Grammar and usage for better writing_2 doc

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2013, 01:45

... 2. Altogether there are twenty-nine adverbs in the above passage. Adverbs 1–5 and the words they modify are shown as samples. List the remaining twenty-four adverbs and the words they modify, including ... where are adverbs. If our reporter had answered the above questions by using some adverbs for exam- ple, if he or she had said, “It snowed heavily yesterday upstate,” we would...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... town. 256 BASIC PARAGRAPH COMPOSITION Now write your two -paragraph composition. 234 BASIC PARAGRAPH COMPOSITION A clincher sentence drives home the point that the paragraph is making. Not all paragraphs ... without my contact lenses. a. b. 254 BASIC PARAGRAPH COMPOSITION 231 Part Four Basic Paragraph Composition Just as words form sentences, so sentences form p...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... Combinations Pronouns and nouns may be combined to form compound subjects, compound indirect objects, and compound direct objects. Corey and I attended. ( COMPOUND SUBJECT ) compound S. Peter showed Corey and ... a scholarship. PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS 57 Composition Hint Make your writing more interesting and effective by removing unnecessary words. Note how compound...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... Interstate 99 and the roads feeding into it. COMMON NOUNS : PROPER NOUNS : 4. Considerable attention has been given by the press to the pollution of our lakes and rivers. COMMON NOUNS : PROPER NOUNS : 5. ... 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...

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

... 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 WITH CAPITALIZATION 219 ... her. 214 COMMON USAGE ERRORS Lesson 26 Problems with Capitalization 15. I hope my cold dis_____p_____ears before the class trip. ___________________ 16. I’ve been stud_____ng...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... problems with nouns. The first is forming plurals. The second is forming possessives. When you have to form plural possessives, you are faced with both problems. This lesson provides some ex- tra ... practice for 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 trying...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... market. Say: Go with Maura. Go with him. Go with Maura and him (not he). Maura and him form a compound OBJECT of the preposition with. Note the following correct form: The apples were divided between Tom and ... is courteous to mention the other person first: “Mollie and me,” NOT “me and Mollie.”) PROBLEMS WITH PRONOUNS 193 Lesson 24 Problems with Pronouns 6. (T...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... restaurant. Run-on Sentences Writing sentence fragments is a serious error. Writing run-on sentences is an equally serious error. Question: What is a run-on sentence? Answer: A run-on sentence is ... compound sentence using or. 7. Write a simple sentence with a compound verb. 8. Write a complex sentence with two subordinate clauses. 9. Write a sentence with a subordina...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... continue it alone. continued REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS 65 Lesson 10 Review of Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS 61 To learn what part of speech a word is, ask ... home? 3. My friends and I will help you. 4. You have no time to lose. 5. Terry will be there. they’re You’re REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND P...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

... 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 ... chest of drawers. 3. We visited the Grand Canyon and then we headed toward the Petrified Forest. 4. Bob’s uncle appeared on Jeopardy, and he was the champion for three days. 5. In the Mi...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... 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 ... dis- ease. And combat he did. After surgery and chemotherapy, Lance became a cancer survivor. Profoundly affected by his battle for life, he dedicated him- self to becoming a spokespers...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... 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, ... subject and a compound verb? Answer: Yes. Here is an example: Cindy and Luke compound subject compound verb sang and danced. runs but uses read or watch moaned, whistled, and how...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22