... 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 ... you won’t either.
S–V (−) S–V (−)
We are not coming, and neither are they.
S–V (−) V–S (+)
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It ... must offset these, or else they make the IC
a sentence fragment.
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PART II:
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... was walking to the market.
I have been walking to and from the market all day.
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27. The germanic languages ... to the store. (No time tag.)
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This sentence tells me that the action was occurring for a certain amount
of time in the ... 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....
... 4.3
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used as in the simple past tense, but the auxiliary verb had is situated prior
to the main verb and even prior to the ... Plural of
it = they (subj.)/them (obj.)
C/CM
6. We found a note.
C/CM
7. The herb was safe.
NC/C C/CM C/CM
8. The safety of the men was the issue.
C/CM C/P
9. Along the way, we went the Statue of ... from 1 865 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...
... effectively.
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Adjectives
Adjectives describe or modify nouns. These usually come before the
noun, but not always.
The happy
boy got a toy.
The big
man ... 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...
... generally
employing the prepositions
of and in.
Examples:
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verbs ... TOEFLEssay (TWE)
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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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...
... 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 ... Disallowed
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Change DO to S.
The class
Bring down main verb—change to v3
The class_____ _____taught
Add auxiliary verb. If there ... 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...
... (OC)
They made him the most feared leader in the whole Western world.
S V DO OC
I slugged the man, the one being the most obnoxious pest at the party
.
S V DO OC
I made her my wife
, the partner ... means that there are
probably two clauses, because most clauses have a subject and a verb.
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The sentence ... violently against the wall is not an option.
S/V Adv PP = adverbial (tells) therefore describes.
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Category...
... without the inclusion of the final noun.
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The big, fat, ugly bear ate the lunch basket.
The big, fat, ugly bear = 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 ... the Following Verbs
(gerund = verb + -ing; example: enjoy walking)
Enjoy
Mind
Finish
Keep
Be accustomed to
Look forward to
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Prep poss pro = PP = adj
They finalized an under
-the- counter proposition.
Prep det N = PP = adj
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... wouldve found the keys but I got a call and you know how my
mother talks.
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9. To win the game they cheated every chance they got.
10. ... that have the same sound, the same spelling, and
different meanings.
Hard Difficult
Hard Opposite of
soft
Chief Main
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Chief ... 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...
... 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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c. to had the car fixed
d. to have the car fixed
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EXERCISE 7.7
Exercise 7.7
Directions:
Change the ... award given by the organization.
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...
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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 ... breath.
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4. I think you must learn to give your time more freely.
5. Understand the lesson, and you will succeed.
6. I ... (belongs to Sally)
6. We want_____grades. (the class’s)
7. She ate_____tail. (of the animal)
EXERCISE 7.12
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EXERCISE...
... 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 ... 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 ... 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...