Code for correcting compositions
... “preposición”: missing, wrong or unnecessary preposition “Pronombre”:wrong, missing, unnecessary pronoun. Remember: "lo" is not a subject pronoun. error using ser/estar make phrase singular/plural (or vice versa pl > sing wrong verb form (irregular, or error in “person” such as “yo” instead of “él”) ...
... “preposición”: missing, wrong or unnecessary preposition “Pronombre”:wrong, missing, unnecessary pronoun. Remember: "lo" is not a subject pronoun. error using ser/estar make phrase singular/plural (or vice versa pl > sing wrong verb form (irregular, or error in “person” such as “yo” instead of “él”) ...
MORPHOLOGY - introduction
... = together + assein = arrange. Syntax is concerned with the ways in which words can be combined together to form phrases, clauses and sentences, i.e. with the structure of sentences. Modern grammars display a major shift in emphasis from that found in traditional grammars. A large part of traditiona ...
... = together + assein = arrange. Syntax is concerned with the ways in which words can be combined together to form phrases, clauses and sentences, i.e. with the structure of sentences. Modern grammars display a major shift in emphasis from that found in traditional grammars. A large part of traditiona ...
7th GRADE ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE
... 2. French, English, and other languages (but not school subjects) and proper nouns/adjectives including brand names: (Nike shoes) 3. the first word of a direct quotation: He said, “Take me with you.” 4. Mom, Dad, Grandma, and other family titles only when used as a name. (Never capitalized when foll ...
... 2. French, English, and other languages (but not school subjects) and proper nouns/adjectives including brand names: (Nike shoes) 3. the first word of a direct quotation: He said, “Take me with you.” 4. Mom, Dad, Grandma, and other family titles only when used as a name. (Never capitalized when foll ...
Use a comma to separate items in a series
... 2. French, English, and other languages (but not school subjects) and proper nouns/adjectives including brand names: (Nike shoes) 3. the first word of a direct quotation: He said, “Take me with you.” 4. Mom, Dad, Grandma, and other family titles only when used as a name. (Never capitalized when foll ...
... 2. French, English, and other languages (but not school subjects) and proper nouns/adjectives including brand names: (Nike shoes) 3. the first word of a direct quotation: He said, “Take me with you.” 4. Mom, Dad, Grandma, and other family titles only when used as a name. (Never capitalized when foll ...
7th GRADE ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE
... 2. French, English, and other languages (but not school subjects) and proper nouns/adjectives including brand names: (Nike shoes) 3. the first word of a direct quotation: He said, “Take me with you.” 4. Mom, Dad, Grandma, and other family titles only when used as a name. (Never capitalized when foll ...
... 2. French, English, and other languages (but not school subjects) and proper nouns/adjectives including brand names: (Nike shoes) 3. the first word of a direct quotation: He said, “Take me with you.” 4. Mom, Dad, Grandma, and other family titles only when used as a name. (Never capitalized when foll ...
Year 1 and 2 Grammar Glossary Noun person, place, object shoe
... used to show ownership. Some can be used on their own (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose); others must be used with a noun (my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose) ...
... used to show ownership. Some can be used on their own (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose); others must be used with a noun (my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose) ...
Literary Techniques
... characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story Figurative Language – any word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally, but rather, is used for effect. Usually in the form of a simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, pun or allusion. A figure of speech. Fore ...
... characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story Figurative Language – any word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally, but rather, is used for effect. Usually in the form of a simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, pun or allusion. A figure of speech. Fore ...
WORD CHOICE & FORM for TOEIC TEST
... right answer may be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition or conjunction. The questions with four answers listed are related in some way. The words may look or sound similar, but have different meanings. Words that are opposite in meaning might also be used. Sometimes more than one word may s ...
... right answer may be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition or conjunction. The questions with four answers listed are related in some way. The words may look or sound similar, but have different meanings. Words that are opposite in meaning might also be used. Sometimes more than one word may s ...
Slide 1 - TeacherTube
... Quotes are used to show speech. The words that are inside the marks are the words that the character said. You will see a tag before and after most quotes, they tell who is talking. ...
... Quotes are used to show speech. The words that are inside the marks are the words that the character said. You will see a tag before and after most quotes, they tell who is talking. ...
All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.
... than props in the story Static character – a character who does not evolve throughout the story Round character – a character who is fully “fleshed out” we know plenty about him or here Dynamic character – a character who grows or changes throughout the story ...
... than props in the story Static character – a character who does not evolve throughout the story Round character – a character who is fully “fleshed out” we know plenty about him or here Dynamic character – a character who grows or changes throughout the story ...
prescriptive approach.
... contrast to the descriptive approach. It is one thing to adopt the grammatical labels (e.g. ‘noun’, ‘verb’) to categorize words in English sentences; it is quite another thing to go on to claim that the structure of English sentences should be like the structure of sentences in Latin. This view of g ...
... contrast to the descriptive approach. It is one thing to adopt the grammatical labels (e.g. ‘noun’, ‘verb’) to categorize words in English sentences; it is quite another thing to go on to claim that the structure of English sentences should be like the structure of sentences in Latin. This view of g ...
Every Child Matters – key aims
... As we learn a new language… • We add to and adapt the structures formed in our brain as we learned our first language. • These structures influence the way we learn the new language, both the parts we find easy, and the errors we make. (Swan and Smith, Learner English.) ...
