October,Garyplantedtwenty tulipbulbs;unfortunately,squirrelsate thebulbsandnonebloomed. TheClauseTheClause •acollectionofgrammatically-related wordsincludingapredicateand subject(thoughsometimesthe subjectisimplied). •Clausesarethebuildingblocksof sentences:everysentenceconsists ofoneormoreclauses. Recognizing...
Participles and Participial Phrases! 10th Grade English Clauses and Verbals Unit Today… We are going to focus just on the first one…the Participle and its phrase! So, what is a participle? A participle is formed by adding something to the verb. You add –ing to a present participle You...
DEFINITION b) a wh- clause – e.g. Please, pay attention to what I am saying.
Many adverbial clauses can be reduced to participial phrases, especially when they share the subject with the main clause. • If you following this road, you will find the bus stop. Following this road, you will find the bus stop. • When he reads in the final pages of the novel, ...
(1)Sociableanimalsas“antelope,fish,duck”cantakeeither–s/esformorbareform.Forexample:➢Icaughttenfishthismorning.➢Fishesofeverysizepreyuponotherswhicharesmaller.➢Wesawagreatmanyantelope.➢Thereareseveralantelopes.➢Theyshotalotofmoorhenandduck.➢Dotheyraiseducksthere?(2)Somenounsindicatingnumber...
▪Liam’salwayslateforwork.▪Karenrealizedthatshewasnevergoingtolearn todrive.Sometimes,usually,andnormallycanalsobeputatthebeginningofthephraseorsentenceforemphasis.4 Adverbsoftimeandplace….Usuallygoattheendofasentenceorclause.Placeadverbsusuallygobeforetimeadverbs.(PLACE,TIME)▪Myparentswillbehereinhalf...
Predicted area of difficulties 1. the usage of thefollowing words andphrases‘be made up of’ ‘occupy’ ‘consist of‘name after’defeat‘take control of’lead to’raise’distinction’and so on 2. the proper usage of noun clauses Learning aids 1. PPT 2. blackboard ...
Bothgerundsandinfinitivescanbeusedasthesubjectorthecomplementofasentence.However,gerundssoundmorenaturalandwouldbemorecommonineverydayEnglish.Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryoushouldusegerundorinfinitive,justrememberthat90%ofthetime,youwilluseagerundasthesubjectorcomplementofasentence.Livingahappylifeiseveryone’sdeepestdesir...
Chapter10adj./adv.andadj./adv.phrases Functionandapplication In thislecture,wetalkaboutclassificationandmorphologyofadj.aswellasformationandusesofadj.phrases1classificationofadjectivesAdjectivesmaybedividedintoone-wordandcompoundadjectives,centralandperipheraladjectives,dynamicandstativeadjectives,gradableand...
D. both linear and hierarchical ? Decide True or False 1. Syntax is a subfield of linguistics that studies the sentence structure of language, including the combination of morphemes into words. 2. In a complex sentence, the two clauses hold unequal status, one subordinating the other. 3. ...