Saturday, March 19, 2016

PRONOUNS

Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns.
Every pronoun must have a clear antecedent (the word for which the pronoun stands).

KINDS OF PRONOUN                     
A.   Personal Pronouns:  

SINGULAR

PLURAL

subjective
objective
possessive
subjective
objective
possessive
1st person
I
me
my, mine
we
us
our, ours
2nd person
you
you
your, yours
you
you
your, yours
3rd person
he
she
it
him
her
it
his
her,  hers
its
they

them
their, theirs
                 
            
Personal pronouns have the following characteristics:
           
1.  three persons (points of view)
       1st person - the one(s) speaking  (I  me my  mine  we  us our ours)
       2nd person - the one(s) spoken to  (you your yours)
       3rd person - the one(s) spoken about  (he  him  his  she her hers  it  its  they  their  theirs
          Examples
        https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun10.jpg 
2.  three genders
       feminine  (she  her  hers)
       masculine (he  him  his)
       neuter  (it its  they them their theirs
          Examples
          https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun11.jpg
 
3.  two numbers
       singular (I  me  my  mine  you  your  yours  he  him  his  she  her  hers it its)
       plural  (we  us  our  ours  you  your yours  they  them  their  theirs
          Examples
          https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun12.jpg

4.  three cases
      subjective (I  you  he  she  it  we  they)
      possessive  (my  mine  your  yours  his  her  hers  our  ours  their  theirs)
      objective   (me  you  him  her  it  us  them)
           Examples - subjective case
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun13.jpg

           Examples - possessive case
              https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun14.jpg

           Examples - objective case
       https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun15.jpg

   NOTE:  Because of pronoun case, the pronoun's form changes with its function in the sentence.  Follow this link to pronoun case for more information.

B.      Demonstrative Pronouns:
                             
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun1.jpg
                   
Demonstrative pronouns can also be used as determiners.
                  
Example:
            
Hand me that hammer. (that describes the noun hammer)
                           
Demonstrative pronouns can also be used as qualifiers:
           
Example:
         
She wanted that much money? (that describes the adjective much)

                   
C. Reflexive / Intensive Pronouns  the "self" pronouns
         
             
These pronouns can be used only to reflect or intensify a word already there in the sentence.
              
Reflexive / intensive pronouns CANNOT REPLACE personal pronouns.
                        
Examples:
                
I saw myself  in the mirror. (Myself is a reflexive pronoun, reflecting the pronoun I.)
                
I’ll do it myself. (Myself is an intensive pronoun, intensifying the pronoun I.)
                    
                    
Note:  The following words are substandard and should not be used:
                          
             theirselves       theirself          hisself         ourself


                      
                    
                            
Singular:

one
someone
anyone
no one
everyone
each
somebody
anybody
nobody
everybody
(n)either
something
anything
nothing
everything
                  
                     
Examples:
                             
Somebody is coming to dinner.
Neither of us believes a word Harry says.
Plural:     
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun2.jpg
Examples:
Both are expected at the airport at the same time.
Several have suggested canceling the meeting.
Singular with non-countables / Plural with countables:
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun3.jpg
Examples:
Some of the dirt has become a permanent part of the rug.
Some of the trees have been weakened by the storm.
Indefinite pronouns use apostrophes to indicate possessive case.
Examples:
The accident is nobody’s fault.
How will the roadwork affect one's daily commute?
Some indefinite pronouns may also be used as determiners.
one, each, either, neither, some, any, one, all, both, few, several, many, most
Note the differences:
Each person has a chance.
(Each is a determiner describing person.)
Each has a chance.
(Each is an indefinite pronoun replacing a noun.)
Both lawyers pled their cases well.
(Both is a determiner describing  lawyers.)
Both were in the room.
(Both is an indefinite pronoun replacing a noun.)
E. Interrogative Pronouns:
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun4.jpg
Interrogative pronouns produce information questions that require more than a “yes” or “no” answer.
Examples:
What do you want?
Who is there?
F. Relative Pronouns:
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronoun5.jpg
Relative pronouns introduce relative (adjectival) clauses.
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronouns_image006.jpg



Note:
Use who, whom, and whose to refer to people.
Use that and which to refer to things.


Saturday, March 12, 2016

Subject, Verb, Complement & Modifier

Subject
Subject is about what or who is spoken in a sentence or clause. The subject can be a person, animal, object, or an abstract concept.
Each complete subject is basically constructed by one or more noun or pronoun with / without additional modifier (s) that can be either article (the, an, an), adjective and prepositional phrase. The gerund and an infinitive can also occupy the position of the subject.
Example:
·         His new car tax has already been paid by his assistant.
·         Lia and I were eating our lunch on the kitchen table.
·         The very big boarding school in this country was built in 1980.

