Grammar

Grammar

1/30/11 Parallel Construction- When you have a sorrels list, the elements are balanced. EX.Penelope was grieving, had lamentations, and was weaving change to : (1)Penelope was grieving, lamenting, and weaving. (2)Penelope likes weaving, lamentations, and grieving. (3)Penelope's grieving, lamentations and weaving made me agitated.

EX2.The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, complete his lab problems in a careless manner, and his motivation was low.

Change:And he had a low motivation.

EX.3 The couch told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm up exercises before the game.

Change: They should do some warm up exercises before the game.

EX.4 In the land of the Phaiakians, Odysseus joined the feast with Alkinoos and Arete, received the presents from both of them, enjoyed it as well.

EX5. Odysseus begs, competes and dances.

My name is John, he is playing basketball.

n.--- is a subject or object and has to have article. (a, an, the) v.--- action(past time or present time), agree with the subject preposition(on, in) the relationship between two n. usually the subject and object.

- Words that get mistaken for each other to too, two. Their, there, they're its, it's - Part of speech. subject/object, prepositions, verb.

(prepositional phrases)--- proposition noun+noun(obj) EX. In the beginning, after the fall night, after his kind, upon the face of deep, in the midst

Present, past, future
 * subject || verb ||
 * 1st || I agree ||
 * 2nd || you agree ||
 * 3rd || He agrees ||
 * Third singular || He agrees ||
 * Third Plural || They agree ||