Making Singular Nouns Possessive Making Plural Nouns
... engine can move by itself and doesn’t need to be attached to anything else in order to move. Now let’s look at clauses that are not main clauses and do not make up a complete thought. They are called subordinate clauses. You can think of a subordinate a clause like a train car. A train car cannot mo ...
... engine can move by itself and doesn’t need to be attached to anything else in order to move. Now let’s look at clauses that are not main clauses and do not make up a complete thought. They are called subordinate clauses. You can think of a subordinate a clause like a train car. A train car cannot mo ...
File - The Homeschool Federation
... Capitalization Errors – Proper nouns and sentences that don’t begin with capital letters; capital letters used where the letters should be lowercase ...
... Capitalization Errors – Proper nouns and sentences that don’t begin with capital letters; capital letters used where the letters should be lowercase ...
Writing Convention Tips
... want to achieve a high score on your use of sentences, you need to be able to properly combine different types of clauses in different ways. The two basic clauses you need to know how to use are independent clauses and dependent clauses. ● Independent Clauses: Independent clauses contain both a subj ...
... want to achieve a high score on your use of sentences, you need to be able to properly combine different types of clauses in different ways. The two basic clauses you need to know how to use are independent clauses and dependent clauses. ● Independent Clauses: Independent clauses contain both a subj ...
Run-On Sentences
... In order to correct a run-on sentence, it’s important to understand what makes a sentence complete. Any complete sentence (independent clause) needs to have a subject, a verb, and express a single, complete idea. Subject - BOLD Verb - UNDERLINE Complete Sentence ...
... In order to correct a run-on sentence, it’s important to understand what makes a sentence complete. Any complete sentence (independent clause) needs to have a subject, a verb, and express a single, complete idea. Subject - BOLD Verb - UNDERLINE Complete Sentence ...
Grammar Jargon Buster for Parents
... Similarly, an adverbial clause functions in the same way as an adverb. For example: ...
... Similarly, an adverbial clause functions in the same way as an adverb. For example: ...
7th Grade Geography Assessment Task 1
... Imagine you could go anywhere in the world. Money is no object, so you can travel in style and participate in any of the local activities. Where would you go? When deciding where to go, be sure to research the location. Keep in mind the following things: climate current events peak travel seas ...
... Imagine you could go anywhere in the world. Money is no object, so you can travel in style and participate in any of the local activities. Where would you go? When deciding where to go, be sure to research the location. Keep in mind the following things: climate current events peak travel seas ...
Grammar Jargon Buster - Farndon Primary School
... It was raining when we went out. (adverbial clause). These are pairs of words which have opposite meanings to one another. E.g. a) loud….quiet b) hard….soft c) dark….light d) summer….winter You use brackets to separate a word or phrase from the main text, and you always use them in pairs. The bracke ...
... It was raining when we went out. (adverbial clause). These are pairs of words which have opposite meanings to one another. E.g. a) loud….quiet b) hard….soft c) dark….light d) summer….winter You use brackets to separate a word or phrase from the main text, and you always use them in pairs. The bracke ...
My friend Alex plays tennis.
... Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you punctuated and capitalized the sentence the same way. ...
... Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you punctuated and capitalized the sentence the same way. ...
SAT_Grammar_Error_List
... Checking Each Answer What does it mean to check each answer? If you can’t determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence contains a grammatical error remember this: consider the types of errors from the list on the previous pages as a function of the part of speech of the underlined word. ...
... Checking Each Answer What does it mean to check each answer? If you can’t determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence contains a grammatical error remember this: consider the types of errors from the list on the previous pages as a function of the part of speech of the underlined word. ...
Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
... An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject, a predicate, and a complete thought. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate, but does NOT express a complete thought. ...
... An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject, a predicate, and a complete thought. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate, but does NOT express a complete thought. ...
No Slide Title
... slowly (modifies crawled) *Remember adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs ...
... slowly (modifies crawled) *Remember adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs ...
Grammar Guide - New Paltz Central School District
... adverbs end in -ly.) For example, “She answered the questions slowly and carefully”. Conjunctions: join words, phrases or clauses, and then indicate the relation between the elements joined. (For example: and, but, nor, nor, for, so, and yet.) Nouns: person, place, thing or idea Predicate: the ...
