AP Language and Composition The Cumulative Sentence Sentence
... excitement. It’s ideal for the narrative and descriptive modes of rhetoric. (Can you spot the independent clause in each of Warren’s three sentences? I’ve put each one in bold font.) I. How to Accumulate a Cumulative Sentence All sentence types have a little grammar you have to master. As a practiti ...
... excitement. It’s ideal for the narrative and descriptive modes of rhetoric. (Can you spot the independent clause in each of Warren’s three sentences? I’ve put each one in bold font.) I. How to Accumulate a Cumulative Sentence All sentence types have a little grammar you have to master. As a practiti ...
Identify the direct object in the following sentence. Excessive
... 3. We spent the summer sailing down the Danube on my brother’s boat. 4. The children’s school term starts next Monday. 5. You don’t know where the dog’s ball is, do you? C. Countable and Uncountable Nouns For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below (i ...
... 3. We spent the summer sailing down the Danube on my brother’s boat. 4. The children’s school term starts next Monday. 5. You don’t know where the dog’s ball is, do you? C. Countable and Uncountable Nouns For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below (i ...
03 nicoleta towards an adult
... languages such as German, English, etc., it does predict that other non-finite forms may be used in languages where the infinitive is not the unmarked non-finite form used in adult language. This model correlates the lack of finiteness in root infinitive forms with the lack of other elements hosted ...
... languages such as German, English, etc., it does predict that other non-finite forms may be used in languages where the infinitive is not the unmarked non-finite form used in adult language. This model correlates the lack of finiteness in root infinitive forms with the lack of other elements hosted ...
Introduction
... like Charles Dickens have often employed the use of duals or even triples to convey their meaning. Examples: All who beheld her wondered at her graceful, swaying movements. The ship glided away smoothly and lightly over the tranquil sea. ...
... like Charles Dickens have often employed the use of duals or even triples to convey their meaning. Examples: All who beheld her wondered at her graceful, swaying movements. The ship glided away smoothly and lightly over the tranquil sea. ...
Grammar Reteaching
... simple subjects are joined by and, or, or nor. When the simple subjects are joined by and, the compound subject is plural and takes the plural form of the verb. Compound Subject My sister and brother / are twins. When simple subjects are joined by or, the compound subject can be singular or plural. ...
... simple subjects are joined by and, or, or nor. When the simple subjects are joined by and, the compound subject is plural and takes the plural form of the verb. Compound Subject My sister and brother / are twins. When simple subjects are joined by or, the compound subject can be singular or plural. ...
chapter ii - Institutional Repository of IAIN Tulungagung
... with how phrases are put together to build clauses or bigger phrases, and with how clauses are put together to build sentences. Based on those definition of syntax, it can be inferred that syntax is a study about word, phrase, clause, and sentence. 2. Grammar Grammar is rules of a language governing ...
... with how phrases are put together to build clauses or bigger phrases, and with how clauses are put together to build sentences. Based on those definition of syntax, it can be inferred that syntax is a study about word, phrase, clause, and sentence. 2. Grammar Grammar is rules of a language governing ...
Understanding Syntax
... indication of a head-marking construction: the head itself bears inflections giving information about its dependents, but there are no independent ‘free’ pronouns present. Most languages of this kind only use free pronouns (i.e. separate pronouns like I and him) for emphasis, or when the sentence wo ...
... indication of a head-marking construction: the head itself bears inflections giving information about its dependents, but there are no independent ‘free’ pronouns present. Most languages of this kind only use free pronouns (i.e. separate pronouns like I and him) for emphasis, or when the sentence wo ...
Punctuation Patterns
... INTRODUCTORY ELEMENT, INDEPENDENT (MAIN) CLAUSE. • Use a comma to separate introductory material from the independent (main) clause. • When my iguana wandered off last weekend, I peered anxiously into every corner of the house. • Because of his interest in miraculous stories, Polo included the tale ...
