Do Now: Take out QUIZ 3 (Your Short Response Analysis) to Hand in to Me

Tuesday January 12th: Day 4

YWBAT:

Define important terms used to discuss the basic parts of sentence structure.
Differentiate between phrases, dependent, and independent clauses.
Avoid run-on sentences and fragments (Grammar for S.A.T. Error #1).

Do now: Take out QUIZ 3 (Your Short Response Analysis) to hand in to me.

Work with your partner to answer the question below AND to complete the do now activity on the handout.

How will a knowledgeof grammar and style benefit you in your life? Why should you care about writing and speaking using correct grammar?

Homework: Study vocabulary and literary terms. Make-up of “Part Two Vocab/Lit. Terms Test” is offered TOMORROW during lunch. It is the second to last make-up test.

PRONOUNS –

These are NOT nouns. They take the place of nouns. The noun a pronoun replaces is called its ANTECEDENT.

An ANTECEDENT is the word a pronoun replaces.

Example:

John came into the room. He sat down in his chair.

‘John’ is the antecedent for ‘He’ and ‘his’.

SUBJECT PRONOUNS / OBJECT PRONOUNS / POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS / REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
FIRST PERSON / I
we (pl) / me
us (pl) / my / mine
our / ours (pl) / myself
ourselves (pl)
SECOND PERSON / you / you / your / yours / yourself
yourselves (pl)
THIRD PERSON / he / she
they (pl) / him / her
them (pl) / his / hers
their / theirs (pl) / himself
herself
themselves (pl)

NOTE:

Hisself, Theirself / Theirselves, and MINES ARE NOT words.

Name and Date: ______

Mrs. DeMella / English 2R

“Grammar and Spelling”

Fragments/ Run Ons: Practice SAT Questions

Improving Sentences

1. A recent report indicates that sleep deprived drivers caused more than 100,000 accidents last year, they fall asleep at the wheel

a) year, they fall asleep

b) year, and they fall asleep

c) year by falling asleep

d) year and falling

e) year, they were falling

2. Recent evidence suggests that dark energy, a mysterious repulsive force that causes the universe to expand, it has been present for most of the universe’s history.

a) it has

b) it had

c) this has

d) has

e) having

3. One of only a few venomous mammals, the slow loris, coats the fur of its young offspring with toxic saliva, which it protects them from predators.

a) saliva, which it protects them

b) saliva, which protects them

c) saliva, it protects them

d) saliva, for protecting them

e) saliva, they are protected

4. Many students work after school and on weekends, consequently they do not have much time

for doing their homework.

a)weekends, consequently they do not have

b) weekends, they do not have

c) weekends, as a consequence they do not have

d) weekends, therefore they do not have

e) weekends; consequently, they do not have

DAY ONE:

ALL CLASSES DID ONLY THE DO NOW and discussed NOUNS and PRONOUNS (Give them the pronoun handout tomorrow since I made it up after class. They needed it. Next year, do simultaneously to avoid confusion).

Only practice one was completed. Actually, didn’t even finish going over the answers in periods three and five.

Wednesday January 13th: Day 5

YWBAT:

Define important terms used to discuss the basic parts of sentence structure.
Differentiate between phrases, dependent, and independent clauses.
Avoid run-on sentences and fragments (Grammar for S.A.T. Error #1).

Do now: Take out any LATE QUIZ 3 ASSESSMENTS (Your Short Response Analysis) to hand in to me.

Work with your partner to write a sentence that contains one count noun, one noncount noun, and two proper nouns. Be sure to capitalize the proper nouns.

Homework: Study your GRAMMAR NOTES and continue to study vocabulary and literary terms. Make-up of “Part Two Vocab/Lit. Terms Test” is offered TODAY during lunch. It is the second to last make-up test.

LESSON:

Begin by giving them the pronoun chart I created. Tell them to check over their work on practice one from yesterday.

Go over the do now and continue with VERBS and related exercises. Give the verb chart handout.

