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Rabu, 08 Juni 2011

Using Causative Verbs

Make
'Make' as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person requires another person to do something.
Construction Chart
Subject + Make + Person + Base Form of Verb
Examples:
Peter made her do her homework.
The teacher made the students stay after class.

Have
'Have' as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person wants something to be done for them. This causative verb is often used when speaking about various services. There are two forms of the causative verb 'have'.
Construction Chart: Use 1
Subject + Have + Person + Base Form of Verb
Examples:
They had John arrive early.
She had her children cook dinner for her.
Construction Chart: Use 2 Subject + Have + Object + Past Participle
Examples:
I had my hair cut last Saturday.
She had the car washed at the weekend.
Note: This form is similar in meaning to the passive.

Senin, 23 Mei 2011

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

A dangling modifier, a specific case of which is the dangling participle, is an error in sentence structure whereby a grammatical modifier is associated with a word other than the one intended, or with no particular word at all. For example, a writer may have meant to modify the subject, but word order makes the modifier seem to modify an object instead. Such ambiguities can lead to unintentional humor or difficulty in understanding a sentence.
There are Misplaced Words, Misplaced Phrases and Clauses, Squinting Modifiers, Split Infinitives and Dangling Modifiers


Misplaced Phrases 

Misplaced phrases  may cause a sentence to sound awkward and may create a meaning that does not make sense. The problem sentences below contain misplaced phrases that  modify the wrong nouns. To fix the errors and clarify the meaning, put the phrases next to the noun they are supposed to modify.  
Example :
(wrong) The dealer sold the Cadillac to the buyers with leather seats
(right)  The dealer sold the Cadillac with leather seats to the buyers

Misplaced Clauses
Example :
(wrong) Raph pilled all of his clothes in the hamper that he had worn
(right) Raph pilled all of his clothes that he had worn in the hamper


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