Grammar and Usage for Better Wirting 8 pptx

... below show correct usage: PROBLEMS WITH VERBS 185 15. Sandra please hand me that hammer 16. On our trip we visited Banff Lake Louise and Jasper 17. The mountain range stark and majestic was outlined ... pronouns are paired. Your choice in a sentence would be between I and me, for example. I is the form used for the subject and me for the object. I watched the Bears game Monda...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... Compare before in the following pair of sentences: m iij x 1. We met before. V. A DV. (Before is an adverb modifying the verb met.) ADJECTIVE WORD 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 ... modifies a noun is an adjec- tive. Therefore, long, in sentence 2, is an adjective. adjective adverb ADVERBS 87 m iiiij x 2. They met...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... 175 Principal Parts of Verbs 177 Agreement of Subject and Verb 181 Troublesome Verb Pairs 185 Problems with Modifiers 189 Adjectives and Adverbs Confused 189 Double Negatives 190 Other Errors 191 iv CONTENTS We ... are better than tapes. DVDs are better than tapes. 8. Marlo could have scored the winning run. Alex could have scored the winning run. 9. A sensible diet is good for...

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2013, 01:45

... well Extremely 82 PARTS OF SPEECH ADJECTIVE WORD 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 ... word is used in its sentence. runsV. adverb clockN. adjective 88 PARTS OF SPEECH Forming Adverbs from Adjectives I. Most adverbs are formed by adding ly to an adjective. ADJECTIV...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... 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, building on a hint in ... paragraph and should be removed. UNITY IN THE PARAGRAPH 235 Lesson 29 Unity in the Paragraph Choices 2 and 4 are better. Choice 2 builds on the hints in the para- graph that the thin...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... was Ellen’s, and the handwriting was ______________, too. EXERCISE 2. Find the pronoun ( PRON .) and its antecedent ( ANTECED .), and write them in the spaces at the right. Samples: Sandra said ... 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....

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... 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 forms of a few more nouns. SINGULAR ... 35 8. Does the park have tennis courts? 9. We are four miles from the river. 10. I was talking to a neighbor. Plural Nouns Nouns have a singular form and a plural form. The si...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... 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 2 18 COMMON USAGE ERRORS ... agriculture oversees our national forests. 8. i saw venus and jupiter in the sky at twilight on labor day. 9. the first two books of the old testament are genesis and exodus. PROBLEMS...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... adjectives (Lessons 11 and 13) and adverbs (Lessons 12 and 13)—how they function, how they differ, and how some adverbs are formed from adjectives. In this lesson, we touch on a couple of usage concerns. Adjectives ... both. Plurals of Nouns Rules for forming plural nouns were given in Lessons 4 (pages 28 34) and 10 (page 63) in Part One. You may wish to review these before tryi...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20