Marvelous Modifiers - Wallace Community College
... choose the correct form of the adverb in the parentheses. Can Josh beat Timothy (easy, easily)? (Nowhere, nowheres) in the world is there more gold than at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The motorcycle invented by Daimler in 1883 worked fairly (good, well), but it was (not nearly, nowhere near) successful eno ...
... choose the correct form of the adverb in the parentheses. Can Josh beat Timothy (easy, easily)? (Nowhere, nowheres) in the world is there more gold than at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The motorcycle invented by Daimler in 1883 worked fairly (good, well), but it was (not nearly, nowhere near) successful eno ...
PARTS OF SPEECH STUDY GUIDE
... Antecedent (the noun that the pronoun replaces) Sampling of common pronouns (I, my mine, me, you, your, yours, he, she, it, his, hers, its, we our, ours, they, their, theirs, them, etc.) Examples of each in a sentence: o Come with me please. o He blamed it on the Empire State Building, but it ...
... Antecedent (the noun that the pronoun replaces) Sampling of common pronouns (I, my mine, me, you, your, yours, he, she, it, his, hers, its, we our, ours, they, their, theirs, them, etc.) Examples of each in a sentence: o Come with me please. o He blamed it on the Empire State Building, but it ...
Connecting the Direct Quote
... Connecting the Direct Quote Avoid quote plunking, i.e., dropping a quotation into a paragraph without introducing it. Below are three ways to smoothly lead into a direct quote. Verb, “C… 1. Use an attributive verb and a comma. Examples of attributive verbs are: says claims notes writes exclaims argu ...
... Connecting the Direct Quote Avoid quote plunking, i.e., dropping a quotation into a paragraph without introducing it. Below are three ways to smoothly lead into a direct quote. Verb, “C… 1. Use an attributive verb and a comma. Examples of attributive verbs are: says claims notes writes exclaims argu ...
VIII. Subject Verb Agreement
... B. In some sentences, the direct object is ______________________ meaning there are more than one. Example: I need oil ____________ and a _________________ for my hobby. You need WHAT? _________________ and _________________ IV. Being and Linking Verbs (Pg. 152) A. Some verbs do not show action. Th ...
... B. In some sentences, the direct object is ______________________ meaning there are more than one. Example: I need oil ____________ and a _________________ for my hobby. You need WHAT? _________________ and _________________ IV. Being and Linking Verbs (Pg. 152) A. Some verbs do not show action. Th ...
Adjectives and Adverbs. In Language 86
... together in a sentence, their relative order to one another is usually restricted. This can be captured in different ways: a syntax-based analysis will assume a comparatively rigid syntactic structure within the adjectival/adverbial parts of the sentence, whereas a semantics-based approach will atte ...
... together in a sentence, their relative order to one another is usually restricted. This can be captured in different ways: a syntax-based analysis will assume a comparatively rigid syntactic structure within the adjectival/adverbial parts of the sentence, whereas a semantics-based approach will atte ...
Grammar Ch 17 Review ANSWERS
... ex. Many types of hawks live freely throughout North freely live America. 26. The Cooper’s hawk is also known, somewhat ALSOKNOWN; derogatorily, as the “chicken hawk.” SOMEWHATDEROGATORILY; DEROGATORILYKNOWN 27. This very powerful bird kills large prey, such as chickens. 28. In the nineteenth ce ...
... ex. Many types of hawks live freely throughout North freely live America. 26. The Cooper’s hawk is also known, somewhat ALSOKNOWN; derogatorily, as the “chicken hawk.” SOMEWHATDEROGATORILY; DEROGATORILYKNOWN 27. This very powerful bird kills large prey, such as chickens. 28. In the nineteenth ce ...
Literacy overview y2
... Answering and asking questions Predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far Participate in discussion about books, poems and other works that are read to them and those that they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say Explain and discuss thei ...
... Answering and asking questions Predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far Participate in discussion about books, poems and other works that are read to them and those that they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say Explain and discuss thei ...
Grammar Rules for Corrections
... 1. If removing the words that follow would change the meaning of the sentence, use “that.” Otherwise, “which” should be used. 2. For essential clauses, use “that” and for non-essential clauses, use “which” and a comma. 3. “Who” or “whom” refer to people. 4. “Which” refers to things. 5. “Whose” or “t ...
... 1. If removing the words that follow would change the meaning of the sentence, use “that.” Otherwise, “which” should be used. 2. For essential clauses, use “that” and for non-essential clauses, use “which” and a comma. 3. “Who” or “whom” refer to people. 4. “Which” refers to things. 5. “Whose” or “t ...
Information for parents: Grammar and punctuation in the new
... relations of time. Words like before or since can act either as prepositions or as conjunctions. Pronouns are normally used like nouns, except that: they are grammatically more specialised it is harder to modify them A clause which is subordinate to some other part of the same sentence is a subordin ...
... relations of time. Words like before or since can act either as prepositions or as conjunctions. Pronouns are normally used like nouns, except that: they are grammatically more specialised it is harder to modify them A clause which is subordinate to some other part of the same sentence is a subordin ...
Identify the pronoun or pronouns in each sentence
... ex. Many types of hawks live freely throughout North freely live America. 26. The Cooper’s hawk is also known, somewhat ALSOKNOWN; derogatorily, as the “chicken hawk.” SOMEWHATDEROGATORILY; DEROGATORILYKNOWN 27. This very powerful bird kills large prey, such as chickens. 28. In the nineteenth ce ...
... ex. Many types of hawks live freely throughout North freely live America. 26. The Cooper’s hawk is also known, somewhat ALSOKNOWN; derogatorily, as the “chicken hawk.” SOMEWHATDEROGATORILY; DEROGATORILYKNOWN 27. This very powerful bird kills large prey, such as chickens. 28. In the nineteenth ce ...
what are nouns?
... explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences. ...
... explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences. ...
Discourse Analysis
... 3. Then the predicate and its modifiers 4. Finish with the object… 5. Compound subjects will be joined 6. Subject, predicate and direct object stay on the ...
... 3. Then the predicate and its modifiers 4. Finish with the object… 5. Compound subjects will be joined 6. Subject, predicate and direct object stay on the ...
Lecture 8 Compounding. Conversion. Shortening I. Composition
... b) English compounds have a two-stem pattern, with the exception of compound words which have form-word stems in their structure, e.g. middle-of-the-road, off-the-record. II. Ways of Forming Compound Words English compounds can be formed not only by means of composition but also by means of: a) redu ...
... b) English compounds have a two-stem pattern, with the exception of compound words which have form-word stems in their structure, e.g. middle-of-the-road, off-the-record. II. Ways of Forming Compound Words English compounds can be formed not only by means of composition but also by means of: a) redu ...
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... 7. Ellie and Zoe were singing out of tune. 8. Emily and Maddy were singing in the choir. 9. She was not working hard. 10.They are coming home with us. 11. Zara is feeling ill. 12. Kate is running in the last race. 13. They were so afraid! 14. Natasha and Olivia were watching them and giggling. Now t ...
... 7. Ellie and Zoe were singing out of tune. 8. Emily and Maddy were singing in the choir. 9. She was not working hard. 10.They are coming home with us. 11. Zara is feeling ill. 12. Kate is running in the last race. 13. They were so afraid! 14. Natasha and Olivia were watching them and giggling. Now t ...
Chapter 7 From word..
... Immediate constituent analysis, IC analysis for short, refers to the analysis of a sentence in terms of its immediate constituents – word groups, which are in turn analyzed into the immediate constituents of their own, and the process goes on until the constructions can be not be further analyzed. T ...
... Immediate constituent analysis, IC analysis for short, refers to the analysis of a sentence in terms of its immediate constituents – word groups, which are in turn analyzed into the immediate constituents of their own, and the process goes on until the constructions can be not be further analyzed. T ...
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Handout
... Intransitive Verb: A verb not followed by a direct object. Direct object: Receives the action. Examples of transitive verbs: After she kicked the ball, she implanted her face into the ground. She ate the dirt, excited that she had scored her first goal. The direct objects receive the action of the t ...
... Intransitive Verb: A verb not followed by a direct object. Direct object: Receives the action. Examples of transitive verbs: After she kicked the ball, she implanted her face into the ground. She ate the dirt, excited that she had scored her first goal. The direct objects receive the action of the t ...
Sentence Structure
... A sentence is a group of words that is a complete thought on its own. Every sentence must have a subject and a predicate. The subject is who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate is what is said about the subject. The subject is always a noun, pronoun, or group of words that functions i ...
... A sentence is a group of words that is a complete thought on its own. Every sentence must have a subject and a predicate. The subject is who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate is what is said about the subject. The subject is always a noun, pronoun, or group of words that functions i ...
The Parts of speech - Mr. Jason Spitzer, English Language Arts
... linking verb links the subject of a sentence with a word or expression that identifies or describes the subject (it does not show action). ...
... linking verb links the subject of a sentence with a word or expression that identifies or describes the subject (it does not show action). ...
Week 7: Types and structure of phrases
... auxiliary verbs help other verbs to form complete predicates; they never occur on their own (be, have and do can occur on their own when used as lexical verbs, in which case their meaning is different, “richer”) another way of saying that auxiliaries combine with other verbs: they’re COMPLEMENTED by ...
... auxiliary verbs help other verbs to form complete predicates; they never occur on their own (be, have and do can occur on their own when used as lexical verbs, in which case their meaning is different, “richer”) another way of saying that auxiliaries combine with other verbs: they’re COMPLEMENTED by ...
LITERARY TERMS 1. onomatopoeia: The use of words whose
... 7. irony: When the unexpected happens (A man won the lottery and died the next day.) Can also be when things seem one way but actually are another (spending thousands of dollars to replace a diamond ring you borrowed only to find out it wasn’t a real diamond) Sarcasm is another type of irony (It was ...
... 7. irony: When the unexpected happens (A man won the lottery and died the next day.) Can also be when things seem one way but actually are another (spending thousands of dollars to replace a diamond ring you borrowed only to find out it wasn’t a real diamond) Sarcasm is another type of irony (It was ...
GRAMMAR LESSON # 2 -- PARTS OF SPEECH 1. NOUNS 2
... 7. Carly and Shauna played with their friends. _______________________ 8. Our teacher, Mrs. Jones, told Mafalda that she was being a bad student.____________________ 9. Mr. X stole spy secrets and sold them for a lot of money. ___________________________ 10. They told me all of their secrets. ...
... 7. Carly and Shauna played with their friends. _______________________ 8. Our teacher, Mrs. Jones, told Mafalda that she was being a bad student.____________________ 9. Mr. X stole spy secrets and sold them for a lot of money. ___________________________ 10. They told me all of their secrets. ...
Commas - eng101winter2010
... EXAMPLE: Their slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky, the storks pooped above us. Contrasted Elements- Sharp contrasts with words like not, never, and unlike. EXAMPLE: Unlike Darth Vader, Bill is from the planet Earth. ...
... EXAMPLE: Their slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky, the storks pooped above us. Contrasted Elements- Sharp contrasts with words like not, never, and unlike. EXAMPLE: Unlike Darth Vader, Bill is from the planet Earth. ...