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Sentence patterns
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p. 146
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adjective
- defined - key questions - position in a sentence |
defined: a word used to describe a noun or pronoun or to give a noun or pronoun a more specific meaning
Four key questions: 1. What kind? 2. Which one? 3. How much? 4. How many? Position: - before nouns - after pronouns |
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Adjective-common suffixes
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Four:
-able -al -ed -ive -ory |
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Adverb
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Defined: a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
4 Key Questions: 1. Where? 2. When? 3. In what manner? 4. To what extent? Usually ends with 'ly' |
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Linking verbs
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copular/copulative verb() that requires a subject complement to complete the meaning of a sentence
Any verb that cam be substituted in the place of 'looked' is probably a linking verb. Common linking verbs: appear become continue get grow remain seem stay turn feel look smell sound taste to fall to go to fall to lay to run to stand to turn to work |
copular/copulative verb: that usually patterns with a modifier or noun or noun substitute that is necessary to complete the meaning of a sentence.
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linking verbs
vs. being verbs |
- substitute 'am' 'are' or 'is'--if it makes sense, it's probably a linking verb
- linking verbs suggest a possibility, not an absolute observation, such as 'be' - linking verbs don't 'stack up' like 'being' verbs, e.g., 'may have been dancing' |
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auxiliary verbs
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Defined: a small set of verbs that combine with a main verb to express various shades of meaning, usually of time or voice.
Three primary auxiliary verbs: - be, being, been - do, does, did - have, has, had - was, were Other auxiliary verbs: - can, could - may, might, must - shall, should - will, would |
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prepositions
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a word that relates the pronoun or noun that follows it to another word in the sentence
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