Terms
A group of words that acts as a verb
Verb Phrase
Adverb
A word that describes a verb
Identify the absolute phrase in each sentence.
ex. Rolling over the gravel, the tires settled into the well worn grooves.
Rolling over the gravel, the tires settled into the well worn grooves.
Combine the following sentences using a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb.
ex. Proudly displaying his new pin, the cub scout skipped back to his seat. His dad was beaming.
Proudly displaying his new pin, the cub scout skipped back to his seat; gently, his dad was beaming.
Taking what you know about the word biology, what can you infer about the meaning of the prefix bio-?
Bio- means pertaining to life
A form of verb, typically ending in -ing
Present Participle
Connotation
The idea a word creates in addition to its literal meaning
Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.
ex. After years of research, I was running out of topics.
After years of research, I was running out of topics.
Which is the vague pronoun in the sentence?
ex. Peter took his dog hunting and he was very successful.
Peter took his dog hunting and he was very successful.
Infer the meaning of the underlined word.
I went to a bizarre pool party where no one was allowed to get in the pool.
Bizarre - very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement
A clause that can stand alone as a sentence
Independent Clause
Absolute Phrase
A phrase that modifies the entire sentence
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence.
ex. Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue.
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue.
Which two phrases in the following sentence are in parallel structure?
ex. Louder than a jet engine and faster than a bullet, I watched the sparks spiral into the sky.
Louder than a jet engine and faster than a bullet, I watched the sparks spiral into the sky.
Infer the meaning of the underlined word.
The bus ride home pulverized the cookies my mom sent with me.
Pulverize - reduce to fine particles
The origins of a word
Etymology
Conjunctive Adverb
Transition words used to connect independent clauses or sentences by showing the relationship between them
Identify the adjectival phrase in the sentence.
ex. As the dusk set in, the desert glowed with the sunbaked warmth of sand.
As the dusk set in, the desert glowed with the sunbaked warmth of sand.
Revise the following sentence to include a colon.
ex. The team needed their secret weapon to seize victory.
The team only needed one thing to seize victory: their secret weapon.
Taking what you know about the word autograph, what can you infer about the meaning of the root word graph?
The root graph means to write, record, or draw
The repeated use of the same grammatical structure to balance ideas within a sentence
Parallel Structure
Suffix
Letters added to the end of a base word to slightly change its meaning
Identify the relative phrase in each sentence.
ex. My neighbor told me some punk kids were messing with his dahlias.
My neighbor told me some punk kids were messing with his dahlias.
What kind of word can you add after the semicolon to smooth the transitions between clauses?
Conjunctive Adverb
Infer the meaning of the underlined word.
I watched in horror as my Airpod disappeared into the tumult of the washer.
Tumult - confusion or disorder