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Entry 5 Verbals ___
To + a verb = an infinitive. Write each and underline the infinitives.
1. My friends have learned to read quickly.
2. Alex and I play to go to the library.
3. Hailey went to the library to get a book.
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Entry6 Infinitive __
Write each.Identify the infinitive and if it is a noun,adj, or adv.
1. That is a difficult goal to accomplish.
2. He was eager to triumph.
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Entry7 Infinitive ___
Write each. Identify the infinitive and if it is a noun, adj.or adv.
1. He worked hard to succeed.
2. He wanted to win more than anything else.
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Entry8 Prepositions __
Write each and identify the prepositional phrase.
1. Let's go to class.
2. Let's walk to lunch together.
3. Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase.
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Entry9 Inf. or Prep __
Write each and identify infinitives or prepositional phrases.
1. I am learning to drive.
2. My mom drove me to Sarah's.
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Entry8 Inf or Prep __
Write each and identify as infinitive or prepositional phrase.
1. Drums are the most fun to play.
2. Give your bag to Charlie.
3. Let's go to school.
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Entry9 Sentences ___
1.Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase.
2. Write a sentence with an infinitive as a noun.
3. Write a sentence with an infinitive as an adverb.
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Entry10 Infinitives __
Write each identify the infinitive. Sometimes "to" is omitted.
1. No one dare talk in the classroom.
2. Will you help me find my book?
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Entry11 Split Infinitives
A split infinitive occurs when modifiers are placed between to and the verb.
E.g. The librarian asked us "to quickly move" at the sound of the bell.
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Entry12 Split Inf __
Write each fixing the split infinitives.
1. Steinbeck continued to diligently write.
2. He managed to daily meet interesting people.
3. Some novels attempt to humorously portray the worker's plight.
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Entry 13 Review ____
Identify the infinitive, prep phrase, and split infinitive.
1. The teacher asked us to quickly move.
2. The teacher went to school.
3. The teacher wanted to read quickly.
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Entry 14 Participle ___
A participle is a verb form used as an adjective. It is one of the three kinds of verbals. An infinitive is a verbal.
e.g. The "exhausted" singers bowed before the "cheering" fans.
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Entry 15 Participles __
Write each and underline the participles.
1. The screaming fans surrounded the delighted vocalists.
2. Their manager, surprised and frightened, pulled them away from the adoring crowd.
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Entry 18 Gerunds ____
Write each and underline the gerund. A gerund is a verbal. It is a verb functioning as a noun.
1. Swimming is my favorite activity.
2. Do you enjoy skiing?
3. I have a new hobby, sailing.
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Entry 20 gerunds __
Write each identifying how each gerund is functioning.
1. I gave diving my full attention.
2. My sister's favorite pastime is boating.
3. The lifeguard saved her from drowning.
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Entry 21 Verbals __
1. name all three verbals
2. write a sentence for using each type of verbal and underline it
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Entry 19 gerund __
Write each and identify the gerund and how it is functioning(Subject,direct object, appositive).
1.Swimming is my favorite activity.
2. Do you enjoy skiing?
3. I have a new hobby, sailing.
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Entry24 Participle Phrases
A participle phrase is a participle with its modifiers and complements working as an adjective.
Write each and identify the participle phrase.
1. The photo hanging on the wall is of Steinbeck.
2. The picture, given to me as a gift, was taken in 1937.
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Entry27 Misplaced Modifiers __
If a phrase is too far from the word it modifies it is a misplaced modifier. Fix the prepositional phrase that is a misplaced modifier.
1. From the script the actor practiced his lines.
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Entry 21 Participle ___
Write the participle in each.
1. The rock band stepped into the blinding spotlights.
2. Their fans, standing and applauding, welcomed their entrance.
Entry 26 ___
Read and choose the best answer.
But Jason, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early thaw; the "dark snow" problem.
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Entry25 syntax __
Effectively join the two sentences by rewriting them as one.
1. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures.
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Entry28 Modifiers __
Identify the verbal phrase, state if it is a MM or a DM, and fix the sentences.
1. Having hiked for hours, weariness overcame us.
2. Returning from the field trip, we fell asleep.
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Entry 29 Verbal ____
Write one sentence with a verbal.
