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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Today

Colon/semi colon

Nouns - collective, proper and pronouns

Proper nouns and pronouns

Prepositional phrases

Questions and answers

Colons

Between two ideas when the second explains the first.

Kerry didn't eat: she was already full.

Before a list. Grandma brought Chloe's favourite three sweets: Chocolate kisses, Tootsie Rolls, and a snickers bar.

Between titles and subtitles.

Studying for tests: a guide.

Between hours and minutes.

It's 2:00 a.am. 

Semicolons.

Between two independent clauses. (A clause is an independant thought. Edward joined the basketball team; remarkably, the young man excelled at the sport.

Between elements that use commas.

The possible dates are Thursday, June 5; Saturday, June 7; or Monday, June 9.

Dashes can also be used to give extra information.

The haunted house was spooky — full of eerie sounds.

She wore a witch costume — complete with a broomstick.

The party starts at six — don't be late!

Nouns

Proper - official names of things - places, months, peoples names - which others?

Pronoun - replaces the proper noun with: he, she, it, I, they, them

Collective nouns - a name for groups of nouns

Your assignment

Read the Halloween story

Identify the proper and pronouns in the story

Can you identify any collective nouns here?

Proper and pronoun key

Key:

Proper Nouns: October 31st, United States, Jack-o’-Lanterns, Celts, Samhain

Pronouns: They, you, them, it

Collective nouns: a group of people, class of children (it's plural too), neighbours

What are Prepositional Phrases?

Prepositional phrases are groups of words that begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. They provide additional information about nouns, pronouns, or verbs.

Examples of Prepositional Phrases

1. The book is on the table.
2. She walked through the park.
3. The cat is under the bed.

Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The keys are in the drawer.

Using Prepositional Phrases

Complete the sentence with a suitable prepositional phrase:

She ran ________ the street.

Prepositional Phrases in Writing

What do prepositional phrases do to writing? What is their function? 

 Example: The house with a red roof.

Review

1. What is a prepositional phrase?
2. Give an example of a prepositional phrase.
3. How can prepositional phrases enhance writing?

Prepositions

Where - on, in at, under

When - yesterday, later, earlier, 20 years ago, before

Direction - to, toward, into, through, across

Adverbs

Time

How often

Place

Manner

Degree of possibility

Fronted adverbials

is when the adverbial word or phrase is moved to the front of the sentence, before the verb.

"I discovered fronted adverbials earlier today"

"Earlier today, I discovered fronted adverbials"

You try

Choose an adverbial phrase

Create a full sentence with it

Can you make an example with and without a fronted adverbial?

I went to school after I had breakfast

After I had breakfast, I went to school