handbook of english grammar and usage
grammar-and-usage-for-better-writing
... indicated. Samples: the plural of window the singular of kittens 1. the singular of chairs 2. the plural of passenger 3. the singular of gloves 4. the plural of bandage 5. the plural of tree kitten windows NOUNS ... bark of the dog the visitor’s name 34 PARTS OF SPEECH We are building up our library at: www.waystoenglish.com We are building up our library at: www.waystoenglish.com Review of Adjectives and ... and wife: Change f to v and add s to form the plural. knife knives life lives wife wives EXERCISE 4. Write the plural of the following nouns. 1. thief 2. riff 3. loaf 4. grief 5. roof 6. proof 7....
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition
... sheet of paper or a paper clip?” They have no intention of giving it back, and I really do not expect them to. The same is true of pencils. How often has a teacher asked, “Will you lend so -and- so ... abil- ity and a competitive streak. These qualities helped him win the Kids Triathlon at age 13 and, at age 16, become a professional triathlete. The cycling part of the triathlon became his focus, and ... They are a major cause of air pollution, endangering the nation’s health. ______ 2. They destroy billions of dollars of property annually. ______ 3. They kill thousands of people (43,000 in 2002)...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs
... the subject and the verb of each sentence in the passage you have just read. Caution: Some of the subjects are compound, and some of the verbs are compound. The subject and the verb of the first ... was Ellen’s, and the handwriting was ______________, too. EXERCISE 2. Find the pronoun ( PRON .) and its antecedent ( ANTECED .), and write them in the spaces at the right. Samples: Sandra said ... two verbs of the same subject, connected by and, give us the compound verb stumbled and fell. Here are more examples of compound verbs: The wind all night. S. compound verb At night I often television. S....
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns
... indicated. Samples: the plural of window the singular of kittens 1. the singular of chairs 2. the plural of passenger 3. the singular of gloves 4. the plural of bandage 5. the plural of tree kitten windows NOUNS ... predicted. Did Terry and Mallika agree with you? 1. Vermont and New Hampshire are next to each other. Terry and Mallika Rain or snow Here are the singular and plural forms of a few more nouns. SINGULAR ... verb connected by and or or. 1. Erin and Sean our group. compound subject verb Erin is a subject of the verb joined. Sean is also a subject of the verb joined. These two subjects of the same verb,...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Capitalization
... the republican candidate 7. lord of the rings: return of the king 3. english and history 8. grandma and aunt louise 4. the planet saturn 9. in the southwest near phoenix 5. fourth of july holiday ... Senate, Department of the Interior Titles of persons showing office, rank, profession President Roosevelt, General Marshall, Dr. Reed, Professor Hutchinson Names of planets, satellites, stars, and constellations Jupiter, ... ___________________ Words Often Confused In addition to words that are tricky to spell, English also has its share of words that are easily and often—confused. Note the correct spelling of the words in...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns
... adjectives (Lessons 11 and 13) and adverbs (Lessons 12 and 13)—how they function, how they differ, and how some adverbs are formed from adjectives. In this lesson, we touch on a couple of usage concerns. Adjectives ... the cafeteria and sat down next to Page. 176 COMMON USAGE ERRORS 8. Alex walked confidently to the front of the room and speaks to the class. 9. My sister handed the clarinet to me and then cringes ... thrown win won (have) won wind wound (have) wound write wrote (have) written Forms of have and of be and do are often used as helping verbs: has left, were chosen, do agree. PROBLEMS WITH VERBS...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Pronouns
... letter to Karin and (I, me). 19. We saw Marisol and (he, him) in the stands at the baseball game. 20. (Him and I, He and I) went on a rafting trip on the Nantahala River. Agreement of a Pronoun ... words and expressions; and use of commas in letters, dates, and addresses. Commas in a Series Use a comma to separate items in a series. Last summer we hiked, swam, golfed, and played softball. My ... is not capitalized as part of the name, but in The New York Times it is. Sometimes the name of the city is part of the name of the paper, as in the Chicago Sun-Times, and sometimes it isn’t.) EXERCISE...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Sentence Structure
... Museum of Natural History, it has a fan- tastic collection of gems. 7. When a duck and her five ducklings waddled across the street. 8. Four runners standing in the starting line. 168 COMMON USAGE ... SENTENCE : Cats are more aloof. COMPOUND SENTENCE : Dogs show affection for their owners, but cats are more aloof. The parts of a compound sentence are often joined together by and, but, or, or nor. These ... year. 166 COMMON USAGE ERRORS Verbals as Fragments Most of us play more than one role in life. You may be both a student and an athlete. Your father may be a gardener and a police officer. Your...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Sentence Composition
... time of departure from Orlando and when the bus arrives at Tampa. b. I checked the bus schedule for the time of departure from Orlando and time of arrival at Tampa. 2. a. The path to the summit of ... piles of money picked up a wad of cash with his hands. 9. Bill waited outside of the classroom while Scott, who was very, very late, was still inside of the classroom. 10. I fixed up each and every ... thousand languages in North and South America alone. b. Throughout the world, the number of languages is decreasing rapidly, and once there were more than a thousand languages in North and South...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - The supbject
... sentence asking something? ANSWER : Andy. The subject is Andy. QUESTION 2: What is the sentence asking about Andy? ANSWER : Was Andy angry? The predicate is Position of the Predicate The predicate ... entirely natural and correct in informal English (friendly notes, everyday conversation). However, they are not ordinarily used in formal English (business letters, letters of application, term ... the second word in the contraction, loses the letter o, and in place of that o we have an apostrophe: doesn’t. In contractions consisting of a verb plus not, not loses an o. VERB + NOT = CONTRACTION...
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Handbook Of Air Conditioning And Refrigeration P1
... beginning of a new millennium, in addition to the publication of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999 and ASHRAE Standard 62-1999, often called the Energy standard and Indoor Air Qual- ity standard, the ... Principles of Refrigeration Engineering and Air Conditioning as the teaching and learning package, and presented several papers at ASHRAE meetings. The First Edi- tion of the Handbook of Air Conditioning ... load and part load. It provides a technical background for the proper selection and op- eration of optimum systems, subsystems, and equipment. This handbook is a logical combination of practice and...
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