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Importance of War Diction in Literature

Explore the necessity of using war diction in literature through complex sentences and prepositional phrases. Delve into the writing styles of Hemingway and O'Brien while discussing the subjects of modern-day war stories. Utilize subordinating conjunctions and participial phrases to enhance your analysis.

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Importance of War Diction in Literature

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  1. September 7 Complex Sentences: A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and a subordinate clause PLUS all their modifiers. Ex: The cow in the middle of the street mooed loudly at the on-coming traffic because it was frightened. Identify independent clauses. Identify the subordinating conjunction. Write a sentence using “because” as the subordinating conjunction (not at the beginning of the sentence though). Your topic: Lt. Cross’s guilt.

  2. September 7b List of subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns that identify subordinate clauses. (Handout) APPLY: Write a 3-sentence paragraph that discusses the necessity of “war diction” in the works we’ve read. Use two complex sentences and 1 simple sentence. Underline your subordinating conjunctions.

  3. September 8 Prepositional phrases add interest, depth, and clarity to your sentences. Ex: “Kiowa shook his head sadly and glanced over at the hole where Lt. Jimmy Cross sat watching the night. Is this a simple sentence or complex sentence? Why? Write 2 sentences: One that is simple with a prepositional phrase and one that is complex using a prepositional phrase. TOPIC: A comparison/contrast between the writing style of Hemingway and O’Brien. Identify pp in both and s.c. in complex.

  4. September 9 More on Verbals: The infinitive and the gerund. Infinitive=to + verb EX: to eat-- Mort loves to eat pickled beets with his boiled eggs. Gerund= verb + -ing acting as a noun! EX: Swimming provides great exercise for water lovers. APPLY: Write two sentences--one that uses an infinitive and one that uses a gerund. TOPIC: Discuss what the subject of a modern day war story might be. Identify your infinitive and gerund.

  5. September 10aTurn in all 5 exercises. The Last Verbal: Participle Seem to be verbs, but are only 1/2 a verb. Used to modify a noun. Usually has an -ed, -ing,-s ending or is past tense without the helping verb. Ex: participle-fallen verb-had fallen Unlike a gerund (who pretends to be a noun), a participle always modifies a noun. EX: Lying on the ground, the cow moaned in frustration.

  6. September 10bTurn in all 5 exercises. Write a 5 sentence cohesive paragraph using the following in the prescribed order: Simple sentence with introductory prepositional phrase. Complex sentence. Complex sentence that uses an infinitive or gerund in independent clause. Simple sentence with participial phrase. Topic: Your opinion on any movie you have seen lately.

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