ACLA Grammar

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ACLA Grammar

• Terra Mahre

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DGP Tutorial Questions

• Parts of Speech What is the part of speech of
  each word in the sentence? Are you using your DGP
  colored notes sheet for a reference?
• Sentence Parts (function)
• What is the complete subject?
• What is the simple subject?
• What is the complete predicate?
• Is the verb transitive or intransitive?
• Is there a direct object?
• What kinds of modifiers are in this sentence?

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DGP Tutorial Questions

• Clause, Type, Purpose
• How many clauses are in the sentence?
• Can the clause stand alone as a complete
  sentence?
• Does the clause have a subject and a verb?
• Where are the conjunctions in the sentence?
• What type of conjunction is it?
• Is this clause dependent of independent?

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Diagram DGP Questions

• The subject always comes first.
• The verb always comes second.
• The direct object or predicate noun always come
  third.
• The modifiers always go under the main line.
• The prepositional phrase is in an arm.
• The preposition is in the armpit.
• The object of the preposition is always in the
  arm.

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Nouns and their JOBS circle all nouns, then
label each with a job.

• N. Nominative O. Objective
• P. Possessive, V. Vocative
• 1. Leslies car bumped Harrys tree.
• 2. The medicine induced sleep.
• 3. The owl, swooping down, caught the mouse.
• 4. Mark, please carry the suitcase.
• 5. Lee caught seventeen trout.

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Types of nouns

• A Common B. proper C. Collective D. Concrete
• E. Abstract
• 1. This is a noun that names someone or
  something.
• 2. This is a group such as a team or a family.
• 3. This is a noun you can touch or see.
• 4. This is an idea, such as happiness or beauty.
• 5. This is any noun that represents a person,
  place thing or idea that is not a name.

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DGP Tutorial Conjugation Questions

• Verb conjugation for I, He, They
• REGULAR
• Present
• Past
• Future
• PERFECT TENSE Always use the helping verb and
  the Past Participle.
• Present Perfect
• Past Perfect
• Future perfect

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Prepositional phrase

• A prepositional phrase is a PIG because it HOGS
  the object( noun or pronoun) for itself.
• A preposition must have a best friend/ its
  object, or it is not a preposition but only an
  adverb.
• A preposition shows position.
• Anything an airplane can do to a cloud.
• Anything a dog can do to a house.

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Prepositional Phrases

• Around the house
• During the storm
• In the barn
• Over the hill
• Through the woods
• On the motorcycle
• Into the night
• In the hallway
• Along the path
• Under the car

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Pronouns

• What are the six types of pronouns. List each and
  give an example.
• What is the antecedent?
• Write a complete sentence then circle the
  antecedent and underline the pronoun.

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What are the three types of Conjunctions?

• What is a Conjunction?
• Where can you find this information?
• Coordinating
• Subordinating
• Correlative

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Clauses, and Conjunctions

• The judges choose whoever had the highest scores.
• Theresa ran the concession and she sold the
  goods when it opened.
• Zachery showered after the race was completed.
• Ellen went on a shopping spree and then she ate
  dinner when her credit card was maxed out.
• The doctors examined the children who came to the
  clinic.
• Phyllis saved the folders and her assistant gave
  them to the members as they arrived.
• Political conventions come every four years when
  summer days are long

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Clause Practice Directions

• Bracket each clause.
• CIRCLE all subordinating conjunctions.
• Underline the subject once and the verb twice.
• Label each clause as ind. or dep.
• Label each sentence type.
• Correlative conjunctions either, or
  neither, nor
• Either Sally will ride in your car, or she
  will not attend the concert. compound

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Using a comma is NOT Optional.

• Always use a comma before a FANBOY.
• Always use a comma after a transition or direct
  address.
• Always use a comma after an introductory
  dependent clause.
• Always use a comma when using an appositive
  brushstroke.
• Always use a comma when listing items.
• Always use a comma with a dialogue expression.

