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Article Answers: "a" = indefinite or "the" = definite ; an icon ; "a" = indefinite or "the" = definite
Noun Answers: oxymoron, hypocrite, paradox, contronym
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APOSTROPHES
We use an apostrophe [ ' ] to create possessive forms, contractions, and some plurals. Generally, if the noun is singular, the apostrophe goes before the "s". If the noun is plural, the apostrophe goes after the "s". If the word is plural without an "s", the apostrophe comes before the "s". The apostrophe shows where a letter or letters have been left out of a contracted verb.
PERIODS
Use a period [ . ] at the end of a sentence that makes a statement. There is no space between the last letter and the period. Use a period at the end of an indirect question. Use a period with abbreviations. The period comes after the parenthetical citation which comes after the quotation mark".
COMMAS
Use a comma to separate the elements in a series. Use a comma + a little conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) to connect two independent clauses. Use a comma to set off introductory elements. Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements. Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. Use a comma to set off quoted elements. Use commas to set off phrases that express contrast. Use a comma or a set of commas to make the year parenthetical when the date of the month is included. Use a comma to separate a city and a state, a name and a title, and to separate long numbers.
SEMICOLONS
Use a semicolon [ ; ] to help sort out a monster list. Use a semicolon to separate closely related independent clauses. Use a semicolon to separate two independent clauses even when those two independent clauses are connected by a coordinating conjunction.
COLONS
Use a colon [ : ] before a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause that can stand by itself. You can use a colon to separate an independent clause from a quotation.
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A phrasal verb is used to convey a different meaning from the original verb. Different phrasal verbs can have the exact same meaning. Some phrasal verbs have one meaning for objects and a different meaning for people. Many phrasal verbs will have their meaning depending on the context in which it is being used.
Examples:
run + into = meet
I ran into my brother at the movies last night.
run + away = leave home
He ran away when he was 17.
Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. An object can not follow an intransitive verb.
Example:
show + up = appear
He suddenly showed up. "show up" cannot take an object
Some phrasal verbs are transitive and can be followed by an object.
Example:
made + up = fabricate
Fred made up the story. "story" is the object of "make up"
Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable and the object is placed between the verb and the preposition.
Example:
talked + into = convince
Barry talked my mother into letting him borrow the car.
look + up = research or find
She looked the restaurant number up.
Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable and the object is placed after the preposition.
Example:
ran + into = meet
I ran into an old girlfriend yesterday.
look + into = research or investigate
He is looking into the problem.
Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places.
Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.
Specific Rule: you must put the object between the verb and the preposition if the object is a pronoun.
Example:
I looked it up in the phone book. correct
I looked up it in the phone book. Incorrect
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The two fundamental parts of every English sentence are the subject and the predicate. A simple sentence can also be described as a group of words expressing a complete thought. Subjects can be described as the component that performs the action described by the Predicate.
Subject + predicate = sentenceA simple sentence or independent clause must have a verb. A verb shows action or state of being. The subject tells who or what about the verb.
Subject + verb = sentenceThe sentence format consists of a subject and a predicate.
The subject names the topic and the predicate tells about the subject.
A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence.
The receiver of actions is called the object.
A group of words used as a single value without subject or predicate is called a phrase.
A clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate.
Principal or independent clauses can form sentences.
A compound sentence contains two or more principal clauses.
A clause which cannot form a sentence is called a dependant clause.
A complex sentence contains a principal clause and one or more dependant or subordinate clauses.
A compound-complex sentence contains two principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.
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English language Article 1a Exercises
There are only three articles used in the English language: "a, an & the".
There are two types of articles: indefinite 'a' & 'an' and definite 'the'.
For these exercises we are not including: Partitive, Negative or Zero articles.
1. ___ Articles Card 1 contains three English articles.
2. ___ children knew ___ fastest way home.
3. English grammar has rules and ___ set of exemptions.
4. __ English sentence contains ___ idea or ___ complete thought.
5. ___ indefinite article indicates that its noun is not yet __ particular one.
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Before you write an English sentence you have to get organized.
The first stage of organization is choosing the single or complete thought that you
are stating, describing, explaining or asking. The thought should include 1. a subject,
and 2. an action or state of being.
Lets describe the different available subjects to be used in our example sentence.
As a writer of English sentences you have an extremely wide choice of available subjects.
you can use English sentences to write about anything both real and unreal.
You can use yourself as the subject of your sentence. You can use your brothers or sisters
or any or all of your family members as the subject of your sentence. You can use
neighbors, friends, people you know, even people you do not know as the subject of your
sentence. In fact you can use anybody (living or dead even zombies) as the subject of your sentence.
Maybe you want to use your pet dog or goldfish as the subject of your sentence. You can
use any (living or dead) insect, bird, mammal, reptile, fish, bacteria or any creature as
the subject of your sentence.
Maybe you want to use your new toy, Sentence Master Game, computer software, hybrid car,
house, office or space pen as the subject of your sentence. You can use any naturally
constructed or man made items or objects as the subject of your sentence.
Maybe you want to use another person's new car, laptop computer, motorcycle
or funny tie as the subject of your sentence. You can use any other person's naturally
constructed or man made items or objects as the subject of your sentence.
Maybe you want to use your pet dog's possessions as the subject of your sentence. You can
use any (living or dead) insect, bird, mammal, reptile, fish, bacteria or any creature's
possessions or objects as the subject of your sentence.
You may want to use your actions as your subject of your sentence. You can use swimming or
running as subjects for your sentence. Almost all visible actions can be sentence subjects.
You may want to use another person's actions as the subject of your sentence. You can use
their swimming or running as subjects for your sentence. Almost all visible actions
performed by another can be sentence subjects.
You may want to use a natural process or an animal's or machines' actions as the subject
of your sentence. Almost all visible actions performed by mother nature, all creatures and
machines can be used as sentence subjects.
