Indirect/ Direct Object
What is the direct object in the following sentence
We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa.
Package
Participles are verbs that function as a...
A. Noun
B.Adjective
C. Adverb
D.Verbs
B. Adjective
A Gerund is a verb that functions as a
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C.Adverb
D.Verb
A. Noun
What is a biography?
An account of a persons life.
What is one main material students are required to have for this Writing class? ( not a computer)
Source Notebook
Identify the indirect object in this sentence:
He told his parents a lie.
Parents
Identify the participial in the sentence
The frustrated student shut his textbook and gave up on studying.
Frustrated
Why: frustrated describes the student
A gerund and present participial are similar because they both have the suffix.
End with =ing
What are the top three credible URL'S for research.
.gov
.edu.
.mil
When writing a constructed response what writing strategy should you use?
R.A.C.E
A direct object answers the question of
a. who(m) or what.
b. to whom, for whom, or for what.
A. who(m) or what.
hint:
Alice caught the baseball.
What did Alice catch? She caught the baseball. Baseball is the direct object.
Identify the participial in the following sentence
The crying baby was inconsolable until she saw her mother.
crying
Why: crying describes the baby
In which sentence is the word "bowling" functioning as a Gerund?
A. Let's meet at the bowling alley.
B. On the weekends, I go bowling.
B. On the weekends, I go bowling.
Participle: Let's meet at the bowling alley. (Bowling describes alley.)
Gerund: On the weekends, I go bowling. (Bowling is acting as a noun.)
What are Early Life, Middle Years and Later Years called in a Biography essay?
Headings
I start in little but I end in full, you’ll find me in half and complete. What am I?
The letter "L"
An indirect object answers the question of
A. to whom, for whom, or for what
B. of who(m) or what
A. to whom, for whom, or for what
Hint:
Max pitched Alice the baseball.
Max (subject) pitched (verb) the baseball (direct object) to whom? He pitched it to Alice. Alice is the indirect object.
True or False
A past participial ends in -ing,
Present participial ends in -ed,-en, or -t
False
Present participial end in -ing (skipping, smiling)
past participial ends in -ed,-en or -t. (filled, shaken, burnt)
Identify the gerund and the gerund phrase in this sentence
Carlos really enjoys biking through the mountains.
biking- through the mountains
Where does a thesis statement go in an essay? (be specific)
The last sentence of the introduction
What month/day is Mrs. Wynn's Birthday
Dec 2
Is there an indirect object in this sentence:
His grandmother sends him five dollars on his birthday every year.
No
In the following sentence identify the Participial and the participial phrase
Alan, sunburned from his day at the beach, struggled to find a comfortable sleeping position.
Which sentence has a gerund phrase? What is the phrase?
Running is a favorite activity of mine.
Running with scissors is a favorite activity of mine.
Running with scissors is a favorite activity of mine.
What is a Topic sentence ?
It is generally the first sentence in a paragraph that summarizes the main idea of the paragraph.
What can go through glass without breaking it?
light