Grammar Monday!!The SEMICOLON!!!

(also known as the winky face)

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AgendaNew Seats

Parts of Speech Assessment

Practice old skills (parts of speech, with a check on capitalization)

Learn new skill (semicolon)

Practice all skills (parts of speech, capitalization, and semicolons)

END GOAL: ROCK THE ACT

5th PeriodTable One:

Moder, Nichole, Andres, Guide

Table Two

Andrea. Charlie, Jonathan, Joanna

Table Three:

Pablo. Allison, Sebastian, Gregory

Table Four:

Tiruosa, Gaby, Jessica,

Table Five:

Shirley, Arianna, Anthony

Table Six:

Alberto, Fatima, Christian

Table Seven:

Maaz, Luis, Komel, Naomi

8th Table One:

Cristian A, Glen Gail, Mariela, Fioreli

Table Two: Henry, Nancy, Ayrton

Table Three: Morgan, David, Gibelle

Table Four: James, Sincere, Christian

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Table Five: Juan, Richard, Samantha

Table Six: Temitope, Keilani,

Jonathan, Edrees

Sentence 1: Fix AND Identify

mom went to panera bred for lunch. (3)

Fix and Identify 1Mom went to Panera Bread for lunch.

Mom: Noun

Went: Verb

To: Prep

Panera Bread: Noun, Proper

For: Prep

Lunch: Noun

Fix and Identify 2Sarah likes professor Johnsons teaching stile. (3)

Fix and Identify 2Sarah likes Professor Johnson’s teaching style.

Sarah = Proper Noun

Likes = Verb

Professor Johnson’s = Proper Noun

Teaching = Adjective

Style = Noun

;;;;;;;; Semicolon ;;;;;;;;;Links together independent clauses

SIDE NOTE: Independent Clause vs. Dependent ClauseINDEPENDENT: Complete thought

Subject (who/what) Action/Predicate (what the subject is doing)

DEPENDENT: Does not express a complete thought! Leaves the reader needing/wanting more “Because he left)

SemicolonRule 1: Link two independent clauses with no

connecting words

I am going home; I intend to stay there. It rained heavily last night; our basement flooded.The drive home was exhausting; they decided to

pull over and stay at a hotel.

SemicolonRule 2: Join two independent clauses together

with one of the following conjunctive adverbs: however, moreover, therefore,

consequently, otherwise, nevertheless, thus…

I am going home; moreover, I intend to stay there. It rained heavily during the night; however, our

basement did not flood.

PracticeCombine with Semicolon

I do not like ice cream.

I will eat it if it is vanilla flavored.

However

Practice 1I do not like ice cream.

I will eat it if it is vanilla flavored.

However

I do not like ice cream; however, I will eat it if it is vanilla flavored.

Practice 2My mom loves the color pink.

I bought her pink roses.

However/Therefore

Practice 2My mom loves the color pink.

I bought her pink roses.

However/Therefore

My mom loves the color pink; therefore, I bought her pink roses.

Practice 3We avoided Splash Coaster.

My sister hates water rides.

Thus/Nevertheless

Practice 3We avoided Splash Coaster.

My sister hates water rides.

Thus/Nevertheless

My sister hates water rides; thus, we avoided Splash Coaster.

Quiz PracticeFix the sentence.

Identify all parts of speech.

Underline any prepositional phrases.

Sentence 1Because they live across the street; Sandy and Lucas walk to amundsen with me. (2)

Sentence 1Because they live across the street, Sandy and Lucas walk to Amundsen with me.

Because = Conjunction And = Conjunction

They = Pronoun Lucas = Proper Noun

Live = Verb Walk = Verb

Across = Prep To = Prep

The = Article Amundsen = Proper Noun

Street = Noun With = Prep

Sandy = Proper Noun Me = Pronoun

2Susana is a Professor at university of madison; he really loves her job. (4)

2Susana is a professor at University of Madison; she really loves her job.

Susanna = Proper Noun She = Pronoun

Is = Verb Really = Adverb

A = Article Loves = Verb

Professor = Noun Her = Pronoun

At = Prep Job = Noun

University of Madison = Proper Noun

3Henry think professor smith is a great teacher; however, he registered for all of his clases. (5)

3Henry thinks Professor Smith is a great teacher; therefore, he registered for all of his classes. (4)

Henry = Proper Noun Therefore = Conjunctive Adverb

Thinks =Verb He = Pronoun

Professor Smith = Noun Registered = Verb

Is = Verb For = Prep Classes =

A = article All = Adjective Noun

Great = Adjective Of = Prep

Teacher = Noun His = Pro

Fix this ParagraphMary loves playing Soccer. He think that it is an amazing sport; however she plays it as much as she can. Because Mary loves Soccer; her friends go with her to chase park to play every saturday. Sometimes when she gets home her mom has gatorade and Chocolate Chip Cookies wating for her. (15)

Fix this ParagraphMary loves playing soccer. She thinks that

it is an amazing sport; therefore, she plays it as much as she can. Because Mary loves soccer, her friends go with her to Chase Park to play every Saturday. Sometimes when she gets home her mom has Gatorade and chocolate chip cookies waiting for her.

QuestionsQuiz Skills

Capital Letters

Parts of Speech

Semicolons

Fix and IdentifyJessica and david is going to new york city for Spring Break. (4)

Fix and IdentifyJessica and David are going to New York City for

spring break.

Jessica – noun

And – conjunction For - prep

David – noun spring break - noun

Are Going – verb

To – prep

New York City - noun