NameDate : ______Ms. DeMella: English 2R

Sentence and Punctuation Review: GRAMMATICAL ERROR 1

REVIEW: Parts of Speech

NOUNS– NAME one of the following:

Person (girl, boy, mom, principal, robber, Martin Luther King, priest, etc…)
Place (school, India, bedroom, beach, church, Main Street, apartment )
Thing (desk, book, dog, pencil, August)
Idea (freedom, love, justice, happiness, creativity, imagination, sadness)

Common or Proper??? Proper nouns name SPECIFIC THINGS and begin with capital letters (Miranda, New York, Peru, Saturn, Monday)

Count or Non-Count??? Count nouns can be made plural by adding an –s, or they have an irregular plural form (girls, mice, trees). Non-count nouns cannot be made plural (sand, rice, wind, rain, furniture)

EXAMPLES OF NONCOUNT NOUNS

Abstractions: advice, courage, enjoyment, fun, help, honesty, information, intelligence, knowledge, patience, etc.

Activities: chess, homework, housework, music, reading, singing, sleeping, soccer, tennis, work, etc.

Food: beef, bread, butter, fish, macaroni, meat, popcorn, pork, poultry, toast, etc.

Gases: air, exhaust, helium, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, pollution, smog, smoke, steam, etc.

Groups of Similar Items: baggage, clothing, furniture, hardware, luggage, equipment, mail, money, software, vocabulary, etc.

Liquids: blood, coffee, gasoline, milk, oil, soup, syrup, tea, water, wine, etc.

Natural Events: electricity, gravity, heat, humidity, moonlight, rain, snow, sunshine, thunder, weather, etc.

Materials: aluminum, asphalt, chalk, cloth, concrete, cotton, glue, lumber, wood, wool, etc.

Particles or Grains: corn, dirt, dust, flour, hair, pepper, rice, salt, sugar, wheat, etc.

Practice One: Underline all the nouns in the sentences below. Capitalize the proper nouns, and circle any noncount nouns.

My friend mayralives in atlanta.

She told me not to be sad after my boyfriend broke up with me because there

are other fish in the sea.

When she visits new york and we spend time together, we always have fun.

We like to go to chipotle to chat and check out cute guys.

We like to play soccer together, but when the weather is bad we sometimes

go to the galleria to buy clothing.

VERBS – ACTION or LINKING VERBS

ACTION – hit, go, walk, write, jump, kiss, paint

LINKING – ‘to be’ (is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being)

SOME VERBS CAN BE EITHER ACTION OR LINKING – look, feel, smell, etc.

ACTION / LINKING
Smell my perfume. / He smells bad.
Feel this sweater. Isn’t it soft? / I feel sick.
She looks out the window a lot. / You look angry.

Practice Two: Underline all the linking verbs in the sentences below. Circle the action verbs.

Harriet wrote an essay about her vacation to France.
The new teacher was a young man from England.
The energetic student dropped his pencil on the floor.
Bobby forgot his trumpet at home.
The children were sad.
Mrs. Anderson gave the students a reward.
Peter and Steven ran on the field during recess.

Infinitive (base) / Present Tense / Gerund (verb form used as a noun)/ Present or Past Continuous (preceded by to be) / Past Tense (Simple or Regular) / Past Participle (preceded by have, has, had, to be, etc…)
To jump / jump/jumps / jumping / jumped / jumped
To run / run/runs / running / ran / run
To eat / eat/eats / eating / ate / eaten
To do / do/does / doing / did / done
To ride / ride/rides / riding / rode / ridden

Basic Overview –

1)Present Tense is used for things done regularly (every day or often). Example: She plays basketball.

2)Present Continuous is used for things happening right now (always with a helping verb that is a form of ‘to be’ such as ‘is’, ‘am’, ‘are’). Example: She is sleeping.

3)Past Continuous is used for things that were happening when something else happened (always used with a linking verb that is a past tense form of ‘to be’ such as ‘was’ or ‘were’). Example: She was sleeping when the alarm went off.

4)Past Tense is used for things that happened at a specific time in the past. Example: She played basketball yesterday. She played lacrosse last summer.

5)The Past Participle is used to make several more complex verb forms. We will discuss their uses at a later time:

Present Perfect (have / has + past participle)

Examples: She has eaten all of the cookies. / He has finished his dinner.

Past Perfect (had + past participle)

Examples: He had cleaned up his mess by the time his mom came home. / If she had done her homework she would have passed the class).

