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... x: Add es to form the plural. NOUNS ENDING IN s: class + es = classes dress + es = dresses NOUNS ENDING IN sh: dish + es = dishes wish + es = wishes NOUNS ENDING IN ch: bench + es = benches lunch ... or ownership. A possessive noun always contains an apostrophe [’]. Here are some examples of possessive nouns: 1. student s money The possessive noun student s shows that the money belongs to the student. 2. ... flowers 5. circuses grandchild feet wishes hands NOUNS 29 We are building up our library at: www.waystoenglish.com 9. echo 10. piano Possessive Nouns A possessive noun is a noun that shows possession...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Adverbs
... is an adverb or an adjective, and tell what it modifies. Samples: The clock is fast. Fast is an modifying the . She runs fast. Fast is an modifying the . 1. These shoes are tight. Tight is ... and fast—can be adverbs or adjectives. Again, we must see how such words are used in their sentences before saying that they are adverbs or adjectives. Question 1: Is long an adverb in this sentence? 1. ... as a ship s surgeon. He was ship- wrecked once in an extremely violent South Sea storm in 1699, and very nearly lost his life, but managed somehow to swim ashore. The land he had come to was...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition
... the other sen- tences support this statement. S2 and S3 show how hard it is to get to the stores on Saturday afternoon. S4 , S5 , and S6 describe the difficult conditions in stores on Saturday after- noon. S7 ... as the first one because it presents its reasons in the following order: old buses (S2 ) crowding and lateness (S3 ) recent increases in ridership and overcrowding (S4 ) overtaxing of the buses ... paragraph) support this statement with reasons: old buses (S2 ) crowding and lateness (S3 ) lack of service after 8 P . M . (S4 ) recent increases in ridership and overcrowding (S5 ) 244 BASIC PARAGRAPH...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs
... with a possessive pronoun. A contraction always has an apostrophe: you’ll (you will); it s (it is), etc. A possessive pronoun never has an apostrophe: yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs they’ll He ... will PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS 59 9. I wrote a letter to Yasmin. 10. The cashier handed the change to the customer. NOUNS AS INDIRECT OBJECTS 51 CONTRACTIONS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (Use an apostrophe ... to the flooded regions. 50 PARTS OF SPEECH Lesson 7 Nouns as Direct Objects NOUNS AS DIRECT OBJECTS 45 How is the noun Amy used in these two sentences? 1. Amy is our top scorer. 2. The crowd...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns
... that shows possession or ownership. A possessive noun always contains an apostrophe [’]. Here are some examples of possessive nouns: 1. student s money The possessive noun student s shows that ... something else. This brings us to Rule 2. Rule 2. For nouns ending in s, sh, ch, or x: Add es to form the plural. NOUNS ENDING IN s: class + es = classes dress + es = dresses NOUNS ENDING IN sh: dish ... belongs to the student. 2. students’money The possessive noun students’shows that the money belongs to the students. 3. children s money The possessive noun children s shows that the money belongs to...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Prepositions
... dishwasher. (simple S. V. S. V. sentences) A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sen- tences joined by and, but, or or. Paul scraped the dishes, and I loaded them into the dishwasher. ... phrases. Suppose you lost a wrist- watch—almost every one of us has done something like that and you looked for it in your pockets, on the dresser, under the sofa, between the cushions, and, ... combine simple sentences expressing a choice between two or more possibilities. I will bring my basketball. We can use yours. (simple sentences) S. V. S. V. I will bring my basketball, or we can use...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Capitalization
... Interior Titles of persons showing office, rank, profession President Roosevelt, General Marshall, Dr. Reed, Professor Hutchinson Names of planets, satellites, stars, and constellations Jupiter, ... biggest PROBLEMS WITH SPELLING 227 says straight though until scene studying thought weird secretary success threw which separate supersede together woman since surely toward writing speech surprise EXERCISE ... the spellings of hard words but assume that you know how to spell the easy ones. Frequently Misspelled Words The commonly used words in the following list are among the most frequently mis- spelled....
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns
... misses the bus, she walks to school. present present SAME TENSE : Because she missed the bus, she walked to school. past past EXERCISE 1. The following sentences show inconsistent use of tense, ... ridden rise rose (have) risen say said (have) said see saw (have) seen shake shook (have) shaken sit sat (have) sat speak spoke (have) spoken stick stuck (have) stuck swim swam (have) swum take ... computers in my father s study (are, is) old but still in working order. PROBLEMS WITH VERBS 183 MIXED TENSES : Because she misses the bus, she walked to school. present past SAME TENSE : Because she...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Pronouns
... are use of commas in a series; use of commas to set off interrupting words and expressions; and use of commas in letters, dates, and addresses. Commas in a Series Use a comma to separate items in ... discovered in Lesson 9 of Part One, pronouns can cause problems in yet another area—possessives. You have already worked with noun possessives. With nouns, you used apostrophes to show possession. The ... its with it is. If the sentence does make sense, use an apostrophe. If it doesn’t make sense (as in “Where is it is collar?), don’t use the apostrophe. The possessives of indefinite pronouns,...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Sentence Structure
... it has a beautiful sound, too. 164 COMMON USAGE ERRORS We have focused on sentences in this lesson—types of sentences and how to form them, as well as those troubling sentence fragments and run-on ... in a fast-food restaurant. Run-on Sentences Writing sentence fragments is a serious error. Writing run-on sentences is an equally serious error. Question: What is a run-on sentence? Answer: A ... has both a subject and a verb, it needs something to complete its thought. It is a subordinate clause. The second clause can stand by itself. It is an independent clause with the understood subject...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Review of Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns
... es = echoes tomato + es = tomatoes veto + es = vetoes F. To nouns ending in s: class + es = classes sh: wish + es = wishes ch: bench + es = benches or x: box + es = boxes (See Rule 2, page 28.) When ... is a wonder. Joan is wonderful. 1. The play was a success. 2. Pete has never been a friend. 3. My desk is a mess. 4. The news was a surprise. 5. Was the outcome a shock? 6. David s new band is ... 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
... but, and so. SIMPLE SENTENCES : Thomas Edison was still in possession of his sight. He found braille preferable to visual reading. COMPLEX SENTENCE : Though he was still in possession of his sight, Thomas ... most enjoyed swimming, hiking, and playing volleyball. CLEAR, FORCEFUL SENTENCES 145 Appositives Use appositives to achieve conciseness and vary the sentence structure (see also Lesson 25, page ... efforts to save wild plants. They may yet provide cures for presently incurable diseases. b. Because wild plants may yet provide cures for presently incurable diseases, we must support efforts to save...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - The supbject
... SPEECH QUESTION 2: What is the sentence saying about My sister Karen? ANSWER : My sister Karen is waiting for us. The predicate is Was Andy angry? QUESTION 1: About whom is the sentence asking something? ANSWER : ... falling VERBS 17 EXERCISE 2. Write the complete subject in the C .S. space and the simple subject in the S. S. space. Sample: The first reporters on the scene did not get all the facts. C .S. . S. S. Hint: You ... Vinci. C .S. . S. S. 2. Did a letter from your sister come this morning? C .S. . S. S. 3. Farther up on the hill is a house with white shutters. C .S. . S. S. 4. Asleep in the crib was a six-month-old...
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