Entry 30 gerund ___
A gerund is a verbal. It is a verb ending in -ing and functioning as a noun.
e.g.Skiing is fun.(sub)
Do you enjoy skiing?(do)
I gave skiing my attention. (io)
I have a new hobby, skiing.(app)
My favorite pastime is skiing.(pn)
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Entry31 gerund ___
Write each and identify the gerund.
1. In summer swimming is a great sport.
2. I just finished a book about sailing.
3. Another enjoyable activity at the lake is skiing.
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Entry32 gerund ___
Write each and identify the gerund as subject, do,io, object of preposition, pred nom or appositive.
1. In summer swimming is a great sport.
2. I just finished a book about sailing.
3. Another enjoyable activity at the lake is skiing.
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Entry 33 Verbals ___
1. Write a sentence with an infinitive.
2. Write a sentence with a gerund as a predicate nominative.
3.Write a sentence with a participle.
Entry 34 Verbals ___
1. Write a sentence with the word work as an infinitive.
2. Write a sentence with the word scream as a participle.
Write a sentence with a gerund as the object of the preposition.
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Entry 35 Verbals ___
Identify as gerund, participle, or infinitive.
1. Standing low, the fans watched the players.
2. Do you enjoy playing?
3. To win was his only goal.
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Entry 36 Verbals ____
Identify the verbals as DO,ID,OP,S,APP,PN.
1. Traveling is my favorite thing.
2. My hobby is baseball.
3. Sam enjoys rock fishing.
4. We should give running a try.
5. Jaden has shown great interest in running.
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Entry37 adverb clause
An adverb clause is a subordinate clause used like an adverb to modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.
e.g. Our plane left "early."
*Copy in your journal.
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Entry38 adverbs __
All adverb clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction (although, as far as).Write each. underline the adverb clause and circle the subordinating conjunction.
1. Because we flew into London, we toured English first.
2. I will remember that trip as long as I live.
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Entry39 adverbs __
All adverb clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction (although, as far as).Write each. Underline the adverb clause and circle the subordinating conjunction.
1. My mother toured a castle while my sister and I watched the changing of the guard.
2. Unless we hurry, we will miss our flight.
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Entry40 adverbs __
All adverb clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction (although, as far as).Write each. Underline the adverb clause and circle the subordinating conjunction.
1. Although we were interested, we did not see Shakespeare's birthplace.
2. Tourism in Europe increases when summer comes.
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Entry45 adjective __
An adjective clause is a subordinate clause used like an adjective to modify a noun or a pronoun.
e.g. My great-uncle witnessed a disaster that is remembered today.
Entry 41Modifers __
Write each. Underline the adverb clause. Then write the verb, adjective, or adverb it modifies.
1.I am happy whenever I am traveling.
2.The flight lasted longer than I had expected.
Entry43 clause __
Write each.Underline the adverb clause and name the word being modified.
1. Our plane left early.
2. I am happy whenever I am reading.
3. We will travel until we have seen all of England.
Entry 44 clauses ___
Write a sentence with an adverb clause.
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Entry__ Clause __
Write a sentence with an adverb clause. It has to start with a subordinating conjunction.
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Entry 46 clauses ___
Write each and underline the adjective clause.
1. My sister witnessed a horrible disaster.
2. My sister witnessed a disaster of air travel.
3. My sister witnessed a disaster that will be remembered.
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Entry 47 clauses 5-1
Write each and identify the adj clause.
1.He saw one man who jumped to the ground.
2.The airship, which was a zeppelin,came down in flames.
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Entry48 Nouns 5-2
A noun clause is a subordinate clause that is used like a noun.
e.g. I just learned an interesting fact.
I just learned that Russia was ruled by tsars.
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Entry49 Nouns __
A noun clause can be the subject, DO,IO,OP,PN. Write each and identify the noun phrase.
1. Whatever you read is fine with our English teacher.
2. Does anyone know when Travys was born?
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Entry 50 Nouns 5-4
Write each. Identify the noun clause and state S,ID,DO,OP,PN.
1. Give whoever comes to class a copy of the list.
2. I was intrigued by what our teacher said.
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