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WHY LEARN GRAMMAR? To read and write correctly!

CARD SYMBOLS ARE USED TO REPRESENT THE 4 PARTS OF SPEECH.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE CLAUSE INFINITIVE

PHRASE

ADJ

ADV

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

NOUN VERB ADVERB

GOALS:BE THE BOSS OF YOUR WORDS;

MAKE YOUR WRITING EFFECTIVE.

WHAT DO THESE SYMBOLS MEAN? THROUGHOUT THIS TEXT,

ADJ

ADV

NOUN

ADJ

NOUN

ADJ

ADV

PARTICIPLEGERUND

WHAT ARE THE USES OF EACH GRAMMATICAL BUILDING BLOCK?


SENTENCEWHERE

WHENWHYHOW

THE FRIENDS METAT THEIR FAVORITE BARAFTER WORK ON FRIDAYFOR RELAXATIONWITH ENTHUSIASM.

ADVERB PREPOSITIONAL PHRASESINFORM WHERE, WHEN, WHY, OR

HOW ABOUT THE ACTION VERB.ADVERBS MAY BE PLACED ANYWHERE.

HOW TO CREATE A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE:BEGIN WITH A PREPOSITION;

END WITH A NOUN OR PRONOUN.OPTIONS:

USE A OR AN OR THE BEFORE THE NOUN;ADD ADJECTIVE(S) BEFORE THE NOUN.

ADJECTIVE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

DESCRIBE WHICH ONE ABOUT A NOUN AND FOLLOW THE NOUN.

THE TRUTH (ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE)INTERESTS PEOPLE (OF ALL DIFFERENT AGES.)

NOUN

ADECTIVE

ADVERB.

DESCRIBE THE NOUNS THEY FOLLOW OR ORGANIZE THE ACTIONS OF A VERB.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES


ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES AGREE IN COLOR WITH THEIR CARD SYMBOLS.

BEFORE A FLIGHT, A PILOT WALKS AROUND THE PLANE TO CHECK ON THE SAFETY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

INSIDE THE COCKPIT, THE PILOT FOLLOWS A PREFLIGHT CHECK LIST TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF THE INSTRUMENTS.

AFTER PERMISSION FROM THE CONTROL TOWER, THE PILOT TAXIS TO THE ASSIGNED RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF.

DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT MAY ALTERNATE BETWEEN MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC CONTROLS.

THE PILOT FOLLOWS THE APPROVED FLIGHT PLAN (WITH UPDATED DIRECTIONS) (FROM CONTROL TOWERS.)

DURING FOUL WEATHER, THE PILOT WILL FLY (BY INSTRUMENTS) (WITH THE SUPPORT) OF THE CONTROLLERS.

AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, PASSENGERS MAY DISEMBARK.

ANSWERS TO PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE PRACTICE: PILOT

ADVADJ


3 USES FOR THE SUFFIX “ING”

HE IS WINNING THE RACE.WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING.THE WINNING TICKET WAS VALUED AT ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

SOME LIKE SURPRISING FRIENDS WITH PARTIES.THE SURPRISING VICTORY OF THE TEAMMADE FANS HAPPY. THE LAST-MINUTE TOUCHDOWN WAS SURPRISING TO THE COACHES AND FANS.

VERBADJ

NOUN

MARRYING IS CONSIDERED BENEFICIAL.MOST ARE MARRYING FOR LOVE.SOME MEN AND WOMEN CLAIM THEY ARE NOT THE MARRYING KIND.

BANKING IS A COMPETITIVE BUSINESS.THE BOSS IS BANKING ON HIS PRODUCT TO SELL WELL.THE BANKING BUSINESS OFTEN CHARGES EXTRA FEES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES.

UNDERLINE EACH “ING” WORD & SPECIFY ITS USE.


AFTERWARDS, THE TEAM ATTENDED THE AWARDS DINNER.AFTER THE GAME, THE TEAM ATTENDED THE AWARDS DINNER.AFTER THE GAME ENDED, THE TEAM ATTENDED THE AWARDS DINNER.AFTER WINNING THE GAME, THE TEAM ATTENDED THE AWARDS DINNER.TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, THE TEAM PLAYED THEIR BEST.

SEPARATE 2 SENTENCES WITH A COMMA BEFORE A CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION.

THE JOINING WORDS OR CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS ARE: AND, BUT, OR, NOR, FOR, YET.

GRACE IS ENGAGED TO JACK, AND THEY PLAN A JUNE WEDDING.GRACE IS ENGAGED TO JACK, BUT SHE LOVES ANOTHER MAN.GRACE IS ENGAGED TO JACK, FOR HER FAMILY INSISTED ON THIS ARRANGED MARRIAGE.GRACE IS ENGAGED TO JACK, YET SHE THINKS ABOUT BREAKING THE ENGAGEMENT.GRACE MAY MARRY JACK, OR SHE MAY CHOOSE ANOTHER MAN.

DRAW ATTENTION TO THE NOUN SUBJECT WITHA COMMA BEFORE THE SUBJECT.

ESSENTIAL USES OF COMMAS PART 1


LIST FACTS NEEDED FOR SUBJECT & MAIN IDEA OF EACH PARAGRAPH:

WHO OR WHAT IS THE SUBJECT? WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?

PARAGRAPH 1SUBJECT

&MAIN IDEA

SUPPORTING FACTS SHOULD INCLUDE PROOF:FACTS, REASONS, DETAILS, EXAMPLES, & QUOTES

A CONCLUDING SENTENCE FOR EACH PARAGRAPH MAY INCLUDE ONE OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

A MINI SUMMARY, OPINION, OR SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TOPIC SENTENCE.THE QUESTION, “SO WHAT?”, EXPLAINS SIGNIFICANCE.

PARAGRAPH 2SUBJECT

&MAIN IDEA

PARAGRAPH 3SUBJECT

&MAIN IDEA

• SUPPORTING FACT 1









PROOF PROOF PROOF

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