Grammar - Latymer All Saints
... Use of the passive to affect the presentation of information in a sentence [for example, I broke the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)]. The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing ...
... Use of the passive to affect the presentation of information in a sentence [for example, I broke the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)]. The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing ...
LTF - Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
... GRAMMAR: Simple sentences; Levels of Thinking: Remember, Understand Simple sentences consist of a subject noun or pronoun, a verb, and its complements. Even though a simple sentence expresses a complete thought, writers often include additional phrases – groups of words that functions as a single pa ...
... GRAMMAR: Simple sentences; Levels of Thinking: Remember, Understand Simple sentences consist of a subject noun or pronoun, a verb, and its complements. Even though a simple sentence expresses a complete thought, writers often include additional phrases – groups of words that functions as a single pa ...
Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation
... window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)]. The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or the use of subjunctive forms ...
... window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)]. The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or the use of subjunctive forms ...
Do-Support in English: Historical Roots and Modern Usage
... between the American English use of the main verb have—which does require do-support—and the British use of this verb—which doesn’t require do-support. He has a car; Has he a car? vs. Does he have a car? Because the word do is so ubiquitous—as a semantically empty auxiliary verb as well as a lexical ...
... between the American English use of the main verb have—which does require do-support—and the British use of this verb—which doesn’t require do-support. He has a car; Has he a car? vs. Does he have a car? Because the word do is so ubiquitous—as a semantically empty auxiliary verb as well as a lexical ...
I256: Applied Natural Language Processing
... String formatting (the % operator) >>> print “this is a %s course”%(“NLP”) “this is a NLP course” >>> print “this is a %s course in fall%d”%(“NLP”,9) “this is a NLP course in fall9” >>> print “this is %(course)s course”%{‘course’:”NLP”} “this is a NLP course” ...
... String formatting (the % operator) >>> print “this is a %s course”%(“NLP”) “this is a NLP course” >>> print “this is a %s course in fall%d”%(“NLP”,9) “this is a NLP course in fall9” >>> print “this is %(course)s course”%{‘course’:”NLP”} “this is a NLP course” ...
The boy kicked the ball
... • There are sentences in which when we change the word order, we get grammatical sentences that make sense, but the meaning may be just the opposite. • The boy laughed at the girl. • The girl laughed at the boy. ...
... • There are sentences in which when we change the word order, we get grammatical sentences that make sense, but the meaning may be just the opposite. • The boy laughed at the girl. • The girl laughed at the boy. ...
Grammatical Sentence Openers
... Start with a phrase beginning with one of these common prepositions: aboard, about, above, according to, across, after, against, along, among, around, as, as to, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, instead of, in ...
... Start with a phrase beginning with one of these common prepositions: aboard, about, above, according to, across, after, against, along, among, around, as, as to, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, instead of, in ...
Practical syntax - (`Dick`) Hudson
... Some of the differences between theories are certainly not important, but equally certainly others are; so any `consumer' of syntactic theories should treat any theory (including WG) with caution. Behind every theory lies a large body of arguments, decisions and mindchanging which may have been deba ...
... Some of the differences between theories are certainly not important, but equally certainly others are; so any `consumer' of syntactic theories should treat any theory (including WG) with caution. Behind every theory lies a large body of arguments, decisions and mindchanging which may have been deba ...
PowerPoint on some of the main ideas in English 1H.
... a lot- Never one word! to-too-two- To shows place or direction, too means also or enough, two is the number “2” its, it’s- Its is showing possession, it’s is contraction for “it is.” your, you’re- Your is possessive pronoun, you’re is contraction of “you are”. our, are- Our is a pronoun, a ...
... a lot- Never one word! to-too-two- To shows place or direction, too means also or enough, two is the number “2” its, it’s- Its is showing possession, it’s is contraction for “it is.” your, you’re- Your is possessive pronoun, you’re is contraction of “you are”. our, are- Our is a pronoun, a ...
King Henry VI Part 1
... Soliloquy: Speech you make to yourself. A (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections Stream of consciousness: Writing in which a character's perceptions, thoughts, and memories are presented in an apparently random form, without regard for logical sequence, ...