You may want to use invisible actions as your subject of your sentence. These invisible
actions are also described as intangible actions. You can use your thinking or dreaming or
wondering as intangible actions as subject of your sentence.
You may want to use another person's invisible or intangible actions as the subject of
your sentence. You can use another person's daydreaming or fantasizing as intangible
actions as subject of your sentence.
You may use your state of being as the subject of your sentence. The state of being is
also considered an intangible item. You can use your feeling happy or sad as the
intangible subject of your sentence. (being bored by grammar is OK.)
You may also use another person's state of being as the subject of your sentence. You can
use their feeling happy or sad as the intangible subject of your sentence.
You may want to use an un-real item or action or state of being as the subject or your
sentence. You can use imaginary people, animals, objects, planets, actions, thoughts, and
other intangibles as the subject of your sentence. In fact you can use imaginary
characteristics of your imaginary friend's pet "axelyrty" as the subject of your sentence.
You may want to use a small amount of imagination and only use imaginary thoughts or
feelings or actions to a real person, animal, object or machine.
The second stage of organization is choosing 2. an action or state of being.
Let's describe the different available actions or states of being that can be used in our sentences.
We can use visible, invisible or intangible actions in our sentence. We can use real
or unreal actions in our sentence.
We can use visible, invisible or intangible states of being in our sentence. We can use real
or unreal states of being in our sentence.
The very simple aspect about writing English sentences is that if you can think about "it"
then "it" can probably be used as an action or state of being and even a subject in an English sentence.
The next "How to write Sentences" will discuss sentence types and sentence constructions.
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I ____ the game codes that you are looking for.
I will ___ fine after a short rest.
We will ___ the video edits tomorrow.
We ___ to the gym every day for cardio.
Experts ___Tik Tok will continue to grow.
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answers: have, be, do, go, say
No. Verb Simple Past Past Participle
1 to be were been
2 to have had had
3 to do did done
4 to say said said
5 to go went gone
6 to get got got / gotten
7 to make made made
8 to see saw seen
9 to know knew known
10 to take took taken
11 to think thought thought
12 to come came come
13 to give gave given
14 to look looked looked
15 to use used used
16 to find found found
17 to want wanted wanted
18 to tell told told
19 to put put put
19 to work worked worked
20 to call called called
21 to become became become
22 to mean meant meant
23 to leave left left
24 to seem seemed seemed
25 to need needed needed
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Sentence Master Article Vocabulary Exercises 1 to 10
Video Answers Articles Exercise 1 to 10 on youtube
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English grammar uses words based on eight parts of speech:
the verb, the noun, the pronoun, the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction,and the interjection.
Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used.
The same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next.
The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb states something about the subject of the sentence. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being.
A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. A noun can function in a sentence as a subject, a direct object, an indirect object, a subject complement, an object complement, an appositive, an adjective or an adverb.
Pronouns as a part of speech can replace a noun, another pronoun, noun phrases and perform most of the functions of a noun.
An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. Many consider articles: "the, a, an" to be adjectives.
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree.
A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence.
Conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses.
An interjection is a part of speech used to show or express emotion or illustrate an exclamation.
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Learn to write English sentences, clauses and phrases with Sentence Master word cards. Sentencemaster has some
easy and free English writing exercises for you to learn and practice your English vocabulary, grammar and language
comprehension.
Start with the
One Word Card Writing Exercises.
Simply select the correct word to fill in the blank and complete the English sentence. You can practice how to
use English articles, prepositions, conjunctions, verbs, adverbs, adjectives nouns and pronouns in English sentences.
Continue with the Two Word Card Writing Exercises. You can practice with the adjective and noun
combinations along with the adverb and verb combinations.
Once you have finished the two card exercises you can continue with the Three Word Card Writing Exercises.
You can practice with the adjective and noun combinations along with the verb combinations.
Once you have finished the three card exercises you can continue with the
Four Word Card Writing Exercises.
You can practice with the adjective and noun combinations along with the adverb and verb combinations.
When you have completed the four word card writing exercises - then you can continue on with the
Sentence Master Challenges. Start with the six word card challenges. Once you have mastered the six word
card challenges then try the eight word card challenges, then the ten word card challenges and then the advanced
13 word card challenges.
When you have finished the exercises and the challenges then you can try the
Grid Quizzes. There are 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 line Grid Quizzes. Play with your friends to see who can make the most sentences.
Try the
Celebrity Sentences - test your pop-culture knowledge with English grammar.
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answers: perfectly, change, rotten, behaviour
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SENTENCE MASTER English Language Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing Practice
Please select the correct English language noun to complete the sentence.
Noun Card 1 fill in the blanks English Practice Questions
1. Sometimes it just takes one woman or one ____ to start social change.
2. An informal instruction for route or method is to say "this is the ____".
3. A common expression is "Come on _______ let's get it together".
4. For many the ______ 2020 has been a series of disasters.
5. Most students use their phone to check the ______.
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answers: 1 man 2 way 3 people 4 year 5 time
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SENTENCE MASTER English Language Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing Practice
Please select the correct English language noun to complete the sentence.
1. In international football players can use their foot or ____ to direct the ball.
2. Many think the ___ is the window into the soul.
3. In summer the ______ is a short 6 or 7 hours.
4. Yesterday I had a _____ order of fries with my super burger.
5. The lockdown has entered the fifth _____.
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Online classes use combinations of zoom, whatsapp, facetime, text, voip, email and other platforms. Students will be level tested to determine what English skills and vocabulary have been acquired and what instruction should be provided. A study plan and goals will be set for the students or groups.
All online teachers are Canadian certified and experienced teachers.
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answers: 1 head 2 eye 3 night 4 side 5 month
