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Tag: grammar

Grammar question? Ask the Teachers!

January 8, 2017 TeacherLee Grammar, Posts 3 comments

This post is a landing page provided as a place you can visit to answer grammar questions as they come into your mind.  Don’t be shy.  Try to stump the teachers.  We dare you! Please ask your question as follows: Create a new post. Set the post category to “Ask

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El Condor Pasa (If I Could) by Simon and Garfunkel

December 30, 2016 Diana_UA Grammar, Songs Leave a comment

In this grammar lesson you will learn how to express what you prefer to do or who you prefer to be using the structure I would rather do… than… and I would rather be… than ….  I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite song you’ve probably heard

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Verbs

December 28, 2016 TeacherLee Grammar, Parts of Speech Leave a comment

Verbs are used to show actions (walk, talk, see, go) or to describe a condition of existence or state of being (is happy, is tall). Verbs have many attributes such as person, number, voice, mood, and tense.

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Prepositions

December 28, 2016 TeacherLee Grammar, Parts of Speech Leave a comment

Prepositions are used to show the relationship of nouns or pronouns with other words in the sentence.

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Nouns

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Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, idea, or concept.

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Interjections

December 28, 2016 TeacherLee Grammar, Parts of Speech Leave a comment

Interjections express strong emotion, like anger, excitement, or commitment. Many interjections are “sound” words that have no meaning in themselves other than just expressing an emotion. One example is “Yuck!”, which expresses a feeling of disgust.

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Conjunctions

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Conjunctions join two or more words, phrases, or clauses. There are two types of conjunctions: coordinate and subordinate.

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Adverbs

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Adverbs are words that answer any of the questions where/when/why/how/to what degree. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

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Adjectives

December 28, 2016 TeacherLee Grammar, Parts of Speech Leave a comment

Adjectives answer any of the questions which/what kind of/how many. Adjectives modify nouns and are generally singular in form.

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Modal Verbs

December 28, 2016 TeacherLee Grammar Leave a comment

Introduction This link will teach you about modal verbs, which are sometimes called helping verbs or auxiliary verbs. The information is presented as a Presentation. Click in middle to start. Use keyboard arrow keys (or click arrow buttons at bottom) to move through presentation.

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Comparisons

December 28, 2016 TeacherLee Grammar, Writing 3 comments

This discussion came up in another group. I thought I’d share my reply here. When using “than”, a TRUE comparison between two things requires the verb “to be”: Pattern: A is ____ than B. He is taller than I am. She is prettier this year than she was last year.

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Be and Being

December 28, 2016 TeacherLee Grammar Leave a comment

Introduction Let’s first review the verb “to be”. The verb “to be” is not an action verb. It is what we call a “state of being” verb or a “linking verb”. It is used to describe a condition of existence or a state of existence or a status. It is

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