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, ... alone. continued REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS 65 12 Though tales of fantasy, the Lord of the Rings books do echo truths about the real world we...

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... explored the parts of speech, the building blocks of sentences. This part directs attention to the structure and quality of sen- tences. It asks you to judge between good and bad examples and encourages ... to because of in spite of toward before instead of under behind into until below like up beside of upon between off with beyond on within but (meaning “except”) without...

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... other part of speech, look at the way the word is used in its sentence. runsV. adverb clockN. adjective 88 PARTS OF SPEECH Lesson 13 Review of Adjectives and Adverbs REVIEW OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS ... horseback and two trackers on foot. Across the saddle, a long metal object gleams in the sun. It is a rifle. For the full story of Kino, Juana, and Coyotito, read The...

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... sport he has excelled as national and world cham- pion, as Olympian, and as record-tying five-time winner of the Tour de France. He is surely one of the all-time great cyclists. His path, however, ... intention of giving it back, and I really do not expect them to. The same is true of pencils. How often has a teacher asked, “Will you lend so -and- so a pencil?” and how rarely...

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... personal pronouns 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 ... the subject and the verb of each sentence in the passage you have just read. Caution: Some of the subjects are compound, and some of the verbs are compound. The subject and th...

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... indicated. Samples: the plural of window the singular of kittens 1. the singular of chairs 2. the plural of passenger 3. the singular of gloves 4. the plural of bandage 5. the plural of tree kitten windows NOUNS ... 5 Compound Subjects 38 PARTS OF SPEECH A compound subject consists of two or more subjects of the same verb connected by and or or. 1. Erin and Sean our g...

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... PARTS OF SPEECH Lesson 17 Review of Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections REVIEW OF PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, AND INTERJECTIONS 111 Recall that prepositions relate nouns or pronouns ... to because of in spite of toward before instead of under behind into until below like up beside of upon between off with beyond on within but (meaning “except”) without EXERC...

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... Senate, Department of the Interior Titles of persons showing office, rank, profession President Roosevelt, General Marshall, Dr. Reed, Professor Hutchinson Names of planets, satellites, stars, and constellations Jupiter, ... the republican candidate 7. lord of the rings: return of the king 3. english and history 8. grandma and aunt louise 4. the planet saturn 9. in the southwe...

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... 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 ... foot Possessives of Nouns The formation of possessive nouns was explained in Lesson 4 (pages 34–37) in Part One. It may be a good idea to turn back to that less...

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... Personal Pronouns Subjects and Objects A handful of pronouns cause more trouble than all the rest put together. These per- sonal pronouns, as you may recall from Part One, Lesson 9, have different forms ... him her us them Notice that these 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...

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