BELL WORK 10.28.14

• PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE STARTERS AND INCLUDE A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE. WRITE IN 3-4 SENTENCES.

• THE LAST TIME I LOST SOMETHING WAS……

• I FOUND MY HALLOWEEN COSTUME……

• MY FAVORITE SCARY MOVIE IS…..

AGENDA

• NOTES OVER ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB PHRASES

• HOMEWORK (WORK ON EXERCISES IN CLASS, IF TIME WORK ON HOMEWORK)

HOMEWORK (IN YOUR WRITING SECTION)

• PAGE 405-408 EXERCISE 4 AND 7. YOU DO NOT NEED TO WRITE OUT THE SENTENCES

THE PHRASE (PAGE 1 IN YOUR PHRASE/CLAUSE BOOK)

• A PHRASE IS A GROUP OF RELATED WORDS THAT IS USED AS A SINGLE PART OF SPEECH AND THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN BOTH A VERB AND ITS SUBJECT. IT FORMS PART OF A SENTENCE.

ADJECTIVE PHRASE (PAGE 3 OF PHRASE/CLAUSE BOOK)

• A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE IS CALLED AN ADJECTIVE PHRASE.

• MODIFIES A NOUN OR PRONOUN.

• *GENERALLY FOLLOW THE WORD OR WORDS THEY MODIFY.*

• ANSWERS:

• WHAT KIND?

• WHICH ONE?

• HOW MANY?

• HOW MUCH?

• A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE USED AS AN ADVERB IS CALLED AN ADVERB PHRASE.

• MODIFIES A VERB, ADJECTIVE, OR AN ADVERB.

• *MAY APPEAR AT VARIOUS PLACES IN A SENTENCE. *

• ANSWERS:

• WHEN? HOW OFTEN?

• WHERE? HOW LONG?

• HOW? TO WHAT EXTENT?

• WHY?

EXAMPLES OF ADVERB AND ADJECTIVE PHRASES (PAGE 4 IN YOUR PHRASE/CLAUSE

BOOK)• ADJECTIVE PHRASE-THE STORE WITH

THE NEON SIGN IS OPEN.

• WE BOUGHT A CD BY JANET JACKSON.

• HERE’S A GIFT FOR YOU FROM UNCLE STEVE.

• A MAJORITY OF THE MAMMALS IN THE WORLD SLEEP DURING THE DAY.

• ADVERB PHRASE- WE GOT OUR NEW PUPPY AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

• A PUPPY IS ALWAYS REDY FOR A GAME.

• HE BARKS LOUDLY FOR A PUPPY.

• *CAN APPEAR IN VARIOUS PLACES*

• AT DUSK, WE WENT INSIDE TO EAT DINNER.

• WE WENT INSIDE AT DUSK TO EAT DINNER.

• WE WENT INSIDE TO EAT DINNER AT DUSK.

PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR IN CLASS

• IN YOUR WRITING SECTION, PRACTICE EXERCISES 3, 5, AND 6 IN CLASS.