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http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/verbalphrase.htm Verbals and Verbal Phrases - Phrases Containing VerbalsGrammar
Handbook Verbals and Verbal Phrases Verbals are verb forms which act
as another part of speech in a sentence (i.e. as adjectives, nouns
and adverbs).
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- http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000187.htm Split Infinitives - Infinitives are normally made up of two
words--the word to followed by a verb in the present tense. Some stylists
say that to "split" the infinitives, that is, to place a modifier
between the to and the verb is bad grammar.
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- http://www.ff.cc.mn.us/owl/grammar/clause.htm FFCC’s on-line Writing Lab: Clauses - Clauses contain a subject
and a verb. Clauses can be sentences alone, but can also be part of
another sentence. There are two types of clauses: independent and
dependent.
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- http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/indclause.htm Independent and Dependent Clauses - Grammar Handbook Independent
and Dependent Clauses A clause is a group of words that includes a
subject and a predicate. There are two types of clauses: independent
and dependent.
11/16/99
- http://pixel.cs.vt.edu./edu/fis/sentcomb.html Sentence Combining - Melissa N. "Boys and girls, I have noticed
in your writing that many of you are using short, choppy sentences
that could easily be combined into longer, more interesting sentences.
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- http://cal.bemidji.msus.edu/wrc/Handouts/ROCSFused.html Run- Ons, Comma Splices, Fused Sentences - Original from the
Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab The above are all names given
to compound sentences that are not punctuated correctly. The best
way to avoid such errors is to punctuate compound sentences correctly
by using one or the other of thes
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- http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/fragments.htm Sentence Fragments - Grammar Handbook Sentence Fragments A
sentence fragment is a part of a sentence punctuated as if it were
a complete sentence. It is a group of words that begins with a capital
letter and ends with a period, exclamation point, or a question mark,
but does
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- http://www.richmond.edu/~writing/wweb/fragment.html Sentence Fragments - Sentence Fragments And Complete Sentences
Writer's Web Topics Writing Center Fragments, or incomplete sentences,
occur quite frequently when we speak, so it's no wonder sentence fragments
are often found in formal writing.
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- http://www.ucfv.bc.ca/writing_centre/FRAGMENT.htm ELIMINATING SENTENCE FRAGMENTS - The goal of writing is to
communicate ideas to a reader. The sentence fragment is an error that
hinders the communication process, because it can cloud your meaning.
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- http://www.unm.edu/~seceas/sf.htm Sentence Fragments - A complete sentence must have a subject
and a verb and express a complete thought. Any group of words that
does not contain these elements is a sentence fragment.
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- http://jade.ccccd.edu/cobb/fragments.html FRAGMENTS, COMMA SPLICES, AND FUSED (RUN-ONS - Taken from The
Little, Brown Handbook A sentence fragment is part of a sentence that
is set off as if it were a whole sentence by an initial capital letter
and a final period or other end punctuation.
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- http://www.english.swt.edu/swtwc/fragments.html SENTENCE FRAGMENTS - Definition of a sentence fragment: A sentence
fragment, as the name suggests, is not a complete sentence; it's only
a fragment of a sentence.
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- http://owl.ccd.cccoes.edu/owl/handouts/SenTyp_Exp.html SENTENCE TYPES - Simple Sentence A simple sentence expresses
one idea. It is built around one subject-verb (S-V) or subject-verb-object
(S-V-O) combination. The sentence may be a long one because there
may be other words which describe the S-V (-O).
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- http://www.odu.edu/~wts/endpnct.htm End Punctuation - End punctuation does as it says: it comes
at the end of sentences. Consisting of periods (.), question marks
(?), and exclamation points (!), you will always have one of these
marks at the end of each sentence.
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- http://maple.lemoyne.edu/HELP/DSR/DSR_COMMANDS/_PERIOD - Copyright Digital Equipment Corp. DSR normally adds an
extra space after any of the following punctuation marks in your text:
period (.), colon (:), question mark (?), and exclamation point (!).
