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Writing 105G Midterm
Mr. Cotich, Summer A 2011
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Writing
Undergraduate 4
07/12/2011

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svo
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subject-verb-object. object answers what/who. subject and object are different. "hit upon" or "broke up" is a phrasal verb- still counts as V in SVO.
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relative pronouns
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two simple sentences with a verb in between- put a relative pronoun in the middle (who/which/that). (one of the boys who dance well is in the hospital). (one of the goals that are not mentioned is to get kids off the street)
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transitive verb
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transfers verb to object. demands a verb. asks who/what and are answered by following object.
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S-V-IO-DO
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(the soldier wrote his love a syrupy letter). (the soldier wrote a letter to his love is SVO). object is always between verb and direct object. IO is to whom/for whom something was done or given. subject, io, and do are all different.
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S-V-DO-OC
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do & oc have same referent. subject is different. (the study session left me confused)
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linking verbs
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"to be": is, are, was, were. "sense": see, hear, smell, touch, taste. "other": remains, grows, seems, appears, becomes. subject and object/adj are same thing. predicate adj or predicate noun.
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intransitive verbs
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don't take DO's. (he looked up into the sky- into the sky is an adverb)
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adverb
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answers where, how, when
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SV
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sentences with intransitive verbs. do have prepositional phrases and adverbs that answer where or how. elements are not part of the sentence pattern.
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ambidextrous verbs
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can be transitive or intransitive. (they played in the backyard-SV vs. they played monopoly- SVO)
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progressive tense
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i am riding. -"to be" verb.
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-ing
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can be an adjective or noun. is not the whole verb. (riding my bike is fun.). verb + -ing = gerund- acts as noun, especially when in subject.
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pronouns
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that, her, his, their, etc.
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prepositional phrases
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prep + object and clusters. prep phrases w/in noun clusters serve the noun. pattern with/modify noun. often spatial- answers how/when/where.
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conjunctions
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joining words
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intensifiers
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very, so, extremely
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auxiliaries
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helping words- would, could, will
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interrogatives
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how, why
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nouns
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objects, people, places, feelings, phenomena, theories. recognize by: placement in a sentence (before verb as subject, after verb as DO/IO/PN, after prep). can be plural, have proper nouns/capital letters, can be possessive. test: i lost my ___. + gerunds and infinitives.
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adjective
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placement: before nouns, after "be" verb, after nouns. purpose: express degree/intensity, comparative (-est, more). test: a __ that is __ is ___.
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adjective appositives
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stark, foreboding, awesome- DV is a beautiful place. slows down the sentence, especially after noun.
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determiners
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structure words that signal nouns vital in noun clusters: a, an, the, etc. all precede nouns.
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noun adjuncts
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nouns that restrict, modify, define head noun: computer lab, etc. are nouns but technically adj bc they modify.
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adjective prep. phrase
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answers "which," describes a noun.
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adverb prep. phrase
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answers how, when, where
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prepositions
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(that/why/whether/how) + (i like shoes) turns it all into a noun. "like" only precedes nouns, so its a preposition. "as" can precede anything.
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coordinating conjunction
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joins items of equal grammatical importance. and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet.
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correlative
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subordinating
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unequal grammatical importance. while, if, though, although, because, before, when. also includes "relative pronouns"
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relative pronouns
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part of subordinating conjunctions. who, whom, what, that, which. introduces relative/adj clauses. relate the clause to its noun.
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conjunctive adverbs
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join one item with another. however, therefore, nevertheless, henceforth, moreover, consequently. can also act as a preposition when before a noun cluster. when a conjunction- links entire pattern/clause.
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auxiliaries
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secondary alongside primary verb. do (does, did), be, have, may, might, can, could, will, would, shall, should. only present and past.
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progressive tense
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be + present participle (-ing). am -ing, was -ing, shall/will be -ing.
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perfect tense
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have + past participle. was ongoing but is now completed. (have, had, shall have)
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subjunctive form
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conditional. contrary to fact. (if i were you, if it were, etc.)
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auxiliary verb
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secondary- do, be, have, might, can, may, could, will, would, shall, should.
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past participle
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chosen. (-ed, -en, -n)
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present participle
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choosing. -ing.
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passives
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rearrange to be SVO, but they are all SV! usually have "by".
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verb clusters
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usually 2nd position in sentence. reflect passage of time (present, past, ongoing, etc.). and express "how"- usually through action (physical, psychological, emotional, or social). imply/state that something is happening. animate nouns.
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count
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singular/plural. used for nouns and verbs.
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tense
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tells time. only with verbs. determines the form of the verb. tense must occur in the verb phrase predicate. if it has tense, its finite. if not, the verb is infinite. (go is infinite. goes is finite)
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verb parts
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1. base form (go). 2. past (went). 3. past participle ((have) gone- only gone is pp). 4. present participle ((am) going).
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agreement
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subject + verb. first person (I, we). second (you). third person (he, they, the bus driver).
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number
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how many people are embodied in subject. singular (i am). plural (we are). collective noun (the couple is in therapy- if both agree, is singular. if diagree, is plural). collectING noun (a team of dragons is... head noun is singular, so acting as one.)
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mood/modality
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statement: indicative/normal mood. question: interrogative. command: imperative. possibility: conditional.
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conditional
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may, should, must. usually add modal auxiliaries/modals. can, shall, will may. past: could, should, would, might, must. always at beginning of main verb constituent (photo promotes it. vs. photos might promote it.) concerns possibility, certainty, obligation, desire, etc. events in the future- will perform, etc.
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aspect
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perfect (present/past/future) vs. progressive
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perfect
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indicates the action was completed. have + past participle (predicted, unraveled, etc.). had predicted- past perfect.
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present perfect
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must have indefiniteness of past time or a continuation to the present. (i have played cards since 3 pm yesterday)
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past perfect
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completed at some definite time in the past. (she had eaten 3 bowls before 6 pm).
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past participle
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i have__. she has __.
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progressive aspect
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refers to a continuing action. composed of a form of "be" used as an auxiliary, followed by a present participle. (he was dancing at the room- past progressive). (beth is crying- present progressive)
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present participle
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i (you, we, they) am/are ___+ing. he (she, it) is ___ +ing.
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pronouns
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noun substitutes. can assume any position a noun can. used to vary sound of a sentence/prevent repetition. subject pronouns are nominative: he, she, it, i, you, we, they. pronouns in object position are objective: him, her, it, me, you, us, them.
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