... INTRODUCTORY ELEMENT, INDEPENDENT (MAIN) CLAUSE. • Use a comma to separate introductory material from the independent (main) clause. • When my iguana wandered off last weekend, I peered anxiously into every corner of the house. • Because of his interest in miraculous stories, Polo included the tale ...
Lecture guide
... and documents were essentially treated as a bag of words. For example, the the sentences “Microsoft bought Google” and “Google bought Microsoft” would be indistinguishable in these models. Clearly, these two sentences have different meanings, even though they have the same set of words. In order to ...
... and documents were essentially treated as a bag of words. For example, the the sentences “Microsoft bought Google” and “Google bought Microsoft” would be indistinguishable in these models. Clearly, these two sentences have different meanings, even though they have the same set of words. In order to ...
Adverbs/Prepositions
... Mr. Swartos succeeded in making Troy learn by means of persuasion and brute force. List of compound prepositions is found on p. 373 in your text. ...
... Mr. Swartos succeeded in making Troy learn by means of persuasion and brute force. List of compound prepositions is found on p. 373 in your text. ...
Writing Hints
... Definition: An adjective describes a proper noun, a common noun, or a pronoun with how many, which one, or what kind. Examples: The five teammates How Many? took that bus Which One? to the old arena across town. What Kind? Writing Hints: Adjectives usually are placed before nouns and pronouns. Don’t ...
... Definition: An adjective describes a proper noun, a common noun, or a pronoun with how many, which one, or what kind. Examples: The five teammates How Many? took that bus Which One? to the old arena across town. What Kind? Writing Hints: Adjectives usually are placed before nouns and pronouns. Don’t ...
Improving your Sentence Structure
... Can you identify what is wrong with the following sentences and correct the mistakes? The answers are at the end of the leaflet and include details on which problem is addressed by each particular sentence, so that you can refer to the relevant section. ...
... Can you identify what is wrong with the following sentences and correct the mistakes? The answers are at the end of the leaflet and include details on which problem is addressed by each particular sentence, so that you can refer to the relevant section. ...
1 The College Guide to Brushing Up On Grammar and Style
... A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun, such as this, that, he, she, it, they, and me. Sometimes a sentence loses its intended meaning when a pronoun does not clearly refer to its antecedent (the word it is replacing). ...
... A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun, such as this, that, he, she, it, they, and me. Sometimes a sentence loses its intended meaning when a pronoun does not clearly refer to its antecedent (the word it is replacing). ...
First Year Grammar
... When a modifier is an adverb, it modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. For example: • Lee accidentally caught a small whelk. (Here, the adverb accidentally modifies the verb caught.) • Lee caught an incredibly small mackerel. (Here, the adverb incredibly modifies the adjective small.) • ...
... When a modifier is an adverb, it modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. For example: • Lee accidentally caught a small whelk. (Here, the adverb accidentally modifies the verb caught.) • Lee caught an incredibly small mackerel. (Here, the adverb incredibly modifies the adjective small.) • ...
noun - Fcusd
... Notice that nouns often make their plurals by adding an s, but verbs don’t. Why is this important? Because each sentence must be either about one thing or about more than one thing, and if the noun is singular but the verb is plural, then we can not tell! The number must show. Future verb tenses, ho ...
... Notice that nouns often make their plurals by adding an s, but verbs don’t. Why is this important? Because each sentence must be either about one thing or about more than one thing, and if the noun is singular but the verb is plural, then we can not tell! The number must show. Future verb tenses, ho ...
COMMA RULES--Dr. House`s 4
... reach into it to add or retract some unnecessary material--words that will not change the meaning, with or without them--you will cause ripples on the water on both sides of your hand; those ripples are the commas. What this means is that you must use the commas IN PAIRS with regard to this rule, on ...
... reach into it to add or retract some unnecessary material--words that will not change the meaning, with or without them--you will cause ripples on the water on both sides of your hand; those ripples are the commas. What this means is that you must use the commas IN PAIRS with regard to this rule, on ...
Sentence Writing Strategy - directed
... A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. Examples: The students finished class, and they went to lunch. Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings, so he said ...
... A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. Examples: The students finished class, and they went to lunch. Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings, so he said ...
