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English Grammar in English - John Dow

English Grammar in English - John Dow

... The definite and the indefinite articles can never be pronouns. They are always determiners. 3.3 The Ordering of Determiners Determiners occur before nouns, and they indicate the kind of reference ... seems boring, and he remained offended are all adjectives. Compare the following: John was depressed John felt depressed 5.8 The Ordering of Adjectives When two or more adjectives come before ... discoveries are made, new products are developed, and new ideas are explored. In the late twentieth century, for example, developments in computer technology have given rise to many new nouns:...

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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition

... answers. Sample: TOPIC SENTENCE : Our mayor deserves to be reelected. ______ 1. He has speeded up street repairs. ___ L_ _ 2. He has helped the city achieve the highest level of employment in the state. ___ F__ 3. ... strongest reason, or put it just before the clincher sentence if there is one. Example: Breakdowns are becoming more frequent. EXERCISE 1. Each of the following topic sentences can be developed into ... the sentences talk about good class preparation and its benefits, but the sentences themselves seem choppy and somewhat unrelated. Now read the revised paragraph: Ms. O’Reilly offered three reasons...

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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Sentence Composition

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Sentence Composition

... sentence before you send it out into the world. EXERCISE 5. Select ten of the fifteen sentences you wrote for Exercises 3 and 4 and revise them. Aim for conciseness and clarity by eliminating unnecessary ... consider better? Tell why. 1. a. We went on the roller coaster and then we went on the haunted house ride and then we went on the monorail. b. We went on the roller coaster, the haunted house ride, ... arms. EXERCISE 1. In each pair of sentences, choose the more concise and point out why the chosen sentence is preferable. 1. a. The house which stood on the corner of Main Street and Maple Avenue...

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Tài liệu English Grammar in English - John Dow doc

Tài liệu English Grammar in English - John Dow doc

... magnify -ise/-ize baptize, conceptualize, realise 22 slowly extremely slowly The modifying words very and extremely are themselves adverbs. They are called DEGREE ADVERBS because they specify the degree ... you, he ) exemplifies the SUBJECTIVE CASE, and the second set (me, you, him ) exemplifies the OBJECTIVE CASE. The distinction between the two cases relates to how they can be used in sentences. ... take these endings. Instead, they form the comparative using more and the superlative using most: Adverb Comparative Superlative recently more recently most recently effectively more effectively...

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Tài liệu John Dow -- English Grammar in use doc

Tài liệu John Dow -- English Grammar in use doc

... three attributive adjectives together, especially if they are all different types. However, such a sequence may occur: certain expensive green Russian dolls Here the sequence is: Sequence ... all the adjectives are central adjectives, and in sequences like these it is much more difficult to determine the general principles governing their order. Several schemes have been proposed, ... continually being expanded as new scientific discoveries are made, new products are developed, and new ideas are explored. In the late twentieth century, for example, developments in computer technology...

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Free English Grammar E-Book Level 2 doc

Free English Grammar E-Book Level 2 doc

... Present Perfect with ever, never, already, recently, lately, and just Click here to take the quiz! http://www.espressoenglish.net/the-complete-guide-to-the-present- perfect-tense/#quizyet ... here since 1992.” = “I’ve been working here since 1992.” However, we often use the present perfect continuous to emphasize the action, and the present perfect simple to emphasize the result: ... subject. I like tennis, while my brother prefers bowling. ~ 23 ~ www.espressoenglish.net Present Perfect + Ever / Never “Have you ever taken dance classes?” Use the present perfect...

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AN ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR THE USE OF HIGH SCHOOL, ACADEMY, AND COLLEGE CLASSES pot

AN ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR THE USE OF HIGH SCHOOL, ACADEMY, AND COLLEGE CLASSES pot

... the sixteenth century, or servauntesse, teacheresse, neighboresse, frendesse, as in the fourteenth century, we have dispensed with the ending in many cases, and either use a prefix word or leave ... view shall the student of English accept? Before this is answered, we should decide whether some one of the above theories must be taken as the right one, and the rest disregarded. The real ... Latin, Greek, German, and many other languages, some general rules are given that names of male beings are usually masculine, and names of females are usually feminine. There are exceptions even...

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