Transcript At which/what hotel will I be staying during the conference?

At which/what hotel will I be staying during the
conference?
What is your favorite sport? (Unlimited options)
Which is your favorite sport; hockey, baseball, or soccer?
(Limited options)
what vs. which
Cat, squirrel, misjudge, violin, photo, arm, wrist, unlock, thumb,
entertainment, carry, alarm
Noun
Verb
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Noun or Verb
Large, smooth, amaze, dry, calm, drunk, silence, renew, thin, mellow,
red, force
Adjective
Verb
Adjective or Verb
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Deadly, heavy, poor, poorly, good, well, faster, early, late, soon
Adjective
Adverb
Adjective or Adverb
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And, although, during, since, while, except, because, of, but, after, near,
until
Preposition
Conjunction
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Preposition or
Conjunctions
CATEGORIES OF WORDS
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Noun
Lexical
Categories:
supply wordbased meaning
Pronoun
Verb
Determiner
Adjective
Preposition
Adverb
Conjunction
Grammatical
Categories:
Give structure to
sentences
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The apple was
delicious.
I love to dance all
night long.
Things that can be A word or form
mentioned, talked that substitutes for
about, or referred
a noun or noun
to.
phrase.
Reports actions
and states;
introduces
predicates.
Words that come
before a noun and
determine them.
Attributes some
quality to a noun
or pronoun.
Words that begin a
prepositional
phrases; express
spatial relations
Used to add
meaning to a verb
and qualify an
adjective.
Words that link
sentences or
clauses together.
In each of the following sentences, one item is italicized.
Identify its category (part of speech).
1. There was not enough oxygen in the fish tank.
2. The children had been flying kites in the park.
3. He had gone to the movies with some of his friends.
4. He was wearing a pink blazer and a green tie.
5. The eighteenth century was a time of intense reflection
on the human condition.
6. An ingeniously contrived arrangement of string and tin
cans guarded the entrance.
7. They were coming for us at eight o’clock.
8. Someone asked me to hand over my passport.
9. The books were fascinating.
10.All the guests were leaving.
• Auxiliary Verbs: usually accompanies a main
verb (main verb provides semantic content).
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Do you want tea?
He has given his all
That was said many times
She has gone home
I have seen the sun
We are being helped
Master Class: Auxiliary Verbs
• Prepositional phrases: preposition followed by
a noun or pronoun
• Prepositional complements: the noun or
pronoun in a prepositional phrase
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I drove the car around the block
She ran up the stairs like a madwoman
The child hid behind his mother
He ate his cereal with a spoon
Master Class: Prepositions
• Coordinating conjunctions: connects words,
phrases, and clauses
• The bowl of stew is hot and delicious
• My cat loves having his head scratched but hates
getting his claws trimmed
• Subordinating conjunctions: connects a
dependent clause with an independent clause
• Because her teeth were chattering in fear, Lynda
clenched her jaw while waiting for her audition
• We looked on top of the refrigerator, where Jenny will
often hide a bag of chocolate chip cookies
Master Class: Conjunctions
• Articles: indicates the type of reference
• The children know a fast way home
• Demonstratives: indicate which entities being
referred to
• Look at this cool sweater
• These are beautiful flowers
• Quantifiers: indicates quantity being referred to
• Every glass in my recent order was chipped
• A lot of people are smart
Master Class: Determiners
• Numerals: indicates numerical quantity being
referred to
• Each team consists of eleven players
• They’ve invited me to a second interview
• Possessives: indicates ownership of noun being
referred to
• This is my awesome new hat
• She feels fully rested when sleeping in her own bed
Master Class: Determiners
In each of the following sentences, identify the word(s) that belong to
the category or have the function indicated in parentheses after the
sentence.
1. The toolshed behind the parking lot looked cluttered. (adjective)
2. I looked up the word in an old dictionary. (complement of
preposition)
3. The “fast” train to Boston was quite slow. (adverb)
4. Besides Marty and me, a couple of flashy-looking guys, each with
two body guards, were in the elevator. (coordinating conjunction)
5. Gary had a battered Mercedes that had seen better days (auxiliary
verb)
6. I will have another of those delicious Campari sodas, please.
(demonstrative)
7. Apparently Fred had been hallucinating again. (verb)
8. These marginal sects are unlikely to influence the election. (article)
9. Since they have vented the nuclear reactors again, we will have to
cancel our outdoor barbecue. (subordinating conjunction)
10.The editor maintains that that “that” that I used should be “which.”
(demonstrative)