PPT-What is a paragraph? Grammar Toolkit

Paragraphs Grammar Toolkit Paragraphs A paragraph is a group of sentences about a topic described in a topic sentence All mammals are warmblooded Warmblooded animals keep the same body temperature all the time Most mammals are covered with fur or hair which helps to keep them warm Sea mammals without fur such as whales have a layer of fat to keep them warm. Grammar Toolkit. Adjectival phrases. Grammar Toolkit. Adjectival phrases. An adjectival phrase is a phrase that does the work . of . an adjective. It often follows the noun or pronoun . it . describes and adds detail to . Grammar Toolkit. Conjunctive adverbs. Grammar Toolkit. Conjunctive adverbs. Conjunctive adverbs are adverbs that . act . like conjunctions—they connect the information in two clauses or sentences.. Grammar Toolkit. Paragraphs. Grammar Toolkit. Paragraphs. A paragraph is a group of sentences about . a . topic, described in a topic sentence. .. All mammals are warm-blooded. . Warm-blooded animals keep the same body temperature all the time. Most mammals are covered with fur or hair, which helps to keep them warm. Sea mammals without fur, such as whales, have a layer of fat to keep them warm.. Grammar Toolkit. Ellipsis. Grammar Toolkit. Ellipsis. An ellipsis consists of three full-stops. . It . has two roles.. It shows . that words have been deleted from a direct quotation.. Salamanders. , . sentence?. Grammar Toolkit. Sentences. Grammar Toolkit. Sentences. A sentence is a group of words . that . makes complete sense.. This makes complete sense.. I am really cold. .. This does not. . make complete sense — who or what is not . Grammar Toolkit. Proper nouns. Grammar Toolkit. Proper nouns. Proper nouns name specific people, . places. , days, months and things. Each word . in . a . proper noun begins with a capital letter. .. prepositions?. Grammar Toolkit. Prepositions. I found the final clue . at. . midnight . inside. . the safe . behind. . the picture. .. Grammar Toolkit. Prepositions. A preposition shows the relationship . Grammar Toolkit. Plural nouns. child. children. Grammar Toolkit. Plural nouns. A noun can be . singular. , . naming just one . thing, or . plural. , . naming . more . than . one thing. .. The way to make a noun plural usually depends on the ending of the singular noun.. Grammar Toolkit. Descriptive adjectives . Grammar Toolkit. Descriptive adjectives . A descriptive adjective gives . colour. , shape, size and feeling to a noun or pronoun. They work with nouns to give us clear and interesting pictures of people, places and things. s. ubordinating. . conjunctions?. Conjunctions. Subordinating. Grammar Toolkit. Conjunctions. Subordinating. A conjunction joins sentences, . clauses or words within a clause.. Tom . and. . Tim are twins, . Grammar Toolkit. Comma. Grammar Toolkit. Comma. A comma is the commonest punctuation mark. . It . shows a short pause to separate words and parts . of . sentences. Like all punctuation marks, commas help people understand your writing.. Ellipsis. Grammar Toolkit. Ellipsis. An ellipsis consists of three full-stops. . It . has two roles.. It shows . that words have been deleted from a direct quotation.. Salamanders. , . discussed in detail in Chapter 12 of this book. Semicolon. Grammar Toolkit. Semicolon. Like a comma, a semicolon separates parts of a sentence. However, a semicolon’s pause is longer than a comma but shorter than a full-stop.. I love diving. .. It’s my whole life. . Verbs. Grammar Toolkit. Verbs. A verb shows action or being. .. It can be . a. doing word. , . being word. , . having word. , . saying word. . or. . thinking word. . . I . squeezed. . Raoul’s nose..