... because they were not nice.
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The word neither is a negative in and of itself, because it is a contraction
of
either and ... for in the same sentence construction with the use
of a noun. However, in the following sentences, we can replace the word
for with the phrase to get, and the meaning does not change. The implica-
tion ... organized notes.
The first verb after the word to is the first form (v1) in all
of the sentences. This is true even if the verb is five words
after
to. If you include the first part of the phrase...
... was walking to the market.
I have been walking to and from the market all day.
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27. The germanic languages ... went to the store.
2. There were bubbles in the water.
3. I had 50 0 bottles of air.
4. We will have the beef.
5. Whoever said it was wrong.
6. We found a note.
7. The herb was safe.
8. The safety ... family
members.
26. Some say that the horse became expendable with the advent
of the modern car.
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Parts of Speech
These are only the most simple verb forms....
... the subject does the action). In the past perfect, the same method is
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NC/CM
4. We will have the beef.
C/CM
5. ... 4.3
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to the main verb and even prior to the ... from 18 65 to World War I” is my
favorite course.
NC/P C/CM C/CM
30. “Ode to a Grecian Urn” is the name of a poem.
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The girl...
... looked very impressive.
The song sung
is the best kind.
The run
race is the best kind, too.
Present Participle
The fighting dogs were apprehended.
The leader was astonishing
.
The astounding
news ... effectively.
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2. Postposed: This comes two places after the noun.
a. After a linking verb: She is the best.
b. ... is a
present participle in the following sentence: Boiling lava from the volcano
destroyed the town.
There is also the past participle: The
tr
aveled
man has many experi-
ences. These words in...
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For the first class, and we are generalizing, place the adverb in the ini-
tial position, at the beginning of the sentence, offset by a comma, or at the
final position, at the ... her, the
other girls, and the remainder of the class (presumably
boys); therefore, she is not the best. The comparison is, how-
ever, only between her and the other girls.
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7. The race was close, but, of the three, Bill was_____ (the better,
the best, the most good).
8. I loathe sloth_____(more than, most than, the most than) any
other thing.
9. The exercises...
... and Grammar
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designate a be verb as an LV when it is the only verb in the verb phrase
of the main clause of the superstructure. ... conforming to the rules.
They themselves cleaned the house.
They answered themselves.
Postposed
I did it myself.
You won the game yourself.
He came here himself.
The dog killed the snake itself.
We ... 5: 00.
Correlative Conjunctions
Either/Or
Either you go, or I will.
Either you or he will go.
Neither/Nor
Neither you nor he will eat dinner. (No one will)
Neither rain nor snow stops the postman. (Nothing...
... the letter receives the
action from the verb. I did the action (performed the action) on the let-
ter and did it to the letter. The man receives the thing itself, the noun
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I eat at the table.
He lives under the bridge
.
Around the cor
ner, there is a store.
After the fight
, they were friends.
They went o
ver the hill,
by the well, and on to grandmother’s house.
Gerunds ... by
commas.
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Active Sentence: Sometimes called active voice, a sentence where the
subject does the action. Ex: I ate (S–V). The...
...
with the brake.)
The boy made the little girl scream.
He made the child steal.
He made the car be stolen. (It was his fault.)
The principal made the student be quiet.
The mother made the girl ... Grammar
He insisted the men be bound.
They were insisting they be released.
They demanded to be ransomed.
They demanded the men be set free.
They were ordered killed.
They were to be killed.
The causative ... to find the prettiest girl to take to the dance.
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Make = p + make + p + v1
P +
make + t + v1
He makes his brother clean...
... how to ski.
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Grammar Note
S V IO DO
I told the man sitting at the bus stop that I would be right back.
If we are speaking to people, use the following patterns ... means that there are
probably two clauses, because most clauses have a subject and a verb.
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The big, fat, ugly bear ate the lunch basket.
The big, fat, ugly bear = the complete subject
Bear = the simple subject
We basically have two phrases together in the ... one’s teeth.
S/Adj + s = plural
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They expelled the men, the disgraced.
Det. DOc/V3
Noun Phrase Realized ... Phrase Realized by a Verbal
They are the beaten.
Det. SC/V3
The subservient are whipped
.
SC/V3
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Adjective Phrases...
... wonderful
-ous: continuous
More on Nouns
Some of these words fall into both categories.
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Verb1 (v1) verb2 (v2) verb3 ... shot
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
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Adjective Phrases Realized by Adjectives
I lent encouragement to the blind (students).
IO/adj ... Prepositions
He delivered the speech to the in-your-face generation.
Prep poss pro = PP = adj
They finalized an under
-the- counter proposition.
Prep det N = PP = adj
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... Most likely it will rain in the evening and we will have to cancel
our plans for the trip the next day.
5. I think however the day may turn out to be nice because the
weatherman said it will be sunny ... He went to his mothers house then he went to the house.
15. He is to put it lightly a very rude person.
16. The man was according to the police a loner who had had a
fight with the stores owner ... time.
Exercise 7.2
Directions:
Punctuate the following sentences. Make all answers
only one sentence.
1. The girl the sister the mother and the boyfriend all were injured
in the plane accident but thank...
... snow.
15. The fat, old, ugly bear consumed the picnic.
16. Beside the road, a snake swallowed the mouse.
EXERCISE 7.4
EXERCISE 7 .5
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4. The baseball team won most of the games they played this year.
5.The jury decided the fate of the accused murderers.
6. The plane crashed in the Andes late ... punctuate it.
The man wrapped the gift then he hid the bottle in the fireplace
next the man threw out the extra paper finally he discarded the evi-
dence
Exercise 7.8
Directions:
Find the independent...
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but, on the other hand, I could never buy into the idea of quitting
life completely.
6. If I were you, I would try to fix my car before the cold weather set ... _____?
(d)
a. why does the boss allow them to stay
b. why does the boss allows them to stay
c. why the boss he allows them to stay
d. why the boss allows them to stay
8. The students have been ... want_____grades. (the class’s)
7. She ate_____tail. (of the animal)
EXERCISE 7.12
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EXERCISE 7.12
15. Learning to recognize...
... won most of the games they played this year.
Most of the games they played this year were won by the base-
ball team.
5.The jury decided the fate of the accused murderers.
The fate of the accused ... fireplace next
the man threw out the extra paper finally he discarded the evidence
The gift was wrapped by the man; then, the bottle was hidden by
him in the fireplace. Next, the extra paper ... decided by the jury.
6. The plane crashed in the Andes late last night.
The plane was crashed in the Andes late last night.
7. No one survived the crash in the Andes last night.
The crash in the Andes...