Simple Subject and Simple Predicate
Simple subject singular form of a noun or pronoun, with the exclusion of modifier (s) it. While simple predicate verb form ataucompound singular verb.
Example of sentences
Simple Subject
Simple Predicate
His new car tax has already been paid by his assistant.
tax
has been paid
his new car = (pre) modifier
by his assistant = prepositional phrase
The very big boarding school in this country was built in 1980.
school
was built
the very big boarding= (pre) modifier;
in this country = (post) modifier;
in 1980 = prepositional phrase
Open the door!

“you”
open
door = direct object
His Uncle Cal will not arrive on time.
Uncle Cal
will arrive
his = possessive;
not = adverb;
on time= prepositional phrase
There was a hounted house.
house
was
there = adverb;
haunted = participle;
= article
Running may be hard for overweight people.
running
may be
running = gerund;
hard = adjective;
for overweight people = prepositional phrase
To travel is a bad idea.
to travel
is
to travel = infinitive;
is = linking verb;
a bad idea = subject complement


Verb
Verb is a word which serves to indicate the action of the subject, showing events or circumstances. Verbmerupakan one of the eight parts of speech.
English verbs are not always a simple (one word), but may be a result of a combination with particlemenjadi phrases phrasal verb (get in, make up, read over).

Various kinds and Example Verb
Several kinds and examples include the following verb.
·         Transitive and Intransitive: Transitive followed direct object (example sentence: The boy kicked the ball), while the intransitive not (example sentence: Cheryl Often sneezes while cleaning).
·         Regular and Irregular: In the form of regular, past tense and participle obtained by adding the suffix-ed in the base form while padairregular, way more varied.
·         Action and Stative: Action (eat, play) stating that something occurred, whereas stative (love, need) said conditions are likely to remain.
·         Finite and Non-Finite: Finite influenced tense and subject-verb agreement, while the non-finite not.
·         Linking Verb: linking the subject of a sentence with description (example sentence: She is young and beautiful).
·         Causative: The verb to indicate that the subject is not directly responsible for the actions happened (example sentence: I've had my house renovated last week).

Complement
·       Usually a noun (noun) or noun phrase (noun phrase)
·         Usually found after the verb in the active voice
·         Answered questions complement what (what) or anyone (Whom)
Example:
Ø  Sarijon bought a cake yesterday
      What did Sarijon buy yesterday? -> A cake.
Ø  He saw Tony at the movie
      Whom did he see at the movie? -> Tony
Ø  I explain to my students pharmacology
      What do I explain to my students? -> Pharmacology
Note: Each sentence should not have a complement.

Modifier
·       Modifier describes the time (time), place (where), or manner (how) of an action or actions
·         The most common form of the modifier is a prepositional phrase (a group of words that begin with a preposition and ends with a noun
Preposition = on, out, under, behind, etc ...
·         Modifier answer the questions when (when), where (in which), or how (how)
Example:
Ø  John bought a book at a book fair
o   Where did John buy a book? -> At a book fair
Ø  She is driving very fast
o   How is she driving? -> Very fast
Ø  I posted my application yesterday
o   When do I post my application? -> Yesterday
So, as these elements Subject, Verb, Complement and Modifier in Example sentence:
We   studied   grammar   last week.
S            V                  C                M

Question:
1. George cooked dinner
2. Henry and Marcia have visited the president
3. We had lunch at this restaurant today
4. Pat must buy petrol yesterday
5. Trees grow
6. It was raining at seven o'clock this morning
7. He opened the book
8. Harry wash the dishes now
9. He opened the book
10. Paul, William and Mary was watching television a few minutes ago.
Answer:
1. George / is cooking / dinner / night
(Subject) (verb phrase) (supplementary) (modifier time)
2. Henry and Marcia / visiting / president
(Subject) (verb phrase) (complementary)
3. We / dining / lunch / at this restaurant / day
(Subject) (verb phrase) (supplementary) (a modifier) ​​(modifier time)
4. Pat / must buy / petrol / yesterday
(Subject) (verb phrase) (supplementary) (modifier time)
5. Trees / grow
(Subject) (verb phrase)
6. / rain / at 07:00 this morning
(Subject) (verb phrase) (modifier time)
7. He / open / book
(Subject) (verb phrase) (complementary)
8. Harry / washing / dishes / now
(Subject) (verb phrase) (supplementary) (modifier time)
9. He / open / book
(Subject) (verb phrase) (complementary)
10. Paul, William and Marry /'m watching / TV / minutes ago
(Subject) (verb phrase) (supplementary) (modifier time)

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