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Week 4 warm -ups

Week 4 warm -ups. Monday 8/26/13 Rule #3: Phrases. A phrase is a group of words that does NOT have a subject and a verb. (Remember a CLAUSE has a subject and a verb.) Example: Because of the rain (There is no verb, so it is a phrase.). Adjective Phrases.

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Week 4 warm -ups

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  1. Week 4 warm-ups

  2. Monday 8/26/13 Rule #3: Phrases A phrase is a group of words that does NOT have a subject and a verb. (Remember a CLAUSE has a subject and a verb.) Example: Because of the rain (There is no verb, so it is a phrase.)

  3. Adjective Phrases • Prepositional phrases that act as adjectives and modify nouns or pronouns. • Ex. The car (with the blue top) is my father’s. Tells which car • Ex. The man (in the blue suit) was handsome. Tells which man

  4. The Adverb Phrase • Prepositional phrases that act as adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They tell how, when, where, to what extent, and to what degree. • Examples: (At dawn), we drove (across the state line). Tells when and where

  5. Tuesday 8/27/13 Rule 3 Practice • Write the groups of words below and label them as phrases or clauses: • Example: 1. Before I took a nap ___clause___ • 2. In class today _______________ • 3. After we ate lunch ______________ • 4. Because of the weather _____________ • 5. On top of the bookshelf _______________ • 6. Inside the stuffy, old closet _______________

  6. Wednesday 8/28/13 CRCT Practice Which part of the sentence below is a prepositional phrase? The fluffy, white bunny crawled into a small hole. • The fluffy, white bunny • Bunny crawled • Into a small hole • Small hole Is it an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?

  7. Thursday 8/29/13 Diagramming • Adjectives and adverbs go on diagonal lines underneath the words they describe. • Sentence: The bunny hopped quickly. bunny hopped the quickly

  8. Friday 8/30/13 Journal You will write about the following topic NON-STOP for 8 minutes. Describe the perfect day. Where would you go? What would you do? Who would be with you? Has this perfect day happened before? Describe the day from beginning (when you wake up in the morning) to end (when you go to bed at night). Sleeping all day doesn’t count!

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