2.working_on_Basic_English_Sentence_Structures
... For determining the subject of a sentence, you need to first identify the verb and then ask a question by placing "who?" or "what?" before it -- the answer is the subject. The spectators littered the theatre floor with torn wrappings and spilled popcorn. The verb in the above sentence is "littered." ...
... For determining the subject of a sentence, you need to first identify the verb and then ask a question by placing "who?" or "what?" before it -- the answer is the subject. The spectators littered the theatre floor with torn wrappings and spilled popcorn. The verb in the above sentence is "littered." ...
Proofreading for Commas
... Commas are used to separate structural elements within sentences. This separation breaks sentences into manageable parts for the reader by grouping words together and highlighting important parts of the sentence. To help you use commas effectively and correctly, here are tips on how to proofread for ...
... Commas are used to separate structural elements within sentences. This separation breaks sentences into manageable parts for the reader by grouping words together and highlighting important parts of the sentence. To help you use commas effectively and correctly, here are tips on how to proofread for ...
Relative clauses SUBORDINATE CLAUSE
... - Comparison and manner: As (+entire clause) like (+noun) - Wal-Mart is one of the largest employers in the US. In fact it’s the largest (A dire il vero) - Industry usually means productive sector. Plant, factory (are the words for the place where things are manufactured) - When a word is not used ...
... - Comparison and manner: As (+entire clause) like (+noun) - Wal-Mart is one of the largest employers in the US. In fact it’s the largest (A dire il vero) - Industry usually means productive sector. Plant, factory (are the words for the place where things are manufactured) - When a word is not used ...
phrase toolbox
... o In this case, the infinitive phrase is the direct object of the verb. What do you love? I love this thing: to swim in the sunshine. Absolute Phrases An absolute phrase is composed of a noun plus an adjective or a participle, plus any modifiers that describe the noun or adjective. An absolute phras ...
... o In this case, the infinitive phrase is the direct object of the verb. What do you love? I love this thing: to swim in the sunshine. Absolute Phrases An absolute phrase is composed of a noun plus an adjective or a participle, plus any modifiers that describe the noun or adjective. An absolute phras ...
The Objective Case A
... A direct object tells who or what receives the action of the verb. In a sentence containing an indirect object, the indirect object usually comes between an action verb and its direct object. An indirect object tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done. DIRECT O ...
... A direct object tells who or what receives the action of the verb. In a sentence containing an indirect object, the indirect object usually comes between an action verb and its direct object. An indirect object tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done. DIRECT O ...
THE FORMAL WRITTEN SENTENCE According to Sir Ernest Gowers
... infinitive and the participles. Before you go on, re-read 2.2 if you have forgotten about these parts (called the non- finite parts) of a verb. Re-read also 2.3 and 2.4 about phrases and clauses. It is the present participle which causes most problems, so we shall concentrate on that. Completing, fo ...
... infinitive and the participles. Before you go on, re-read 2.2 if you have forgotten about these parts (called the non- finite parts) of a verb. Re-read also 2.3 and 2.4 about phrases and clauses. It is the present participle which causes most problems, so we shall concentrate on that. Completing, fo ...
WHAT ARE NOUNS?
... and qualities. • Most, though not all, are uncountable. • Many are derived from adjectives and verbs and have characteristic endings such as –ity, -ness, -ence, and -tion. • They are harder to recognise as nouns than the concrete variety. ...
... and qualities. • Most, though not all, are uncountable. • Many are derived from adjectives and verbs and have characteristic endings such as –ity, -ness, -ence, and -tion. • They are harder to recognise as nouns than the concrete variety. ...
The Eight Parts of Speech
... specific person, place, or thing. What is the proper noun in this sentence? He walked across the Mackinaw Bridge. a. he ...
... specific person, place, or thing. What is the proper noun in this sentence? He walked across the Mackinaw Bridge. a. he ...
Possessive Forms
... Compound words create special problems when we need to pluralize them. As a general rule, the element within the compound that word that is pluralized will receive the plural -s, but it's not always that simple. Daughters-in-law follows the general rule, but cupfuls does not. See the special section ...
... Compound words create special problems when we need to pluralize them. As a general rule, the element within the compound that word that is pluralized will receive the plural -s, but it's not always that simple. Daughters-in-law follows the general rule, but cupfuls does not. See the special section ...
Language Analysis_Unger_SS 2010
... other ways of referring to the future The new play is to be staged at the Dominion Theatre next week. (formal written language) I am about to hypnotize you. (result of plan) By the age of 20 you will have watched 700k TV commercials. (past in the future) Last time we met, your wife was going to lear ...
... other ways of referring to the future The new play is to be staged at the Dominion Theatre next week. (formal written language) I am about to hypnotize you. (result of plan) By the age of 20 you will have watched 700k TV commercials. (past in the future) Last time we met, your wife was going to lear ...
Bellwork PowerPoint
... VERBS- ACTIONIf you are unsure whether a sentence contains an action verb or not, look at every word in the sentence and ask yourself, "Is this something that a person or thing can do?" Take this sentence, for example: During the summer, my poodle constantly pants and drools. Can you during? Is dur ...
... VERBS- ACTIONIf you are unsure whether a sentence contains an action verb or not, look at every word in the sentence and ask yourself, "Is this something that a person or thing can do?" Take this sentence, for example: During the summer, my poodle constantly pants and drools. Can you during? Is dur ...
Participial Phrases 1. Participles are adjectives formed from verbs
... 2.d. Participial phrases may also be reduced from time and reason adverb clauses. Participial phrases reduced from time clauses may occupy various positions in a sentence, and the time subordinators are sometimes deleted and sometimes retained.. ...
