Their/ They're/ There
What does they're stand for?
They are
prepositions are always part of ______________
prepositional phrases
What are verbals?
verbs acting as different parts of speech
What is denotation?
the literal or dictionary meaning of something
What does the affix fac mean?
to do/ make
Use ______________ to show possession.
Their
Prepositions give more information about __________, ______________, _____________.
fill in at least two of these blanks for the points
time, place, location, direction
Gerunds are verbs acting as __________. They often end with the letters _____.
nouns
-ing
What is connotation? What are the types?
meaning and feelings that are associated WITH the literal meaning of the word.
positive, negative, neutral
If aqua means water, what do you think an aqueduct is? Use the meaning of affixes/ roots in your definition.
something that leads water somewhere
What are their, there, and they're called?
Hint: they SOUND the SAME, but have different meanings
homophones
What part of speech ends a prepositional phrase?
noun ( or pronoun)
infinitives begin with the word________. They act as ___________, ____________, or ______________.
to
nouns, adjecitves, adverbs
Do these two words have the same type of denotation or connotation?
plain and natural
the same denotation
What affix or root word does the word patriarch have? ( that we have learned). What does it mean?
patri/ pater= father
When should "there" be used?
to show location
what are the prepositions in the following sentences:
The big, fat hippo named Mr. Hippo swam under the bridge and out into the river. During the swim, below the bridge, he was thinking very hard.
under, out into, during, below,
Identify the participle in the sentence:
Climbing the tree, Sammy moved quickly to escape the zombie who crawled after her.
Climbing
Which of these words have a positive connotation?
refreshing, fashionable, thrifty, cheap, forceful, social, brilliant, snob, giggle, cackle, curious, nosey
refreshing, fashionable, thrifty, social, brilliant, giggle, curious
If national refers to nations, what is international travel?
travel between NATIONS
The students left _________ teacher at science camp.
_______________ going to science camp tonight to get her back.
When they arrived __________, she was so mad.
their
They're
there
What are the prepositions in these sentences: The hippo who wore a pink ribbon upon her head was standing among two other hippos who also wore pink ribbons. There was also one hippo without a ribbon. Mr. Hippo watched them and forgot about the need he had. He thought the hippo who wore a pink ribbon atop her head was the most beautiful creature he had ever seen.
upon, among, without, atop
What is wrong with this sentence? Tired, the football coach spoke with the player.
What are two pairs of words that have the same denotation as their partner word, but different connotations? Explain what connotation each word has
ex:
Pair 1: ________ & _________ have the same denotation but _____ has a positive connotation and _______ has a neutral connotation.
answers may vary
Would you rather have a leader is malevolent or benevolent? Why? Use meaning of affixes
benevolent. bene= good. so someone who is benevolent must be good. Malevolent has the affix Mal which means bad so they must do bad things.