Mentor Text for Sentence Fluency - Answer Key
... 19. And there, sure enough, was dinner waiting for them, with rice pudding for dessert. (Simple) The author intentionally misuses the word “and” to start the sentence, and we have inverted sentence structure. Inverted sentence structure means the sentence is not in traditional order of subject, verb ...
... 19. And there, sure enough, was dinner waiting for them, with rice pudding for dessert. (Simple) The author intentionally misuses the word “and” to start the sentence, and we have inverted sentence structure. Inverted sentence structure means the sentence is not in traditional order of subject, verb ...
Comprehensive AP Terms comprehensive_ap_terminology
... Satire: a way or writing or speaking which censures things, activities, persons, or ideas; it is accomplished with humor and wit. ...
... Satire: a way or writing or speaking which censures things, activities, persons, or ideas; it is accomplished with humor and wit. ...
figures of speech
... These are traditionally known as describing words. They provide extra information about nouns by giving details of physical qualities like colour and shape, and of psychological qualities like emotions, and by providing evaluate judgments. E.g. ‘some green leaves’, ‘a heavy sack’, ‘a funny film’, ‘a ...
... These are traditionally known as describing words. They provide extra information about nouns by giving details of physical qualities like colour and shape, and of psychological qualities like emotions, and by providing evaluate judgments. E.g. ‘some green leaves’, ‘a heavy sack’, ‘a funny film’, ‘a ...
Haunted by Commas
... In dealing with short phrases of fewer than five words, the comma may be omitted if the meaning of the sentence remains clear. Examples: Clear: In the end she decided to buy the book. Unclear: By the tree house plants grew in the garden. ...
... In dealing with short phrases of fewer than five words, the comma may be omitted if the meaning of the sentence remains clear. Examples: Clear: In the end she decided to buy the book. Unclear: By the tree house plants grew in the garden. ...
toefl prep 1 structure
... AGREEMENT AFTER CERTAIN WORDS These words or expressions are grammatically singular, so they take singular verbs: anybody anyone anything ...
... AGREEMENT AFTER CERTAIN WORDS These words or expressions are grammatically singular, so they take singular verbs: anybody anyone anything ...
Study Guide: Adjectives Please use this guide as a review for our
... goes to the end of the entire sentence. In other words, the predicate will always follow after the verb in the sentence. Concept explanation pp.154-155. For example: The man in the blue shirt lives near me. lives near me= predicate Steps in identifying a predicate adjective: 1- In the sentence you c ...
... goes to the end of the entire sentence. In other words, the predicate will always follow after the verb in the sentence. Concept explanation pp.154-155. For example: The man in the blue shirt lives near me. lives near me= predicate Steps in identifying a predicate adjective: 1- In the sentence you c ...
THE ANALYSIS OF FUNCTION, CATEGORY AND ROLE IN
... pronouns they modified. For example: The candy is sweet. e. Adverb Adverb are words that tell us something about modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs (Young & Symonik, 1958: 50). They usually answer such question as “when?” “where?” “how?” “To what extent?” In order words, adverbs indicate ti ...
... pronouns they modified. For example: The candy is sweet. e. Adverb Adverb are words that tell us something about modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs (Young & Symonik, 1958: 50). They usually answer such question as “when?” “where?” “how?” “To what extent?” In order words, adverbs indicate ti ...
12 Sentences
... • Other words which modify the verb: already, also, still. Hint: always consider if the word modifies the verb (the action) or the object (the target). Verb modifiers are located • before the predicate, if the verb consists of one word and is not the ”be”-verb. • after the first auxiliary verb, if t ...
... • Other words which modify the verb: already, also, still. Hint: always consider if the word modifies the verb (the action) or the object (the target). Verb modifiers are located • before the predicate, if the verb consists of one word and is not the ”be”-verb. • after the first auxiliary verb, if t ...
Christina Miranda EDEL 350 Section: 2 Fall 2013 Mrs. Fauquher
... For the past participle tense, the verb will usually end in –ed (for regular verbs). Example: Walk/(have) walked For irregular verbs, this is not the case. They have different endings that do not follow a pattern. Example: Sit/(have) sat “Today we will focus on verbs that are commonly misuse ...
... For the past participle tense, the verb will usually end in –ed (for regular verbs). Example: Walk/(have) walked For irregular verbs, this is not the case. They have different endings that do not follow a pattern. Example: Sit/(have) sat “Today we will focus on verbs that are commonly misuse ...
Sentence Types - Troy University
... The Predicate: “The predicate is the part of the sentence that contains a verb or verb phrase(s) and its complements.” (grammar.ccc.comment) Examples: Joe spoke briefly and then sat down. The two-passenger airplane crashed into a tree. Love is the most difficult word to define. ...
... The Predicate: “The predicate is the part of the sentence that contains a verb or verb phrase(s) and its complements.” (grammar.ccc.comment) Examples: Joe spoke briefly and then sat down. The two-passenger airplane crashed into a tree. Love is the most difficult word to define. ...
Spotlight on Pronouns Pronoun Agreement A pronoun is a word that
... 7. A pronoun should not refer to a noun that is acting like an adjective or some other part of speech in the sentence. Incorrect: In Jay-Z’s song about politics, he protests against the smug tyranny by the majority.(The pronoun he refers to Jay-Z which is acting as an adjective in the s ...
... 7. A pronoun should not refer to a noun that is acting like an adjective or some other part of speech in the sentence. Incorrect: In Jay-Z’s song about politics, he protests against the smug tyranny by the majority.(The pronoun he refers to Jay-Z which is acting as an adjective in the s ...
pronouns - Texas State University
... 1. Tom had had enough of school, which is why he decided to join the Marines. 2. He used a hacksaw instead of a wood saw to cut through the wire fence. This is an example of clear thinking. 3. Donna is able to design and sew her own clothes. Those are two ways to save money. 4. Jake told his brother ...
