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Sentence patterns using question word clauses

March 12, 2012 -

Subject + verb + interrogative adverb / pronoun + clause Study the following sentences. I know where he lives. He asked when he should come.… Continue reading

All / any / none + the + comparative

February 3, 2012 -

This is a special structure used to say why something is or should be ‘more…’ The robbery was all the more distressing because the robbers… Continue reading

Inversion after negative words

January 14, 2012 -

If a negative adverb or adverb phrase comes at the beginning of a clause, it is usually followed by auxiliary verb + subject. These structures… Continue reading

That-clauses

January 12, 2012 -

As a conjunction that has little real meaning. It simply connects two clauses. I realized. She was innocent. (Two separate sentences.) I realized that she… Continue reading

Sentence pattern – part II

January 4, 2012 -

We can modify a basic sentence pattern by adding noun phrases, determiners, adverbs and other elements. Fire burns. -> The fire burns. Dog barks. ->… Continue reading