Eng100BC PartsOfSpeech ActivePassiveVerbs EndingPrepositions

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A dramatic ballad singer studied under a strict teacher

who insisted that he rehearse day after day, month

after month the same passage from the same song,

without being permitted to go any further. Finally,

overwhelmed by frustration and despair, the young

man ran off to find another profession. One night,

stopping at an inn, he stumbled upon a recitation

contest. Having nothing to lose, he entered the

competition and, of course, sang the one passage that

he knew so well. When he had finished, the sponsor of

the contest highly praised his performance. Despite

the student's embarrassed objections, the sponsor

refused to believe that he had just heard a beginner

perform. "Tell me," the sponsor said, "who is your

instructor? He must be a great master." The student

later became known as the great performer Koshiji.


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If a child says he wants to be a professional

basketball player, what must the child do?

If a student wants to be a good writer, what

must the student do?


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Noun

name of a person, place, thing, or concept

A Noun is a Person Place or Thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0m89e9oZko

Pronoun

word used in place of a noun

Rufus Xaviar Sarsasparilla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVSr4bsVIpM

Verb

usually expresses action or being

Verb Thats Whats Happening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvBKnZ6u0jA
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1. A couple was going on a vacation.

verb

2. The wife was on a business trip and was

going to meet her husband in Barbados the

day after his arrival.

noun

3. When he reached his hotel, he decided to

send his wife a quick email.

verb


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4. Unfortunately, when typing her address, he

mistyped a letter, and his note was directed

instead to an elderly preachers wife whose

husband had passed away only the day before.

noun

5. When the grieving widow checked her email, she

took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing

scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint.

Pronoun

6. When they heard the commotion, her family

rushed into the study.

verb


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7. They saw the following email on the

computer screen.

noun

8. Dearest Wife,

Just got checked in. Everything prepared

for your arrival tomorrow.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.

pronoun


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Whenever possible avoid the passive voice

and use the active voice

Makes writing crisper, more lively, more

concise

Avoid or replace

be

verbs

be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been

The fly ball was caught by Hernando.

Hernando caught the fly ball.


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Use the active voice unless you have a good

reason for choosing the passive.

In active, the subject does the action

In passive, the subject receives the action

Mostly scientific writing

The settlers stripped the land of timber.

The land was stripped of timber by the

settlers.


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Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy

sentences

As a rule, choose a subject that names the

person or thing doing the action.


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1. Big crowds are drawn to annual Fashion

Week events in American and European

cities.

Annual Fashion Week events in American

And European cities draw big crowds.

2. Shows by new and established designers

are attended by photographers, journalists,

models, and celebrities.

Photographers, journalists, models, and

celebrities attend shows by new and

established designers.


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5. Haute couture garments are not expected

to be worn by ordinary people.

Designers do not expect ordinary people to

wear haute couture garments.

6. Haute couture creations are frequently

more like works of art than mere outfits.

Designers frequently consider their haute

couture

creations as works of art rather than

mere outfits.


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7. Such clothing can be worn in public only by

runway models.

Only runway models can wear such clothing

in public.

8. Other people seem ridiculous in haute

couture

clothes.

Other people attract ridicule in haute couture

clothes.


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Adjective

modifies a noun or pronoun

usually answers questions such as

Which one? What kind? How many?

Articles a an and the also adjectives

Unpack Your Adjectives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRBRnyfjFwAdverb

modifies a verb , an adjective, or an adverb

usually answers questions such as

When? Where? Why? How? Under what conditions?

To what degree?

Lolly Lolly Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here

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1. My captors continue to maliciously torment

me with bizarre dangling objects.

adverb

2. They eat lavish meals in my presence while I

am forced to subsist on dry cereal.

adjective

3. The only thing that keeps me going is the

hope of eventual escape.

adjective


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4. I also derive satisfaction from occasionally

ruining some piece of their furniture.

adverb

5. I fear I may be going utterly insane.

adverb

6. Yesterday, I ate a houseplant.

Adjective (articles are adjectives too )

7. Tomorrow, I might eat another.

Adjective (plant is impliedanother describes

plant)


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Preposition

indicates the relationship between the noun or

pronoun that follows it and another word in

the sentence

Busy Prepositions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmz8mM-nPtM

Conjunction

connects words or word groups

Conjunction Junction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AyjKgz9tKg
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1. We were somewhere around Barstow on the

edge of the desert when the drugs began to

take hold.

preposition

2. I remember saying something like I feel a bit

lightheaded [so] maybe you should drive.

conjunction


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3. And suddenly there was a terrible roar

all around us and the sky was full of what looked

like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and

diving around the car, which was going about 100

miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas.

preposition

4. And a voice was screaming: Holy Jesus What

are these goddamn animals? Then it was quiet

again. My attorney had taken his shirt off and was

pouring beer on his chest, to facilitate the

tanning process.

preposition


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5. What the hell are you yelling about? he

mustered, staring up at the sun with his eyes

closed and covered with wraparound Spanish

sunglasses.

preposition

6. Never mind, I said. Its your turn to drive.

preposition


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Can you end a sentence with a preposition?

Where are you at?

Where are you?

She displayed the good humor shes known

for.

She displayed the good humor for which she

is known.

I want to know where he came from.

I want to know from where he came.


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She is a person I cannot cope with.

She is a person with whom I cannot

cope.

If the restructured sentence sounds contrived

and unnatural, simply rewrite the sentence:

It is behavior I will not put up with.

It is behavior up with which I will not

put.

It is behavior I will not tolerate.


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The source uses a variety of

people to show what happiness

is.

This is how people are.

Never end in a be verb


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Sample essay

Read Preface pages 1 46 (How to Read an

Essay, How to Write an Essay, How to Revise

an Essay)


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Sample essay

Read Preface pages 1 46 (How to Read an

Essay, How to Write an Essay, How to Revise

an Essay)

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