... adverbs end in -ly.) For example, “She answered the questions slowly and carefully”. Conjunctions: join words, phrases or clauses, and then indicate the relation between the elements joined. (For example: and, but, nor, nor, for, so, and yet.) Nouns: person, place, thing or idea Predicate: the ...
3-L-CV102
... For example, a short anchor lesson at the beginning of a writing session can be used to teach a grammatical feature such as the agreement of nouns and verbs, but it should be highlighted in an authentic text during Shared Reading for Writing and then modelled in context during Shared Writing (this i ...
... For example, a short anchor lesson at the beginning of a writing session can be used to teach a grammatical feature such as the agreement of nouns and verbs, but it should be highlighted in an authentic text during Shared Reading for Writing and then modelled in context during Shared Writing (this i ...
Compound Subjects
... 1. My little brother and his three friends broke their crayons. 2. Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked for directions to Hershey Park. 3. My mom, dad, and brother visited the ...
... 1. My little brother and his three friends broke their crayons. 2. Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked for directions to Hershey Park. 3. My mom, dad, and brother visited the ...
Sentences: Kinds and Parts
... Every sentence or independent clause can be divided into two parts: subject and predicate. The subject half contains the subject (simple or compound), together with its modifiers. The predicate half contains the verb (simple or compound), with its modifiers and any other words or phrases that comple ...
... Every sentence or independent clause can be divided into two parts: subject and predicate. The subject half contains the subject (simple or compound), together with its modifiers. The predicate half contains the verb (simple or compound), with its modifiers and any other words or phrases that comple ...
Improving your Sentence Structure
... Adverbial clauses function as adverbs in the sentence, modifying verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. They may tell how, why, when, where, etc. Conjunctions used include although, after, if, because, while, since, whether. Stan is happy because he got a high mark for his history exam. Although Bob is inte ...
... Adverbial clauses function as adverbs in the sentence, modifying verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. They may tell how, why, when, where, etc. Conjunctions used include although, after, if, because, while, since, whether. Stan is happy because he got a high mark for his history exam. Although Bob is inte ...
Sentence Structure
... A complex sentence consists of one independent clause with one or more dependent clauses. A dependent clause is a subject/verb cluster that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a simple sentence. Dependent clauses are also known as subordinate clauses because the information ...
... A complex sentence consists of one independent clause with one or more dependent clauses. A dependent clause is a subject/verb cluster that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a simple sentence. Dependent clauses are also known as subordinate clauses because the information ...
Sentence development
... This grid gives an overview of how to develop teaching sentences and should be read vertically, not horizontally. It is to be used in conjunction with the accompanying “Grammar progression” sheet and overview for each year group. Most of the columns are laid out with an element of progression in min ...
... This grid gives an overview of how to develop teaching sentences and should be read vertically, not horizontally. It is to be used in conjunction with the accompanying “Grammar progression” sheet and overview for each year group. Most of the columns are laid out with an element of progression in min ...
WRITING CENTRE
... conjunction has two jobs. First, it provides a necessary transition between the two ideas in the sentence. This transition will indicate a time, place, or cause and effect relationship. after although as because before ...
... conjunction has two jobs. First, it provides a necessary transition between the two ideas in the sentence. This transition will indicate a time, place, or cause and effect relationship. after although as because before ...
Literacy pocketbook
... 4. A question is a sentence which asks for information. e.g. what is your name? ...
... 4. A question is a sentence which asks for information. e.g. what is your name? ...
For example - Alderbrook School
... 4. A question is a sentence which asks for information. e.g. what is your name? ...
... 4. A question is a sentence which asks for information. e.g. what is your name? ...
AVOIDING AWKWARD: CHRONIC PROBLEMS TO LOOK FOR
... Here the phrase “that is” works as a substitute: The costumes for Game of Thrones are stunning in their intricacy. For example, one dress includes hand-sewn, organza beetles with movable wings. Separate clauses must be divided with punctuation. There are five ways to join separate clauses, but you c ...
... Here the phrase “that is” works as a substitute: The costumes for Game of Thrones are stunning in their intricacy. For example, one dress includes hand-sewn, organza beetles with movable wings. Separate clauses must be divided with punctuation. There are five ways to join separate clauses, but you c ...