Name
... PRONOUN: A word that replaces a noun or pronoun. ANTECEDENT: The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. SUBJECT PRONOUNS – identifies whom or what a sentence is about. It is the “actor” or subject of the sentence. Remember subject pronouns are used after linking verbs if they are pr ...
... PRONOUN: A word that replaces a noun or pronoun. ANTECEDENT: The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. SUBJECT PRONOUNS – identifies whom or what a sentence is about. It is the “actor” or subject of the sentence. Remember subject pronouns are used after linking verbs if they are pr ...
January 15, 2013
... To find a direct object noun or pronoun: Start with the subject + verb and ask “what?” What can be a person! For example: I (subject) + bought (verb) + what? I bought what? The answer BALL is the Direct Object Noun! I (subject) + bought (verb) + what? I bought what? The answer IT is the Direct O ...
... To find a direct object noun or pronoun: Start with the subject + verb and ask “what?” What can be a person! For example: I (subject) + bought (verb) + what? I bought what? The answer BALL is the Direct Object Noun! I (subject) + bought (verb) + what? I bought what? The answer IT is the Direct O ...
Sentence fluency
... are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red. ...
... are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red. ...
chapter1
... 6. Those with disabilities may benefit the most from a smart house. 7. The house will perform some of the tasks beyond their capability. 8. For example, meals could be brought to a person’s bed. 9. The food will have been prepared by a smart kitchen 10. Surely you can imagine other uses for a smart ...
... 6. Those with disabilities may benefit the most from a smart house. 7. The house will perform some of the tasks beyond their capability. 8. For example, meals could be brought to a person’s bed. 9. The food will have been prepared by a smart kitchen 10. Surely you can imagine other uses for a smart ...
Adjectives and Adverbs
... Note: This document should only be used as a reference and should not replace assignment guidelines. ...
... Note: This document should only be used as a reference and should not replace assignment guidelines. ...
Chapter 14
... It appears in some petrified forms, where the simplex no longer exists, and in a limited set of other verbs, where the unreduplicated form still exists. In both cases, it indicates repeated, persistent, or intensive action, or it indicates middle voice meaning and at least in the second case, tonal ...
... It appears in some petrified forms, where the simplex no longer exists, and in a limited set of other verbs, where the unreduplicated form still exists. In both cases, it indicates repeated, persistent, or intensive action, or it indicates middle voice meaning and at least in the second case, tonal ...
About Sentences - Write Reflections
... A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, pronoun or clause (the "object" of the preposition). Even though the phrase has a noun, it never contains the subject of the sentence. Examples of prepositional phrases are underlined here (the sentence is completed in brackets): ...
... A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, pronoun or clause (the "object" of the preposition). Even though the phrase has a noun, it never contains the subject of the sentence. Examples of prepositional phrases are underlined here (the sentence is completed in brackets): ...
Elements of Sentences - English Composition 108
... Elements of Sentences are two : Subjects (nouns, pronouns ,names the topic of the sentence) and Predicates ( includes a verb(s) says what the subject is or does) ...
... Elements of Sentences are two : Subjects (nouns, pronouns ,names the topic of the sentence) and Predicates ( includes a verb(s) says what the subject is or does) ...
Identifying Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory
... (3) a comma, but ONLY when the simple sentences are being treated as items in a series: The dog barked, the cat yowled, and the rabbit chewed. 3.A complex sentence consists of a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause. An example with a relative clause as the dependent clause: Th ...
... (3) a comma, but ONLY when the simple sentences are being treated as items in a series: The dog barked, the cat yowled, and the rabbit chewed. 3.A complex sentence consists of a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause. An example with a relative clause as the dependent clause: Th ...
Propositions and Sentence Structure
... the function of the words in the proposition. Rather, the inflection (morphology) of the words should be used to tell the function. Therefore, it is helpful at first to completely disregard the word order and learn to speak backward (“yoda-speak”). Then after you have gained a certain level of comfo ...
... the function of the words in the proposition. Rather, the inflection (morphology) of the words should be used to tell the function. Therefore, it is helpful at first to completely disregard the word order and learn to speak backward (“yoda-speak”). Then after you have gained a certain level of comfo ...
About Imperfectivity Phenomena
... virtually no constraints. The development of the ‘reportive view’ since Dowty has offered no principled insight for that most pervasive Romance phenomena. That is, despite the surface similarity of the periphrases in (1), in what concerns Romance the standard accounts give no reason to posit that pr ...
... virtually no constraints. The development of the ‘reportive view’ since Dowty has offered no principled insight for that most pervasive Romance phenomena. That is, despite the surface similarity of the periphrases in (1), in what concerns Romance the standard accounts give no reason to posit that pr ...
would sing Vivirías You (inf) would live Comerías - Mr
... • Although the conditional tense is usually translated as “would” it’s not the only tense that can mean would. When would is used to refer to something that was habitual in the past, you should use the imperfect past tense that we will study in Unit 6. For example; We would always lose. • Because th ...
... • Although the conditional tense is usually translated as “would” it’s not the only tense that can mean would. When would is used to refer to something that was habitual in the past, you should use the imperfect past tense that we will study in Unit 6. For example; We would always lose. • Because th ...
Chapter 5 - Professional Communications
... • Interrogative pronouns, ask a question, include what, which, who, whom, and whose. • Relative pronouns begin dependent clauses in complex sentences, include who, whom, whose, which, what, and that. • Demonstrative pronouns identify or direct attention to a noun or pronoun, include this, that, thes ...
... • Interrogative pronouns, ask a question, include what, which, who, whom, and whose. • Relative pronouns begin dependent clauses in complex sentences, include who, whom, whose, which, what, and that. • Demonstrative pronouns identify or direct attention to a noun or pronoun, include this, that, thes ...
