2. Articles,
demonstr
ative,
posessive
Number Descripti
ve words
Other
noun
Noun Phrases,
clauses,
Appositiv
es
Predicat
e
The Two Long,
winding
Path To the
house
Was very
dark
These Red Paper Clips Are from
Japan
His
father
Beautiful
1990
Porche Which is
outside
Has a
dent in it
That Nice new Student Kunio Is
coming
for
dinner
3. • Collective noun
can use either
singular or
plural verb,
depending on
the context
• Collective
noun
generally
use singular
verb
• Both singular and
plural pronouns are
used to refer to the
nouns although
singular pronouns
are prefered in
standard written
english
7. adverb Standar word order Inverted word order
Barely No
sooner
I rarely take a bath
in the morning
Rarely I take a bath in
the morning
Hardly Rarely I never loved
someone like you.
Never did i love someone
like you
Hardly
ever
seldom She was scarcely
able to speak english
Scarcely was she able to
speak english
never
8. Parallel form should be
used in series of word,
phrases, and clauses
Example :
Correct usage : the ugly, stupid girl
try to crag me down
Incorrect usage : the stupid girl,
who was also ugly try to crag me
down
9. Parallel form must also be used with
these connectors : and, but, or,
both...and, not only...., but also,
either....or, and neither...... nor
Example :
Correct usage :
Incorrect usage :