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- http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/arch0327.htm OC. Punctuation - Punctuation (General Rules) As noted in
the Introduction, punctuation for the description of moving image
material is based on ISBD: Precede each area by a period, space, dash,
space (. --) unless the area begins a new paragraph.
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- http://www.harper.cc.il.us/writ_ctr/exclaim.htm Harper’s Writing Center: Exclamation Point - The exclamation
point is used to mark an emphatic statement or command. Since an exclamation
point is used to mark a special effect of an utterance, it should
be used sparingly.
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- http://www.utexas.edu/courses/sutherland/Punctuation.html Punctuation - Writers and editors vary in their use of punctuation.
Some prefer heavy or formal punctuation, lots of commas and a few
semicolons and colons. Others tend to be more restrained, using punctuation
marks more by rule than sound.
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- http://www.scc.spokane.cc.wa.us/eng_jstrever/Handouts/mechanics.htm Punctuation - Audiences require proper punctuation. While many
audiences will not know the terminology for subordinate clause, they
will probably have a sense of when something is punctuated wrong.
11/16/99
- http://www.wpdesign.com/park/editing/tips.htm The Write Expression- TIPS - Tips 1. Semicolon The mysteries
of the semicolon are profound; the most generally terrifying of punctuation
marks, as opposed to the innocuous comma, the semicolon is used principally
to separate related independent clauses; that is, the semicolon separat
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- http://www.cas.usf.edu/JAC/pms/semicolon.html Punctuation Made Simple; Guide to The Semicolon - The semicolon
is another important tool you can use when you write. There are two
ways to use this punctuation mark: as a connector between two sentences
and as a supercomma.
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- http://www.niu.edu/english/wac/punctrls.html Six Basic Punctuation Rules - Punctuation marks the structure
of sentences, not the voice pauses or inflections. After you learn
the basic structures of complex sentences, punctuating correctly becomes
a matter of applying logical rules.
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- http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/arch0327.htm OC. Punctuation - Punctuation (General Rules) As noted in
the Introduction, punctuation for the description of moving image
material is based on ISBD: Precede each area by a period, space, dash,
space (. --) unless the area begins a new paragraph.
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- http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_spacing.htm Spacing and Punctuation - Space after punctuation as follows:
The APA now calls for one space to appear after all punctuation marks.
This is undoubtedly in response to the capabilities of modern word-processing
devices which are capable of determining the correct aesthetic distanc
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- http://www.crb.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/parentheses.html parentheses - The most common error in using parenthesis marks
(besides using them too much) is to forget to enclose the parenthetical
material with a final, closing parenthesis mark.
11/16/99
- http://www.urich.edu/~writing/wweb/quotemrk.html Using Quotation Marks - To enclose a direct quote (a person's
exact words) but not indirect quotes: ex. John said, "The ref made
a good call that time." (Direct quote)
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- http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/quotatio.html Quotations - Quotations should be integrated grammatically
into your own text. They should support your ideas but not substitute
for your ideas. Here are some criteria for choosing to quote:
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- http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/links/ESL/Idioms_and_Slang/
- TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFLESOL Links:- ESL: Idioms and Slang
- Part of the most comprehensive and best-maintained list of
links for students and teachers of English as a second language.
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- http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/idioms/idiomdef.htm Idioms - Some Definitions on Idioms ‘A peculiarity of phraseology
approved by the usage of the language and often having a signification
other than its grammatical or logical one.’
11/16/99
- http://www.urich.edu/~writing/wweb/cliche.html Avoiding Cliches in Writing - Avoiding Cliches in Writing
Writer's Web Topics Writing Center Can you identify the trite, overused,
and plain tired expressions in these 2 paragraphs?
11/16/99
- http://uwc-server.fac.utexas.edu/handouts/wordines.html Eliminating Wordiness - The wordy definition: The situation
of wordiness is one in which writers attempt to utilize several words
or extravagant words in the place of a few, well-chosen, concise,
and less ambiguous words.
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- http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writer/steps.htm Steps in Writing - A series of steps, starting with developing
a research question and working thesis, will lead you through writing
a research paper. As you move through these steps and actually create
the research paper, you may find that you can't move through all of
the
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- http://karn.wright.edu/~sg-ysu/topic.html Selecting a Topic - If you are given the task of selecting
your own topic for a research paper, it's essential that you spend
time thinking about and researching possibilities and options.
