Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs
Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs
... 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 ... PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS 57 Composition Hint Make your writing more interesting and effective by removing unnecessary words. Note how compound subjects, compound indir...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Review of Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns
... 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 yourself: How is the word used in its sen- tence? For example, in ... rough-coated dogs trotted out as we approached the farm- house, and we called to them in a friendly way, but they were watchful and suspicious. Answer: Eight. 1. Two, 2. husky, and...
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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. ADJECTIVE ADVER...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition
... 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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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns
... more than one word are called compound nouns. Here are more examples of compound nouns: living room Atlantic Ocean Grand Central Parkway Mr. Applebaum sister-in-law EXERCISE 1. Look at the italicized ... 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...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Prepositions
... connects the verbs 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.) ... 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 cal...
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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. ... written Forms of have and of be and do are often used as helping verbs: has left, were chosen, do agree. PROBLEMS WITH VERBS 179 EXERCISE 2. In each sentence, underline t...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Pronouns
... Mollie and me form a compound indirect OBJECT. Go with Maura and him (not he) to the flea market. Say: Go with Maura. Go with him. Go with Maura and him (not he). Maura and him form a compound OBJECT ... competed. She competed. Laura and she (not her) competed. Laura and she form a compound SUBJECT. Mr. Foster gave Mollie and me (not I) a chance to play in the mixed- doubl...
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