Analyzing English Grammar

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Analyzing English Grammar

• A brief learning tutorial by Jennifer Overly

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Pronouns

• Pronouns can replace nouns or other pronouns.
• They are often classified as
• Personal
• Subjective I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
• Objective me, you, her, him, it, us, you, them
• Possessive mine, yours, hers, his, ours, theirs
• Demonstrative this, these, that, those
• Interrogative who, whom, which, what
• Relative who, whom, which, what, that
• Reflexive myself, yourself,
• Indefinite all, any, many, nobody, few, another
• Intensive myself, himself, themselves

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• Please select the appropriate pronouns.
• Example
• Like you and I/me, Abby enjoys movies and
  popcorn.
• Me is the appropriate choice, because both you
  and me are objects of the preposition like.
• 1.) When you and he/him start planning the
  end-of-the-semester party, send an email to Jim
  and she/her.
• 2.) If he/him and she/her find out in time, they
  can help decorate.
• 3.) Our group will provide live music if you let
  the band and I/me know the date.
• 4.) Unless both he/him and I/me study this
  weekend, we will have absolutely nothing to
  celebrate.
• 5.) Abby is going to ask you and she/her whether
  she is invited to the party.

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Relative Clauses

• How poor are
• they who have
• not patience.
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• Relative clauses give essential
• information to help identify a
• particular person or thing.
• Commas are not used in
• defining relative clauses.
• There are three cases for
• relatives
• Subjective (who, that, which)
• Objective (who, whom, that, which, where, when,
  why)
• Possessive (whose)
• The antecedent refers to the
• noun that the relative stands for
• in the clause.
• Ex. An English student is someone who studies
  literature.

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• Combine the set of simple sentences into a single
• sentence, using a relative. You may change the
  order of
• the clauses.

English tourists like to visit the Riviera. The
Riviera is warmer and sunnier than England. We
want to get rid of the bookshelf. Uncle George
gave us the bookshelf.
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Sentence Types

• Type One Uses an intransitive verb and an
  optional adverb phrase.
• Ex. Emily runs around the house.
• Type Two Uses a linking verb, often the verb to
  be with a required adverb phrase.
• Ex. Emily is running around the house.
• Type Three Uses a linking verb and requires an
  adjective phrase.
• Ex. Emily is happy to run around the house.
• Type Four Uses a linking verb and requires a
  noun phrase that refers back to the subject.
• Ex. Emily is a runner.
• Type Five Uses a transitive verb and requires a
  noun phrase different from the subject of the
  sentence.
• Ex. Emily enjoys running.
• Ex. The dog ate the treat.

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• Write a Type Five sentence using the verb to
  dance.
• Write a Type Three sentence using the verb to
  seem.
• Write a Type Four sentence using the verb to
  be.

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Curriculum Vitae
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• Education Silverado High School
• Graduated June 2002
• University of Nevada, Reno
• English Major, Journalism Minor
• Attending Years August 2002-December 2004
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• B.A. in English
• Graduated December 2006
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Graduate Licensure Program (GLP)
• Estimated Graduation Date Fall 2008
• Relevant Work Experience UNLV Writing Center
  Consultant
• August 2006-Present
• Contact Dr. Patrice Hollrah [phone]