Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns

... problems with nouns. 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- ... practice for both. Plurals of Nouns Rules for forming plural nouns were given in Lessons 4 (pages 28–34) and 10 (page 63) in Part One. You may wish to review these before trying your hand at Exercises ... following nouns. 1. mouthful 4. textbook 2. echo 5. sheep 3. foot 6. piano PROBLEMS WITH NOUNS 171 Lesson 21 Problems with Nouns 7. roof 9. potato 8. hero 10. tooth EXERCISE 3. Write the plurals for...

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Capitalization

... COMMON USAGE ERRORS Lesson 26 Problems with Capitalization “Oh! yes—I understand you perfectly.” “I wish I might take this for a compliment; but to be so easily seen through I am afraid is piti- ... capitalized.) Titles Gone with the Wind, Better Homes and Gardens, “The Night the Ghost Got In” (Note: Articles—a, an, the—prepositions, and conjunctions are not capitalized unless they occur ... 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 10. fire island national seashore 218 COMMON USAGE ERRORS ...

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Pronouns

... “Mollie and me,” NOT “me and Mollie.”) PROBLEMS WITH PRONOUNS 193 Lesson 24 Problems with Pronouns Say: Mr. Foster gave Mollie. Mr. Foster gave me. Mr. Foster gave Mollie and me (not I). Mollie and ... Mollie and me form a compound indirect OBJECT. Go with Maura and him (not he) to the flea market. Say: Go with Maura. Go with him. Go with Maura and him (not he). Maura and him form a compound ... Pronouns Subjects and Objects A handful of pronouns cause more trouble than all the rest put together. These personal pronouns, as you may recall from Part One, Lesson 9, have different forms...

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Sentence Structure

... fast-food restaurant. Run-on Sentences Writing sentence fragments is a serious error. Writing run-on sentences is an equally serious error. Question: What is a run-on sentence? Answer: A run-on ... pollution problems. COMPLETE SENTENCE : Many states have strict inspection and mainte- nance programs to control car exhaust emis- sions, which have contributed to serious air pollution problems. ... he care for spinach. (To identify subject and verb, mentally arrange the sentence in subject-verb order: “he does care for spinach.”) EXERCISE 2. Combine each pair of sentences to form a good...

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... This Book Grammar and Usage for Better Writing is a basic workbook that can provide a founda- tion for further study in English grammar and usage. It will benefit students who are learn- ing the ... book please specify: Either R 798 W or GRAMMAR AND USAGE FOR BETTER WRITING Please visit our Web site at www.amscopub.com ISBN 1-5 676 5-1 1 7-8 NYC Item 5676 5-1 1 7-7 Copyright © 2004 by Amsco School ... Compound Verbs 41 Nouns as Direct Objects 45 Nouns as Indirect Objects 48 Pronouns and Antecedents 52 Personal Pronouns 55 Pronouns in Contractions 58 Review of Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns 61 Adjectives...

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Adverbs

... Curious, Gulliver bent his eyes downward and saw that it was a six-inch human, armed with bow and arrow, and followed by about forty similar creatures. So loud did Gulliver roar in astonishment ... horseback and two trackers on foot. Across the saddle, a long metal object gleams in the sun. It is a rifle. For the full story of Kino, Juana, and Coyotito, read The Pearl, a fasci- nating short ... On a dark and windy night, with brave wife Juana and infant son Coyotito, he sets out on the long, dangerous journey. They have not walked many miles, when, in the dim distance, Kino de- tects...

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Basic Paragraph Composition

... Choices 2 and 4 are better. Choice 2 builds on the hints in the paragraph that the things for which we stand in line are not too important, and it suggests that there are better uses for the ... pro- fessional cycling. In that sport he has excelled as national and world cham- pion, as Olympian, and as record-tying five-time winner of the Tour de France. He is surely one of the all-time ... series of one-sentence paragraphs, though, makes your writing disjointed and leaves the reader with the impres- sion that you have not developed your subject. EXERCISE. Write a two-paragraph composition...

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs

... pronouns 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 ... is _______________. Pronouns in Combinations Pronouns and nouns may be combined to form compound subjects, compound indirect objects, and compound direct objects. Corey and I attended. ( COMPOUND ... surprised V. and amused the 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....

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns

... following nouns singular. Sample: grandchildren 1. lamps 2. gentlemen 3. addresses 4. flowers 5. circuses grandchild feet wishes hands NOUNS 29 Rule 3. For most nouns ending in f: Add s to form the ... to a 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 ... to the pollution of our lakes and rivers. COMMON NOUNS : PROPER NOUNS : 5. Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine are both in Houston. COMMON NOUNS : PROPER NOUNS : EXERCISE 2. Rewrite...

Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Prepositions

... 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 ... are and, but, and or. What Kinds of Work Do Conjunctions Do? 1. A conjunction connects nouns: Milk and cheese are dairy products. N. CONJ. N. (The conjunction and connects the nouns milk and ... 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...

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