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Kindly Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Looking to improve my gramamer
So I am looking to improve my grammar and I figured I would start from the ground up. Most of my English learning is self-taught so I feel it is rather poor. I am a native English speaker so I grew up speaking English, however I skipped learning grammar almost entirely by changing school systems.
So I started doing examples in a book and it has no answers so if anyone has the time or is willing to help me that would be greatly appreciated. I am not looking for the correct answers here. I simply want to know if I am doing it wrong as there is no where for me to check the answers within this book. Also as an off-topic thought if you could recommend any books that would help with creative writing I would grateful.
So here is the exercises. They are very simple as I am starting at the beginning.
EXERCISE 1. Write the subject in the space provided.
Sample:
The apples in the fruit bowl were all sour.
A.The apples in the fruit bowl
Next to the hardware store is a ski shop.
A.The hardware store.
Will your father drive us to the game?
A.Your father.
Is the noise from the next room bothering you?
A.The noise.
Our math teacher coaches the bowling team.
A,The math teacher.
The bowling team is coached by our math teacher.
A. The bowling team.
EXERCISE 2. Write the complete subject in the C.S. space and the simple subject in
the S.S. space.
1. The famous Mona Lisa is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
C.S. The famous Mona Lisa S.S. Mona Lisa
2. Did a letter from your sister come this morning?
C.S. A letter from your sister S.S. sister
3. Farther up on the hill is a house with white shutters.
C.S. A house with white shutters S.S. house
4. Asleep in the crib was a six-month-old baby.
C.S. Six-month-old baby S.S. baby
5. My older brother is graduating in June.
C.S. My older brother S.S. brother
EXERCISE 1. First draw a single line under the complete subject of the sentence.
Then, above the double line at the right, write the predicate.
Q. Has our teacher recovered from the flu?
A. The predicate is has recovered from the flue; the complete subject is our teacher
Q. Behind the wheel was my sister Maria.
A. The predicate is was behind the wheel; the complete subject is my sister Maria
Q. How comfortable these new seats are!
A. The predicate is how comfortable are; the complete subject is these new seats.
Q. Finally the suspect surrendered to the police.
A. The predicate is to the police; the complete subject is the suspect
Q. A flock of seagulls landed on the beach.
A. The predicate is landed on the beach; the complete subject is the flock of seagulls.
EXERCISE 1. Find the verb and write it in the blank space.
Q. Mindy has a lot of friends.
A. The verb is has a lot
Q. The water is boiling in the microwave.
A. The verb is is boiling.
Q. I should have listened to you.
A. The verb is have listened to
Q. He must have been pushed by someone in the crowed.
A. The verb is must have been pushed
Q. Did the light bother you?
A. The verb is did bother
EXERCISE 2. Write the simple subject in the S.S. space, the predicate in the P.
space, and the verb in the V. space.
Exercise 2.
1. Comb your hair.
SS. You (implicit)
P. Comb your hair.
V. Comb
2. The bus will come at any minute.
SS. bus
P. Will come at any minute
V. Will come
3. Has it been coming on time lately?
SS. It
P. Has been coming on time
V. Has been
4. For some time, light rain has been falling.
SS. rain
P. For some time has been falling
V. Has been
5. It must have been raining since dawn.
SS. It
P. Must have been raining since dawn
V. Must have been raining
6. In my pocket was the missing glove.
SS. glove
P. In my pocket was
V. was
7. Fuel bills have been increasing every year.
SS. Fuel bills
P. Have been increasing every year.
V. Have been increasing
8. The cold weather has been affecting the spring crops.
SS. weather
P. Has been affecting the spring crops
V. Has been affecting
9. Does your remote control need fresh batteries?
SS. Remote control
P. Does need fresh batteries?
V. Does need
10. Someone must have taken my books by mistake.
SS. Someone
P. Must have taken my books by mistake.
v. Must have taken
This is all I have done in the time being. Thank you for any help or time you spend!
So I started doing examples in a book and it has no answers so if anyone has the time or is willing to help me that would be greatly appreciated. I am not looking for the correct answers here. I simply want to know if I am doing it wrong as there is no where for me to check the answers within this book. Also as an off-topic thought if you could recommend any books that would help with creative writing I would grateful.
So here is the exercises. They are very simple as I am starting at the beginning.
EXERCISE 1. Write the subject in the space provided.
Sample:
The apples in the fruit bowl were all sour.
A.The apples in the fruit bowl
Next to the hardware store is a ski shop.
A.The hardware store.