Passive Voice (to be + past participle)

Examples: The house was cleaned by the oldest child. / The book was written by Steinbeck. / The clothes were purchased by the charity group.

More Practice: Action vs. Linking

Directions: Identify VERBS and note if they are ACTION or LINKING

The magician appeared onstage in a cloud of smoke.

Ellie appeared tired after six hours of working overtime.

Take the umbrella in case the weather turns ugly.

To open the box, turn the circle one twist to the right.

My aunt in Louisiana grows the most beautiful roses.

My grandmother tells my sister that she grows more beautiful every year.

BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE

All sentences have a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE.

My sister Mary / is a lovely girl.

Subject Predicate

The subject is what or whom the sentence is about. It is a noun or nouns (or sometimes a pronoun, which is a word that stands for a noun, like: he, she, we, I, me,us, etc.)

The predicate tells something about the subject. It always includes a verb.

PREDICATES

Somepredicates are composed of an ACTION verb and its object(s), but some predicates to not include any objects.

Action verbs are often followed by an objector objects (direct object, indirect object).

Direct Object – He kissed her.

Indirect Object (to whom or for whom – must go with a direct object) – He gave me the book. I gave him the present.

ACTION VERBS THAT HAVE OBJECTS ARE CALLED TRANSITIVE VERBS

These are ACTION VERBS that have a DIRECT OBJECT (who or what receives the action of the verb). Some of these also have INDIRECT OBJECTS.

Examples:

SylviakickedJuan.

Kicked= transitive verb;Juan= direct object.

Joshuagave me some money.

Gave= transitive verb;money= direct object; me = indirect object

Corneliuspaintedthe canvas.

Painted= transitive verb;canvas= direct object.

AliciawroteWilliam love poem.

Wrote= transitive verb;poem= direct object; William = indirect object

Antonioeatslima beans.

Eats= transitive verb;lima beans= direct object.

Pinky the poodlecleansthe dirty supper dishes.

Cleans,loads= transitive verbs;dishes = direct object.

ACTION VERBS THAT DO NOT HAVE OBJECTS ARE CALLED INTRANSITIVE VERBS

Examples:

Huffing and puffing, wearrivedat the classroom door.

Arrived= intransitive verb.

Jameswentto the campus cafefor a steaming bowlof squid eyeball stew.

Went= intransitive verb.

Around fresh ground pepper, Sherylsneezes.

Sneezes= intransitive verb.

In the evenings, Glendasitson the front porch.

Sits= intransitive verb.

SOME VERBS CAN BE TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE

Because of blood sugar problems, Rosa alwayseats before leaving for school.

Eats= intransitive verb.

If there is no leftover pizza, Rosa usuallyeatswhole-grain cereal.

Eats= transitive verb;cereal= direct object.

During cross-country practice, Damienrunsover hills, through fields, across the river, and along the highway.

Runs= intransitive verb.

In the spring, Damienwill runhis first marathon.

Will run= transitive verb;marathon= direct object.

Practice Three: Look again at the sentences you analyzed in practice two. This time, underline the verb in the sentence. Decide if it is transitive, intransitive or neither, and circle your choice. If it is a transitive verb, label any direct and indirect objects.

1.Harriet wrote an essay about her vacation to France.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

2.The new teacher was a young man from England.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

3.The energetic student dropped his pencil on the floor.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

4.Bobby forgot his trumpet at home.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

5.The children were sad.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

6.Mrs. Anderson gave the students a reward.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

7.Peter and Steven ran on the field during recess.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither – Linking

NOTE THAT VERBS AREN’T THE ONLY PARTS OF SPEECH THAT HAVE OBJECTS.

PREPOSITIONS are also followed by objects

PREPOSITIONS: These (usually small) words link a noun or a pronoun (he, she, him, her, it, you, us, we I, etc.) to the rest of the sentence. They show time, spatial (location) or logical relationships between words.

Examples: on, beneath, between, during, above, after, up, for, with, at, in, by, below, except, into, across, about, etc…

Object of a Preposition – He read the poem by her. He went to the concert with me. He sat between the girls.

