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Incoming World Literature Summer Grammar Assignment
Instructions:
To access the grammar videos, please go to the following link:
http://www.machebeuf.org/staff/Nguyen-159
Watch “Sophomore Grammar Videos 1-4” and complete the exercises for each video. The videos
review grammar concepts from Freshman year as well as introduce a few new concepts.
You will be assessed on the grammar concepts in the video during the first week of school.
If you have any questions over the grammar, feel free to email Sister Maria Thuan over the
summer.
Videos will be ready to watch beginning June 15, 2017.
Email for Sister – [email protected]
Grammar Video 1: Basic Parts of Speech
Notes for Grammar Video 1:
Practice Problems for Grammar Video 1:
Identify the parts of speech for each of the following sentences.
Sally, a very young girl from Alabama, went to college in Oklahoma.
Sally =
A =
Very =
Young =
Girl =
From =
Alabama =
Went =
To =
College =
In =
Oklahoma =
The young rebel was he.
The =
Young =
Rebel =
Was =
He =
The hungry child had been eating.
The =
Hungry =
Child =
Had =
Been =
Eating =
The excessively talkative child was suddenly silent.
The =
Excessively =
Talkative =
Child =
Was =
Suddenly =
Silent =
The dog jogged quickly while the extremely lazy cat walked slowly around the neighborhood.
The =
Dog =
Jogged =
Quickly =
While =
The =
Extremely =
Lazy =
Cat =
Walked =
Slowly =
Around =
The =
Neighborhood =
Although the music concert was extremely disastrous, the audience was still grateful for the performance.
Although =
The =
Music =
Concert =
Was =
Extremely =
Disastrous =
The =
Audience =
Was =
Still =
Grateful =
For =
The =
Performance =
Grammar Video 2: Sentence Parts and Basic Phrases
A Sentence versus a Phrase:
Subject, Predicate, and Complements
Compound Subjects and Predicates:
Prepositional Phrases:
Tricky Items
Practice Problems for Grammar Video 2:
Jane a kindergarten teacher ate a delicious sandwich for lunch.
Jane =
A =
Kindergarten =
Teacher =
Ate =
A =
Delicious =
Sandwich =
For =
Lunch =
Subject =
Predicate =
Complement =
Is there an appositive phrase? If so, what is it?
Is there a prepositional phrase? If so, what is it?
Aragorn, the rightful king of Gondor, is an honorable man.
Aragorn =
The =
Rightful =
King =
Of =
Gondor =
Is =
An =
Honorable =
Man =
Subject =
Predicate =
Complement =
Is there an appositive phrase? If so, what is it?
Is there a prepositional phrase? If so, what is it?
Grammar Video 3: Clauses, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Dependent Clauses versus Independent Clauses:
Compound Sentences:
Complex Sentences:
Compound-Complex Sentences
Practice Problems for Grammar Video 3:
Underline the dependent clause once and the independent clause twice. Then, identify the sentence
as either compound or complex.
1. When Susie was home during the summer, she assisted her dad with his job.
2. After Jennifer went to the zoo, she took a nap.
3. The baby crawled to the elevator while the adults were inattentive.
4. Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, I did not see them at the
station.
5. While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.
6. After they left on the bus, Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train
station.
7. I did not see them at the station because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before
noon.
8. Joe realized that the train was late while he waited at the train station.
9. Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train station after they left on the bus.
Grammar Video 4: Punctuation and Usage Rules
Paragraph Correction: The following is an excerpt from a formal essay. Rewrite each sentence
correctly. There are two mistakes per sentence.
In the climax of Much Ado About Nothing Claudio shames Hero at the altar. Claudio says “Take
her back again.” (Shakespeare 4.1.1987). Leonato Hero’s father is devastated and Hero’s reputation is
ruined. However after Borachio confesses to the crime the conflict resolves.
Corrections for Sentence 1:
Corrections for Sentence 2:
Corrections for Sentence 3:
Correction for Sentence 4:
Compound and Complex Sentences:
1) After the teacher submitted her lesson plans she napped for two hours.
a) Is the sentence compound or complex? How do you know?
b) Correctly punctuate the sentence. If it is correct, write down “correct.”
2) Beatrice had declared she hated men but she later agreed to marry Benedick.
a) Is the sentence compound or complex? How do you know?
b) Correctly punctuate the sentence. If it is correct, write down “correct.”
3) Claudio wanted to embarrass Hero after he saw a man in Hero’s room.
a) Is the sentence compound or complex? How do you know?
b) Correctly punctuate the sentence.
Applying Comma Rules (you may have more than one comma correction; you may also have to
take out commas):
Example – Mary needs a new bike, but her parents have no money.
Explanation – A comma is needed after bike because you are joining two independent clauses with the
conjunction “but.”
1) Although Frodo was unable to destroy the Ring good still prevailed.
Explanation:
2) Pippin offered his services to Denethor, after Gandalf and he arrived in Gondor.
Explanation:
3) While Benedick one of the soldiers for Messina demonstrates his ability to think things through
Claudio shows his stupidity.
Explanation:
4) The character, Aragorn, is Sister Maria Thuan’s favorite character but Joe Girard prefers Sam.
Explanation:
Subject-Verb Agreement and Pronoun Usage:
1. The English teacher is (she, her).
2. Neither the students nor Sister (understand, understands) astrophysics.
3. Neither Sister nor the students (understand, understands) astrophysics.
4. Both Don John and Borachio (is considered, are considered) villains.
5. Each of the students (performs, perform) well on tests.
6. Nobody wants (his or her, their) lunch taken away.
7. The crowd cheered for (its, their) favorite team.
8. Neither Mary nor Paul studied (his or her, their) spelling words.
