Grammar and Usage for Better Wirting 6 doc

... strong forehand, and he or she must have a dependable backhand. 2. The forty-first president of the United States, George H. Bush, is the father of the forty-third president, George W. Bush, and ... hiking, and playing volleyball. CLEAR, FORCEFUL SENTENCES 145 APPOSITIVE : A language expert for the United Nations, Georges (See page 1 36. ) Schmidt can translate 66 languages. EXERCIS...

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... king 3. english and history 8. grandma and aunt louise 4. the planet saturn 9. in the southwest near phoenix 5. fourth of july holiday 10. fire island national seashore 218 COMMON USAGE ERRORS “Sweet ... fan. ___________________ 224 COMMON USAGE ERRORS 15. I hope my cold dis_____p_____ears before the class trip. ___________________ 16. I’ve been stud_____ng for the test since march...

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... from 69 to 56. Rule 3. For most nouns ending in f: Add s to form the plural. belief + s = beliefs grief + s = griefs roof + s = roofs Exceptions: The following nouns ending in f change f to v and ... neighbor. Plural Nouns Nouns have a singular form and a plural form. The singular is the form that means only one: boy, girl, soda, hamburger, etc. The plural is the form that means more...

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... win and lose.) 4. A conjunction connects pronouns, or a noun and a pronoun: You and she are always on time. PRON. CONJ. PRON. (The conjunction and connects the pronouns You and she.) Alex and ... connects the and . 1. We were warm and comfortable. The conjunction connects the and . 2. The meal was delicious but cheap. The conjunction connects the and . 3. Jim called at noo...

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... neighbor. Plural Nouns Nouns have a singular form and a plural form. The singular is the form that means only one: boy, girl, soda, hamburger, etc. The plural is the form that means more than one: boys, ... thieves wolf wolves But not in a name: Mr. Wolf The Wolfs Rule 4. For three nouns ending in fe—knife, life, and wife: Change f to v and add s to form the plural. knife knives life...

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... MODIFIED 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 90 PARTS OF SPEECH Lesson 13 Review of Adjectives and Adverbs REVIEW OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 89 Read the ... dad left for his daily trip to the office. 5. What is the minimum hourly wage? 6. The patient’s temperature was checked hourly. II. Some words that do not end in ly for exa...

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... (S3) her personality (S4 and S5) the friends she has made and the help they are giving her (S6 and S7) Note that S3 begins with the prepositional phrase At first, and S6 with the adverb Already. VARYING ... the para- graph that the things for which we stand in line are not too important, and it suggests that there are better uses for the time wasted standing in line. Choice 4,...

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... audience. S. D.O. 2. Have some yogurt and fruit. V. S. D.O. 3. Are the snow and ice melting? V. S. D.O. 4. The World Wide Web and television V. provide information and entertainment. S. D.O. 5. Jonathan ... troublesome? Answer: Most of these pronouns change in form, depending on the way they are used in a sentence. On the other hand, the nouns that these pronouns stand for do not ch...

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... consonants. Now follow Rule 5 or 6. Rule 5. If the letter before y is a vowel, add s to form the plural. SINGULAR PLURAL way + s =ways key + s =keys toy + s =toys Rule 6. If the letter before y is a consonant, ... is predicted. Did Terry and Mallika agree with you? 1. Vermont and New Hampshire are next to each other. Terry and Mallika Rain or snow Here are the singular and plural f...

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... connects the and . 1. We were warm and comfortable. The conjunction connects the and . 2. The meal was delicious but cheap. The conjunction connects the and . 3. Jim called at noon and in the ... win and lose.) 4. A conjunction connects pronouns, or a noun and a pronoun: You and she are always on time. PRON. CONJ. PRON. (The conjunction and connects the pronouns You and sh...

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