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Grammar Patterns So Far

Grammar Patterns So Far. January 2014. 6. Appositive Set off with Commas. Pattern: S, APP, V. Jim, my lawyer, is a horrible golfer. Appositive. An appositive RENAMES something! Mr. Tolbert That guy with the tie The man in room T204 My worst enemy My favorite teacher.

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Grammar Patterns So Far

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  1. Grammar Patterns So Far • January 2014

  2. 6. Appositive Set off with Commas • Pattern: S, APP, V. • Jim, my lawyer, is a horrible golfer.

  3. Appositive • An appositive RENAMES something! • Mr. Tolbert • That guy with the tie • The man in room T204 • My worst enemy • My favorite teacher

  4. 7. Interrupting Modifier between Subject and Verb • Pattern: S, MOD, V. • Jackie, originally a close friend, is now my biggest enemy. • Arnold Swartzenager, once a moive star, is now a politician.

  5. Modifiers • A modifier adds more information. • The BLUE car. • I ran SLOWLY.

  6. 10. Compound Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb • Remember Pattern 4: • S V ; S V. • I come home yesterday expecting to relax; I have to do the dishes.

  7. 10. Compound Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb • Pattern: S V; CONJ ADV, S V. • Note the placement of the semi colon before the conjunctive adverb and the comma after the conjunctive adverb.

  8. 10. Compound Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb The two ICs are connected Independent Clause; conj. adv, independent clause. The conj. adv. hints to the connection.

  9. 10. Simple Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb • Examples of Conjunctive Adverbs • however, otherwise, finally, therefor, then, likewise, similarly, otherwise, thus, moreover, also . . . etc.

  10. 10. Examples • Always go to other people’s funerals; otherwise, they won’t go to yours. • You shouldn’t go to prom with him; instead, you should go with me. • I was at the store; meanwhile, Eli was slowly destroying my house. • Hat’s aren’t allowed here; otherwise, I’d be wearing one right now.

  11. 12. Compound Sentence with Explanatory Statement Using a Colon • Pattern: S V : S V • I have one belief about children: they are horrible creatures. The stuff BEHIND the colon explains the stuff BEFORE the colon.

  12. Where You’ll Use Pattern 12 • It reminds me of the final words of Dr. King’s speech: “Free at last, free at last.” • Ethan’s hatred of his wife is clearly shown in his actions in chapter three: “Ethan did not look at his wife the entire evening, but rather at Mattie.”

  13. Where You’ll Use Pattern 12 • I linger on the few words that have helped define our American experience: “a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” • President Obama

  14. 12. More Examples • Always love three things: yourself, your family, and your country. • There are a few things I wish I had done differently: get better grades, learn Chinese, and eat more vegetables. • She made a horrible mistake: she just had to check Facebook one last time before studying.

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