Direct/Indirect Objects & Prepositional Phrases
Identify the direct object in the following sentence.
Joshua's dog ate grass.
grass
Identify the participle in the following sentence
Frightened, Riley ran away from the monster.
Frightened
Dependent clauses usually start with a subordinating conjunctions.
2 examples of subordinating conjunctions are...
after, although, because
despite, even though
if, rather than, since
so that, though
unless, until, while
Relative clauses start with relative pronouns. Name 3 examples of a relative pronoun
Who, Whom, Whose
Whoever, Which, That
And sometimes: What, When
The number of absences allowed for SI
3 absences
What part of speech is missing in the following sentence?
Jesus broke a ____.
direct object
Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.
Shivering in the cold, Lana went inside to drink some hot chocolate.
Shivering in the cold
Is the following an independent or dependent clause?
After Uyen took a photo for Lana
Dependent Clause
Identify the relative clause.
Lana Theodore, who is not to be confused with Lana Del Rey, is a student in ENGL 113A.
who is not to be confused with Lana Del Rey
The location of the Learning Resource Center (LRC)
Library, 3ird floor
Identify the indirect object in the following sentence.
Ishmum gives Myli a soda.
Myli
Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence.
Marquel Bradley, the writing student in ENGL 113A, wrote an excellent essay.
the writing student in ENGL 113A
Identify the dependent clause.
Konalta did his homework while listening to music.
while listening to music
Correct the misplaced modifier.
Drowned in butter, Gatsby enjoyed some pasta.
Gatsby enjoyed some pasta drowned in butter.
The person who must receive documentation that you completed your mandatory LRC writing session
Your SI instructor
Identify the indirect object in the following sentence.
Danielle passes Joelly a note under the desk to give to Adrianna.
Joelly
Identify the appositives in the following sentence.
Your writing professor, Tim, is older than your SI instructor, Tammy.
Tim
Tammy
Identify the independent and dependent clauses
After Darius recommended Grey's Anatomy, Stephanie watched the whole first season on Saturday.
Independent - Stephanie watched the whole first season on Saturday.
Dependent - After Darius recommended Grey's Anatomy
Correct the misplaced modifier.
Falling off of the table, Jesus reached for the bowl of cereal.
Jesus reached for the bowl of cereal, falling off of the table.
A way you can make up 1 absence during the semester
Hint: There are 3 ways
Attend your SI instructor's office hours
Go to an LRC workshop
Attend an LRC writing tutoring session (separately from your mandatory visit)
Identify a prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
Danielle passes Joelly a note under the desk to give to Adrianna.
under the desk
or
to Adrianna
Is the following appositive restrictive or nonrestrictive?
The CSUN student, Jacob, sometimes wears a hat
restrictive
Identify what kind of sentence this is.
Because the students had a grammar quiz, their SI instructor prepared a review presentation, and they also had the class play a review jeopardy game.
Compound-complex sentence
Identify the relative clauses in the following sentence.
Alex, whose favorite show is Gilmore Girls, was excited to meet Alexis Bledel, who plays Rory.
whose favorite show is Gilmore Girls
who plays Rory
The joke at the bottom of the welcome letter
Let's eat, Dave.
vs
Let's eat Dave.