The little girl climbed quickly up the very tall tree.
Adjectives are capable of comparison:
positive: small, beautiful
comparative: smaller, more beautiful
superlative: smallest, most beautiful.
The little girl climbed quickly up the very tall tree.
Adverbs are capable of comparison:
positive fast, quickly
comparative faster, more quickly
superlative fastest, most quickly.
I should have been trying to please them, but I forgot.
Before Tanya or I arrived, it had become late and cold, so we left.
Barb ran down the street for help while Liz called the police.
Liz ran down the street for help and Barb called the police.
Before Tanya or I arrived, it had become late and was turning cold, so we left.
Others, like "since," "when," and sometimes "for," connect subordinate clauses to the rest of the sentence.
Before Tanya or I arrived, it had become late and cold, so we left.
I worked hard; nevertheless I did no better than before.
I worked hard; I nevertheless did no better than before.
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Running in every race was Amanda's goal.
Running in every race, Amanda was known to everyone.
That's between Jay and I.
To offer help is better than to refuse it.
Friends and neighbours stopped by to offer help after the fire.
I was able to offer help because I was at hand.
Subject: he they who it Mary
Possessive: his their(s) whose its Mary's
Object: him them whom it Mary
Tenses:
give, gave, given
tide, rode, ridden
go, went, gone
sit, sat, sat
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Mark did not sell his store.
The children, who loved ice cream, ran to the Dairy Queen.
Mark sold his store.
Noel hit the ball; it hit me.
Noel hit me the ball.
Noel hit me the ball.
I hate running when I feel tired.
He was running scared.
In the box which sat on the porch behind the house was an egg.
Children read.
Friends and neighbours stopped by to offer help after the event.
Grass is green.
In the box which sat on the porch behind the house was an egg.
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Children who are allergic to milk should avoid ice cream.
Children read.
Friends and neighbours stopped by to offer help after the event.
Iam here.
This is she.
The ball appeared round.
Ms. Carswell is a lawyer.
I should have been trying to please them, but I forgot.
Friends and neighbours stopped by to offer help after the event.
You seem unhappy.
Verbs are capable of being inflected for tense (and number):
stop (stops) stopped stopped
bite (bites) bit bitten
Friends and neighbours stopped by to offer help after the event.
Compare:
He stopped by the side of the road.
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