Thursday, September 2, 2010

Grammar

Mini Quiz:
A phrase describes the sentence.
A a subject and predicate
What the sentence is talking about
What the subject is doing

Performance Tasks:

Phrases:
down the hill
over the wall
past the line
across the field
in my studio

Clauses:
he went
Maymont is
Nickell did
they came
we walked

Sentences:
The little boy walked down the street aimlessly.
The white Alero came around the corner in a drift, then hit the telephone post.
The new Mac arrived today with a broken screen, and a cracked mouse.
We road down the hill, then up the other sides on the sleds.
Should that guy be sitting there?

It is beneficial for writers to know phrases and clauses, because then they can write better sentences. Also it will make them a better writer in general.

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