PPT-A Simple Guide to Grammar

Areas of Learning part 1 1 Punctuation capital letters full stops exclamation marks question marks commas apostrophes 2 Different forms of sentences statement question command exclamation. #5 – Subject & Predicate. What are the main parts of a sentence?. Please . look carefully at the following samples to determine what you notice . about the subjects of sentences. . What . writing/grammar rules or definitions . Logan Brundage. Overview. Sentence Structure. Use of pronouns. Mechanics. Resources. Sentence Structure. Independent . Clause . Subject and Predicate. Verb agreement. Dependent Clause. Is the clause essential or nonessential?. Reported Speech. Direct Speech. Saying exactly what someone has said. . 2. nd. name: quoted speech. Give within quotations.. word-for-word . He said, “You should sell your GGLC stocks, they are about to plummet.”. CF Grammar Terms. Parse trees.. Graphical representations of derivations. . The leaves of a parse tree for . a fully . filled out tree is a sentence. .. Regular language . v.s. . Context . Free . Languages. Mrs. Stephanie . Woit. Short Simple Sentences. A simple sentence, strictly defined has a subject and a verb: it consists of one independent clause. A simple sentence may have a compound subject, a compound verb, a modifier, and an object or a complement, but it still is one independent clause.. What are we trying to understand . when we read prose?. . ASPECTS OF PROSE. Content/Topic. Point of view. Style. Speech and . thought. Grammar. Metaphorical . language. CONTENT. What is the . mode . SPEAKING. Speaking 1: . 1. Partner Dialogue.. . Directions: With a partner, you will talk about a movie that you recently went to with a friend. This does not have to be a true story. During this discussion, you will have to use all of the following phrasal verbs. The partner who is able to successfully use all six verbs wins. . . Sentence Construction. @literacy_trust. National Literacy Trust. www.literacytrust.org.uk. contact @. literacytrust.org.uk. ‘Grammar’. Grammar is the business of taking a language to pieces to see how it . On Working with Children. (. but not Animals. ). Mark Brenchley. Phil . Durrant. Debra . Myhill. ?. Growth in Grammar Project. CONTEXT. Increasing curricular emphasis on grammatical development. Not much contemporary evidence to guide this emphasis. Areas of Learning (part 1) . 1. Punctuation – capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks, question marks, commas, apostrophes………... 2. Different forms of sentences – statement, question, command, exclamation.. All . ✰. . Most . ✰✰. Some . ✰✰✰. Can I describe. the grammar feature using the correct definition?. Can I describe. the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?. organising. words into sentences. Each word has its own job to do, and there are clear guidelines for how words work together. If you don’t follow the rule, your writing may be hard to understand. . when we read prose?. . ASPECTS OF PROSE. Content/Topic. Point of view. Style. Speech and . thought. Grammar. Metaphorical . language. CONTENT. What is the . mode . - . written/spoken?. What is the relationship between writer and reader; is it formal or informal, personal or impersonal? Is the authorial intention to characterise, describe a place or time, create an atmosphere or convey a message?. All . ✰. . Most . ✰✰. Some . ✰✰✰. Can I describe. the grammar feature using the correct definition?. Can I describe. the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?.