PPT-Clause: group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

  EXAMPLE   Some students work in the homeless shelter because they care about helping others   This sentence has two clauses each with a subject and a verb Independent Clause. WHEN DOES IT NEED COMMAS?. RESTRICTIVE AND NONRESTRICTIVE CLAUSES. Isn’t THIS a clause?. No. That’s a Claus!. Well , what kind of clause do you mean?. There are four types of clauses : independent (main), dependent (subordinating), relative (adjective),. Rule 1:. Basic Principle. : . Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.. . . My . brother. . is. a nutritionist. My . sisters. . are. teachers.. NOTE. : . The trick is in knowing whether the subject is singular or plural. The next trick is recognizing a singular or plural verb. Matching the subject with the verb.. The subject and verb must agree in number. First, the subject must be determined.. The . child. . sings. .. The . children. . sing. .. The . frog. . jumps. .. 1. . Common Core State Standards. English Language Arts/Language: 9-12. Conventions of Standard English. :. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.. SASIGARAN MONEYAM. THILAGA RAVINTHAR. ARTICLES. A kind of adjective which is always used . with a noun.. It also gives . some information about a . noun.. Articles. “ a ”. -Indefinite article . -the noun it goes with is indefinite or general. Adapted from . My Dog Bites the English Teacher. , by Marian Anders. First, we learned how to find the subject of a sentence and the verb.. Finding Verbs Review:. The Time Change Method. Change the time of the sentence by saying . . Microtheme. On a piece of paper, with your name & date on it, write . 80-100. words on:. an event that lasted . no more than 5 minutes. . . . . that brought you . either. pain or sadness . OR. The verb can be either an action or a state of being like . is. or . was. . . Name the verb in the following sentence.. The cat jumped over the moon.. Mrs. Martin is my favorite teacher of all time. . 8. th. Grade. What is grammar????. Grammar is a way of thinking about language!!! (Write this down!! . !. ). Four Levels of Grammar . Parts of Speech (shows us each word):What is the word doing?. Parts of Sentence (architecture of the idea): What is being said about what?. A group of words that contain both a subject and a verb. Pg. 440. #1-10. Boards—subject/verb. Write the subject and verb (440. ). 1.. . She told me . that Jump Start was her favorite.. S-she V-told. Phrase & Clause PPT Webs Grammar Phrases & Clauses Which of the following are phrases and clauses? 1.In my room—Phrase 2.The cat went under the bed—Clause 3.Until next week P or C—why? Highlight the key ideas in your handout when you see or hear them in this presentation.. If two or more subjects are joined by the conjunctions . and. , . or. , or . nor. , the conjunction determines if you use a singular or a plural verb.. Andrea A. Lunsford. Third-person singular subjects . To make a verb in the present tense agree with a third-person singular subject, add –s or –. es. to the base form.. A vegetarian diet . lowers. Verb Phrase. :. . Could have . been . hiding. . (no . subject. ). Prepositional Phrase. :. . In . the kitchen (. no . verb. or . subject). Infinitive Phrase: . . To . go with . them (.