Sentence fluency
... are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red. ...
... are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red. ...
Year 6 VGP Appendix - Parklands Primary School, Leeds
... presentation of information in a sentence (e.g. I broke the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken) Expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely (e.g. the boy that jumped over them fence is over there, or the fact that it was raining meant the en ...
... presentation of information in a sentence (e.g. I broke the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken) Expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely (e.g. the boy that jumped over them fence is over there, or the fact that it was raining meant the en ...
DGP 6th Five-Day Plan Sent. 11
... 2. Label the parts of speech in the sentence above by using the abbreviations in the word bank below. Day 1 Word Bank: n - noun (2) av – action verb (1) – past(past), pres (present), f (future) nom pro - nominative pronoun (1) hv - helping verb (1) Day 1 Notes: A noun is a person, place, t ...
... 2. Label the parts of speech in the sentence above by using the abbreviations in the word bank below. Day 1 Word Bank: n - noun (2) av – action verb (1) – past(past), pres (present), f (future) nom pro - nominative pronoun (1) hv - helping verb (1) Day 1 Notes: A noun is a person, place, t ...
Some technical terms for sentences
... Grammatical classification of sentences: Simple: expresses one complete thought. A single independent clause. (e.g. George bought a new car.) Compound:- contains two or more independent clauses. Two simple sentences combined by an appropriate link word. (e.g. George bought a new car, and crowds of h ...
... Grammatical classification of sentences: Simple: expresses one complete thought. A single independent clause. (e.g. George bought a new car.) Compound:- contains two or more independent clauses. Two simple sentences combined by an appropriate link word. (e.g. George bought a new car, and crowds of h ...
Editing Reference Guide
... Use objective case for personal pronouns that serve as objects of a preposition or as direct objects: Let’s keep this between you and me. You should call him immediately. Use possessive case to show ownership. Note in the following example that the possessive form of it requires no apostrophe: The o ...
... Use objective case for personal pronouns that serve as objects of a preposition or as direct objects: Let’s keep this between you and me. You should call him immediately. Use possessive case to show ownership. Note in the following example that the possessive form of it requires no apostrophe: The o ...
DGP 6th Five-Day Plan Sent. 4
... 2. Label the parts of the sentence above with the sentence parts listed below. Day 2 Word Bank: S – simple subject (1) vt – transitive verb (1) do – direct object (1) Day 2 Notes: The subject of a sentence is the “who” or “what” of the verb. A transitive verb takes a direct object. A dir ...
... 2. Label the parts of the sentence above with the sentence parts listed below. Day 2 Word Bank: S – simple subject (1) vt – transitive verb (1) do – direct object (1) Day 2 Notes: The subject of a sentence is the “who” or “what” of the verb. A transitive verb takes a direct object. A dir ...
Pronouns
... An indirect object is a word or group of words that tells to what, to whom, or for whom and action is done. The indirect object almost always comes before the direct object in sentences that have both. ...
... An indirect object is a word or group of words that tells to what, to whom, or for whom and action is done. The indirect object almost always comes before the direct object in sentences that have both. ...
Elements of Sentences - English Composition 108
... 5. "We boarded our train with feelings of unbounded relief." (James Weldon Johnson) ...
... 5. "We boarded our train with feelings of unbounded relief." (James Weldon Johnson) ...
Identifying Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory
... (3) a comma, but ONLY when the simple sentences are being treated as items in a series: The dog barked, the cat yowled, and the rabbit chewed. 3.A complex sentence consists of a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause. An example with a relative clause as the dependent clause: Th ...
... (3) a comma, but ONLY when the simple sentences are being treated as items in a series: The dog barked, the cat yowled, and the rabbit chewed. 3.A complex sentence consists of a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause. An example with a relative clause as the dependent clause: Th ...
Chapter Four From Word to Text
... (Jack is pretty reliable, but) Bill I don’t trust. As for Bill, I wouldn’t take his promises very seriously. ...
... (Jack is pretty reliable, but) Bill I don’t trust. As for Bill, I wouldn’t take his promises very seriously. ...
Pronouns
... Subject pronouns are used in compound subjects, and object pronouns are used in compound objects. Ex. Deon and Lisa played chess. He and she played chess. (He and she form the compound subject.) Whenever the subject pronoun I or the object pronoun me is part of the compound subject or object, it sho ...
... Subject pronouns are used in compound subjects, and object pronouns are used in compound objects. Ex. Deon and Lisa played chess. He and she played chess. (He and she form the compound subject.) Whenever the subject pronoun I or the object pronoun me is part of the compound subject or object, it sho ...
Adjective Clauses
... (dependent word + subject and verb) that describes a noun. • You can imagine that an adjective clause is taking two sentences about the same noun and making them into one sentence. Examples: Examples: TheRoute postcard 66 isshows a longaroad. beautiful vista of the Grecian coastline coastline. This ...
