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DOLs November 1 – 5, 2010 Appositives and Verbal

DOLs November 1 – 5, 2010 Appositives and Verbal. Monday, November 1, 2010. Appositive Is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another Essential (no commas) Or restrictive appositive is needed to make the meaning of the sentence complete Nonessential (commas)

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DOLs November 1 – 5, 2010 Appositives and Verbal

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  1. DOLsNovember 1 – 5, 2010Appositives and Verbal

  2. Monday, November 1, 2010 Appositive Is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another Essential (no commas) Or restrictive appositive is needed to make the meaning of the sentence complete Nonessential (commas) Or nonrestrictive appositive adds extra information to a sentence. It is not needed to make the sentence clear

  3. Write the appositive and appositive phrases in these sentences, and indicate whether they are essential or nonessential. • On March 20, 1999, Swiss psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard and British balloon instructor Brian Jones made history. • As the flew over Mauritania, a country in northwestern Africa, the two completed the world’s first nonstop balloon flight around the world. • The journey had begun 19 days earlier, on March 1, Piccard’s birthday. • Piccard, who had just turned 41, and Jones, who was 51, had taken off from Chateau-d’Oex, a small town in the Swiss Alps. • Piccard comes from a family of adventurers. His father, Jacques Piccard, traveled to the greatest ocean depth ever reached using a bathyscaph, a deep-sea research vessel.

  4. Bertrand Piccard – Essential Brian Jones – Essential 2. A country in northwestern Africa – Non 3. Piccard’s birthday – Non 4. A small town in the Swiss Alps – Non 5. Jacques Piccard – Non a deep-sea research vessel -- Non

  5. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Get out the little yellow grammar book from the basket under your chair. Open to page 55 and answer questions # 1 – 10.

  6. 1. One of the most famous American photojournalists 2. In photography; during her college years 3. As an architectural photographer modifies career; in modern industry and technology modifies interest 4. Adjective 5. Nonessential 6. During the 1930s; to the Soviet Union 7. A huge area of the Southwest and northern Great plains that was devastated by the effects of erosion and drought 8. Nonessential 9. Adjective phrase – as a staff photographer; adverb phrase --- in the 1940s

  7. Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Verbal A verb form that acts as a noun, adjective or an adverb. Three types: participles, gerunds, and infinitives. PARTICIPLE A verb form that functions as an adjective Present participle ends in –ing Past participle ends in -d or –ed Absolute Phrase Consists of a participle and the noun or pronoun it modifies. Its popularity waning, the Model T was retired from production in 1927. Our deadline fast approaching, we realized that we would have to test our solar-powered lawn mower or else go back to our first idea.

  8. Write the participial phrase in each sentence. • Envisioning better automobile production, Henry Ford revolutionized the early automotive industry. • Borrowing an idea from the meat-packing industry, he introduced a conveyor belt to the assembly line. • By 1914, he had thoroughly perfected the new assembly system, allowing the production of Model Ts at the incredible rate of one every 93 minutes. • Priced beyond most people’s means, automobiles had been owned almost exclusively by the wealthy. • Costing a great deal less because of the increased efficiency at Ford’s plants, the Model T was a car that the average American could own.

  9. Envisioning better automobile production, Henry Ford revolutionized the early automotive industry. 1. Envisioning better automobile production, Henry Ford revolutionized the early automotive industry. 2. Borrowing an idea from the meat-packing industry, he introduced a conveyor belt to the assembly line. 2. Borrowing an idea from the meat-packing industry, he introduced a conveyor belt to the assembly line.

  10. 3. By 1914, he had thoroughly perfected the new assembly system, allowing the production of Model Ts at the incredible rate of one every 93 minutes. 3. By 1914, he had thoroughly perfected the new assembly system, allowing the production of Model Ts at the incredible rate of one every 93 minutes. 4. Priced beyond most people’s means, automobiles had been owned almost exclusively by the wealthy. 4. Priced beyond most people’s means, automobiles had been owned almost exclusively by the wealthy. 4. 4.

  11. 5. Costing a great deal less because of the increased efficiency at Ford’s plants, the Model T was a car that the average American could own. 5. Costing a great deal less because of the increased efficiency at Ford’s plants, the Model T was a car that the average American could own.

  12. Thursday, November 4, 2010 Combine each pair of sentences into a single sentence by using a participial phrase. Add or change words where necessary. Example – Do together. • Roads and highways proliferated. They were punctuated by roadside gas stations, motels, and diners. 1. Roads and highways proliferated, punctuated by roadside gas stations, motels, and diners.

  13. Thursday, November 4, 2010 2. A network of interstate highways gave the automobile industry a boost during the 1940s. The network was funded by the federal government. 3. Henry Ford established the first brand-name auto dealerships. Ford was always looking for ways to increase sales.

  14. 2. A network of interstate highways gave the automobile industry a boost during the 1940s. The network was funded by the federal government. 2. A network of interstate highways funded by the federal government gave the automobile industry a boost during the 1940s. 3. Henry Ford established the first brand-name auto dealerships. Ford was always looking for ways to increase sales. 3. Always looking for ways to increase sales, Henry Ford established the first brand name auto dealerships.

  15. Friday, November 5, 2010 Combine each pair of sentences into a single sentence by using a participial phrase. Add or change words where necessary. 4. The architectural style of homes changed and began to include a garage or carport and a driveway. This resulted in smaller lawns. 5. Automobiles gave formerly isolated rural families new mobility. Automobiles allowed them to travel not only to cities but also to distant vacation spots.

  16. 4. The architectural style of homes changed and began to include a garage or carport and a driveway. This resulted in smaller lawns. 4.The architectural style of homes changed and began to include a garage or carport and a driveway, resulting in smaller lawns. 5. Automobiles gave formerly isolated rural families new mobility. Automobiles allowed them to travel not only to cities but also to distant vacation spots. 5. Automobiles gave formerly isolated rural families new mobility, allowing them to travel not only to cities but also to distant vacation spots.

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