Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Adverbs
... 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 ... suddenly. modifies the . adj. wiseVery adv. wiselyVery v. actedWisely ADVERBS 83 Forming Adverbs from Adjectives I. Most adverbs are formed by adding ly to an adjective. ADJ...
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... Choices 2 and 4 are better. Choice 2 builds on the hints in 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 ... 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 spokes...
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... surprised V. and amused the 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. ... 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 th...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns
... 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, ... singular. Sample: grandchildren 1. lamps 2. gentlemen 3. addresses 4. flowers 5. circuses grandchild feet wishes hands NOUNS 29 Rule 3. For most nouns ending in f: Add s to form the plural. beli...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Prepositions
... 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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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Capitalization
... 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 ... capitalized.) Titles Gone with the Wind, Better Homes and Gardens, “The Night the Ghost Got In” (Note: Articles—a, an, the—prepositions, and conjunctions are not capi- talized unless the...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns
... 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. ... 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 your...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Pronouns
... 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 Monday night. (I is the ... different and distinct leaf patterns 204 COMMON USAGE ERRORS 15. Sandra please hand me that hammer 16. On our trip we visited Banff Lake Louise and Jasper 17. The mountain range sta...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Sentence Structure
... fast-food 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 ... he care for spinach. (To identify subject and verb, mentally arrange the sentence in sub- ject-verb order: “he does care for spinach.”) EXERCISE 2. Combine each pair of sentences to form...
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