Sample Storyboard - Tehmina B. Gladman
... Sentence activity – List of 8 sentences, and student can use the mouse to highlight the verbs. On highlight, a popup allows the student to choose past, present or future. If the student highlights a word which is not a verb, they get a popup telling them the part of speech of that word, and asking t ...
... Sentence activity – List of 8 sentences, and student can use the mouse to highlight the verbs. On highlight, a popup allows the student to choose past, present or future. If the student highlights a word which is not a verb, they get a popup telling them the part of speech of that word, and asking t ...
Language Structure Assignment 7: Key to Seminar
... When used in these senses, look and smell are linking verbs in English; they thus take predicatives, which can be adjective phrases but not adverb phrases. (Note that these verbs can also be used in other structures, e.g. I was smelling the soup, where smell is a transitive verb that takes the direc ...
... When used in these senses, look and smell are linking verbs in English; they thus take predicatives, which can be adjective phrases but not adverb phrases. (Note that these verbs can also be used in other structures, e.g. I was smelling the soup, where smell is a transitive verb that takes the direc ...
Fragments and Run-Ons
... With his disposable lighter in his hand, he told everyone to get out of the way. Then he lit the fuse. Pulling out his disposable lighter, Fred told everyone to get out of the way before he lit the fuse. He pulled out his disposable lighter. Fred told everyone to get out of the way, and then he lit ...
... With his disposable lighter in his hand, he told everyone to get out of the way. Then he lit the fuse. Pulling out his disposable lighter, Fred told everyone to get out of the way before he lit the fuse. He pulled out his disposable lighter. Fred told everyone to get out of the way, and then he lit ...
Thursday Session_Sentence Level Work
... should provide) a vocabulary card with term on front, definition and examples on back; explain the term and its definition; and have them explain it back to you or, in the case of large group instruction, to each other. Students can illustrate their cards as well. ...
... should provide) a vocabulary card with term on front, definition and examples on back; explain the term and its definition; and have them explain it back to you or, in the case of large group instruction, to each other. Students can illustrate their cards as well. ...
SPAG-Whole-School-New-Curriculum
... To know the vocabulary taught in year 1. Noun, Noun phrase, Statement, Question, Exclamation, Command, Compound, Adjective, Verb, Suffix, Adverb, Tense (past/present), Apostrophe, Comma To express time, place and To express time, place and To express time, place and To express time, place and To int ...
... To know the vocabulary taught in year 1. Noun, Noun phrase, Statement, Question, Exclamation, Command, Compound, Adjective, Verb, Suffix, Adverb, Tense (past/present), Apostrophe, Comma To express time, place and To express time, place and To express time, place and To express time, place and To int ...
File
... Write two sentences that describe the picture above. Circle the adjectives in your sentence that tell what kind or how many. ...
... Write two sentences that describe the picture above. Circle the adjectives in your sentence that tell what kind or how many. ...
17 Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage
... 1) Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun? A) he B) this C) who D) anyone E) either Answer: B Explanation: B) Demonstrative pronouns such as this, these, that, and those point out particular people, places, or things. Examples include, "That is my dog" and "I looked for a broom and found ...
... 1) Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun? A) he B) this C) who D) anyone E) either Answer: B Explanation: B) Demonstrative pronouns such as this, these, that, and those point out particular people, places, or things. Examples include, "That is my dog" and "I looked for a broom and found ...
HATSHEPSUT OBELISK READING GROUP ASSIGNMENT
... 'xprt xprw' - When we ended reading 05, we had not reached the end of the sentence, at least far as the Egyptian author, Hatshepsut herself, had intended so the participles refer to her, which is why the participle 'xprt' gets the feminine ending.. 'xpr' is a hard verb to get your head around. Its b ...
... 'xprt xprw' - When we ended reading 05, we had not reached the end of the sentence, at least far as the Egyptian author, Hatshepsut herself, had intended so the participles refer to her, which is why the participle 'xprt' gets the feminine ending.. 'xpr' is a hard verb to get your head around. Its b ...