Sentence structure - How do I do this?
How to use the colon correctly is demonstrated.
What are the correct ways to use the punctuation mark called the colon?
Combine each of the following pairs of sentences by turning one setence into a participial phrase or an absolute phrase. Underline the participial phraes and absolute phraes in your rewritten sentences. I am having trouble with a few of these. 1. The braider repeats the process with the right strand. The braider contines the br ...continues
participial phrases and absolute phrases
Need help lilsting the participial and absolute phrases in the following sentences. Next to each part. phrase, write the word/words it modifies. Label each phrase participial or absolute. 1. A bookbinder using gold and jewels could make the cover really lovely. 2. The printing press changing things, books looked different af ...continues
An Explanation of the difference between similes and metaphors is noted.
What is the difference between metaphor and simile?
Technical and grammatical setence corrections
These setences are from a formal business writing class and evidentally have problems. If the setences themselves can be proofread and corrected individually it would help soooo much. Thanks! They are the face of the company - although not all public relations managers work in the public eye. In this rigorous profession ...continues
IDENTIFYING PARTS OF A SENTENCE
IN THE SENTENCE "HE SAYS THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE IS THE CORRECT PLACEMENT OF THE EYES." TELL WHAT PART OF SPEECH "FEATURE" AND "PLACEMENT" ARE---ARE THEY PREDICATE NOMINATIVES, DIRECT OBJECTS, INDIRECT OBJECTS, PREDICATE ADJECTIVES, SUBJECTS OR VERBS?
IDENTIFYING PARTS OF A SENTENCE
LOOK AT THE SENTENCES BELOW: MR. TENG SAYS, "USE ONE EYE'S WIDTH AS A UNIT OF MEASURE AND MAKE THE HEAD FIVE EYE-WIDTHS WIDE." THERE ARE MANY OTHER GUIDELINES. IDENTIFY WHAT PARTS OF SPEECH "WIDTH" AND "GUIDELINES" ARE IN THE ABOVE SENTENCES. IDENTIFY THE FIRST USE OF THE WORD WIDTH IN THE ABOVE SENTENCE AND THE WORD, "GUI ...continues
This posting offers some grammar links to independently practice skills.
These links provide a fun way to explore grammar for all ages of English language learning.
Run-On Sentence remedies are included.
Have you been writing papers all semester only to have them returned by your teacher with the comment "Run-On" scattered in the margins? You thought you learned how to fix those, but your teacher keeps taking points off your papers for repeat mistakes. Spotting and correcting run-on sentences is an easy task once you understan ...continues
