Advanced Writing Practice Part III – “The Knight’s Tale”
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Varied Sentence Beginnings
5. Correlative Conjunction (work in pairs)
Ex.: Both confused and disoriented, Ryan struggled to remember the events leading up to the
accident.
Ex.: Neither fear of the unknown nor the certain danger could stop the hero from embarking on
his journey.
Correlative Conjunctions:
Either . . . or Neither . . . nor Whether . . . or
Both . . . and Not only . . . but also
6. Appositive Phrase (an noun that interrupts the sentence to identify a nearby noun)
Ex.: A student of inexhaustible energy, Maria never tires of fully participating in class activities.
Ex.: The famous movie producer, Alfred Hitchcock made many classic horror movies.
Individual Practice – Write four original sentences.
1. Use correlative conjunction
2. Use correlative conjunction
3. Use appositive phrase
4. Use appositive phrase
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
All pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number (singular or plural) and gender (feminine, masculine, or neutral).
Rules:
1. Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent.
Ex. Babe Ruth slugged his home run to the spot in the stands to which he had pointed.
2. Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents that are joined by or or nor.
Ex. Did President Harding or President Coolidge die while he was in office?
3. Some indefinite pronouns are always singular: each, one, either, neither, much, everyone, everybody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, no one, and nobody. A singular pronoun is used to refer to these pronouns.
Ex. Each of the girls entered her favorite photograph in the contest.
4. Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent.
Ex. The fans cheered their idol.
5. Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more antecedents that are joined by and.
Ex. Helen Wills and Babe Ruth were noted for their athletic skills.
6. Five indefinite pronouns are always plural: several, few, both many, and others. A plural pronoun is used to refer to a plural indefinite pronoun.
Ex. Both of the boys babysat their brother.
7. Five indefinite pronouns can be either singular or plural depending on how they are used in a sentence: all, none, most, some.
Ex. Most of the paragraph was typed after it was proofread. [singular]
Ex. Most of the books got wet before they were moved. [plural]
Practice. Based on the above rules, underline the correct pronoun in each of the following sentences.
1. Few of the residents voted in (his, their) city elections.
2. A lone sentry gazed at the ship as (he, it) came into the harbor to unload its cargo.
3. Neither Sean nor Devin received (his, their) paycheck on Friday.
4. Like so many people, Chris never learned (his, their) multiplication tables.
5. The teacher and the students returned (his, their) earphones at the end of the tour.
6. All of the teams missed (its, their) buses.
7. As fall approaches, the leaves on the trees will begin to change (its, their) colors.
8. No one who lived through the Great Depression can forget (his or her, their) suffering.
9. All of the milk leaked out of (its, their) container.
10. Either Emma or Amber forgot (her, their) lunch.
Quote Integration
Rule 3: At times, in order to make the quotation make sense or sound better, you may need to add or replace a word or two or change forms of words within the quotations. Use brackets [ ].
Example: To build a glorious stadium for Palamon and Arcite, Theseus “supplied [the craftsman] wages to build this theatre and carve [statues]” (lines 1046-1047).
Example: Showing her power and vengeance, Diana’s temple depicted her anger when she “changed [Callisto] from a woman to a bear” (lines 1206).
Individual Practice – Write four original sentences with quotes using brackets [ ].
1. (Arcite’s request for victory)
2. (Palamon’s request for victory)
3. (Emily’s request to Diana WITH correlative conjunction sentence beginning)
4. (Saturn’s resolution WITH appositive phrase sentence beginning)
Homework – Due tomorrow
On your own paper, write a paragraph on the following prompt:
Discuss the elements of Literary Romance present, so far, in “The Knight’s Tale.”
Requirements:
ü Topic Sentence answers the prompt
ü Appropriate commentary
ü Active Voice throughout
ü 2 quotes incorporated using brackets [ ]
ü 2 sentences using correlative conjunction and/or appositive phrase varied sentence beginnings
ü Incorporate at least 2 vocab words (not in quotes)