COW #2 Notes

These notes should be taken in your grammar section

Review: Types of Sentences

Declarative Imperative Exclamatory Interrogative

Review: Adverbs word that modifies or gives more information about a

verb, adjective, another adverb tell when, how often, time, place, or manner usually end in “ly” but not all the time easily do homework hopefully win the race scrupulously complete the project

Review: Adjectives

word that modifies or gives more information about nouns or pronouns

I ate a small bag of pretzels. Red meat causes clogged arteries. Voracious wolves ripped the carrion to shreds.

Review: Practice The children seemed excited. My grandmother just arrived. Early dinner guests can be quite unnerving. I never get up early on weekends. Mr. Smith gave up a neighborly wave. A butterfly just flew past. My cousin is an only child. Glenn regretted his past mistakes.

Preposition

Relates to a noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the same sentence.

It affects the way other words in a sentence relate to each other.

The actors performed ( )the children.

forwithoutwith

Preposition helper

The squirrel ran __________ the tree. Any word that can fit in this blank is a

preposition.

Common prepositions

aboutaboveacrossafteragainstaroundatbeforebehindbelowbeneathbesidebesidesbetweenbeyond

bydownduringexceptforfromininsideintolikenearofoffonout

outsideoversincethroughthroughouttilltotowardunderuntilupuponwithwithout

Copy 7

Prepositional Phrase

A group of words that includes a preposition and a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition

Preposition Object of the Preposition

about him

near the river

next to the baby

Do not write:

We walked along the path. What is the preposition? Along What is the object of the preposition? Path

Ben sits behind me. What is the preposition? Behind What is the object of the preposition? Me

Jake was restless throughout the night. It is cooler in the house. Put your homework on the table. Kate ran ahead of Don. The squirrel ran up the tree.

Review:How do you make a sentence?

Subject and a Predicate Subjects will always be a noun, pronoun, or

proper noun. Predicates will always be a verb and say what

the subject is or does.

Write this: Independent Clause

A group of words with a subject and predicate Independent clauses are complete sentences The cat ran. Tutorial gives us more time to work.

Symbol for Independent Clause:

A happy face symbolizes an Independent Clause because it is a complete thought, and that makes the clause very happy.

Compound Sentences

, F , A , N , B , O , Y , S

Compound Sentences

2 independent clauses in one sentence The clauses must be joined by a comma and

one of 7 conjunctions If you don’t use one of the conjunctions, you

should use a ; ; = and

Conjunctions COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS For And Nor But Or Yet So

Sample Compound Sentences Albert likes to play football, and he made the

varsity team. Albert likes to play football. He made the varsity team. Sam likes to head-butt people, but he does not

say sorry. Sam likes to head-butt people. He does not say sorry. Frogs are slimy, so I never touch them. Frogs are slimy. I never touch them.

Join these independent clauses to make a compound sentence:

The crash awoke April. She jumped out of bed. The crash awoke April, so she jumped out of bed. The rain has stopped. It is still very humid. The rain has stopped, but it is still very humid. You must go. I will stay. You must go, but I will stay.

COW #2• First name last name• Week of 10/7-10/10• impunity/noun• Definition: freedom from consequences• Concept: a declarative compound sentence with

preposition, adverb & adjective; circle the prep. adv. & adj.; and underline subjects once & predicates twice

• Sample: The students blatantly plagiarized their book reports from the internet, but they hope for impunity.