Title: Good morning!
1Good morning!
- Write todays word and its definition on your new
vocabulary sheet, and then get out materials to
take some grammar notes. (You dont need to write
todays vocab. sentence yet.)
2Phrase vs. Clause
- Clause a group of words with both a subject and
a verb - Phrase a group of words that does not have both
a subject and a verb
3Types of Clauses
- Independent Clause (I.C.)
- a group of words with both a subject and verb
that can stand alone as a sentence -
- Examples I like pizza.
- I have a dog.
- Robert runs fast.
4Types of Clauses continuedDependent Clause,
also called Subordinate Clause (D.C.) a group of
words with both a subject and verb that cannot
stand alone as a sentence
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- Examples
- When I grow up
- Because I like gravy
- If we win the lottery
- Since it is raining
- After we came home
- Although he is my friend
- Whenever Sam calls
- Before you go home
- Unless we win the game
- While you eat dinner
- Wherever we drive
- Anywhere he stands
5Subordinating Conjunctions
- After, how, till ( or 'til), although, if unless,
as, in as much, until, as if, in order that,
when, as long as, lest, whenever, as much as, now
that, whereas, soon as, provided
(that), wherever, as though, since, while,
because, so that, before, than even if, that,
even though, though
6Types of Sentences
- Simple I.C.
- Examples
- We went outside.
- I passed English.
- The puppy is sleeping.
7Types of Sentences continued
- Compound I.C. I.C.
- Examples
- We went outside, and the sun was shining.
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- I passed English I studied so hard.
- The independent clauses must be joined either by
a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
or by a semicolon.
8Types of Sentences continued
- Complex I.C. D.C.
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- Examples
- I passed English since I studied very diligently.
- Because the sun was shining, we went outside.
- When the dependent clause comes first, it must
be followed by a comma. - You dont need a comma when you write the
dependent clause last.
9Types of Sentences continued
- Compound-Complex I.C. I.C. D.C.
-
- Examples
- We went outside, and it was a beautiful day
because the rain had stopped. - We went outside because the rain had stopped,
for it was a beautiful day. - Because the rain had stopped, we went outside
it was a beautiful day.
10Formulas
- Simple I.C.
- Compound I.C. I.C.
- Complex I.C. D.C.
- Compound-Complex I.C. I.C. D.C.
11What type of sentence is this?
- Last night the puppy was sleeping on a rug under
the stairs with her mother happily snoozing by
her side.
12Verbals
- Verbals are words that are made from verbs but
are used as other parts of speech. There are
three types of Verbals Gerunds, Participles, and
Infinitives.
13Participles
- A participle is a verb form that acts as an
adjective. It describes a noun or a pronoun. - the sleeping child
- a flying bug
- A participial phrase is a phrase with the
participle and its modifiers and complements. - Dancing crazily, the flower girl made every
member of the wedding party smile.
14Present Participle a participle with a present
tense verb
- Misplaced or dangling participle the participial
phrase modifies the wrong object. - Drifting gently to the ground, Jordan was
overwhelmed by the beauty of the snow. - Corrected
- Drifting gently to the ground, the snow was
overwhelmingly beautiful to Jordan.
15Past Participles
- Our repaired window shows no sign of the rock
that crashed through it. - A hush fell on the crowd as the injured player
was carted off the field. - The polluted bay cannot sustain any marine life.
- A watched pot never boils, but the liquid inside
it does.
16Find the Past Participial Phrase
- My brother, known to everyone at school as a math
whiz, became an engineer. - Concerned about her home, the elderly woman
refused to leave it when the storm blew through. - Published in 2006, Twilight has been an
extraordinary success in the world of popular
fiction. - My cousin, excited to begin skiing, jumped from
the lift and fell right on his face.
17All of the following sentences are correct which
might have the strongest impact on a reader?
- My new dress, splashed with yellow paint, was
ruined. - Splashed with yellow paint, my new dress was
ruined. - My new dress was ruined, splashed with yellow
paint.
18Gerunds
- A gerund is a verb form that ends in ing and is
used as a noun. - Example
- Sleeping is fun.
- The gerund sleeping serves as the subject in
this sentence.
19Infinitives
- An infinitive is a verb form introduced by the
word to. It is used a noun, an adjective, or an
adverb. - Example
- She likes to sleep.
- The infinitive to sleep, a noun, serves as a
direct object. - I have a paper to write before class.
- The infinitive to write, functions as an
adjective.
20Verbals
- A gerund is a verb form that ends in ing and is
used as a noun. - A participle is a verb form that acts as an
adjective. It describes a noun or a pronoun. - An infinitive is a verb form introduced by the
word to. It is used a noun, an adjective, or an
adverb.
21Get into your groups from yesterday and finish
working on finding the 4 types of sentences and
the verbal types in To Kill a Mockingbird.
22Coordinating Conjunctions
F forA andN norB butO orY yetS
so
- Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases,
and clauses. - A coordinating conjunction can join two main
clauses that a writer wants to emphasize equally.
The pattern for coordination looks like this - main Clause , coordinating conjunction main
Clause.
Subordinating Conjunctions
AWUBIST A- after, although, as, as if, as long
as, as much as, as soon as, as though W- When,
whenever, Where, Whereever, While U- Until,
unless B- Because, Before I- if, in S- Since,
So T- That, Than, though, Till
A subordinating conjunction joins a subordinate
clause to a main clause.
23Prepositional Phrases
- A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases
to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase
that the preposition introduces is called the
object of the preposition. - A preposition usually indicates the temporal,
spatial or logical relationship of its object to
the rest of the sentence as in the following
examples - The book is on the table.
- The book is beneath the table.
- The book is leaning against the table.
- The book is beside the table.
- She held the book over the table.
- She read the book during class.
24A prepositional phrase is made up of the
preposition, its object and any associated
adjectives or adverbs. A prepositional phrase can
function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
The most common prepositions are "about,"
"above," "across," "after," "against," "along,"
"among," "around," "at," "before," "behind,"
"below," "beneath," "beside," "between,"
"beyond," "but," "by," "despite," "down,"
"during," "except," "for," "from," "in,"
"inside," "into," "like," "near," "of," "off,"
"on," "onto," "out," "outside," "over," "past,"
"since," "through," "throughout," "till," "to,"
"toward," "under," "underneath," "until," "up,"
"upon," "with," "within," and "without."