Tuesday, 12/02/03 -- Eighth
Grade Warm Up. Copy into notebook
*ordinary : elite :: plain : _________
*horror : genre :: "Excuse me." : _________
*modern : antique :: paid : _________
*boulevard : street :: egg roll : ____________
*cow : burger :: chicken : ________
*pamphlet : brochure :: meeting : ____________
Prepositions and prepositional phrases!
Prepositions only come in phrases. SOOOOO...a preposition
technically
can't go at the end of a sentence, like this: When
we go to the party, whom do you want to go with?
This
should be: When we go to the party, with
whom do you want to go?
Prepositional phrases act as either adjectives or adverbs.
The dancers with the feathers were the best.
Adjective,
describing what kind of dancers.
We arrived in the morning.Adverb,
describing when we arrived.
One of the problems we sometimes have with prepositional
phrases is misplacement.
She said in the morning she was going to Chicago.
Is
she going to Chicago in the morning, or did she tell you in the morning?
Practice.
For 1-3: A) Rewrite the sentence moving the misplaced
prepositional phrase closer to the word it is modifying. B) Tell whether
the PP is acting as an adjective or adverb in that sentence.
For 4-5: Rewrite the sentence so it no longer ends with
a preposition.
We waited for the bus inside the mall.
Alonzo was walking his dog in his new jeans.
We read about the puppy that was lost in today's newspaper.
Which book are you most fond of?
Which class did you fall asleep in?
The Pigman, Chapter 7. (5p)
Besides Old Lady, what is John's nickname for his mom?
What is John's real reason for going to the graveyard?
(Quote.) What is John's father's reaction when John says
he wants to be an actor?
(Quote.) Why does John say he doesn't want the job his father
is offering?
