Grammar Review II (Eng 101)
Grammar Review II (Eng 101)
Grammar Review II (Eng 101)
PRONOUNS VERBS GERUNDS/ INFINITIVES PREPOSITIONS SENTENCE STRUCTURE (DECLARATIVE, NEGATIVE, QUESTIONS)
A pronoun is a word that substitutes (takes the place of) a noun (?) A place A person A thing An Animal
Agree in number
You are one of those people who like to keep their skeletons in the closet.
Identify the antecedent. Identify if the antecedent is singular or plural. Match the pronoun to the antecedent.
Students must fill out an application if ________ want to give a conference. My dog barks loud when ________ is nervous.
Decide if you are going to write in the first person, second person or third person. Be consistent (in the sentence, paragraph or paper). Beware of mismatches between pronouns and antecedents.
Today my friend, Mary, got married. Her wedding was held in the San Juan Hotel and most of her family were there. She wore a beautiful white dress with pearls. Her mate, Pedro also wore white. He looked very handsome. They both looked happy when they departed for their honeymoon.
Mary is beautiful. She is beautiful. My parents are divorced. They are divorced. The dog bites hard. It bites hard
The sbject pronoun will always substitute a noun in the subject position. It must agree in person and in number
SINGULAR
PLURAL
we
Jean talked to John. Jean talked to him. I told the students to be quiet. I told them to be quiet. She doesnt talk to Helen and I. She doesnt talk to us.
The object pronoun subnstitutes a noun located after the verb or after a preposition.
The book belongs to me. The book is mine. It is my book. It is mine The car belongs to you The car is yours. It is your car. It is yours.
1. When the
I hurt myself The band calls itself The Magnificents He shot himself
2. As the object of
Possesives http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/pronouns/exercises?04
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/pronouns.
Four Verb Forms 1. Base form-write 2. Past form -wrote 3. Present participle-writing 4. Past participle written Passive and Active Voices The executive committee approved the new policy. The new policy was approved by the executive committee.
VERB TENSE SEQUENCE There are as many as thirty tenses and, except for two (simple present and simple past), all of them are marked by auxiliaries. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/gramma r/tenses.htm
Six basic tenses: Simple Present, Present Perfect, Simple Past, Past Perfect, Future Future Perfect
http://a4esl.org/q/j/kf/mc-svad.html http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/cwsvagreement.html