Grammar Usage and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice Fifth CourseHolt Rinehart & Winston, 2001 |
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... Poems is the object of the preposition of . ] ( 3 ) The subject of a sentence expressing a question generally follows the verb or a part of the verb phrase . EXAMPLE Do you like this poem best ? [ You do like this poem best . ] ( 4 ) ...
... Poems is the object of the preposition of . ] ( 3 ) The subject of a sentence expressing a question generally follows the verb or a part of the verb phrase . EXAMPLE Do you like this poem best ? [ You do like this poem best . ] ( 4 ) ...
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... poem emphasize the action of singing , the singing itself , or the various peo- ple doing the singing ? Explain . 3. How would the emphasis of the poem be different if Whitman had chosen to use singing as a verb rather than as an ...
... poem emphasize the action of singing , the singing itself , or the various peo- ple doing the singing ? Explain . 3. How would the emphasis of the poem be different if Whitman had chosen to use singing as a verb rather than as an ...
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... Poem 1. Rewrite the poem as a paragraph of declarative sentences . Do not change Dickinson's mean- ing , but use word order that is natural to you . 2. Did you reposition any modifiers to help make the meaning clearer , more direct ? 3 ...
... Poem 1. Rewrite the poem as a paragraph of declarative sentences . Do not change Dickinson's mean- ing , but use word order that is natural to you . 2. Did you reposition any modifiers to help make the meaning clearer , more direct ? 3 ...
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abbreviations adjective clause ADV for adverb adverb clause African American already correct American antecedent apostrophe asked CHAPTER 15 CHAPTER 29 classmates commas COMMON ERRORS pages completes the sentence conjunction correct form CORRECTING COMMON ERRORS dangling modifier direct object E. E. Cummings elliptical clause English Example EXERCISE B Underline favorite following sentences friends gerund Grace Albee GRAMMAR for CHAPTER identify indefinite pronouns independent clauses Langston Hughes Language in Context lines provided MECHANICS for CHAPTER misplaced modifier MODIFIERS CORRECTLY movie noun objective complement paragraph participial phrase past participle person play plural poem predicate adjective predicate nominative Proofreading Application PUNCTUATION pages quotation marks readers Review rewrite sentence is already SENTENCE pages simple subject singular story subordinate clause sure tells tense underlined word USAGE for CHAPTER verb form word group word or word write the correct Writing Application