... 1. Tom had had enough of school, which is why he decided to join the Marines. 2. He used a hacksaw instead of a wood saw to cut through the wire fence. This is an example of clear thinking. 3. Donna is able to design and sew her own clothes. Those are two ways to save money. 4. Jake told his brother ...
was hit
... one independent clause; simple declarative sentence _________________________________________________________________ This sentence illustrates the logic of prepositional phrase modification. We know that prepositional phrases are modifiers, so every prepositional phrase is either an adjective or an ...
... one independent clause; simple declarative sentence _________________________________________________________________ This sentence illustrates the logic of prepositional phrase modification. We know that prepositional phrases are modifiers, so every prepositional phrase is either an adjective or an ...
The Five Favourite Errors Incomplete sentences
... A voter (singular) is sometimes open to persuasion. Voters (plural) are sometimes open to persuasion. When people get this wrong, it’s often because there are a lot of other words between the subject and verb, e.g. “Many African-Americans, after threats by the Klan, was intimidated”. That’s wrong be ...
... A voter (singular) is sometimes open to persuasion. Voters (plural) are sometimes open to persuasion. When people get this wrong, it’s often because there are a lot of other words between the subject and verb, e.g. “Many African-Americans, after threats by the Klan, was intimidated”. That’s wrong be ...
The Direct Object
... The Direct Object Recognize a direct object when you see one. A direct object will follow a transitive verb [a type of action verb]. Direct objects can be nouns, pronouns, phrases, or clauses. If you can identify the subject and verb in a sentence, then finding the direct object—if one exists—is eas ...
... The Direct Object Recognize a direct object when you see one. A direct object will follow a transitive verb [a type of action verb]. Direct objects can be nouns, pronouns, phrases, or clauses. If you can identify the subject and verb in a sentence, then finding the direct object—if one exists—is eas ...
Types of Sentences (Further understanding simple, compound
... Can I write this sentence with the dependent clause second? Example: I decided never to eat cake again, although I like cake. (What do you notice about the use of commas? How about in the previous slide?) ...
... Can I write this sentence with the dependent clause second? Example: I decided never to eat cake again, although I like cake. (What do you notice about the use of commas? How about in the previous slide?) ...
The Rise of Realism - Kentucky Department of Education
... crowd is a singular noun (antecedent), and therefore, requires a singular pronoun. Their is a plural pronoun and needs to change to the singular form its in order for the sentence to be correct. Another option would be to change the verb gathers to gather if remaining plural…A hostile crowd gather o ...
... crowd is a singular noun (antecedent), and therefore, requires a singular pronoun. Their is a plural pronoun and needs to change to the singular form its in order for the sentence to be correct. Another option would be to change the verb gathers to gather if remaining plural…A hostile crowd gather o ...
present
... Affix Lowering (Hopping) • In English, the tense affix (e.g., -ed) moves down to the verb rather than the verb moving up to I. • However, the negative marker not blocks this movement—for reasons that are controversial, but we can state the fact as a stipulation (not otherwise derived from our syste ...
... Affix Lowering (Hopping) • In English, the tense affix (e.g., -ed) moves down to the verb rather than the verb moving up to I. • However, the negative marker not blocks this movement—for reasons that are controversial, but we can state the fact as a stipulation (not otherwise derived from our syste ...
Tense, modality, and aspect define the status of the main verb
... of number, that is, whether the noun is singular or plural. It is also based on the category of person, which covers the distinctions of first person, second person and third person (involving any others). The different forms of English pronouns can be described in terms of person and number. ...
... of number, that is, whether the noun is singular or plural. It is also based on the category of person, which covers the distinctions of first person, second person and third person (involving any others). The different forms of English pronouns can be described in terms of person and number. ...
A typology of reduplication in Cushitic
... Reduplication occurs lexically and as grammatical process. The former is presumably often the result of the latter. Grammatical reduplication includes plural formation in nouns, frequentative on verbs and habitual on verbs. The epenthetic vowel a is the most commonly used epenthetic vowel in redupli ...
... Reduplication occurs lexically and as grammatical process. The former is presumably often the result of the latter. Grammatical reduplication includes plural formation in nouns, frequentative on verbs and habitual on verbs. The epenthetic vowel a is the most commonly used epenthetic vowel in redupli ...
Grammar Reference Book
... I have read with amusement about ________ attempts of the Hong Kong government ________ control the littering public by ____________ $600 on-the-spot fines. As we have all seen by ___________ reports about beach littering, this system ____________ completely useless as it is. I __________ like to pr ...
... I have read with amusement about ________ attempts of the Hong Kong government ________ control the littering public by ____________ $600 on-the-spot fines. As we have all seen by ___________ reports about beach littering, this system ____________ completely useless as it is. I __________ like to pr ...
Unit 7: Simple Sentences
... 2. The concert ended. You can’t have a complete sentence which is without either a subject or a verb – e.g. *’Left’ or *’The concert’. [NB. For the time being, we’ll exclude ‘imperative’ sentences like ‘Go!’, and sentences which are ‘truncated’ or cut short.] A sentence is a very complicated thing t ...
... 2. The concert ended. You can’t have a complete sentence which is without either a subject or a verb – e.g. *’Left’ or *’The concert’. [NB. For the time being, we’ll exclude ‘imperative’ sentences like ‘Go!’, and sentences which are ‘truncated’ or cut short.] A sentence is a very complicated thing t ...