Transcript Boot Camp PowerPoint- Day 1-2

GRAMMAR
What is real Bootcamp?
• A program that a person goes through to
become a soldier in the U.S. military.
• It is designed to be highly intense and
challenging.
• Once soldiers complete it, they usually feel a
very large sense of pride for making it
through.
Why are we doing this?
• Just like real bootcamp teaches soldiers the
military training they need to be successful in
combat, grammar bootcamp will give you the
grammar training you need to be successful in
LInC (and all your classes).
• You will be prepared for several of the most
difficult grammar issues after grammar
bootcamp is over.
War Games
• Even though we will be focusing mostly on
grammar, there will be surprise “brain breaks”
throughout the week.
• These “brain breaks” will be challenges that
will develop teamwork and cooperation
among your classmates.
Last thing…
• There will be notes for each topic we cover in
grammar bootcamp.
• Part of your grade for this unit will depend on
how well you keep up with the notes.
• Also, you CAN use your notes on the
assignments we do.
Our first topic—
Complete
Sentences
Complete Sentences!
• What does a sentence need to be
complete? (Hint—there are two
things)
–Subject (noun or pronoun)
–Predicate (verb)
What is a noun?
• What you’ve probably heard before is:
– People
– Places
– Things
– Feelings
– Ideas
• But don’t forget about pronouns!
– He, she, they, it, I, you, we (just to name a few)
Why does a complete sentence need a subject?
The subject tells us the “who” or the
“what” of the sentence. Without it,
we don’t know what or who we’re
talking about!
What is a verb?
• A verb is an action. It shows something doing
something. That’s about it!
Why does a complete sentence need a predicate?
Without a verb, the subject has
nothing to do. We need to see that
subject doing something.
Complete or not?
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Billy Bob to the store.
Sounds good.
Yeah, would like to.
Miss Moylan teaches LInC.
Even though I already said.
I went to the movie theater last night.
Went to the football game last night.
An incomplete sentence is
called a fragment. We don’t
want any fragments!
You have until the end of the song
to get to your seat, get out A RED
PEN, YOUR NOTES AND
ASSIGNMENT FROM YESTERDAY
Homework answers
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9.
F
C
F
F
C
F
C
F
C
10.
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C
F
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C or F
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Miss Moylan’s worst enemy: the run-on sentence!
• A run-on sentence is one that should be split
up into two or more sentences.
• This is how little kids write. You’re not little
kids anymore!
Example:
I got to school this morning and then I
decided to go say hi to my friends but
before I said hi I wanted to make sure that I
had my homework done but then I
remembered that my dog ate it so I had to
redo it really fast.
How many different ideas were in that
sentence?
I got to school this morning and then I
decided to go say hi to my friends but
before I said hi I wanted to make sure that I
had my homework done but then I
remembered that my dog ate it so I had to
redo it really fast.
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I got to school this morning and then I
decided to go say hi to my friends but
before I said hi I wanted to make sure that I
had my homework done but then I
remembered that my dog ate it so I had to
redo it really fast.
2
I got to school this morning and then I
decided to go say hi to my friends but
before I said hi I wanted to make sure that I
had my homework done but then I
remembered that my dog ate it so I had to
redo it really fast.
3
I got to school this morning and then I
decided to go say hi to my friends but
before I said hi I wanted to make sure that I
had my homework done but then I
remembered that my dog ate it so I had to
redo it really fast.
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I got to school this morning and then I
decided to go say hi to my friends but
before I said hi I wanted to make sure that I
had my homework done but then I
remembered that my dog ate it so I had to
redo it really fast.
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Ideas for fixing run-ons
• When two thoughts are jammed together
with no way to break them up, you have two
options:
– Add words and punctuation to split the thoughts
up
– Turn them into two sentences. End the first one
and start a new one.
Examples for fixing run-ons
• The student received an A he was so happy.
– The student received an A, and he was so happy.
• My cat is black my cat has a fat belly.
– My cat is black. He also has a fat belly.
• I had a terrible time it was boring.
– I had a terrible time because it was boring.
What does a sentence need to end it?
• It needs end-punctuation!
• Without a piece of punctuation at the end,
the sentence IS NOT COMPLETE.
• What are the three kinds?
– Period
– Exclamation point
– Question mark
Last thing about complete sentences
• Starting a sentence with “Because” can be a
dangerous thing. Here’s how:
Q: Why did you enjoy the show?
A: Because it was fun.
• This IS NOT a complete sentence. There is no
subject!
• Fix: I enjoyed it because it was fun. OR
Because it was hilarious, I enjoyed the show.
My suggestion :
• Only use “Because” to start a sentence if you
are VERY SURE that you can make it into a
complete sentence.
• Otherwise, you should probably rephrase the
question instead of just starting in with
“Because”
• Either way—I will count off the whole school
year if you start a sentence with “Because”
and it is incomplete!
When you finish the assignment
• Put your notes back in the binder.
• Put your assignment away and DON’T
LOSE IT.
– It is due tomorrow at the beginning
• Immediately turn to your A.R. book
– THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT, NOT A
SUGGESTION