Conjunctions You use a co-ordinating conjunction ("and‚" "but‚" "or‚" "nor‚" "for‚" "so‚" or "yet") to join individual words‚ phrases‚ and independent clauses. Note that you can also use the conjunctions "but" and "for" as prepositions. Subordinating Conjunctions A subordinating conjunction introduces a dependent clause and indicates the nature of the relationship among the independent clause(s) and the dependent clause(s). The most common subordinating conjunctions are "after‚" "although
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that form a gerund phrase? (A gerund is a verb form used the same way as a noun.) A. An interesting novel provides good entertainment. B. The laughing boy sat down. C. Winning the race demanded speed and endurance. D. I am going home. 2. The italicized words make up which type of verbal phrase? Turning the corner‚ Kate bumped into David. A. Gerund B. Split infinitive C. Participial D. Infinitive 3.
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Coherence IN GRAMMAR CM 102 What is coherence in grammar ? Coherence means linking‚ connecting or unifying sentences. How do we make our writing coherent ? Transition signals or Connectives are words that keep the thought of the discourse flowing smoothly from sentence to sentence. They may be adjectives‚ adverbs‚ or simply group of words that signal a shift‚ continuation‚ addition‚ contrast of ideas or sequence of time or steps. 1. Meanwhile in Japan‚ their capital city
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First Periodical Examination in ENGLISH IV NAME: YEAR AND SECTION: _ A. Direction: Identify the meaning of the underlined word from the choices given. Choose the letter of the correct answer. 1. A fossilized balangay was unearthed in Butuan in the seventies. a. discovered c. preserved b. forgotten d. abandoned 2. A confederacy of several settlements would join forces
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Critical 1.) What kind of person is the singer/speaker? Why do you say so? -I would say that the speaker/singer is a hero of some sort. It is because that in the song‚ the singer is talking about fighting and having courage just to reach that unreachable star. Literal 2.) What is the rhyming scheme of the song? -The rhyming scheme of the song is abbb abcb aabb abcb abcb. Literal 3.) What are the those the singer/speaker want to do? -The singer/speaker stated things that he wants to
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grammatical unit in a sentence. Verb phrase: Most of the tigers will be arriving at the zoo. (Acts as verb) Prepositional phrase: find TWO in the above sentence. Noun phrase: find ONE in the above sentence. Gerund phrase: Tickling tigers can be dangerous if you don’t know how (Gerund acts as subject or object)
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Overstatements/Understatements Sentence Variety and Structure 3.3 Independent/Subordinate(Dependent) Clauses…Adj/Adv/Noun Clauses 3.4 Simple/Compound/Complex/Compound-Complex Sentences 3.5 Prepositional Phrases/Appositives/Verbals/Gerunds/Participles/Infinitives 3.6 & 3.8 Conjunctions: Coordinating and Subordinating Effective Paragraphs 4.2 Methods of Elaboration (know chart) 4.4 Patterns of Organization (know all 4) 4.5 Common Transitional Words/Phrases (refer to page 109) 4.6 & 4.7 Descriptive/
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TERMPAPER : Gerund and its functions in the structure of the English sentence In the 1-st section we are talking about 1. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS of Gerund its properties and functions: -Gerund as a special impersonal form of the verb - Characteristics of the the dual nature of Gerund - predicate constructions of Gerund - Peculiarities of Gerund use after some certain verb groups In the 2-nd section I will tell about 2. -Syntactic functions of Gerund in Eng. Sentence based on the novel of Cecilia
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Answers “whom” or “what” * Receiver of the action * Object of the preposition * Follows a preposition (e.g. in‚ into‚ on‚ to‚ by‚ for‚ from‚ with‚ without‚ etc.) * Gerunds & gerundial phrases * Verb + ing (e.g. reading‚ talking) * Used as a noun * Can be a function * Infinitives & infinitive phrases * To + verb (e.g. to study‚ to finish) * Can be used as a noun‚ adjective or adverb Fragments & Sentences * Fragment * Cannot stand on its own
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Grammar for Teachers Andrea DeCapua Grammar for Teachers A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers Author Andrea DeCapua‚ Ed.D. College of New Rochelle New Rochelle‚ NY 10805 adecapua@cnr.edu ISBN: 978-0-387-76331-6 e-ISBN: 978-0-387-76332-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007937636 c 2008 Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the
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