... 2.d. Participial phrases may also be reduced from time and reason adverb clauses. Participial phrases reduced from time clauses may occupy various positions in a sentence, and the time subordinators are sometimes deleted and sometimes retained.. ...
an outline of tokelau grammar
... to their ability to combine with certain grammatical words to form phrases, as follows: (i) A word that occurs directly after an article or possessive pronoun to form a noun phrase is a noun. Some words are only used in this way: he loi ‘an an t’, tona vaka ‘his canoe’, te malau ‘the soldier fish’. ...
... to their ability to combine with certain grammatical words to form phrases, as follows: (i) A word that occurs directly after an article or possessive pronoun to form a noun phrase is a noun. Some words are only used in this way: he loi ‘an an t’, tona vaka ‘his canoe’, te malau ‘the soldier fish’. ...
why learning english is not easy
... Since Bill’s hours at his job have been reduced He had to sell his motorcycle to pay his rent He has been looking for some part-time work __________ ...
... Since Bill’s hours at his job have been reduced He had to sell his motorcycle to pay his rent He has been looking for some part-time work __________ ...
A Sentence
... Because I arrived late for the sale, I could not find the items that I wanted. PP 3-22 ...
... Because I arrived late for the sale, I could not find the items that I wanted. PP 3-22 ...
The Syntax of Spanish - Assets
... official language in numerous countries, including Spain and its dependencies, Equatorial Guinea, eighteen countries of Central and South America, and the US protectorate of Puerto Rico.2 Spanish is robust as a first or second language in many areas of the southwestern United States, as well as in o ...
... official language in numerous countries, including Spain and its dependencies, Equatorial Guinea, eighteen countries of Central and South America, and the US protectorate of Puerto Rico.2 Spanish is robust as a first or second language in many areas of the southwestern United States, as well as in o ...
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Nominative, Vocative and Accusative
... A. Genitive of Description (23-24) – catch-all category. Adjectival Genitive that defines, limits, identifies or specifies (which) nominal. [Use as a last resort.] B. Attributive Genitive (24-25) – modifies the head noun by naming one of its attributes. It functions as a simple adjective and can be ...
... A. Genitive of Description (23-24) – catch-all category. Adjectival Genitive that defines, limits, identifies or specifies (which) nominal. [Use as a last resort.] B. Attributive Genitive (24-25) – modifies the head noun by naming one of its attributes. It functions as a simple adjective and can be ...
Rhetorical Grammar
... enable writers to combine sentences, resulting in more varied and concise sentences with less repetition. Examples of participial modifiers Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions. . . As he ...
... enable writers to combine sentences, resulting in more varied and concise sentences with less repetition. Examples of participial modifiers Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions. . . As he ...
Psalm 1 with Extreme Annotation
... [1] Ēadiġ bið se wer This clause can be translated word-for-word: Blessed is the man. Ēadiġ: Blessed, masc. nom. sg. adjective modi'ing and agreeing in gender, case and number with wer. bið: one of two pres. 3rd pers. sg. forms of the verb bēon to be; the other would be is (see §⒎⒈3). se wer: ...
... [1] Ēadiġ bið se wer This clause can be translated word-for-word: Blessed is the man. Ēadiġ: Blessed, masc. nom. sg. adjective modi'ing and agreeing in gender, case and number with wer. bið: one of two pres. 3rd pers. sg. forms of the verb bēon to be; the other would be is (see §⒎⒈3). se wer: ...
Psalm 1 with Extreme Annotation
... when the wind scatters it. þonne: when. The temporal conjunctions þonne and þā are both usually translated when, and they both have adverbial counterparts translated then. But þā is most o"en used where the action takes place at a definite time, as in a narrative (þā se biscop forð/ērde when the bis ...
... when the wind scatters it. þonne: when. The temporal conjunctions þonne and þā are both usually translated when, and they both have adverbial counterparts translated then. But þā is most o"en used where the action takes place at a definite time, as in a narrative (þā se biscop forð/ērde when the bis ...
Subject/Predicate
... recognize the verb class; {-tion} – enables to recognize nouns; {-al} – to recognize adjectives in unclear cases we use the position in a phrase or sentence – test frames ...
... recognize the verb class; {-tion} – enables to recognize nouns; {-al} – to recognize adjectives in unclear cases we use the position in a phrase or sentence – test frames ...
Holt Handbook Chapter 5
... an infinitive. A prepositional phrase always has an object that is a noun or a pronoun. An infinitive is a verb form that usually begins with to. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE: When we went to Florida, we saw the old Spanish fort in St. Augustine. INFINITIVE: When we were in Florida, we went to see the old S ...
... an infinitive. A prepositional phrase always has an object that is a noun or a pronoun. An infinitive is a verb form that usually begins with to. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE: When we went to Florida, we saw the old Spanish fort in St. Augustine. INFINITIVE: When we were in Florida, we went to see the old S ...
at this moment
... Let’s take the examples square table / square root. In a free NP with the internal structure Adjective + Noun (AN), where the adjective is often a free modifier of the noun, the predicative function of the adjective on the noun is an explicit paraphrase with relative clause with auxiliary verb be: a ...
... Let’s take the examples square table / square root. In a free NP with the internal structure Adjective + Noun (AN), where the adjective is often a free modifier of the noun, the predicative function of the adjective on the noun is an explicit paraphrase with relative clause with auxiliary verb be: a ...
3 Principles of English Phrase Structure
... of the Executive Management and the AP-modifier very competent which I have inserted for illustration in (11), (11) the very competent members of the Executive Management Whereas the PP-complement is required by members, the additional information provided by the pre-modifying AP is not. Note that v ...
... of the Executive Management and the AP-modifier very competent which I have inserted for illustration in (11), (11) the very competent members of the Executive Management Whereas the PP-complement is required by members, the additional information provided by the pre-modifying AP is not. Note that v ...