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Grammar
Includes properly using words and other components to form complete sentences; also inlcludes the various rules associated with forming sentences.
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What is the root word chrono mean?
I believe that it is chronos, but I'm not sure. Chronology, anachronism, and chronicle all have this root in them.
What do the o and k mean in the word OK?
OK is probably short for okeh, originally a slave word. There are other putative derivations, each more fanciful and absurd than the other, that stretch credulity attempting to prove that such an important element of America's speech - and hence the world's - does not have African roots. One is that OK abbreviates the nickname of President Martin Van Buren, briefly known as Old Kinderhook and now not known for much of anything. Silly enough, but even more peculiar is the notion that OK derives from the pseudo-comical Orl Korrect, as if that un-funny labored concoction that no one ever heard of had once enjoyed the kind of universal usage it takes to become a part of everyday speech.
Should you start a sentence with the word regardless?
Why not? Regardless of the danger, I plunged ahead.
Should you start a sentence with the word but?
no, you shouldn't because it is a connective. Connective's are used to join to sentences to form one. You might be able to pull it off if the sentence is a piece of dialogue/internal monologue, written after a sentence that mentions what a character was thinking about.
Yes you can start a sentence with but.
In conversation you can use but to show that what you have to say contrasts with or disagrees with what some one else has said.
"You should buy this ring for your wife."
"But I'm not married!"
`Somebody wants you on the telephone'.
`But no one knows I'm here!'
What is the the noun form for adjust?
The noun forms of the verb to adjust are adjustor (or adjuster), adjustment, and the gerund, adjusting.
What is a personal pronoun that refers to the one spoken to?
The personal pronoun that refers to the person spoken to is you, the second person.
The pronoun 'you' can take the place of a singular, plural , or a compound antecedent.
Examples:
Jack, I've made lunch for you. (singular)
Boys, I've made lunch for you. (plural)
Jack and Jill, I've made lunch for you. (plural)
What is the root word means nose?
The root word that means nose is "rhino," derived from the Greek word "rhis," meaning nose.
Is hung it up on the tree correct grammar?
If 'hung it up on the tree' is in the past tense, as in 'He hung it up on the tree!', it is correct.
If it is in the present tense, then, no, it is incorrect. In the present tense, the correct way of saying it would be, 'hang' or 'hangs', not 'hung'.
Is it its raining or it's raining?
The English words its and it's can be very confusing.
- It's is a contraction meaning it is.
- Its is a possessive pronoun meaning belonging to it.
If you can replace the single word with "it is", then use it's. If the sentence involves belonging to something, or replacing with "it is" doesn't make sense, then use its. Because "It is raining" makes sense, the correct word is it's (with the apostrophe).
On the other hand, if you weren't sure whether "The dog lost its collar" or "... it's collar" was correct, try replacing it's with "it is": "The dog lost it is collar", which sounds ridiculous. That means this case uses its (without the apostrophe)
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99.999% of English words use an apostrophe to indicate possession: The car's headlight, the man's suit, etc. Why should its be different? It's (it is!) that famous reason, the possessive forms of personal pronouns are exceptions to the rule. For example, you'd always write "the house is hers" rather than "her's", and the word it is exactly the same. I.e. its (belonging to it) possessive form does NOT have an apostrophe.
No. The correct form is "got", without the "had". Example, I got what I wanted.
How do you know whether you should use 'who' or 'whom' in a sentence?
The basic rule is this: Use the pronoun "who" when it is the subject of a clause and use "whom" when it is the object of a clause.
Probably 90% of the places where you need to use "whom" are prepositional phrases. It's always "to whom", "from whom", "on whom", "with whom", "over whom", "of whom", since "whom" is the object of the preposition.
If you are using the pronoun as the subject of the sentence, use "who". It's always, "Who is", "Who went", "Who did", "Who came", "Who left",
Here's a trick to help remember: It's the same as the difference between "he" and "him". If a reply to your sentence would use "he", then your sentence should use "who"; if a reply to your sentence would use "him", then your sentence should use "whom". (Remember that "whom" and "him" both end with 'm'.) For example,
"Who made this mess?" "He made this mess."
"Who drove the car?" "He drove the car."
"To whom did you give the keys?" "I gave them to him."
"From whom did you hear that rumor?" "I heard it from him."
Here's a tricky one--the subject is "you" and the object is "whom", but they're turned around:
"Whom did you hit with a snowball?" "I hit him."
What is a prepqsitional phrase?
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers. It functions as an adjective or adverb in a sentence, providing information about location, time, or manner. For example, in the phrase "in the morning," "in" is the preposition, and "the morning" is the object of the preposition.
When do you place a comma before the word 'and' in a sentence?
There are two situations in which I would use a comma before the word "and."
1) When three or more things are mentioned in a series: apples, bananas, and oranges. This is called the series comma. It is used in American style more often than in UK style. But it is also correct to omit the series comma in US style.
2) In a compound sentence, which is two complete sentences joined by "and" (or another conjunction, such as "but" or "or"):
I went to visit my parents, and they were very happy to see me.
If the two sentences that make up the compound sentence are short and closely connected, the comma can be left out:
Stand up and state your name.
How interpreter different than a translator?
An interpreter must be capable of reasonably rapid oraltranslation, in order to enable two persons without a common language to engage in conversation. A translator may also be an interpreter, but many professional translators supply written translations from written text only.
Does Department of Education act as a unit or as individuals?
The Department of Education typically acts as a unified entity, with policies and decisions made collectively by the department as a whole. Individual members of the department work together to implement these policies in their respective roles.
How do you find the prepositional phrase in a sentence?
First, you find the preposition, then you find the object of the preposition. Example:
The dog sat under the tree. [under is the preposition, and tree is the object of the preposition, so the whole prepositional phrase is "under the tree"]
The object of the preposition is a noun or pronoun that follows a preposition and completes its meaning
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What does complement mean in English grammar?
In English grammar, a complement is a word or phrase that completes the meaning of a verb or a preposition. It usually provides more information about the subject or object of a sentence. Complements can be either direct objects, indirect objects, subject complements, or object complements.
What is a good sentence for the word angriest?
When he said that to me, I became the angriest that I've ever been.
Is It's a singular possessive?
No, it's is a contraction of it is or it has. The possessive form of it is "its."
Possessive pronouns don't use an apostrophe to indicate possession, the pronoun itself is the possessive form.
If you're not sure which form to use, try the sentence with "it is" instead. If it makes sense, use "it's"; otherwise use "its". For example, which is correct? "The wind changed it's direction." or "... its direction."? If you change to "it is", the sentence becomes "The wind changed it is direction." which is nonsense grammatically. That means the correct wording is "The wind changed its direction."
