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... contains a participle ( chattering ) used as an adjective to modify the noun teeth . Words used in apposition are considered modifiers : We visited Denver , the capital of Colorado . The word co - operation is used many times in his ...
... contains a participle ( chattering ) used as an adjective to modify the noun teeth . Words used in apposition are considered modifiers : We visited Denver , the capital of Colorado . The word co - operation is used many times in his ...
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... contains one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence : Sparks fly upward . The tired , dirty , and footsore hikers straggled wearily across the old bridge , up the hill , and , finally , into the camp in the pine forest ...
... contains one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence : Sparks fly upward . The tired , dirty , and footsore hikers straggled wearily across the old bridge , up the hill , and , finally , into the camp in the pine forest ...
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... contains , as it well may , not merely one single , simple thought but rather a complete thought containing a number of constituent thoughts , we are faced with our first prob- lem . We must decide which of the several ideas is the main ...
... contains , as it well may , not merely one single , simple thought but rather a complete thought containing a number of constituent thoughts , we are faced with our first prob- lem . We must decide which of the several ideas is the main ...
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abbreviations adjective adverb antecedent apposition asked auxiliary verbs begin called capital Chapter colloquial comma complement complete composition compound sentence coordinating conjunction diagraming dictionary direct object driven emphasis English essay example expressions following sentences gender gerund give grammar hyphen idea IMPERATIVE MOOD important IMPROVED independent clause INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive interest italic type italics language letter look Mark indicating means modifiers MOOD noun or pronoun Oakhurst paragraph PAST PARTICIPLE PAST PERFECT past tense periodic sentence phrase plural Poker Flat predicate noun preposition PRESENT principal problem proper nouns prose punctuation question quotation marks reader reference relative pronouns requires rules semicolon simple sentence singular speak speech story style subjective complement SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD subordinate tence thing third person thought tion told topic sentence uncle usage usually words writing