Grammar and Usage for Better Wirting 9 docx

... 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 ... however, has not been without obstacles and pain. In October 199 6, he discovered that he had testicular cancer that had advanced and spread to his brain and lungs. The determin...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... Verbs 177 Agreement of Subject and Verb 181 Troublesome Verb Pairs 185 Problems with Modifiers 1 89 Adjectives and Adverbs Confused 1 89 Double Negatives 190 Other Errors 191 iv CONTENTS We are building ... 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 us. Exe...

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2013, 01:45

... 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 ... violent South Sea storm in 1 699 , and very nearly lost his life, but managed somehow to swim ashore. The land he had come to was not inhabited—at least it seemed so. For n...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... 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 things for which ... 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, build...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... 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...

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 ... 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 singular is the f...

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 ... try again. performancefor PREPOSITIONS 99 Composition Hint Sometimes we can express an idea through either an adverb or a prepositional phrase. Handle the glassware carefully. ADV. Handle...

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 218 COMMON USAGE ERRORS ... 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 WITH CAPITALIZATION 2 19...

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 ... There aren’t hardly any sandwiches left. One: There are hardly any sandwiches left. One: There are almost no sandwiches left. 190 COMMON USAGE ERRORS These are the...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... pen pal in Bosnia wrote a long letter to Karin and (I, me). 19. We saw Marisol and (he, him) in the stands at the baseball game. 20. (Him and I, He and I) went on a rafting trip on the Nantahala ... hockey. PROBLEMS WITH PRONOUNS 199 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 outline...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20