Grammar and Punctuation
... Apostrophe (‘) - Apostrophes can show possession, e.g. Rover’s bowl. Possessive pronouns (her, his, its, theirs, ours) don’t need apostrophes. Apostrophes can also show that letters have been left out, e.g. hasn’t = has not, it’s = it is, we’ll = we will Comma (,) - Commas show short pauses in writi ...
... Apostrophe (‘) - Apostrophes can show possession, e.g. Rover’s bowl. Possessive pronouns (her, his, its, theirs, ours) don’t need apostrophes. Apostrophes can also show that letters have been left out, e.g. hasn’t = has not, it’s = it is, we’ll = we will Comma (,) - Commas show short pauses in writi ...
parts of speech packet - Copley
... Indefinite pronouns: refer to persons or things not specifically named. Examples: all, any, anybody, both, each, everyone, everything, few, many, more, neither, nobody, none, no one, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone Ex: One piece of chicken is enough. *Intensive pronouns (pronouns ending ...
... Indefinite pronouns: refer to persons or things not specifically named. Examples: all, any, anybody, both, each, everyone, everything, few, many, more, neither, nobody, none, no one, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone Ex: One piece of chicken is enough. *Intensive pronouns (pronouns ending ...
Guess What - Amy Benjamin
... 2. Students can vary their sentence structure and set the stage for a sentence by beginning some sentences with prepositions. 3. Students can add power to their writing by ending paragraphs with a prepositional phrase. (Conversely: Students can avoid ending sentences with prepositions so that their ...
... 2. Students can vary their sentence structure and set the stage for a sentence by beginning some sentences with prepositions. 3. Students can add power to their writing by ending paragraphs with a prepositional phrase. (Conversely: Students can avoid ending sentences with prepositions so that their ...
Verbals Presentation
... • Participles— “Participles and participle phrases can help add important details to a piece of writing, as they allow writers to include information that helps readers clearly picture a situation” (Ruday, 97). ...
... • Participles— “Participles and participle phrases can help add important details to a piece of writing, as they allow writers to include information that helps readers clearly picture a situation” (Ruday, 97). ...
Introduction to grammar - Dr. Lam`s Current Courses
... 1. The car received its emissions certification. 2. The car, an Acura, arrived from the warehouse. 3. The salesman working on Fridays sold me the car. 4. Technical editing is a class that is offered to juniors and seniors. ...
... 1. The car received its emissions certification. 2. The car, an Acura, arrived from the warehouse. 3. The salesman working on Fridays sold me the car. 4. Technical editing is a class that is offered to juniors and seniors. ...
Misplaced Modifiers
... 1. The car received its emissions certification. 2. The car, an Acura, arrived from the warehouse. 3. The salesman working on Fridays sold me the car. 4. Technical editing is a class that is offered to juniors and seniors. ...
... 1. The car received its emissions certification. 2. The car, an Acura, arrived from the warehouse. 3. The salesman working on Fridays sold me the car. 4. Technical editing is a class that is offered to juniors and seniors. ...
Parts of Speech and Parts of a Sentence
... • Future tense verbs have the helping verbs “will” or “shall.” • Sentences in the perfect tense include two events or actions, such as: I had finished my homework [event one] before my boyfriend arrived [event two]. For present perfect tense, another action is assumed, for example, the sentence: ...
... • Future tense verbs have the helping verbs “will” or “shall.” • Sentences in the perfect tense include two events or actions, such as: I had finished my homework [event one] before my boyfriend arrived [event two]. For present perfect tense, another action is assumed, for example, the sentence: ...
Year 6 Grammar - The Godolphin Junior Academy
... go in / enter Using question tags for informality: He’s in your class, isn’t he? Use the subjunctive for formal writing: If I were you… Abstract nouns ...
... go in / enter Using question tags for informality: He’s in your class, isn’t he? Use the subjunctive for formal writing: If I were you… Abstract nouns ...
Nouns and Verbs
... What is a HELPING verb? • A HELPING VERB always accompanies another type of verb and is never found by itself but usually is paired with a linking or action verb. (Hence the word HELP) • The role of a helping verb is to give the main verb special meaning or a time frame (tense). • The most common h ...
... What is a HELPING verb? • A HELPING VERB always accompanies another type of verb and is never found by itself but usually is paired with a linking or action verb. (Hence the word HELP) • The role of a helping verb is to give the main verb special meaning or a time frame (tense). • The most common h ...
21 Terms Defined – AP Language and Composition – GRAMMAR
... Clause: a group of words that contains a subject plus a verb. They are either dependent or independent Dependent: a subj. + verb is found, but they cannot stand alone as a sentence. The dependent clause needs an independent clause attached to make sense. Dependent:( )(When he was done with supper), ...
... Clause: a group of words that contains a subject plus a verb. They are either dependent or independent Dependent: a subj. + verb is found, but they cannot stand alone as a sentence. The dependent clause needs an independent clause attached to make sense. Dependent:( )(When he was done with supper), ...
ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, ARTICLES, CONJUNTIONS
... Most of the people in Australia can owe their family heritage back to some other country. It may take tracking back over many generations to find out where this country is but most of us can do it. We are going to make a multi-cultural poster based on three verbs just as we did with the pages of dif ...
... Most of the people in Australia can owe their family heritage back to some other country. It may take tracking back over many generations to find out where this country is but most of us can do it. We are going to make a multi-cultural poster based on three verbs just as we did with the pages of dif ...
