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UBMS. English/Reading Summer 2012. ACT. Sentence Structure. Today’s Agenda. Review passages. Review Sentence Structure. Watch a few videos! Yes, . Of the 40 Usage/Mechanics questions, eighteen will test you on your knowledge of sentence structure.

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  1. UBMS English/Reading Summer 2012 ACT Sentence Structure

  2. Today’s Agenda • Review passages. • Review Sentence Structure. • Watch a few videos! • Yes,

  3. Of the 40 Usage/Mechanics questions, eighteen will test you on your knowledge of sentence structure. • Connecting and Transitional Words • Subordinate or Dependent Clauses • Sentence Fragments • Comma Splices • Run-on Sentences • Misplaced Modifiers • Parallelism

  4. Connecting and Transitional Words • FAN BOYS • For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so • Conjunctive Adverbs • however, also, consequently, nevertheless, thus, moreover, furthermore, for example • Subordinating Conjunctions • AAAWWWUUBBIS • List of subordinating conjunctions here.

  5. Subordinate or IndependentCLAUSES • On ACT will be asked to select the most appropriate conjunction. • What is a clause? • Yes! Has a subject and a verb! • Subordinate • YES, has a S + V • NO, does not express a complete thought. • Independent = Sentence • YES, has a S + V • YES, does express a complete thought.

  6. Sentence Fragments • Most sentence fragments on the English Test will be subordinate or dependent clauses trying to be complete sentences. • CAUTION! Fragments may LOOK like a sentence • BUT they do not SOUND like a sentence. • DO NOT express a complete thought. • We didn’t go outside. Even though the rain had stopped.  • A. NO CHANGE • B. outside; • C. outside; even • D. outside, even • We didn’t go outside. While the rain continued to fall. • F. NO CHANGE • G. Although the • H. The • J. Since the

  7. Comma Splices • CS occurs when two independent clauses are joined together by a comma with no intervening conjunction. For example, • Bowen walked to the park, Leah followed behind. • Three ways to correct a Comma Splice • , FAN BOY • . Cap • ;

  8. Run-On Sentences • Run-on sentences as comma splices minus the commas.Forexample, • Joan runs every day she is preparing for a marathon. • John likes to walk his dog through the park Kevin doesn’t. • Three ways to correct a Run-on Sentence… • , FAN BOY • . Cap • ;

  9. Misplaced Modifiers • WARNING! Watch for the humor! • Bill packed his favorite clothes in his suitcase, which he planned to wear on vacation. • Click here for more examples at Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips. • View video here.

  10. Parallelism = • When you see a list underlined on the English Test, look for a parallelism error. • Parallelism errors occur when items in a list are mismatched. • WRONG: In the pool area, there is no spitting, no running, and don’t throw your water bottles in the water. • RIGHT: In the pool area, there is no spitting, no running, and no throwingyour water bottles in the water. • CORRECT THIS ONE: • The personal ad said that she likes “books, good food, and to take long walks on the beach.” • Edit these sentences. • Complete these sentences.

  11. Yay!

  12. Work Cited “ACT Sparks Note Test Prep: Punctuation.” Spark Notes. 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011, from http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/act/chapter5section1.rhtml

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