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Cut and discard this bottom portion. Grammar Stations Name: Period:. Cut and discard this bottom portion. Parallelism : Writing _________________ in a sentence so that they are _____________________the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. Parts of Speech:
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Cut and discard this bottom portion. Grammar Stations Name: Period:
Cut and discard this bottom portion. Parallelism: Writing _________________ in a sentence so that they are _____________________the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. Parts of Speech: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) Infinitive: The basic form of a _________ that usually follows after “to”. Verb Phrases: An auxiliary (_____________) verb that comes before the main ________ of the sentence. Denotation: Connotation: Review
Cut and discard this bottom portion. Directions: Rewrite each sentence, changing nonparallel forms into parallel structure. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Parallelism
Cut and discard this bottom portion. Parts of Speech
Cut and discard this bottom portion. • Directions: Underline the verb phrase and circle the auxiliary verb. • 1. We could have saved more money. • 2. The tide was creeping in. • 3. Mike will ride in the back seat. • 4. The water has been running all morning. • 5. The player could not hear the coach. • 6. It might be a long wait. • 7. Selma would have stayed out of the rain. • 8. The morning is looking beautiful. • 9. Weddings can be expensive. • 10. Underwater divers are sifting through the remains of the old ship. • Directions: Circle the infinitive in the sentence. • You’re too smart to fall for that old joke. • They had planned to practice all weekend. • The solution was to exit the program and reboot. • Actually, the equation is simple to solve without a calculator. • We need community service projects to put in our portfolios. Infinitive & Verb Phrase
Cut and discard this bottom portion. • DIRECTIONS: Write synonyms for the words at the station, varying in degree from weakest to strongest. Then, use the strongest one in a sentence. • 1. ________________ , ___________________, ___________________ • 2. ________________ , ___________________, ___________________ • 3. ________________ , ___________________, ___________________ • 4. ________________, ____________________, ___________________ • 5. ________________, ____________________, ___________________ • 6. ________________, ____________________, ___________________ Denotation & Connotation