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Anderson Elementary 4 th Graders. ON OUR WAY TO MCT2!!!!!!. APPOSITIVES . AN APPOSITIVE IS A NOUN OR A NOUN PHRASE THAT RENAMES ANOTHER NOUN BESIDE IT. EXAMPLE: THE BLACK WIDOW, ONE OF THE MOST POISON SPIDERS ON EARTH , WAS FOUND IN OUR CLASSROOM!. LET’S PRACTICE APPOSITIVES!.
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Anderson Elementary 4th Graders ON OUR WAYTO MCT2!!!!!!
APPOSITIVES • AN APPOSITIVE IS A NOUN OR A NOUN PHRASE THAT RENAMES ANOTHER NOUN BESIDE IT. • EXAMPLE: • THE BLACK WIDOW, ONE OF THE MOST POISON SPIDERS ON EARTH, WAS FOUND IN OUR CLASSROOM!
LET’S PRACTICEAPPOSITIVES! • http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizshow.php?title=Appositive&quesnum=1
CAPITALIZATION OF GREETINGS AND CLOSINGS • ONLY the FIRST word of the greeting and closing is capitalized, UNLESS THE SECOND WORD IS A NAME. • Place a comma after the greeting and closing of friendly letters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdwHvtOmic
WRITE THE FOLLOWING GREETINGS AND CLOSINGS CORRECTLY. dear friend
HOW DID YOU DO? Dear friend,
WRITE THE FOLLOWING CLOSING CORRECTLY. your niece
HOW DID YOU DO? Your niece,
Linking Verbs Linking Verbs do NOT show action. They connect the subject with another word or words in the sentence. Examples: Am Is Are Was Were Have Has Had http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2NOav4Xx1c
Capitalization of Proper Adjectives: A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and describes another noun in the sentence. Examples: Japanese, Chinese, American, Korean, Mexican, Spanish, Italian, Polish, African, French, etc. FOR CLASSROOM PURPOSES, GO TO THE WEBSITE BELOW, AND CHOOSE THE “SUPER QUIZ” AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. http://reviewgamezone.com/game.php?id=7091
Present PerfectTense Verbs • TO FORM THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE, JUST ADD “HAS” OR “HAVE” TO A PAST TENSE VERB. • PRESENT PERFECT TENSE SHOWS AN ACTION STARTED IN THE PAST, BUT CONTINUES INTO THE PRESENT. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/pperf1.htm
Compound Subjects and Predicates • A sentence with a compound subject has more than 2 nouns in the subject. Jake and Randy entered the race. • A sentence with a compound predicate has more than 2 verbs in the predicate. The team practiced every day and won the tournament. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7224
Object Pronouns • Object pronouns are pronouns that are used after a verb in the sentence. • Examples: me, him, her, you, them, us, it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiPJs096bVE
Complex Sentences • A complex sentence is formed with one dependent and one independent clause. Remember: A clause MUST have a subject and predicate (a noun and a verb). (Dependent)(Independent) When I wake up late, my whole day seems rushed. PRACTICE: http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-directions6-8.cgi?Grade=7&Unit=8&Topic=Complex+Sentences
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS • Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence and contain either “-self” or “-selves”. • Examples: myself, herself, himself, ourselves, themselves. http://www.quia.com/rr/67645.html
Demonstrative Pronouns Demonstrative pronouns represent a particular noun in the sentence. Example: this, that, these, and those PRACTICE IT!! http://www.grammar.cl/Games/This_That_These_Those.htm
COMMA SPLICES • A comma splice is formed when 2 independent clauses are joined with only a comma and no conjunction. • A comma splice is a mistake that is often called a “run-on”. • Comma Splice: My mother came to pick me up, I was not where she told me to be. • Corrected: My mother came to pick me up, but I was not where she told me to be. Find the comma splices. http://www.uvu.edu/owl/infor/test_n_games/games/fragments/gameshow/gameshow/