PPT-Commas Used with Prepositions, Conjunctive Adverbs, Introductory Words,

Multiple Adjectives and Participial Phrases Revision Review With Prepositional Phrases A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with an object of the preposition eg on the way at the game before the test. 1 Nibbles crept across the carpet towards the open door and sneaked through while no one was looking 2 Sue edged over the ice as s he talked to her dog clinging to a tree 3 Eliot s car skidded across the road as it went out of co ntrol and t Warriner’s. English Grammar and Composition, Fifth Course. The Comma. Use commas to separate items in a series. Ex: the guidance counselor recommended that I take English. ,. algebra. ,. . chemistry. The Power of the Comma. Commas . The comma can appear . several. times in the . same. sentence, performing many different functions that help give that sentence greater . structure. , . stability. , and . The Three I’s. In addition to the most common uses for the comma (separating items in a series, separating adjectives that modify the same noun, and conventional issues ( dates, addresses, salutations and closings in letters, etc.), there are also three common uses for the comma that are often used incorrectly or not at all.. The words in English sentences are connected to one another in a variety of ways. One common method of connecting words is by using prepositions. What are they?. Some are one syllable. Location : at, by, in, on, near. and Prepositions. English II. The Adverb. An . adverb. modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. . An adverb tells . where. , . when, how,. or . to what extent (how long. or . how much. ). . Adverb . An adverb answers these questions:. . How? In what manner?. . patiently, boldly, slowly, softly, enthusiastically. . When?. . recently, later, finally, daily, again, formerly. . Where?. . and . Conjunctive Adverbs. What is a semicolon?. The semicolon is a punctuation mark.. It looks like this . . ;. It is located on most keyboards two keys left of Enter.. The semicolon…. …connects independent clauses (complete sentences).. An adverb modifies another element of a sentence; in fact, aside from nouns (which are modified by adjectives), they can modify almost every other word type: . verb . traditionally. decorated. adverb She . What is an adverb?. Adverbs can modify (describe) three different parts of speech.. Modify: Verbs, Adjectives, and other Adverbs. Adverbs modifying verbs. Adverbs give us more details about action verbs.. What is an adjective?. Adjectives are words that . modify. (describe) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer the following questions:. What . kind?. How many?. How much?. Which one?*. *adapted from . http://. A word that shows . the relationship . between a. noun or a pronoun . and another word in the . sentence.. It is a word of “. position. ”.. Your math book is . underneath. the apple.. The preposition . Identify the correct use of prepositional phrases (place prepositional phrases correctly according to the words they modify within the sentence) within context.. . A . preposition. is a part of speech that introduces a prepositional phrase.. Adjectives. An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun by limiting its meaning. E.g. . three. dollars, . any. objections, . baby. . ducks, . Chinese. teacup, . purple. balloon, . no.