... (dependent word + subject and verb) that describes a noun. • You can imagine that an adjective clause is taking two sentences about the same noun and making them into one sentence. Examples: Examples: TheRoute postcard 66 isshows a longaroad. beautiful vista of the Grecian coastline coastline. This ...
Mountain Language FAQ - Xenia Community Schools
... -myself, himself, herself, yourself, itself, ourselves Personal Pronoun: Refers to the first, second, or third persons -First: I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, our -Second: you, your, yours -Third: he, she, him, her, his, her, it, its, they, their, theirs, them Relative Pronoun: relates one part of th ...
... -myself, himself, herself, yourself, itself, ourselves Personal Pronoun: Refers to the first, second, or third persons -First: I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, our -Second: you, your, yours -Third: he, she, him, her, his, her, it, its, they, their, theirs, them Relative Pronoun: relates one part of th ...
Top 10 Most Common Grammar Problems
... inexact word can disjoint distract your readers, and even if they knew what you meant, your argument or description could lose its string strength. Microsoft Word will usually miss these errors, so reading your paper aloud, or having a peer review it for misused words, will be worth it. Faulty Sente ...
... inexact word can disjoint distract your readers, and even if they knew what you meant, your argument or description could lose its string strength. Microsoft Word will usually miss these errors, so reading your paper aloud, or having a peer review it for misused words, will be worth it. Faulty Sente ...
Language and Cognition Colombo, June 2011
... entity receiving or possessing something Mary got John a gift entity towards which something moves John went home ...
... entity receiving or possessing something Mary got John a gift entity towards which something moves John went home ...
JN2/3200 Public Relations JCU 2007
... fieldwork gear from this company as well, though our budget will be more limited this year. • Note the co-ordinating conjunction “and” and the ...
... fieldwork gear from this company as well, though our budget will be more limited this year. • Note the co-ordinating conjunction “and” and the ...
DGP 6th Five-Day Plan Sent. 9
... The subject of a sentence is the “who” or “what” of the verb. An intransitive verb does not take a direct object. A prepositional phrase is a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun. The object of the preposition follows the preposition and tells “what” ...
... The subject of a sentence is the “who” or “what” of the verb. An intransitive verb does not take a direct object. A prepositional phrase is a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun. The object of the preposition follows the preposition and tells “what” ...
DGP 6th Five-Day Plan Sent. 1
... The subject of a sentence is the “who” or “what” of the verb. An intransitive verb does not take a direct object. The object of the preposition follows the preposition and tells “what” or “whom.” A prepositional phrase is a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun o ...
... The subject of a sentence is the “who” or “what” of the verb. An intransitive verb does not take a direct object. The object of the preposition follows the preposition and tells “what” or “whom.” A prepositional phrase is a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun o ...
The Ten Most Common Grammar Errors
... journals. Another correction: Instead of writing “Each person should follow his or her dreams,” write the following: “All people should follow their dreams.” 5. Faulty Parallelism: When two elements of a sentence are similar in meaning, writers need to express these elements in parallel form. In oth ...
... journals. Another correction: Instead of writing “Each person should follow his or her dreams,” write the following: “All people should follow their dreams.” 5. Faulty Parallelism: When two elements of a sentence are similar in meaning, writers need to express these elements in parallel form. In oth ...
MBUPLOAD-5117-1-Grammar_Sentence_Grammar
... • Incorrect: I didn't know which job I wanted I was too confused to decide. • Correct: I didn't know which job I wanted, so I was too confused to decide. ...
... • Incorrect: I didn't know which job I wanted I was too confused to decide. • Correct: I didn't know which job I wanted, so I was too confused to decide. ...
Editing Reference Guide
... group, company, class and team. If the collective noun refers to the entire group as a single unit, use a singular verb and singular pronouns to ensure agreement. However, if the collective noun refers to separate individuals within the group, use a plural verb and plural pronouns to ensure agreemen ...
... group, company, class and team. If the collective noun refers to the entire group as a single unit, use a singular verb and singular pronouns to ensure agreement. However, if the collective noun refers to separate individuals within the group, use a plural verb and plural pronouns to ensure agreemen ...
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... 1. Wear does you want to go for vacation william asked. 2. Kath and her bruthers builded an wonderful treehouse by theyselves. Circle the present participle in this sentence. 3. Some of the Rocky Mountains are growing taller, although it is happening very slowly. Write the plural form of each noun. ...
... 1. Wear does you want to go for vacation william asked. 2. Kath and her bruthers builded an wonderful treehouse by theyselves. Circle the present participle in this sentence. 3. Some of the Rocky Mountains are growing taller, although it is happening very slowly. Write the plural form of each noun. ...