Winton Writing Framework
... Period at the End of a Sentence “ / Question Mark “ / Punctuation at the End of Every Sentence ( . ! ? ) “ / Commas in a Series / Friendly Letters / Dates / Cities & States / Contractions “ / Commas with Appositives / Contractions “ / Commas in Phrases and Clauses / Dialogue / Possessives ...
... Period at the End of a Sentence “ / Question Mark “ / Punctuation at the End of Every Sentence ( . ! ? ) “ / Commas in a Series / Friendly Letters / Dates / Cities & States / Contractions “ / Commas with Appositives / Contractions “ / Commas in Phrases and Clauses / Dialogue / Possessives ...
10 Complements
... equals the subject. You are the captain of your own fate. Captain of your own fate (well, actually, just the word captain) is the predicate nominative. It follows the linking verb are and equals the subject. As a matter of fact, you should be able to switch the subject and predicate nominative aroun ...
... equals the subject. You are the captain of your own fate. Captain of your own fate (well, actually, just the word captain) is the predicate nominative. It follows the linking verb are and equals the subject. As a matter of fact, you should be able to switch the subject and predicate nominative aroun ...
present perfect
... End of classroom session In addition to the Grammar Activity sheet, here are some follow-up activities you might like to do … ...
... End of classroom session In addition to the Grammar Activity sheet, here are some follow-up activities you might like to do … ...
Module two Words Things we know about words: These are things that
... Citation Form in different languages : Citation form is different in different languages. For example, o o o ...
... Citation Form in different languages : Citation form is different in different languages. For example, o o o ...
Brain_Lexicon_Design..
... Sixteen low-frequency nouns and eight low-frequency verbs were chosen for use in this study. Eight of the nouns were animate and eight were inanimate. All the verbs had a K-F written frequency of 10 or below. All verbs but one had only verb meanings (one had a secondary noun meaning). Design: This s ...
... Sixteen low-frequency nouns and eight low-frequency verbs were chosen for use in this study. Eight of the nouns were animate and eight were inanimate. All the verbs had a K-F written frequency of 10 or below. All verbs but one had only verb meanings (one had a secondary noun meaning). Design: This s ...
stem change verbs
... The present participle 1 The present participle is a very useful part of the verb. It is usually translated in English by ‘-ing’, e.g. I am talking Normally, you can just use the present tense for this in Spanish: Hablo español = I speak Spanish, I am speaking Spanish. But sometimes you need to emp ...
... The present participle 1 The present participle is a very useful part of the verb. It is usually translated in English by ‘-ing’, e.g. I am talking Normally, you can just use the present tense for this in Spanish: Hablo español = I speak Spanish, I am speaking Spanish. But sometimes you need to emp ...
Direct and Indirect Objects
... •First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like arrive, go, lie, sneeze, sit, die, etc. •Second, unlike a transitive verb, it will not have a direct object receiving the action. Here are some examples of intransitive verbs: ...
... •First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like arrive, go, lie, sneeze, sit, die, etc. •Second, unlike a transitive verb, it will not have a direct object receiving the action. Here are some examples of intransitive verbs: ...
The boy kicked the ball
... • There are sentences in which when we change the word order, we get grammatical sentences that make sense, but the meaning may be just the opposite. • The boy laughed at the girl. • The girl laughed at the boy. ...
... • There are sentences in which when we change the word order, we get grammatical sentences that make sense, but the meaning may be just the opposite. • The boy laughed at the girl. • The girl laughed at the boy. ...
The Sentence
... An adverb clause is a clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, and adverb. Like adverbs, adverbial clauses modify words by telling how, when, where, or under what condition. Example: Donna sounds as if she has caught a cold (As if she caught a cold tells how Donna sounds.) Before we left ...
... An adverb clause is a clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, and adverb. Like adverbs, adverbial clauses modify words by telling how, when, where, or under what condition. Example: Donna sounds as if she has caught a cold (As if she caught a cold tells how Donna sounds.) Before we left ...
15 Tips to Improve Your Conventions and Sentence Fluency
... i. Ex: It rained on Sunday; consequently, I didn’t take my dog to the park. Dependent Clauses o Dependent clauses are clauses that begin with a subordinating conjunction, so they rely on an independent clause to complete their meaning. A sentence could have anywhere from one to one hundred depende ...
... i. Ex: It rained on Sunday; consequently, I didn’t take my dog to the park. Dependent Clauses o Dependent clauses are clauses that begin with a subordinating conjunction, so they rely on an independent clause to complete their meaning. A sentence could have anywhere from one to one hundred depende ...
Glossaries
... anyone, any one Anyone, an indefinite pronoun, means “any person at all.” Any one refers to a particular person or thing in a group. Anyone from Chicago may choose any one of the games on display. anyways, anywheres Anyways and anywheres are nonstandard for anyway and anywhere. as As is sometimes us ...
... anyone, any one Anyone, an indefinite pronoun, means “any person at all.” Any one refers to a particular person or thing in a group. Anyone from Chicago may choose any one of the games on display. anyways, anywheres Anyways and anywheres are nonstandard for anyway and anywhere. as As is sometimes us ...
information on clauses. (PDF 254.04 KB)
... o Non-finite verb clauses start with a present participle or contain an infinitive. They do not show a distinction in tense. The main types of non-finite verbs are infinitives (the infinitive of a verb is its basic form with to ('to do') –ing forms, also known as present participles which comp ...
... o Non-finite verb clauses start with a present participle or contain an infinitive. They do not show a distinction in tense. The main types of non-finite verbs are infinitives (the infinitive of a verb is its basic form with to ('to do') –ing forms, also known as present participles which comp ...