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- http://personal.centenary.edu/~karmes/thesis.html thesis - Importance of Thesis A. The thesis ties the paper
together and gives the reader something to go by when they are reading
your paper. It also let's them know what your paper is about.
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- http://www.dissertation-thesis.com/ Dissertation Thesis Help - A personalized graduate student
service designed to assist with the dissertation or thesis in all
stages of the research process including making the topic researchable,
preparing the proposal, organizing the literature review, methodology,
procedures, an
11/16/99
- http://www.oakwood-medical.com/fd.htm Final Draft Medical Word Processor - MediSoft's Final Draft
medical word processor is a simple word processor that works well
with other MediSoft products. Use Final Draft to share data with MediSoft,
merge-print documents and check their spelling with the included medical
dictionary. Final
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- http://aristotle.sils.umich.edu/teen/aplus/linksrevising.htm OWL handouts - OWL handouts Revising and Rewriting Note: the
links below take you further down on this page. Back to Links for
Writing Table of Contents How to proofread, edit and revise
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- http://www-personal.umich.edu/~arcook/revise.htm Checklist for Revision - from Little, Brown Compact Handbook
(page 23). Purpose: What is the essay's purpose? Does that purpose
conform to the assignment? Is it consistent throughout the paper?
(See pp. 4-5)
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- http://www.gms.ocps.k12.fl.us/student/english/nouns.html NOUNS - A noun can function in a sentence as a subject, a direct
object, an indirect object, a subject complement, an object complement,
an appositive, an adjective, or an adverb.
11/14/99
- http://www.southwestern.edu/~carlg/Latin_Web/gerunds.html Gerunds - Like the gerundive, the gerund is a cross between
a verb and another part of speech. Where the gerundive is a verbal
adjective, however, the gerund is a verbal noun, corresponding to
the English form ending in -ing.
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- http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/verbs.htm Verbs - A part of speech that expresses existence, action,
or occurrence. Remember question one for identifying subjects? "What's
going on (or being described)?" Answer that and you've found your
verb.
11/14/99
- http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/vanassch.htm Katrien Vanassche’s Linking Verbs - Definition: Linking verbs
or copular verbs link a subject to a complement. Linking verbs MUST
be followed by a complement in order to make the sentence complete.
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- http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/active.htm Active and Passive Voice - The voice of a verb tells whether
the subject of the sentence performs or receives the action. In English
there are two voices, passive and active.
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- http://www.english.upenn.edu/Writing/voicedoc.html Electronic Writing Advising FAQ- Active vs. Passive Voice
- FAQ: Active vs. Passive Voice Table of Contents What is active voice?
What is passive voice? Why do my instructors tell me to write in the
active voice?
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- http://www.touro.edu/esl/P_AVOICE.HTM PASSIVE VOICE AND ACTIVE VOICE - There are two grammatical
voices in English, the ACTIVE VOICE and the PASSIVE VOICE. In the
active voice, the subject of the sentence, which usually appears at
the beginning of the sentence, is performing the action of the verb.
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- http://jade.ccccd.edu/cobb/passive.html PASSIVE AND ACTIVE - ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE Taken from The
Lively Art of Writing by Lucille Payne Vaughn Only verbs have voice.
A verb having a direct object is in the active voice.
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- http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~nickym/ActivePassive.html Active Voice/ Passive Voice - Active Voice/ Passive Voice
What's the difference between these two sentences? Action was taken
against the protesters. Government troops took action against the
protesters.
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- http://www.uvsc.edu/uvnet/ Transitive and Intransitive Verbs - Transitive verbs have
a direct object, or a receiver of the action. Ex: Jeanene saw Adam
at the store. (Adam is the direct object of transitive verb saw.
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- http://www.uvsc.edu/uvnet/
Verbals - It looks like a verb, but is it? The three types
of verbals are PARTICIPLES, GERUNDS, and INFINITIVES. (-ing or -ed
ending) A word that looks like a verb but is used as an ADJECTIVE.
