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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Capitalization

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Capitalization

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... king3. english and history 8. grandma and aunt louise4. the planet saturn 9. in the southwest near phoenix5. fourth of july holiday 10. fire island national seashore218 COMMON USAGE ERRORS ... national forests.8. i saw venus and jupiter in the sky at twilight on labor day.9. the first two books of the old testament are genesis and exodus.PROBLEMS WITH CAPITALIZATION 219 The following ... my lucrezia; bear with me for once:sit down and all shall happen as you wish.you turn your face, but does it bring your heart?—Robert Browning, “Andrea del Sarto”220 COMMON USAGE ERRORS 2....
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns

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... adjectives (Lessons 11 and 13) and adverbs(Lessons 12 and 13)—how they function, how they differ, and how some adverbs areformed 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 ... The examples below show correct usage: PROBLEMS WITH VERBS 185 24. Until yesterday, Dad had never (driven, drove) a sports car.25. Christina (did, done) a good job with that craft work.26....
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Pronouns

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Pronouns

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... market.Say:Go with Maura.Go with him.Go with Maura and him (not he). Maura and him form a compoundOBJECT of the preposition with. Note the following correct form:The apples were divided between Tom and ... 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 with Its ... MissouriPROBLEMS WITH PUNCTUATION 211 Say:Mr. Foster gave Mollie.Mr. Foster gave me.Mr. Foster gave Mollie and me (not I). Mollie and me form acompound indirect OBJECT.Go with Maura and him (not...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Sentence Structure

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Sentence Structure

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... sentence with a subordinate clause beginning with that.5. Write a simple sentence with a compound subject and a compound verb.6. Write a compound sentence using or.7. Write a simple sentence with ... complex sentence with two subordinate clauses.9. Write a sentence with a subordinate clause beginning with if.10. Write a complex sentence with two independent clauses.170 COMMON USAGE ERRORS ... smiled and laughed.COMPOUND SUBJECT AND VERB: Cindy and Jeffrey smiled and laughed.EXERCISE 1.Each numbered line consists of two sentences. Combine each pairinto one simple sentence with compound...
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... onions, lettuce, and carrots on yourshopping list?3. Paula, Emilio, or I will help with thedecorations.4. Cycling and rollerblading are my favoritesports.5. Saturday and Sunday, fog and mist madetravel ... Sentences 164Problems with Nouns 171Plurals of Nouns 171Possessives of Nouns 172Problems with Verbs 175Using the Correct Tense 175Principal Parts of Verbs 177Agreement of Subject and Verb 181Troublesome ... Sentences 123Conciseness (Economy) 123Clarity and Specificity 126Varying Sentences 132Unity 145Part THREECommon Usage Errors 149Problems with Sentence Structure 150Simple Sentences 150Compound...
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John Eastwood -- Oxford Practice Grammar with Answers

John Eastwood -- Oxford Practice Grammar with Answers

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... context.There are also 25 tests. These come after each group of units and cover the area of grammar dealt with in those units.Each unit consists of an explanation of the grammar point followed ... The explanations are on the left-hand page, and the exercises are on the right-hand page. There are a few four-page units, with two pages of explanation and two pages of exercises.The examples ... particular points of grammar, then you can start with the relevant units. The contents list and index will help you find what you want. Or you can do the Starting test (see page viii) and then use...
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Oxford Practice Grammar with Answers luyện thi

Oxford Practice Grammar with Answers luyện thi

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... Toronto with an associated company in BerlinOxford and Oxford Englishare trade marks of Oxford University Press.ISBN 0 19 431369 7 (with answers) ISBN 0 19 431427 8 (with answers with CD-ROM)ISBN ... earlier. Them comes before Claire. Test 1 Present tenses (Units 4-7) Test1 ARead the conversation between two students. Then look at the answers below and write the correct answer in each space.Lisa: ... context.There are also 25 tests. These come after each group of units and cover the area of grammar dealt with in those units.Each unit consists of an explanation of the grammar point followed...
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John Eastwood -Oxford Practice Grammar with Answers

John Eastwood -Oxford Practice Grammar with Answers

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... context.There are also 25 tests. These come after each group of units and cover the area of grammar dealt with in those units.Each unit consists of an explanation of the grammar point followed ... The explanations are on the left-hand page, and the exercises are on the right-hand page. There are a few four-page units, with two pages of explanation and two pages of exercises.The examples ... particular points of grammar, then you can start with the relevant units. The contents list and index will help you find what you want. Or you can do the Starting test (see page viii) and then use...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Adverbs

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Adverbs

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... gentlytoward his chin. Curious, Gulliver bent his eyes downward and saw that itwas a six-inch human, armed with bow and arrow, and followed by aboutforty similar creatures. So loud did Gulliver ... have just read, notcounting a, an, and the. List these adjectives in the order in which they occur, and indi-cate the words they modify. The first five answers have been filled in as samples.ADJECTIVE ... go to Mexico City, the distant capital, to try to sell thepearl. On a dark and windy night, with brave wife Juana and infant sonCoyotito, he sets out on the long, dangerous journey.They have...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition

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... (S3)her personality (S4 and S5)the friends she has made and the help they are giving her (S6 and S7)Note that S3 begins with the prepositional phrase At first, and S6 with the adverbAlready.VARYING ... Thomas Hardy gain by beginning S2 with the participleTurning, S6 with the participial phrase Springing to his feet, and S7 with the prepositional phrase By this time? Answers: 1. He is able to emphasize ... paragraph, give details that will help the reader understand yourtopic.Important: Begin at least one sentence with an adverb and one with a preposi-tional phrase.A sample composition follows.Model...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs

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... was Ellen’s, and the handwriting was ______________, too.EXERCISE 2.Find the pronoun (PRON.) and its antecedent (ANTECED.), and writethem in the spaces at the right.Samples:Sandra said ... subject and a compound verb?Answer:Yes. Here is an example:Cindy and Lukecompound subject compound verbsang and danced.runs but usesread or watchmoaned, whistled, and howledstumbled and ... audience.S.D.O.2. Have some yogurt and fruit. V.S.D.O.3. Are the snow and ice melting? V.S.D.O.4. The World Wide Web and television V.provide information and entertainment.S.D.O.5. Jonathan...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns

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... snow is predicted.Did Terry and Mallika agree with you?1. Vermont and New Hampshire are next toeach other.Terry and MallikaRain or snow Here are the singular and plural forms of a few more ... onions, lettuce, and carrots on yourshopping list?3. Paula, Emilio, or I will help with thedecorations.4. Cycling and rollerblading are my favoritesports.5. Saturday and Sunday, fog and mist madetravel ... return, and trees begin to send out newleaves.6. Jamie was in the driveway washing her car with a hose and a few sponges.7. George went back through the swinging-door into the kitchen and untied...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Prepositions

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Prepositions

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... same rank, write correct. ”Samples:Donna was tired and in an angry mood.Donna was tired and angry.My neighbor and I are sports fans. Correct 1. We were treated decently and with fairness.2. ... pen.PREP. PHR.(The prepositional phrase with a pen begins with the preposition with and ends with the noun pen. The noun pen is the object of the preposition with. )A word that modifies the object ... win and lose.)4. A conjunction connects pronouns, or a noun and a pronoun:You and she are always on time.PRON. CONJ. PRON.(The conjunction and connects the pronouns You and she.)Alex and...
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