EDU 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Semicolon
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Grammar notes: describe noun or pronoun, exps: Adverbs: describe a verb, adjective, or other adverb, answer how, when, where, why, or to what extent, how often, how much, many end in -ly, exps: Active voice: subject performs the action, exps: The candidate believes that congress must place a ceiling on the budget. Researchers earlier showed that high stress can cause heart attacks. Over one-third of the applicants to the school failed the entrance exam. Passive voice: subject receives the action, by ", exps: It is believed by the candidate that a ceiling must be placed on the budget by congress. The man was bitten by the dog. It was earlier demonstrated that heart attacks can be caused by high stress. The entrance exam was failed by over one-third of the applicants to the school. Indicative mood: states an actuality/fact, denial, question, exp: We will go to see a movie this sunday.