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Find Subject/Verb ( Chpt 3) - Find Prepositional Phrase ( Chpt 3, pg 41)

Make a Cheat Sheet for exam 1: can be double sided, must be hand-written. Find Subject/Verb ( Chpt 3) - Find Prepositional Phrase ( Chpt 3, pg 41) - Choose the Part of Speech ( Chpt 3) ID the Topic Sentence ( Chpt 16) Choose correct Vocab (Confused words)

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Find Subject/Verb ( Chpt 3) - Find Prepositional Phrase ( Chpt 3, pg 41)

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  1. Make a Cheat Sheet for exam 1: can be double sided, must be hand-written Find Subject/Verb (Chpt 3) - Find Prepositional Phrase (Chpt 3, pg 41) - Choose the Part of Speech (Chpt 3) ID the Topic Sentence (Chpt 16) Choose correct Vocab(Confused words) Do 1 Pre-write (Chpt 2)

  2. Steps to find the Subject • Cross out Prepositions/Prepositional Phrase • Cross out THERE/WHERE/HERE • Look for the VERB (ACTION) • If the verb starts the sentence, is it a command? If so, the subject is YOU!!!!! You have to write it in! • Ask “who is doing that action”? • Then ask, “Can this item/personREALLY do this action?”

  3. Finding the Subject • Just figure out what the ACTION is and Who/What is performing it! Mr. Morton! http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks!#Subject Remember that finding the subject of the sentence isn’t too bad!

  4. Finding the Subject • The subject answers “Who or what is the sentence about?” • Usually occurs early in the sentence • Usually a noun (person/place/thing/idea) or pronoun (replaces a noun) • Subject CAN be modified by adjectives. • The subject of a sentence can be compound.

  5. Finding the Subject in Questions – Change in Subject position pg 44 V sub Verb • Why is he going away? • Put questions in statement form so that it is easier to identify the complete verb phrase. • Why is he going away? • He is going away. • How did he find his sister in the city? • He found his sister by… • Where is her office? • Her office is… Verb

  6. There and HERE (pg 44) • “here” “where” and “there” will never be the subject of the sentence.(they are adverbs) • There will be a quiz on Tuesday. • There is a new teacher in the department. • Here comes the woman now. The quizwill be on Tuesday Subj. Verb The teacheris new in the department. subject The womancomes here now. subject Verb

  7. Commands (pg 44) • Remember that the subject of a “command” sentence is “you” (understood). This is the ONLY case where the subject of a sentence may be left out. • Go to Chicago. • Help your sister. You sub Verb You sub Verb

  8. Prepositional Phrases (pg 41) • Prepositions tell where or how. • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Prepositions • The subject is NEVER found within the prepositional phrase.

  9. Nouns Video: http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Noun Nouns are People Places Things Ideas They CAN be the subject of the sentence, but a sentence can have more nouns than just the subject

  10. Pronouns Link: http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Pronoun

  11. Prepositions! • Prepositions! Pg 41 • Show relationships • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Prepositions

  12. Adjectives • Describenouns • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Adjectives

  13. Adverbs • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Adverbs

  14. Conjunctions: main 7 are • For • And • Nor • But • Or • Yet • So http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Conjunctions

  15. Interjections • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Interjections

  16. Verbs • Verbs • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Verb

  17. How to Find the Verb pg 47 • Today she dances. • Yesterday she danced. • Tomorrow she will dance. • Verbs tell what happened and when (time)Test the sentence by adding Today, Yesterday, or tomorrow.

  18. am is are was were do does did done has have had be been being shall will could should would can may

  19. Thesis sentence • Tells your TOPIC and your Controlling Idea Topic sentence • In each paragraph • Usually at the beginning but can be anywhere • Is the most vague (details support it)

  20. Commonly Confused words • Which, Witch • Choose/chose • Than / Then • Whether, Weather • Cite/Site/Sight • Waist/Waste • We’re, Were, Where • Whole/ hole • There, Their, They’re • To, Too, Two • Whole/ hole • Whose / Who’s • Your, You’re • Its/It’s • Quiet, Quite, Quit

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