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Complex vs Compound Sentences

• Compound has two independent clauses.
• EX Bethany walked to the store, so I asked her
  to pick up a gallon of milk.
• Complex has one independent clause and one
  dependent clause.
• EX When Bethany walked to the store, I asked
  her to buy a gallon of ice cream.
• EX Bethany walked to the store after I asked her
  to buy a gallon of milk.

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Correlative Conjunctions

• Come in pairs. If there are not two, then its not
  correlative.
• Either, or, neither, nor then, so
• Neither my class nor the seventh grade classes
  knew their parts of speech definitions.
• Either the sixth graders, or the seventh graders
  will need to practice more often with their
  definitions.

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Subordinating Conjunctions usually flag a
dependent clause, but look for the subject and
verb too.

• although before
• as until
• unless while
• Since because
• after when
• that though
• If whether
• wherever whenever
• where

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Relative Pronouns

• Who
• Whoever
• Which
• Whom
• Whose
• That
• These pronouns act as a subordinating conjunction
  and a subject for a dependent clause.

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Make a conjunction poster Due 11/1
Coordinating Correlative Subordinating
Define each type
Write a list of as many of this type as you can.
Write five sentences and underline the conjunction in the sentence.
Use the textbook, your DGP handouts, or your
Harold Syntax notes to study.
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Capitalization, Punctuation and Conjugation DGP

• we visited seattle washington on our vacation
• REGULAR
• Present I, They visit, He visits
• Past I, He , They visited
• Future I ,He, They will visit
• PERFECT use helping verb and past participle
• Present Perfect I, They have visited, He has
  visited
• Past Perfect I, He ,They had visited
• Future Perfect I, He, They will have visited

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Three Types of Verbs

• Your friends are forgetful.
• Linking verbs link the subject to a PN or a
  PA
• Your friends have left their skateboards at my
  house.
• Harold Syntax predicate nominative
• predicate
  adjective
• Your friends left their skateboards at my house.
  Action Verb
• To Be Verbs are sometimes helping verbs Present-
  am, is are, PAST- was, were
• Future-will be

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Helping Verbs

• List the to be helpers
• Present
• Past
• Future
• List the H- helpers
• Present
• Past
• Future

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Four Important Ways to Use a Comma

• 1. After a transition First of all, the story,
  Lobs Girl, had an interesting setting in
  Cornwall, England.
• 2. Before a conjunction in a compound sentence
  Sandy wanted to keep Lob, and Lob wanted to
  remain with Sandy.
• 3. After an introductory dependent clause After
  Lob traveled 400 miles, Sandy and her family
  decided to adopt Lob for good.
• 4. Before and after an appositive The doctor,
  Mr. Travers, was the first witness to arrive at
  the scene of the accident

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Nouns and their JOBS.

• Nominative
• Objective
• Possessive

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Clauses Independent or Dependent?

• Now you bracketand label the type of sentences
  below.
• can you come to my birthday party
• when you get home, can you ask your mom if you
  can come to my birthday party
• can you remember to ask your mom the question, so
  you can come to my birthday party

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Principal Parts?

• What are the four principle parts of a verb?
• Which do we use with the perfect tense?
• Which do we use with the progressive tense?

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Varied Sentences

• The judges chose whoever had the highest score
• Theresa ran the concession and she sold the goods
  when it opened
• Zachery showered after the race was completed
• Ellen went on a shopping spree and then she ate
  dinner when her credit card was maxed out
• The doctors examined the children who came to the
  clinic
• Phyllis saved the folders and her assistant gave
  them to the members as they arrived

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Coordinating Conjunctions

• These are called FANBOYS, and can link two
  independent clauses or compound elements such as
  compound subjects, compound verbs, or compound
  direct objects.
• The key to a an independent clause is that you
  find a subject and a matching verb that can stand
  alone as a complete thought.
• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So