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Jaw Droppers. See this and think. What are carnivorous animals? What about plants; are there carnivorous plants? Do you have some information about amazing life forms?. Think . How does the Venus Fly Trap attract and attack insects? How are they adapted for life as a carnivorous plant?.
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See this and think • What are carnivorous animals? What about plants; are there carnivorous plants? • Do you have some information about amazing life forms?
Think • How does the Venus Fly Trap attract and attack insects? • How are they adapted for life as a carnivorous plant?
Identifying a process Some non-fiction texts explain how some processes or phenomena occur.
Identifying a process Consists of different steps or processes which are explained clearly and carefully
Providing more details using participles as adjectives
Present (Verb+ing) Participles Past participle
Adjectives • Mention some adjectives that you know. Beautiful, bad, tall, small, big, skinny, etc. • What is the function of an adjective? To modify -or give more explanation- nouns
Participles as adjectives Using either present or past participle to modify (give more explanation) nouns. Examples: This amazingcar really draws my attention. This boringsong just makes me sleepy. The trappedinsect couldn’t get out from the plant. The doomedhouse is now rebuilt.
Participles as subordinate clauses • Still remember about clauses? • What about subordinate clauses? She was the girl whom I met at the party. Triggered by the news, John rushed to NY.
Participles as subordinate clauses • The man ran very fast. • He won the gold medal. Running very vast, the man won the gold medal. • The snake hid among the bush. • It caught a small frog. Hiding among the bush, the snake caught a small frog.
Participles as subordinate clauses • The man read very carefully. • He passed the entrance test. Reading very carefully, the man passed the entrance test. • The lioness eyed a fleshy ox. • It attacked in a sudden. Eyeing a fleshy ox, the lioness attacked in a sudden.
Participles as subordinate clauses • The man was summoned by his boss. • He was so surprised. Summoned by his boss, the man was so surprised. • The ox was caught by a lioness. • It moved in any direction. Caught by a lioness, the ox moved in any direction.
Participles as subordinate clauses Mr. Nutcraker went to an (amaze) concert yesterday. He was there with many (hypnotize) audiences. They loved the way the pianist played Beethoven's sonata. He said it was not (bore) at all, in fact the (comfort) sound of the piano made him relaxed.
Participles as subordinate clauses Mr. Nutcraker went to an (amazing) concert yesterday. He was there with many (hypnotized) audiences. They loved the way the pianist played Beethoven's sonata. He said it was not (boring) at all, in fact the (comforting) sound of the piano made him relaxed.
Providing more info about the verbs • By using a connector and participle at once • Connector + Participle Examples: Unless reprimanded by Ms.Elsie, James will not understand. Ronn usually fells asleep afterexercising.
Relative pronouns • By using a relative pronouns such as: who, whose, which, that, when and where • This is to modify a noun/pronoun that comes before it. Examples: Tom was the man who texted me last night. The lady whose purse is red is my mum.
Relative pronouns • By using a relative pronouns such as: who, whose, which, that, when and where • This is to modify a noun/pronoun that comes before it. Examples: Tom was the man who texted me last night. The lady whose purse is red is my mum.
Relative pronouns • Josh is my brother. • He is a carpenter. Josh, who is a carpenter, is my brother. • The weather is cold and windy in Moscow. • Moscow is the place I live. Moscow, where I live, is cold and windy.
Simple, general hints person person person/thing thing who whom whose which verb person thing person/thing