ELA, 3/19/18

. Warm-up, 3/19 Identify kinds of sentences. “S” for simple and “CD” for compound Jamie and Anna sorted the photos and then framed them. Toshi went to the mall on Saturday; Jody stayed home. Will you stay home, or will you come with us to the movies? Charlene clutched the brakes and stopped the bike. Lawyers argue cases, but judges decide them.

Today’s Agenda, 3/19 1. Warm-up 2. Grammar Journal notes & exercises Learning Target: Identify simple and compound sentences Identify complex sentences Identify the kinds of dependent clauses

Grammar Notes, 3/19 (pg. 157, grammar book) Adjective clause – dependent clause that is used as an adjective. Modifies a noun or pronoun Tells what kind, which one, how much or how many Usually start with relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, that, and which) Ex: Rosa likes furniture that was made in colonial America. (which furniture) This antiques dealer, who has similar pieces, has reasonable prices.

Grammar Notes, 3/19 (pg. 157, grammar book) Adverb clause – dependent clause that is used as an adverb. Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb Tells where, when, how, why, under what conditions, to what extent Starts with subordinating conjunction (if, because, although, as when, where , while) Ex. Because such chairs are rare, they are valuable. (tells why, modifies a verb)

Grammar Notes, 3/19 (pg. 157, grammar book) Noun clause – dependent clause that is used as a noun. Used anywhere in a sentence that a noun is used Start with who, whom, whoever, that, which, when, how, where, why, whether Ex. Who made the furniture is not known. Rosa buys whatever antiques she can afford. This table is what she found last year.

Grammar Exercises – on your own paper (label you paper clearly for each exercise) Pg. 151 – all exercises Pg. 152 – complete all odd numbers Pg. 154 – complete all odd numbers ( You must re-write each sentence) Turn your paper in when completed. Silent read when you are finished.

Review…Turn to your notes from 2/26 What is a clause? A clause is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb. There are two types of clauses, independent and dependent clauses. What is an independent clause? A complete thought, can stand alone as a sentence What is a dependent clause? May contain a subject and verb, does not stand alone as a complete thought

Review - Grammar Notes, 3/14 (pg.151, grammar book) Simple Sentence – one independent clause and NO dependent clause May have compound parts, like two verbs or two subjects Examples: The squirrel found and buried the nut. (compound verb) The squirrel and bird fought over the nest. (compound subject)

Review - Grammar Notes, 3/14 (pg.151, grammar book) Compound Sentence – two or more independent clauses joined together NO dependent clauses Clauses must be close in thought (related) Clauses joined by coordinating conjunction with a comma or semicolon Examples: The squirrel climbed the bird feeder, and the birds flew away. The squirrel climbed the bird feeder; the birds flew away.

Review - Grammar Notes, 3/14 (pg. 154, grammar book) Complex sentences – one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses Dependent clause starts with a subordinate conjunction - After, although, who, which, when, until, where, so that, since Dependent clauses - tells where, when, why something happened, gives more information about the people and things involved Example: Fossils are the remains of plants and animals that lived thousands of years ago. A subordinate conjunction performs two functions within a sentence. First, it illustrates the importance of the independent clause. Second, it provides a transition between two ideas in the same sentence. The transition always indicates a place, time, or cause and effect relationship.

Important Assignments… We will make the corrections to our essays using the computers in the media center on Thursday. Students will then turn in their final copy at the end of class Thursday, 3/14. The argumentative essay is a major grade for ELA for the 3rd quarter. Continue working on Membean for the month of March. The new session dates are from Monday, March 5 – Sunday, April 1. We are doing a total of 120 minutes, which is different from last month’s 135 minutes.