... Soliloquy: Speech you make to yourself. A (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections Stream of consciousness: Writing in which a character's perceptions, thoughts, and memories are presented in an apparently random form, without regard for logical sequence, ...
EOCT Grammar Review
... bicycle #3: Numbers 21-99 written out Twenty-one forty-two ninety-nine ...
... bicycle #3: Numbers 21-99 written out Twenty-one forty-two ninety-nine ...
Writing for Translation
... Nouns as adjectives: Have nouns that are used as adjectives been replaced by possessives or modifying phrases wherever possible? “That”: Has the word “that” as a relative pronoun or conjunction always been included rather than assumed? Phrasal verbs: Have simple verbs been used to replace v ...
... Nouns as adjectives: Have nouns that are used as adjectives been replaced by possessives or modifying phrases wherever possible? “That”: Has the word “that” as a relative pronoun or conjunction always been included rather than assumed? Phrasal verbs: Have simple verbs been used to replace v ...
Final Exam Review
... Example: I worked hard in class I earned a good grade. s v s v This contains TWO independent clauses (two simple sentences) with no punctuation or no coordinating conjunction. How to fix it? Step 1: check for 2 independent clauses Step 2: check that the clauses are separated by a coordinat ...
... Example: I worked hard in class I earned a good grade. s v s v This contains TWO independent clauses (two simple sentences) with no punctuation or no coordinating conjunction. How to fix it? Step 1: check for 2 independent clauses Step 2: check that the clauses are separated by a coordinat ...
clause - Colleton Primary School
... Quantifiers, such as all, few, and many, point out how much or how little of something is being indicated. He took all the books. Few of the children wanted to go to the zoo. Demonstratives Demonstratives, such as this, that, these and those, require a frame of reference in which an individual can p ...
... Quantifiers, such as all, few, and many, point out how much or how little of something is being indicated. He took all the books. Few of the children wanted to go to the zoo. Demonstratives Demonstratives, such as this, that, these and those, require a frame of reference in which an individual can p ...
Six Types of Context Clues
... information can be misleading. Researchers do recommend that students be taught how to use context clues because some clues are useful, and they do help students develop word-learning strategies to use on their own. Students who read books at their grade level had a 1 in 20 chance of learning the me ...
... information can be misleading. Researchers do recommend that students be taught how to use context clues because some clues are useful, and they do help students develop word-learning strategies to use on their own. Students who read books at their grade level had a 1 in 20 chance of learning the me ...
Commas:
... when preceded by one of these seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. Example: She hasn’t done her homework, but she is planning on it. ...
... when preceded by one of these seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. Example: She hasn’t done her homework, but she is planning on it. ...
Writing Sentences
... There are two possible areas of confusion when looking at sentences in this way. 1 The sentence above now has two verbs: had not eaten and chased. Some sentences have even more. You must make sure that you include a main verb that comments directly on what the subject does or is. In this case the su ...
... There are two possible areas of confusion when looking at sentences in this way. 1 The sentence above now has two verbs: had not eaten and chased. Some sentences have even more. You must make sure that you include a main verb that comments directly on what the subject does or is. In this case the su ...
Grammar and Punctuation Years 1 to 6
... The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)]. The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or the use of subjunctive forms such as If I were or Were they ...
... The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)]. The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or the use of subjunctive forms such as If I were or Were they ...
Introduction to Syntax
... the division of a sentence into phrases, and those phrases into further phrases, and so forth. Another aspect of the syntactic structure of a sentence is "movement" relations that hold between one syntactic position in a sentence and another. ...
... the division of a sentence into phrases, and those phrases into further phrases, and so forth. Another aspect of the syntactic structure of a sentence is "movement" relations that hold between one syntactic position in a sentence and another. ...
introddd to syntax
... the division of a sentence into phrases, and those phrases into further phrases, and so forth. Another aspect of the syntactic structure of a sentence is "movement" relations that hold between one syntactic position in a sentence and another. ...
... the division of a sentence into phrases, and those phrases into further phrases, and so forth. Another aspect of the syntactic structure of a sentence is "movement" relations that hold between one syntactic position in a sentence and another. ...