Subjects
The boy in the forest was waiting quietly.
The boy in the forest was waiting quietly.
I ran to the park.
I ran to the park.
The little ewoks hid in my closet.
The little ewoks hid in my closet.
Over the hills and far away.
Phrase.
Identify the subject and verb in this statement.
I wanted ice cream.
Subject: I
Verb: wanted
The red wolves began to huddle.
The red wolves began to huddle.
Maria had eaten everything on the table.
Maria had eaten everything on the table.
There were fireworks until morning.
There were fireworks until morning.
This is a freebie.
Clause.
Find the prepositional phrases.
There were trees in the forest that had caught fire over the weekend.
There were trees in the forest that had caught fire over the weekend.
There were no answers in the empty house.
There were no answers in the empty house.
You should go to the gym every now and then.
You should go to the gym every now and then.
I was late to class despite leaving on time.
I was late to class despite leaving on time.
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent and Dependent clauses
What are the two types of conjunctions?
Coordinating and Subordinating conjunctions
Although the boy stood there, the bus didn't stop; it hit him.
Although the boy stood there, the bus didn't stop; it hit him.
I will be going to the Incline tomorrow.
I will be going to the Incline tomorrow.
In the end, it didn't matter for anybody else.
In the end, it didn't matter for anybody else.
If I should forget about you.
Clause.
Give me 3 examples of BOTH types of conjunctions.
CC: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So
SC: While, Although, Then, Because, After, etc
How does a Subject relate to a Noun?
They relate because a Complete Subject can contain a Noun while Simple Subjects are often Nouns.
What are the three types of verbs we had talked about in class?
What are the three types of verbs we had talked about in class?
1. Action Verb (main verb)
2. Helping Verb (modal verb)
3. Be Verb (stative verb)
Across the lakes and into the woods, the team of bears had swam in fear for their survival.
Across the lakes and into the woods, the team of bears had swam in fear for their survival.
What are the ways to connect two independent clauses?
1. Coordinating Conjunctions WITH A COMMA OF COURSE
2. Semi-colon
How do Predicates relate to Verbs?
They relate because Complete Predicates can contain Verbs while Simple Predicates are verbs.