Practice Four: Look again at practice three and identify the prepositional phrases.

LINKING VERBS: The OTHER kind of sentence.Other predicates are composed of a LINKING verb and its subject complement.

A subject complement can beEITHER a predicate adjective or a predicate nominative/noun.

A predicate adjective is an adjective,and that is in the predicate of a sentence. Itfollows a linking verb, and itdescribes the subject. (That idea is great.)

A predicate nominativeis a noun or pronoun located in the predicate of a sentence (it follows a linking verb) and itrenames the subject. (Our teacher is Mrs. DeMella).

Practice Five:

1. For the following sentences, separate the subject from the predicate by using a backslash (/).

Meghan and her friendsare cool.

Theyare the nicest girls in school.

My sister and I did the crossword puzzle.

2. Underline the verb in each sentence above and indicate whether or not the verb is an ACTION or a LINKING verb.

3. Which sentence has a DIRECT OBJECT in the predicate? ___

4. Which sentence contains a predicate adjective? ____

5.Which sentence contains a predicate nominative? ____

6. Now look at the sentences in ‘Practice Three’. Which one contains a predicate adjective? ____ Which one contains a predicate nominative? ____

More Practice:

Practice Five: Identify the function of the underlined words (subject, indirect object, direct object, object of a preposition, predicate nominative, predicate adjective)

1. The book that I am reading is interesting.

2. John, Manny, and she will graduate this spring.

3. The best basketball players will play Michael Jordan andme.

4. The woman with Bob and her is an opera singer.

5. William offered Todd and us coffee. Only Manny and I accepted his offer.

Thursday January 14th: Day 8

YWBAT:

Define important terms used to discuss the basic parts of sentence structure.
Differentiate between phrases, dependent, and independent clauses.
Avoid run-on sentences and fragments (Grammar for S.A.T. Error #1).

Do now:

Underline the verb in each of the following sentences and identify it as ACTION or LINKING.

My best friend feels really depressed today.
Sam and Kelly are late to class a lot.
The teacher gives homework every day.
I eat vegetables with every meal.
She chats with her friends in the hallway.

Homework: Study your GRAMMAR NOTES and continue to study vocabulary and literary terms.

LESSON:

Period One:

Begin with the do now and review transitive and intransitive verbs.

Do the practice and continue.

Period Three:

Start with the do now, but cut out the transitive and intransitive part.

Teach basic sentence structure and THEN go over the do now identifying transitive verbs and objects.

Continue with the exercises in the packet.

TRY TO FINISH IT!!!!!!

If there is time in class, give them the last page as a graded class work assignment and have them turn it in as an exit ticket.

Friday January 15th: Day 1

YWBAT:

Define important terms used to discuss the basic parts of sentence structure.
Differentiate between phrases, dependent, and independent clauses.
Avoid run-on sentences and fragments (Grammar for S.A.T. Error #1).

Do now:

Complete the review handout. You may work with you partner.

Homework: Study your GRAMMAR NOTES and continue to study vocabulary and literary terms.

Yesterday’s DO NOW Review

Yesterday, you underlined the verb in each of the following sentences and identified them as ACTION or LINKING VERBS.

Now: If it is an action verb, decide if it is TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE. CIRCLE the direct object of any transitive verbs.

My best friend feels really depressed today.

Sam and Kelly are late to class a lot.

The teacher gives homework every day.

I eat vegetables with every meal.

She chats with her friends in the hallway.

Name and Date: ______

Mrs. DeMella / English 2R

DO NOW:

1)Underline the subject in each sentence below. Write an ‘S’ above it. Note that some subjects are MORE THAN ONE WORD.

2)Underline the verb in each sentence and identify it as ACTION or LINKING. If it is an action verb, decide if it is TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE. CIRCLE the direct object of any transitive verbs.

In the morning, I like coffee with my breakfast.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

Anthony and William played the football game after school yesterday.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

The boys and girls in the classroom were bored.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

The dog died after the car accident.

Transitive / Intransitive / Neither - Linking

LESSON:

1)PERIOD ONE: Check their answers on practice three while they complete the DO NOW handout.

2)Quickly go over practice three answers and the do now.

WRITE AGAIN ON BOARD: