Chapter 2: Phrases and Clauses

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Chapter 2 Phrases and Clauses

• Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008

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Chap. 2 Phrases and Clauses

• Look at the picture on p. 15
• Is this scene often seen in your home country?
• Read the sentences (independent clauses) at the
  bottom of page 15.
• Then read the short paragraph on top of page 16.
• Whats the difference?

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Adding information at the beginning
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Including information to modify and identify the
subject
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Inserting additional information after the
subject.
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Adding a verb

• We can expand the predicate by adding another
  verb.
• The man kissed and hugged the woman.
• The man kissed the woman and whispered something
  to her.
• The man kissed the woman and then patted the dog.

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Expanding the object
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Adding information about the sentence at the end
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Exercise 8 (p. 23)

• _______________, The crowd jeered at the
  politician.
• Insulting
• Insulted
• An insult
• Felt insulted

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• The scientists __________ accepted the prize
  gratefully.
• the best
• were the best
• selected as the best
• to select

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• ___________, he sounds more intelligent.
• Because he can make better speeches than his
  opponent
• He can make better speeches than his opponent
• His speeches are better than his opponents
• As better speeches than his opponent

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• The New Deal, ____________, shows almost no signs
  of life today.
• a program begun by Franklin D. Roosevelt
• the program was begun by Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt began this program
• which began by Franklin D. Roosevelt

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• He gave __________ a lot of power.
• to his advisers
• trusting his advisers
• he trusted his advisers
• his advisers

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Expanding a simple sentence

• Add information to the sentence below using the
  strategies mentioned previously.
• The man is running away from a car.

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Assignment

• Review Chap. 1 2 to prepare for the Friday quiz