ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #3) EXERCISE #1

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES: EXERCISE #1

NAME: DATE:

DIRECTIONS: Mark all the nouns, proper nouns, articles, adjectives, pronouns, and prepositions in the sentences below. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Then, on a separate sheet of paper (and as neatly as you can), diagram the prepositional phrases in each sentence. Sentence #1 has been done for you as an example. Notice that some of the words below are underlined. That will be explained to you on the other side of this page.

pp adj n pro art adj n pp n 1. ( I n m a t h class') w e use a cer ta in me thod ( o f t h i n k i n g ) . (For now, we're not

going to worry about what word goes on this line. Just diagram the

thinking prepositional phrases class and leave that line N&jT blank.)

art n pp art n pp n art n pp adj n 2. A person ( w i t h a m i n d ) ( for ma th ) has the advantage (over other people").

adj n n pp adj n 3. Such people learn concepts (about ma themat ica l p r inc ip les ) easily.

pro n pp n 4 . T h e y solve p rob lems( i n ma th )qu i ck ly .

adj n pp adj n n pp n 5. E m o t i o n a l b locks ( i n y o u r mind") prevent success(in m a t h ) .

art n pp adj n pp art n pro art adj n pp n 6. A b e l i e f ( i n y o u r ability~)(as a ma themat ic ian) g ives y o u a better chance (at success).

art n pp adj n pp adj n 7. T h e " g i f t " ( o f ma themat i ca l ability") exists ( i n a l l people) .

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art n pp n pp adj n art n pp n 8. A lack ( o f success)(with cer tain problems") s e ldom indicates a lack ( o f a b i l i t y ) .

pp n pro pp art n pp n pp n 9. ( I n school ) w e l o o k ( fo r the k e y ) ( t o success)(in mathemat ics ) .

— pp— adj n pp n pp n pro adj adj n 10.(Instead o f " spec ia l " b r a i n s ) ( w i t h a b i l i t y ) ( i n m a t h ) , w e need m o r e hard w o r k !

All the underlined words in this exercise are doing the same job. Look at your notes and write what that job is.

object of the preposition

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2.

mathematics

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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #3) EXERCISE #2

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES: EXERCISE #2

NAME: DATE:

DIRECTIONS: Mark all the nouns, proper nouns, articles, adjectives, pronouns, and prepositions in the sentences below. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, diagram the preposi­tional phrases in each sentence. Look on the back of this paper for additional work having to do with the under­lined words below.

pn pp adj n pp adj n 1. Johnny counts ( o n his f i nge r s ) ( in m a t h class)!

n pp adj n pro pp adj adj n 2. C o u n t i n g ( o n his f ingers) helps h i m ( w i t h some math p rob l ems ) .

pp * adj n n n pp n 3. E a r l y ( i n m a n y students ' educat ions) , teachers p r o h i b i t c o u n t i n g ( o n f i nge r s ) .

* Students want to call this word an adjective which modifies "educations," but in this sentence "many" modifies "students," doesn't it? This wouldn't count against them on the test (see teacher notes), but it's something they should just be aware of at this point.

n pp adj n pp n adj n 4 . C o u n t i n g ( o n the i r f ingers ) ( in p u b l i c ) embarrasses some people .

adj n pp adj n 5. D o y o u r m a t h ( i n y o u r head)!

pp art n pp art n 6. ( I n an emergency) , f inger -count (under the tab le) !

pp adj n adj n art n pp n ( I n m a n y cases), f inger c o u n t i n g indicates an unders tanding ( o f a r i t h m e t i c ) .

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pp adj pn pro art adj adj n 8. ( I n ancient C h i n a ) , they used a sophist icated finger-counting machine ca l l ed

art n an abacus.

art pn art n pp adj adj n 9. T h e Chinese s t i l l use the abacus ( i n the i r everyday l i ve s ) .

adj adj adj n pp adj n 10. Clever , imag ina t i ve finger-counting schemes w o r k effect ively ( for m a n y peop le ) .

DIRECTIONS: The underlined words in these sentences are doing one of two jobs. Choosing your answer from the jobs below, write what job each underlined word is doing.

MODIFIER

SENTENCE # WORD

1 class

2 math

4 public

7 many

9 lives

10 finger-counting

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

JOB

object of the preposition

modifier

object of the preposition

modifier

object of the preposition

modifier

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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #3) EXERCISE #3

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES: EXERCISE #3

NAME: DATE:

DIRECTIONS: Mark all the nouns, proper nouns, articles, adjectives, pronouns, and prepositions in the sentences below. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, diagram the preposi­tional phrases in each sentence. The underlined words have to do with additional work on the other wide of this page.

— pp adj n pro adj n pp adj n 1. (Con t r a ry t o popu la r be l ie f ) , y o u use y o u r i m a g i n a t i o n ( i n m a t h class).

pp art n pp n art n pp n pp 2. E a r l y ( i n the h i s t o r y ) ( o f mathemat ics ) , the i m a g i n a t i o n ( o f mathemat ic ians) l e d ( t o

art n pp adj adj adj n the d i s c o v e r y ) ( o f each new mathemat ica l theorem) .

art n pp adj n art n pp adj adj n T h e act ( o f ma thema t i ca l creat ion) involves the use ( o f a l l one's ab i l i t i e s ) .

pp adj n art n pp n art n pp art adj n 4 . ( I n m o s t cases), the g i f t ( o f l o g i c ) p lays o n l y a par t ( i n the mathemat ica l process).

pp adj n pp n n pp n art adj n pp 5. ( I n y o u r classes)(at school ) , success ( i n mathemat ics ) requires an i n t u i t i v e sense ( o f

art n pp n the r igh tness ) (o f th ings ) .

pro art n pp art n art adj n 6. Y o u often g i v e the so lu t ion ( to the p r o b l e m ) an "educated" guess.

pro art n pp adj n pp art adj 7. Somet imes y o u f i n d the answer ( w i t h o u t conscious awareness)(of the creat ive

n process).

pp adj n pro art n pp art n

8. ( I n y o u r m i n d ) y o u in s t i nc t i ve ly k n o w the answer ( to the p r o b l e m ) . (over)

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n pp adj n pp n 9. C r e a t i v i t y exists ( i n a l l aspects)(of m a t h ) .

art adj n pp adj n art adj adj n pp n 10. T h e l o g i c a l par t ( o f y o u r m i n d ) is no t the o n l y in te l lec tua l t o o l ( i n use).

DIRECTIONS: Write what job the underlined words are doing. Choose your answer from among the following:

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION MODIFIER

SENTENCE # WORD IQB

2 mathematicians object of the preposition

3 one's modifier

5 intuitive modifier

5 lightness object of the preposition

10 logical modifier

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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #3) SKILLS SUPPORT

SKILLS SUPPORT DIRECTIONS: Mark all the words in the passage below that you know. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Diagram the prepositional phrases. Then paraphrase the entire paragraph.

n adj n pp art n Research has failed to show any difference (between the sexes) pp adj n art n pp n pp art adj

(in mathematical ability). The perception (of math)(as a masculine n pp adj n pp art n n

domain) stems (from other myths)(about the subject). Math is seen pp art n pp adj adj n adj *

(as the epitome)(of cool, impersonal logic) - nonintuitive and adj

abstract.

These two adjectives modify the noun "logic" although they're not in their usual place. It's interesting to ask the student why he thinks the writer chose to take these adjectives out of their

normal order. Ask the student which sentence is more dramatic and why:

"We stared at the dark and deep ocean." "We stared at the ocean • dark and deep."

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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #3) TEST

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES: TEST

NAME: DATE:

(RAW SCORE: /279 GRADE: POINTS: 120 ) »

DIRECTIONS: Mark all the nouns, proper nouns, articles, adjectives, pronouns, and prepositions in the sentences below and put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, diagram the prepositional phrases.

n adj n pp n pp adj n 1. M e n r ea l l y have no advantage (over w o m e n ) ( i n mathemat ica l a b i l i t y ) .

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art n pp n pp art adj n pp adj n pp art 2. T h e percept ion ( o f math)(as a mascul ine d o m a i n ) stems ( f r o m other m y t h s ) ( a b o u t the

IF n

subject).

n pp n pp art n pp adj adj n 3. A b i l i t y ( i n ma th ) is seen (as the t r iumph)(of_£c>oi , impersona l l o g i c ) .

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pro pp art adj n pp n 4 . T h i s perhaps f i t s ( w i t h the s tereotypical i m a g e ) ( o f m e n ) .

9

From now on, each set of prepositional phrases will count as one point.

pp adj n n pp n pp n 5. ( I n m a n y cases) m e n w i l l no t r ead i ly a d m i t ( to d i f f i c u l t y ) ( w i t h m a t h ) .

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n pp adj n pp adj 6. W o m e n , ear ly ( i n thei r school ing) , w i l l of ten a d m i t too read i ly ( t o personal

16 n pp art n pp n inadequacy )(as a reason)(for fa i lu re ) .

adj n art adj n pp n pp adj n 7. B o t h sexes m a y be expressing the same fears (about m a t h ) ( i n d i f ferent w a y s ) .

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adj n pp n art adj n pp n pp n 8. D o female experts ( i n mathemat ics ) have the same degree ( o f f e m i n i n i t y ) ( as w o m e n )

7s pp adj n ( i n other f ie lds)?

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pp — n pp — pn— n pp adj n 9. ( A c c o r d i n g to studies)(at U . C . L . A . ) , w o m e n ( i n math-related profess ions) ac tua l ly

18 adj adj n pp adj n e x h i b i t m o r e f emin ine characteristics ( than non-mathemat ics majors ) .

pp n pp adj n adj n pro adj n pp adj 10 . ( ln l i g h t ) ( o f these studies), bo th sexes can g i v e themselves h i g h marks ( i n na tura l

17 adj n math a b i l i t y ) -

142 DEFINITIONS:

1. The noun or pronoun at the end of the prepositional phrase is called the

object of the preposition.

2. Pronouns are words that take the place of one or more nouns.

3. A proper noun begins with a capital letter.

4. A common noun ( ) can 0f cannot consist of more than one word.

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DIRECTIONS: Write what job the underlined words are doing. Choose your answers from among the following:

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION MODIFIER

SENTENCE # WORD JOB

1 ability object of the preposition

(S 2 subject object of the preposition

points 3 cool modifier

each) 4 men object of the preposition

5 many modifier

50 6

7

inadequacy

different

object of the preposition

modifier

8 female modifier

9 feminine modifier

10 ability object of the preposition

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women *̂

12

3~"

mathV domain • myths *^ \ f r subject*'

mathV triumph it \c •

4.

5.

cases difficulty y \h * V

— 6 .

schooling • \y • \n \f \e if

7.

$L math * ways *^

^mathematics \y \n ^ fields •

U.C.L.A. *^ \s *^ \s • V

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Raw Score Grade Points

279 - 273 = A++ = 20 272 - 265 A+ = 19 264 - 251 = A = 18 250 - 237 = B+ = 17 236 - 223 = B = 16 222 - 209 = C+ = 15 208 - 195 = C = 14 194 - 181 — D+ = 13 180 - 167 = D = 12

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