Will your father drive us to the game?
A.Your father.
Is the noise from the next room bothering you?
A.The noise.
Our math teacher coaches the bowling team.
A,The math teacher.
The bowling team is coached by our math teacher.
A. The bowling team.
EXERCISE 2. Write the complete subject in the C.S. space and the simple subject in
the S.S. space.
1. The famous Mona Lisa is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
C.S. The famous Mona Lisa S.S. Mona Lisa
2. Did a letter from your sister come this morning?
C.S. A letter from your sister S.S. sister
3. Farther up on the hill is a house with white shutters.
C.S. A house with white shutters S.S. house
4. Asleep in the crib was a six-month-old baby.
C.S. Six-month-old baby S.S. baby
5. My older brother is graduating in June.
C.S. My older brother S.S. brother
EXERCISE 1. First draw a single line under the complete subject of the sentence.
Then, above the double line at the right, write the predicate.
Q. Has our teacher recovered from the flu?
A. The predicate is has recovered from the flue; the complete subject is our teacher
Q. Behind the wheel was my sister Maria.
A. The predicate is was behind the wheel; the complete subject is my sister Maria
Q. How comfortable these new seats are!
A. The predicate is how comfortable are; the complete subject is these new seats.
Q. Finally the suspect surrendered to the police.
A. The predicate is to the police; the complete subject is the suspect
Q. A flock of seagulls landed on the beach.
A. The predicate is landed on the beach; the complete subject is the flock of seagulls.
EXERCISE 1. Find the verb and write it in the blank space.
Q. Mindy has a lot of friends.
A. The verb is has a lot
Q. The water is boiling in the microwave.
A. The verb is is boiling.
Q. I should have listened to you.
A. The verb is have listened to
Q. He must have been pushed by someone in the crowed.
A. The verb is must have been pushed
Q. Did the light bother you?
A. The verb is did bother
EXERCISE 2. Write the simple subject in the S.S. space, the predicate in the P.
space, and the verb in the V. space.
Exercise 2.
1. Comb your hair.
SS. You (implicit)
P. Comb your hair.
V. Comb
2. The bus will come at any minute.
SS. bus
P. Will come at any minute
V. Will come
3. Has it been coming on time lately?
SS. It
P. Has been coming on time
V. Has been
4. For some time, light rain has been falling.
SS. rain
P. For some time has been falling
V. Has been
5. It must have been raining since dawn.
SS. It
P. Must have been raining since dawn
V. Must have been raining
6. In my pocket was the missing glove.
SS. glove
P. In my pocket was
V. was
7. Fuel bills have been increasing every year.
SS. Fuel bills
P. Have been increasing every year.
V. Have been increasing
8. The cold weather has been affecting the spring crops.
SS. weather
P. Has been affecting the spring crops
V. Has been affecting
9. Does your remote control need fresh batteries?
SS. Remote control
P. Does need fresh batteries?
V. Does need
10. Someone must have taken my books by mistake.
SS. Someone
P. Must have taken my books by mistake.
v. Must have taken
This is all I have done in the time being. Thank you for any help or time you spend!
Top answer
You need to send much shorter posts, I'll start with the first Exercise 1 and come back to the others when I have time, unless somebody else answers them in the meantime. If you have not been timed out, edit the numbers of the exercises. They go 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, which is not a helpful numbering system.
- You need to send much shorter posts, I'll start with the first Exercise 1 and come back to the others when I have time, unless somebody else answers them in the meantime.
- If you have not been timed out, edit the numbers of the exercises.
- They go 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, which is not a helpful numbering system.
- EXERCISE 1.
- Write the subject in the space provided.
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You need to send much shorter posts, I'll start with the first Exercise 1 and come back to the others when I have time, unless somebody else answers them in the meantime. If you have not been timed out, edit the numbers of the exercises. They go 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, which is not a helpful numbering system.
EXERCISE 1. Write the subject in the space provided.
Sample:
The apples in t
EXERCISE 1. Write the subject in the space provided.
Sample:
The apples in t
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First of all, the terms “simple subject” and “complete subject” are misleading. In The apples in the fruit bowl were all sour, for example, the noun apples is not any kind of subject; it’s the head of the subject noun phrase the apples in the fruit bowl. So instead this book should be telling you to identify the subject and the head of the noun phrase. That said, I will
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Thank you guys very much for your answers it is very helpful!!
I will try to post things in smaller chunks if I can from now on!
Again thank you very much.
I will try to post things in smaller chunks if I can from now on!
Again thank you very much.
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