11/14/99
- http://www.thechristian.org/LrnGreek/subj-detail-outline.htm Outline of Subjective Mood - Seeing the Subjunctive Mood in
Context (used in Main and Subordinate Clauses) Introduction to Subjunctive
Mood This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all the uses of
the subjunctive mood.
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- http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/pronoundef.htm Pronouns Defined - Grammar Handbook Pronouns Defined Pronouns
are words that take the place of nouns. Personal Pronouns are the
most commonly used pronouns. Singular personal pronouns: I, me, you,
he, him, she, her, it Plural personal pronouns: we, us, you, they,
them Examp
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- http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/pronoun.html Pronouns - Possessive Adjective Possessive Pronoun Personal
pronouns can be used as subject or object in a sentence or clause.
They have two forms: You ask her. b.
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- http://www.bus.orst.edu/faculty/shawd/tutorial/modification.htm Modification - Modification means to change or add to the meaning
of something. Adjectives, adverbs, nouns, phrases, and clauses all
act as modifiers. They give more information or describe other words
in a sentence.
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- http://www.ff.cc.mn.us/owl/grammar/modifier.htm FFCC’S On-line Writing Lab: Modifiers - Modifiers get their
name from the fact that they modify the meaning of another word, phrase,
or sentence. The idea of modifying something probably is more common
than you think.
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- http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/link/dict/section-E.html
Guide-to- Links: E - *** Guide-to-Links *** E E is used for
verb-modifying adverbs which precede the verb: +---E---+ | | he apparently
is not coming In this entry we provide a general discussion of adverbs.
Comparative
and Superlative Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs
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- http://www.zianet.com/jkline/adjadv.htm Instructional Systems Independent Study: Traditional Grammar Course
- Unit I Parts of Speech Continued: Adjectives and Adverbs An
adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. The word "modifies"
literally means "changes." Adjectives clarify and qualify a noun.
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http://www.silvermnt.com/AGNT/prep.htm The Analysis of Prepositions - Prepositions are an uncontroversial
lot. When a preposition is not followed by a noun or noun phrase,
it is instead an adverb, which usually relates to the verb.
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- http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/language/preposit.html The Russian Prepositions:Introduction - Russian prepositions
extend and specify the meanings of the case system. For that reason,
while cases may appear without prepositions, prepositions are always
accompanied by a case.
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- http://www.hut.fi/~rvilmi/help/grammar_help/prepositions.html Prepositions - Ruth's Help There are some verbs that are not
followed by a preposition, although the corresponding noun is followed
by one, e.g., Discuss something BUT Have a discussion _about_ something.
11/15/99
- http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/bryson.htm Linda Bryson’s List of English Conjunctions - ENGLISH CONJUNCTIONS
By Linda Bryson LISTS: EXAMPLES: LINKS TO OTHER INTERESTING WEBSITES
A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF CONJUNCTIONS A conjunction is a word that links
words, phrases, or clauses.
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- http://www.ff.cc.mn.us/owl/grammar/conjunc.htm FFCC’s Online- line Writing Lab: Conjunctions - Conjunctions
are one of the 8 parts of speech. Conjunctions connect words and phrases.
Conjunctions are not considered part of the words or phrases they
connect.
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- http://www.gms.ocps.k12.fl.us/student/english/conjunctions.html Conjunctions - Conjunctions are words that are used to link
words, phrases, and clauses. Coordinating conjunctions are used to
joins individual words, phrases, and independent clauses.
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- http://www.ff.cc.mn.us/owl/grammar/inter.htm FFCC’s On-line Writing Lab: Interjections - Interjections
are one of the 8 parts of speech. Interjections interrupt the normal
flow of a sentence. Interjections contribute to the meaning of a sentence,
but are often mistakenly seen as separate from the sentence.
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- http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/subjects.htm Subjects and Predicates - Grammar Handbook Subjects and Predicates
In English, every sentence has two essential parts: a complete subject
and a complete predicate. Subjects The complete subject is the simple
subject (a noun or a pronoun) plus any words or group of words modifying