, being, been, any verb ending with – ing, got Pronouns – take the place of nouns – I, me, he, she, her, his, mine, yours, you, …….. Adjectives – modify nouns or pronouns Answer questions – which one?, what kind?, how many?, whose? Adverbs – modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs ...
... had, was, were, be, being, been, any verb ending with – ing, got Pronouns – take the place of nouns – I, me, he, she, her, his, mine, yours, you, …….. Adjectives – modify nouns or pronouns Answer questions – which one?, what kind?, how many?, whose? Adverbs – modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs ...