March 7, 2011

Homework Vocabulary

workbook p. 127-128Quiz Friday!

Grammar text p. 138-140 ex. 3 and 4

Do Now Grammar text p.

137Exercises 2

The PhraseThe Phrase

What Is a Phrase?What Is a Phrase?• Phrase – a group of words that is used as a

single part of speech and that does not contain both a subject and verb.

• Examples:

– Verb Phrase: could have been hiding [NO Subject]

– Prepositional Phrase: over the river [No Subject or Verb]

– Infinitive Phrase: to go with them [No Subject or Verb]

Prepositional Phrases• Prepositional Phrase – includes a Prepositional Phrase – includes a

preposition, a noun or pronoun called the preposition, a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition.object of the preposition.

Examples:Examples:

1. The dish is filled with raw carrots and celery.1. The dish is filled with raw carrots and celery.Preposition- withPreposition- withOP- carrots/ celeryOP- carrots/ celery

The Adjective Phrase Adjective Phrase – a prepositional phrase

that modifies (describe) a NOUN or PRONOUN.

EX: Judy Blume is a talented author of children’s books.

EX: Mr. Smith is the one on the left.

Hint: Adjective phrases usually follow the word it modifies.

Adjective Phrases answer questions that adjectives answer

• What kind?What kind?• The store The store with the neon signwith the neon sign is open. is open.

• Which one?Which one?• I downloaded the song I downloaded the song by Alicia Keysby Alicia Keys

• How many? and How much? alsoHow many? and How much? also

An adjective phrase may also modify the object in another adjective phrase:

Example:A majority of the mammals in the world

sleep during the day.

○ Two Prep Phrases1- of the mammals- modifies

majority2- in the world- modifies mammals

March 8, 2011

Homework Grammar text

pages 142-143 ex 7 and Review A

Vocabulary workbook page 128Quiz Friday

Do Now

Journal Entry

What does Lent mean to you? What are

you doing this Lent season?

The Adverb Phrase Adverb Phrase – a prepositional phrase

that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb. Adverb phrases answer the same

questions that single word adverb answers: When? Where? How? Why? How often? How long? To what extent?

EX: The snow fell throughout the day.

Adverb Phrases: HintsAdverb phrases may appear anywhere in

the sentence

EX: At dusk, we went inside to eat dinner.

We went inside at dusk to eat dinner.

We went inside to eat dinner at dusk.

Adverb Phrases: Hints

More than one adverb phrase may modify the same word:

Mr. White drove for hours through the snow storm.

Both adverb phrases for hours / through the snow storm

modify the verb drove

March 7, 2012

Homework

Grammar text page 145-146 ex 9 and 10

Vocabulary pg 129Quiz will be on Friday!!

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Grammar text page 141 exercise 6

Verbal

Verbal – a word that is formed from a verb but used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.

Types of Verbals:

1. Participle

2. Infinitive

Participle Participle – a verb form that can be used

as an adjective. There are two kinds of participles:

Present ParticiplesPast Participles

Present participle

Present Participle: a verb form that can be used as an adjective, end in –ing

EX: Chasing the cat, the dog ran down the street.

EX: Mr. Sanchez rescued three people from the burning building.

Past Participle Past Participle – a verb form that can be

used as an adjective, formed by adding –d or –ed. (some are formed irregularly)

EX: The police officers searched the abandoned house.

EX: We skated on the frozen pond.

March 10, 2011

Homework Do Now

Grammar pg 146 exercise 10

Vocabulary pg 130Quiz Monday!!

IRT March 29th

“Oh Broom Get to Work” pg 383“The Scholarship Jacket” pg 451

Bring Literature on Monday!

Grammar pg 134 and pg 141 exercise 6

The Participial PhraseParticipial Phrase – consists of a participle

and any modifiers or complements the participle has. The entire phrase is used as an adjective.

Seeing itself in the mirror, the duck seemed quite bewildered.Seeing itself in the mirror

Seeing itself in the mirror, the duck seemed quite bewildered.Seeing itself in the mirror

After a while we heard the duck quacking noisily at its own image.

Quacking noisily at its own image

Then, disgusted with the other duck, it pecked the mirror.

Disgusted with the other duck

More Examples Stretching slowly, the cat jumped down from

the windowsill. (The Participial Phrase [stretching slowly] modifies

cat.)

The tornado predicted by the meteorologist did not hit our area.

(The whole phrase [predicted by the meteorologist]modifies tornado. )

March 8, 2012

Homework Grammar Text page

149-150 ex 12 and 13 Vocabulary Unit 11 you

OWN definitions Quiz tomorrow

Do Now

Grammar pg 145 exercise 8. Set it

up exactly the way exercise 9 is set

up.

The Infinitive Infinitive – a verb form that can be used as a

noun, adjective, or adverb. Most infinitives begin with to.

As a Noun: To succeed is my goal. To succeed=infinitive and is the subject

As an Adjective: The place to meet tomorrow is the library. To meet= infinitive and it modifies the noun place

As an Adverb: Tamara claims she was born to surf. To surf =infinitive and it modifies the verb born

Be Careful Don’t mistake prepositional phrases for

infinitives: KEY: to + noun/ pronoun= Prep Phrase to + verb= Infinitive Example: I am going to the mall today. to the mall = Prep Phrase I am going to shop for a new Snuggie. to shop = infinitive

The Infinitive Phrase Infinitive Phrase – consists of an infinitive and

any modifiers or complements the infinitive has.(including prepositional phrases) The entire phrase may be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Ex 1: To be a good gymnast takes hard work. To be a good gymnast=Infinitive phrase. It is

used as a NOUN. to be has a complement, a good gymnast).

Examples of Infinitive Phrases Ex 1: To be a good gymnast takes hard work. To be a good gymnast=Infinitive phrase. It is used as a

NOUN. to be has a complement, a good gymnast).

Ex 2: The first person to fly over both the North Pole and the South Pole was Richard Byrd

To fly over both the North Pole and the South Pole=Infinitive phrase. It is used as an adjective modifying person.

Ex 3: Are you ready to go to the gym now? To go to the gym now= infinitive phrase. It is used as an

adverb modifying the adjective ready. to go is modified by the prep. phrase to the gym and by the adverb now).

March 12, 2012Homework

Do Now

Spelling Unit 14 three times each

Grammar worksheet

Grammar pg154 #31-40

Phrase Summary• 3 TYPES

– Prepositional Phrases• Adjective phrases- prep phrases that modify

nouns/ pronouns• Adverb Phrases- prep phrases that modify

adjectives, verbs or other adverbs. – Verbal Phrase

• Participial- end in ing, d, or ed and act as adjectives– Infinitive Phrase

• Infinitive – to + verb form, acts as an adj, adv, or noun

March 13, 2012

Homework

Spelling pg 111 Worksheet

Do Now

Spelling pg 110

March 14, 2012

Homework Do Now

Spelling pg 112 Grammar text pg 134-

135 #1-20 Bring Literature Text

tomorrow

Worksheet