... As we learn a new language… • We add to and adapt the structures formed in our brain as we learned our first language. • These structures influence the way we learn the new language, both the parts we find easy, and the errors we make. (Swan and Smith, Learner English.) ...
Day 5 presentation
... the playground. Jed helped us divide into two teams. “What base do you want to play?” Jed asked Maria. “I’d rather play in the outfield,” Maria said. So Maria played in the outfield. Jed pitched, like he always does. He struck out several players. No one minded because Jed let everyone play ball. ...
... the playground. Jed helped us divide into two teams. “What base do you want to play?” Jed asked Maria. “I’d rather play in the outfield,” Maria said. So Maria played in the outfield. Jed pitched, like he always does. He struck out several players. No one minded because Jed let everyone play ball. ...
Term Definition - St Joseph`s Catholic Primary School
... A sentence with a main clause and at least one subordinate clause, e.g.: - When it began to rain, the children came in from the playground. (subordinate clause main clause) The children went out at break time, even though it was very cold. (main clause subordinate clause) Compound word A word made u ...
... A sentence with a main clause and at least one subordinate clause, e.g.: - When it began to rain, the children came in from the playground. (subordinate clause main clause) The children went out at break time, even though it was very cold. (main clause subordinate clause) Compound word A word made u ...
14.1 prefix and sufixes
... And it has a slightly more specific meaning than “vocabulary.” Lexis refers to “meaning” words rather than grammatical – or “glue” – words. So, “people,” “purple” are lexical; “in,” “might” are grammatical. Today, we will begin to look at lexical morphology – or, the way words, and their meanings, a ...
... And it has a slightly more specific meaning than “vocabulary.” Lexis refers to “meaning” words rather than grammatical – or “glue” – words. So, “people,” “purple” are lexical; “in,” “might” are grammatical. Today, we will begin to look at lexical morphology – or, the way words, and their meanings, a ...
All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.
... than props in the story Static character – a character who does not evolve throughout the story Round character – a character who is fully “fleshed out” we know plenty about him or here Dynamic character – a character who grows or changes throughout the story ...
... than props in the story Static character – a character who does not evolve throughout the story Round character – a character who is fully “fleshed out” we know plenty about him or here Dynamic character – a character who grows or changes throughout the story ...
Helping Verbs - Teacher Pages
... Helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being helping verb + main verb = verb phrase ...
... Helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being helping verb + main verb = verb phrase ...
Parts of Speech
... 4. Adverb • An adverb is a word that: – Modifies, or further describes, verbs. – Adverbs may also modify adjectives. – Many, though not all, adverbs end in -ly. – He waved wildly to get her attention. – The shirt he wore to the party was extremely bright. • While nouns answer the questions who and ...
... 4. Adverb • An adverb is a word that: – Modifies, or further describes, verbs. – Adverbs may also modify adjectives. – Many, though not all, adverbs end in -ly. – He waved wildly to get her attention. – The shirt he wore to the party was extremely bright. • While nouns answer the questions who and ...
It never entered my head to be sacred
... statement there’s something that the matter with NEG statement there’s nothing the matter with L 1987 I know ‘uttered when someone gets a sudden idea’ What can we get her for her birthday? Oh I know, we’ll get her some flowers L 1995 + two ‘given agreement’: I’m so worn out. Yeah, I know. ‘forestall ...
... statement there’s something that the matter with NEG statement there’s nothing the matter with L 1987 I know ‘uttered when someone gets a sudden idea’ What can we get her for her birthday? Oh I know, we’ll get her some flowers L 1995 + two ‘given agreement’: I’m so worn out. Yeah, I know. ‘forestall ...
Grammar Help Sheet 1. Find the SIMPLE SUBJECT:
... - When? - Where? - Why? - How? - How much? - How often? 3. Look at the adverbs you have identified. Any words which answer "how?" about them are also adverbs. ...
... - When? - Where? - Why? - How? - How much? - How often? 3. Look at the adverbs you have identified. Any words which answer "how?" about them are also adverbs. ...
2 - Macmillan English
... 3 Use three of the words you have made in sentences of your own. 1 _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2 _______________________________________________________________________ ___________ ...
... 3 Use three of the words you have made in sentences of your own. 1 _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2 _______________________________________________________________________ ___________ ...
SyntaxINTRO
... Grammaticality judgments are determined by rules that are shared by the speakers of a language. They do not depend on whether the sentence has meaning or not: Colourless green ideas sleep furiously. It doesn’t mean anything but it sounds like an English sentence.?? ...
... Grammaticality judgments are determined by rules that are shared by the speakers of a language. They do not depend on whether the sentence has meaning or not: Colourless green ideas sleep furiously. It doesn’t mean anything but it sounds like an English sentence.?? ...
Revised Language Standards
... a. Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive). b. Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves). c. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.* d. Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecede ...
... a. Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive). b. Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves). c. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.* d. Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecede ...
Examples
... Function words are words that exist to explain or create grammatical or structural relationships into which the content words may fit. They are often best defined by their function function words are much fewer in number and generally do not change (English adds and omits content words, not function ...
... Function words are words that exist to explain or create grammatical or structural relationships into which the content words may fit. They are often best defined by their function function words are much fewer in number and generally do not change (English adds and omits content words, not function ...
Reading – word reading
... drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence predicting what might happen from details stated and implied summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support ...
... drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence predicting what might happen from details stated and implied summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support ...