Pluperfect tense

the imperative? (Listen to your parents.) Select the verb that is conjugated into present continuous: Rather than shoes, I _________ sandals. (am wearing) Identify the verb tense or mood of the bolded word(s): Don't stop believing! (imperative) To discuss activities that are currently in progress, which verb tense would you use? (present continuous) Identify the error in the following sentence:…

Raymond Caver’s “Call If You Need Me” told the story of Dan and his wife Nancy trying to revive their relationship after they have both been involved with other people. The prominent imagery from Dan’s narration allowed the reader to understand the complex emotional state of the couple. This point of view allowed the reader to see how Dan judged Nancy actions’, as well as his own, before the initial timeframe of the story as well as throughout the story. Access to Dan’s thoughts informed the…

There is about a hundred-year gap between the two stories, as Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” was written in 1898, though published only in 1969, while Margaret Atwood’s short story “Happy Endings” was created in 1983. In spite of the time and even cultural differences, both stories have much in common, as they are devoted to an eternal theme of human relations, of choices and challenges that men and women make every day of their mutual existence. The thesis comes from the statement that both stories…

The poem “Africa” by Maya Angelou seems to represent a woman and her beauty in the first stanza and then transitions into referring to the whole continent of Africa. Angelou describes the hardships of violence and slavery Africa has underwent over the years. She also refers to the fact the religion had been forced upon the people of Africa. Although Africa has been through a lot, it refuses to let that stop it from becoming a thriving continent. Africa will rise up and move on from these awful…

Loss of Life Human dignity, all had it, most want it, and some never achieve it. Just like the parents car teens never valued, human dignity was the emotion taken for granted, and all too soon, humans found that mentality brutally revoked. In the short poem Death of the Hat by Billy Collins, the hat stands for considerably more then an object placed upon the head. Collins exemplifies the hat in unique ways, observing the “use” of the hat in both the past and the present. Flashing back in time…

significant because it is progressive past tense (l. 1). The tense is used when one is trying to recall an action that has just ended. This gives a wistful feeling to the poem as though one is recalling the past as a possibility for the present even though the past must stay in the past. The tone shifts with the word “but” located in the line, “that you were…but, love, you are” (l. 1). The speaker begins to use “are” moving the line into the present tense so that the speaker is no longer looking…

• Ellen Hopkins was “born March 26, 1995 in Long Beach, CA.” (Bio) • Ellen Hopkins “publishers Simon & Schuster published Crank on October 1, 2004.” (Crank-Book) • According to Google books 1005 rated Crank a five star book and 647 rated Crank with four stars. Some reviews said “I love this book, it’st perfect!” (Crank) and one review even said “Ellen Hopkins is an amazing author.! From the format of her writing to the meaning behind all of it. Look for some of her amazing patterns in her…

speaking verbs (past, present, and future. I can use the TEKS to help the students understand about past, future, present tense when referring to where they went for the trip. Before going to the trip, I can focus on helping first graders understand about past, present, and future. We can do interactive activities where we learn to identify how to properly use each of the verb tenses. Furthermost, after coming back from their trip I can ask the students to write a small paragraph of things we…

raped her, trying to get him killed. Yet, she doesn’t know about the problems that can erupt from having an innocent man killed. The tone of both the book and the song is tense. You feel tense and a bit excited in the song when the speaker is talking about the problems he faces when he gets to his girlfriend. In the book, it is tense because you find out Mayella’s real reason for going to court. This happened in chapter…

Throughout this semester I have developed in many ways in my writing and I’ve been able to recognize and learn from my mistakes. There are five major areas that I was graded on with each of my essays. Those five areas are unity, development, coherence, grammar/-spelling/punctuation, and overall. Out of those five areas I had two strengths that was consistent from essay one through essay four, these two strengths are unity and development. Not only did I have strengths but I also have major…