Transcript Example

Notes from Friday,
October 23, 2015
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Please take notes on the following four topics.
In addition to the notes, write your own example for each
of the four sections.
Be sure to get the corresponding handouts from Mrs.
Patterson
Yes, you will be assessed on these in the near future, so be
sure to take good notes and ask clarifying questions if
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Appositive Phrase
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a noun or noun phrase that renames another
noun right beside it and is separated from the
main sentence with commas.
Its main purpose is to give the reader more
detail about the noun it modifies.
Example: The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is
crawling across the kitchen table.
Example: Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest
monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years.
Please write your own example in your notes.
Participle Phrases
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A participle phrase is an adjective and begins with a participle word (usually
ending in “ing”).
It is located directly after the noun it modifies.
In other words, it is used to describe the noun it follows.
Example: Is that Arthur running for the bus?
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Example: You could see the panther releasing its grip.
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Please write your own example in your notes.
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Punctuation: When a participial phrase begins a sentence, a comma should be placed
after the phrase.
Arriving at the store, I found that it was closed.
If the participle or participial phrase comes in the middle of a sentence, it should be set
off with commas only if the information is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.
Sid, watching an old movie, drifted in and out of sleep.
Note that if the participial phrase is essential to the meaning of the sentence, no commas
should be used:
The student earning the highest grade point average will receive a special award.
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Punctuation is Powerful!
An English professor wrote the words…
“A woman without her man is nothing.”
All of the males in the class wrote:
“A woman, without her man, is nothing.”
All of the females wrote:
“A woman: without her, man is nothing.”
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Gerund Phrase
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Begins with an ing word, and usually
functions as a noun that is the subject in the
sentence, unlike the participle phrase.
Therefore, it is not separated by commas.
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Example: Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a messy
experience if you have long, untamed hair.
Example: Bill decided that scrambling over the pile of debris was
not safe. (Scrambling serves as the subject to this sentence).
Please write your own example in your notes.
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Infinitive Phrase
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A verb plus any complements (direct object)
and/or modifiers (adverb)
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Example: He likes to knead the dough slowly when
making pizza.
Example: The teacher stayed after school to help her
students.
Please write your own example and identify the direct
object and modifier if necessary.
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Simple Sentence
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Simple sentences are different from other sentences types
because they contain only one independent clause, and have
no dependent clauses. This type of sentence may also contain
the phrases discussed in previous slides
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Example: The coaches and administration were pleased to
announce the results of the game
Example: I love to read simples sentences upon getting up
and before going to bed.
Example: Eating cotton candy on a windy day can be a
very sticky experience!
Please write your own example using two different types
of phrases
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Compound Sentence
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A compound sentence is a sentence that
has at least two independent clauses
joined by a comma, semicolon, or
conjunction.
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Example: The real Oz, the man behind the curtain, was
neither great nor powerful; the story portrays an ineffective
president as a bumbling wizard.
Please write your own example using a complex
conjunction with a semi colon and a comma
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Compound-Complex Sentences
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A compound-complex sentence is made from two
independent clauses and one or more dependent
clauses.
1. Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the
time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go
with me yet. (underline each independent clause and
circle the dependent clause)
2. We decided that the movie was too violent, but our
children, who like to watch scary movies, thought that
we were wrong. (underline each independent clause
and circle the dependent clause)