good picture books for persuasive writing
grammar-and-usage-for-better-writing
... winning run. Alex could have scored the winning run. 9. A sensible diet is good for us. Exercise is good for us. 10. Notebooks are in the backpack. Pens are in the backpack. EXERCISE 3. Complete ... neighbor. 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: boys, ... bread. 2. a. Many birds fly south for the winter. b.A fly buzzed past my ear. 3. a. You have a great smile. b. Smile for the camera. 4. a. Oatmeal cooks in a few minutes. b. Good cooks make delicious...
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PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING WRITING
... 8. State a purpose for the assignment. Your writing assignment should answer the question, “why am I writing this?” Give your students a purpose so they know why they are writing: “These are ... are directions to your apartment for a new friend”. “This is a letter to your cousin.” “This is a thank-you note to your father”. “Imagine these are advertisements for the newspaper”. Also, if you ... corrections and criticism. 10. As in speaking, provide topics of interest for the students to write about. Motivation is important for language learners and interesting topics increase motivation....
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Adverbs
... in its sentence. runsV. adverb clockN. adjective 88 PARTS OF SPEECH Forming Adverbs from Adjectives I. Most adverbs are formed by adding ly to an adjective. ADJECTIVE ADVERB skillful + ly = ... in II and III that follow, we must make a change in the adjective before adding ly. II. If an adjective ends in ic, add al before adding ly. basic + al + ly = basically terrific + al + ly = terrifically III. ... adverb because it modifies the verb played.) V. ADV. The team performed well. (Well is an adverb because it modifies the verb performed.) V. ADV. The Dodgers did not play. (Not is an adverb because...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition
... Four Basic Paragraph Composition Just as words form sentences, so sentences form paragraphs. In Part Two, we learned that good sentences are concise, clear, unified, varied, and interesting. A good paragraph has all ... first paragraph: the day of the accident. Suggestions for the Second Paragraph 1. Give further details (information). For example, if you are writing about the day you fell from a ladder, tell how ... sentences for the above paragraph? Which would be good clincher sentences? Why? CHOICE 1. All of us waste a good part of our lives standing in line. CHOICE 2. Think how much more time we could have for...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs
... 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 change. For example, take the noun George. ... noun George does not change in form, whether used as a subject, a di- rect object, or an indirect object. But most pronouns change in form, depending on their use. For example, he can be used as ... complained. S. V. For a DIRECT OBJECT , we must use him: The noise bothered him. S. V. D.O. Also, for an INDIRECT OBJECT we must use him: The noise gave him a headache. S. V. I.O. D.O. The Different Forms...
Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20
Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns
... winning run. Alex could have scored the winning run. 9. A sensible diet is good for us. Exercise is good for us. 10. Notebooks are in the backpack. Pens are in the backpack. EXERCISE 3. Complete ... neighbor. 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: boys, ... bread. 2. a. Many birds fly south for the winter. b.A fly buzzed past my ear. 3. a. You have a great smile. b. Smile for the camera. 4. a. Oatmeal cooks in a few minutes. b. Good cooks make delicious...
Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20
Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Prepositions
... will meet before lunch. V. PREP. N. (The preposition before relates the noun lunch to the verb will meet.) m iiiiij x 2. A letter for you came today. N. PREP. PRON. (The preposition for relates ... late.) Caution: Do not confuse a preposition with an adverb. Compare before in the following pair of sentences: m iij x 1. We met before. V. ADV. (Before is an adverb modifying the verb met.) 5. A conjunction ... along warm clothing, but it was not needed. The weather was fine. We had a good time. The weather was fine, and we had a good time. Is cash required? Is a check acceptable? Is cash required, or...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Capitalization
... a word. In writing contractions, don’t add a letter and don’t change the letters around. Here is an exercise to reinforce your knowledge. EXERCISE 11. Write the correct contraction for each word ... outing. 5. We have occup_____ed our new house for three months now. 6. The cast and crew are plan_____ng a post-performance party. 7. Martina was a good piano player, but Patrice excel_____d on ... to spell a great many words correctly. 1. Ei, Ie. Put i before e except after c, or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh. i before e: believe, chief, niece, field, shield except after...
Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20
Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns
... The first is forming plurals. The second is forming possessives. When you have to form plural possessives, you are faced with both problems. This lesson provides some ex- tra practice for both. Plurals ... is, unfortunately, irregular. These are the present tense forms: First Person: I am we are Second Person: you are you are Third Person: he, she, it is they are These are the past tense forms: I ... it this morning, too. They have set it for every meal this week. Bring, Take To bring usually calls for motion toward the speaker. To take usually calls for motion away from the speaker. The following...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Pronouns
... and me, for example. I is the form used for the subject and me for the object. I watched the Bears game Monday night. (I is the subject of the verb watched.) Steve told me about the surprise party for ... the correct possessive pronoun form in parentheses. 1. The idea for improving the lunchroom is (theirs, their’s). 2. The Joneses own the Honda; (ours, our’s) is the Ford. 3. (Its, It’s) starting ... different forms when they are used as subjects and as objects. There is plenty of room for confusion. Because these pronouns can be so tricky, this lesson reviews some basic guidelines for getting...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Sentence Structure
... he care for spinach. (To identify subject and verb, mentally arrange the sentence in sub- ject-verb order: “he does care for spinach.”) EXERCISE 2. Combine each pair of sentences to form a good ... gear for the rafting adventure. SENTENCE : Jaleel packed his gear for the rafting adventure. SENTENCE : Packing his gear for the rafting adventure, Jaleel threw in a change of clothes. For how ... corner of a busy intersection. 10. To apply for a part-time job in a fast-food restaurant. Run-on Sentences Writing sentence fragments is a serious error. Writing run-on sentences is an equally serious...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Review of Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns
... can be tricky, too. They change form depending on how they are used—as sin- gular, plural, or possessive nouns. On the next page is a summary of the rules for forming plurals of nouns. must have ... watchful and suspicious. Answer: Eight. EXERCISE 3. For each singular noun below, write (a) the plural and (b) the letter of the rule for forming that plural. Take your rule letters from the ... forms. (1) (2) (3) (4) POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL student students student’s students’ On each line below, only one form of a noun is given. Write the other three forms...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Sentence Composition
... streamline writing. The following exam- ples show how. CLEAR, FORCEFUL SENTENCES 137 4. a. New York police and firefighters performed heroically on September 11, 2001. b. New York police performed ... player has a good serve, a strong forehand, and he or she must have a dependable backhand. 2. The forty-first president of the United States, George H. Bush, is the father of the forty-third president, ... revising every 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...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - The supbject
... You would probably say: It doesn’t matter. In informal conversation, we tend to use contractions. For example, we combine does with not, forming the contraction doesn’t. Note that not, the ... use of un- necessary words. Aim for conciseness—brief, uncluttered expression. WORDY : If you do not run for president, she may run. CONCISE : If you do not run for president, she may. (The main ... positions. PREDICATE AFTER THE SUBJECT : The parking lot S. P. PREDICATE BEFORE THE SUBJECT : the parking lot. P. S. PREDICATE PARTLY BEFORE AND PARTLY AFTER THE SUBJECT : Is the parking lot P. S. P. EXERCISE...
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Tài liệu Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening doc
... Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening 17 ã Credit sources using a structured format (e.g., author, title). ã Give precise, formal credit for others ideas, images or information ... expressed orally or in writing. Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening 18 III. ... when appropriate. A. Establish the purpose for reading a type of text (literature, information) before reading. B. Select texts for a particular purpose using the format of the text as a guide. ...
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