Underline the prepositional phrase in each of the following sentences
... B A word that is used to link sentences, clauses, phrases, or words. FANBOYS C A word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase to tell about another word in the sentence. D Names ANY person, place, thing, or idea and is not specific. These words will be capitalized only if at the beginn ...
... B A word that is used to link sentences, clauses, phrases, or words. FANBOYS C A word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase to tell about another word in the sentence. D Names ANY person, place, thing, or idea and is not specific. These words will be capitalized only if at the beginn ...
Commonly confused
... Nouns are nouns, and verbs are verbs. Sometimes in English one transmutes into the other, but the following nouns do not become verbs in the pages of The Baltimore Sun. Author Critique Debut Host -- Likewise guest. Impact Journalese Some words infest copy because journalists have traditionally been ...
... Nouns are nouns, and verbs are verbs. Sometimes in English one transmutes into the other, but the following nouns do not become verbs in the pages of The Baltimore Sun. Author Critique Debut Host -- Likewise guest. Impact Journalese Some words infest copy because journalists have traditionally been ...
Religion
... Know all Old Testament figures and events that prefigure Jesus and New Testament events. Be able to discuss why they are prefigurements. Study particularly the Passover meal and the Mass/Eucharist Know the major and minor prophets Vocabulary: Units 1-3 Composition: The format of a friendly and a bus ...
... Know all Old Testament figures and events that prefigure Jesus and New Testament events. Be able to discuss why they are prefigurements. Study particularly the Passover meal and the Mass/Eucharist Know the major and minor prophets Vocabulary: Units 1-3 Composition: The format of a friendly and a bus ...
Parts of Speech Review
... Some Examples Pick out the adverb(s) in the following sentences. 1. My friend secretly sent me a text. 2. Finally, my boyfriend showed up. 3. I was too short to ride the roller coaster. 4. I was so happy that I had finished my homework so quickly. ...
... Some Examples Pick out the adverb(s) in the following sentences. 1. My friend secretly sent me a text. 2. Finally, my boyfriend showed up. 3. I was too short to ride the roller coaster. 4. I was so happy that I had finished my homework so quickly. ...
syntax cards
... ROOT AND SYNTAX CARDS: Cards are due EVERY Monday! No exceptions! These cards are due within the first minute of class. They are not to be cut and pasted in class; they should be done BEFORE you walk into class as you have plenty of time to complete them. September 14: Rancor September 21: Gaunt Sep ...
... ROOT AND SYNTAX CARDS: Cards are due EVERY Monday! No exceptions! These cards are due within the first minute of class. They are not to be cut and pasted in class; they should be done BEFORE you walk into class as you have plenty of time to complete them. September 14: Rancor September 21: Gaunt Sep ...
An Error Analysis in Students` Personal Recount
... a complete sentence, and dependent clause, a clause which could not stand by itself to form a complete sentence. 3) Phrases Phrase is a group of related words that does not include a subject and verb. There are several different kinds of phrases like, noun phrase, verb phrase, etc. According to Pei ...
... a complete sentence, and dependent clause, a clause which could not stand by itself to form a complete sentence. 3) Phrases Phrase is a group of related words that does not include a subject and verb. There are several different kinds of phrases like, noun phrase, verb phrase, etc. According to Pei ...
Identifying Parts Of Speech
... Identifying Parts Of Speech Once you have learned about nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, you will be able to identify them in sentences and tell them apart from each other. Some words can be used as more than one part of speech. This is particularly true of words that can be both nou ...
... Identifying Parts Of Speech Once you have learned about nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, you will be able to identify them in sentences and tell them apart from each other. Some words can be used as more than one part of speech. This is particularly true of words that can be both nou ...
Year 3 - Crossley Fields
... between sentences. They usually come at or near the beginning of a new sentence. In informal speech and writing we often use coordinating conjunctions, such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘so’, instead of these more formal-sounding adverbs. Preposition: A preposition is a grammatical word that makes links betw ...
... between sentences. They usually come at or near the beginning of a new sentence. In informal speech and writing we often use coordinating conjunctions, such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘so’, instead of these more formal-sounding adverbs. Preposition: A preposition is a grammatical word that makes links betw ...
File
... A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or another pronoun. The word or group of words to which a pronoun refers is called its antecedent. Examples I, me, we, us, you, he, him, she, her, they, them, it ...
... A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or another pronoun. The word or group of words to which a pronoun refers is called its antecedent. Examples I, me, we, us, you, he, him, she, her, they, them, it ...
Where are you
... Subjects and Predicates • Sentences starting with “there” or “it”: these words are often used as a kind of “place marker” for the real subject of a sentence. “There will be earthquakes in various places • Grammatically speaking, the sentence is: “Earthquakes will be [=will occur] in various places; ...
... Subjects and Predicates • Sentences starting with “there” or “it”: these words are often used as a kind of “place marker” for the real subject of a sentence. “There will be earthquakes in various places • Grammatically speaking, the sentence is: “Earthquakes will be [=will occur] in various places; ...
Common Nouns
... was going to a dance given by Jack’s company. Life with pronouns: Jack went to his closet and took out his new suit because he was going to a dance given by his company. Some pronouns have an antecedent, which is the word being replaced. For example, “his” and “he” refers to the antecedent “Jack.” ...
... was going to a dance given by Jack’s company. Life with pronouns: Jack went to his closet and took out his new suit because he was going to a dance given by his company. Some pronouns have an antecedent, which is the word being replaced. For example, “his” and “he” refers to the antecedent “Jack.” ...