picture books used for persuasive writing
grammar-and-usage-for-better-writing
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18/03/2013, 01:45
... 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, ... 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 each ... www.waystoenglish.com
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...
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PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING WRITING
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29/08/2013, 09:12
... 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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Using Picture Dictation Exercises for Practising All Four Skills
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06/09/2013, 10:10
... Using Picture Dictation Exercises for
Practising All Four Skills
Sylvia Sao Leng Ieong
This exercise focuses on choosing or preparing a text in clear visual terms so that it can be
used for picture ... reading with care and purpose and
writing with accuracy.
Rationale
Dictation has never been popular with learners of English as a foreign language. However,
the picture dictation designed here, ... designed here, which sufficiently prepares learners for the activity,
involves students in all four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. It has been
extremely popular with pre-intermediate...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Adverbs
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... speech, look at the way the word is used 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 ... an
adverb. Therefore, in sentence 2, weekly is an adverb.
EXERCISE 1.
Is the italicized word an adverb or an adjective? Hint: Before giving
your answer, check to see how the italicized word is used in ... 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
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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 ... next. The addition of “there-
fore” to the final sentence unifies the entire paragraph by referring back to Ms. O’Reilly
and her three reasons. Other words commonly used for transition include however, ... students should prepare well
for class. Preparing for class helps develop self-discipline. Self-discipline
is valuable. It promotes focus and organization. Preparing for class teaches
responsibility....
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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 a subject, ... 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. ... 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...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns
Ngày tải lên :
23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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, ... 5 or 6.
Rule 5. If the letter before y is a vowel, add s to form the plural.
SINGULAR PLURAL
way + s
=ways
key + s =keys
toy + s
=toys
Rule 6. If the letter before y is a consonant, change the ... 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 each...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Prepositions
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... will meet before lunch.
V. PREP. N.
(The preposition before relates the noun lunch to the verb will meet.)
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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:
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1. We met before.
V. ADV.
(Before is an adverb modifying the verb met.)
5. A conjunction ... it is used in its sentence.
Common Prepositions
Here is a list of words commonly used as prepositions.
(If you see one of the words below in a sentence, check whether it is in fact being used
as...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Capitalization
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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 ... Jeff cleaned up the messy kitchen cheerful_____y. ___________________
3. Final E Before Vowel. Drop silent e before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
admire
/
able, argue
/
ing, large
/
est, enclose
/
ing, ... 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...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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 ... 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 ... 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...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Sentence Structure
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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 ... clothes?
8. He used his computer to make party invitations.
9. When buses are delayed, students are usually late
for school.
10. Disneyland and Hollywood are popular places to
visit in California.
EXERCISE ... 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
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23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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 ... passage.
PROPER COMMON
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Recall that in less formal writing and conversation, contractions may be used.
EXERCISE 8.
Which contraction beginning with a pronoun can replace ... 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...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Sentence Composition
Ngày tải lên :
23/10/2013, 13:20
... after that he went to the CD store.
CLEAR, FORCEFUL SENTENCES 139
5. a. I used moist heat for my sore elbow, and it disappeared.
b. I used moist heat for my sore elbow, and the soreness disappeared.
EXERCISE ... 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 ... 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
Ngày tải lên :
23/10/2013, 13:20
... 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 ... =
Contractions are 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, ... verbs can be either an action verb or a linking
verb, depending on the way it is used.
VERB USED AS ACTION VERB USED AS LINKING VERB
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appear The principal appeared at 10 a.m. Fred appeared...
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