Day 1: Punctuation & Capitalization DGP 9 - Sentence 3 Day 1: Punctuation & Capitalization

my friend alex plays tennis Sentence - Day 1 my friend alex plays tennis Word Bank: Capital letter (2) Period (1)

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My friend Alex plays tennis. Correct Answer - Day 1 Capital Letter My friend Alex plays tennis. Period

Don’t we need a comma? Alex is an essential appositive and therefore is not set off by commas. .

What is an Appositive? Appositive – noun or a pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun. My friend Alex plays tennis. By including the name, “Alex,” we learn which friend plays tennis. Note: Appositives are set off with commas only if the information provided is nonessential. We read The Pearl, a novella, in class.

Reflection I learned no comma is needed in this sentence because…

DGP 9 - Sentence 3 Day 2: Parts of Speech

My friend Alex plays tennis. Parts of Speech - Day 2 My friend Alex plays tennis. Word Bank: noun (3) pronoun (1) - type & case verb (1) - type & tense

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My friend Alex plays tennis. Parts of Speech - Day 2 1 poss pron av pres My friend Alex plays tennis. n n N

Rewrite this sentence using an introductory prepositional phrase. Extension Rewrite this sentence using an introductory prepositional phrase. *Remember, introductory phrases are separated by commas! *

Day 3: Sentence Parts & Phrases DGP 9 – Sentence 3 Day 3: Sentence Parts & Phrases

Sentence Parts & Phrases - Day 3 My friend Alex plays tennis. Word Bank: subject (1) appositive (1) direct object (1) verb (1) - transitive or intransitive

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Sentence Parts & Phrases - Day 3 My friend Alex plays tennis. vt do app S Complete Subject Complete Predicate

A Direct Object Is a noun or pronoun Follows an action verb Is never in a prepositional phrase To find it, say “subject,” “verb,” “what?” Example: I like English. “I” “like” “what?”– English is the Direct Object

Reflection I learned that a direct object…

Day 4: Clauses & Sentence Types DGP 9 – Sentence 3 Day 4: Clauses & Sentence Types

Clauses & Sentence Types - Day 4 My friend Alex plays tennis. Word Bank: clause (1) - dependent or independent sentence type - simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentence purpose – declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory

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[My friend Alex plays tennis.] Clauses & Sentence Types - Day 4 [My friend Alex plays tennis.] ind cl/ss/dec

What type of sentence is your Day 2 extension? Label it in your notes. Reflection What type of sentence is your Day 2 extension? Label it in your notes.

Day 5: Diagramming &/or Quiz DGP 9 – Sentence 3 Day 5: Diagramming &/or Quiz

My friend Alex plays tennis. Sentence Diagram - Day 5 My friend Alex plays tennis. Subj (app) Verb D.O. pron

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My friend Alex plays tennis. Sentence Diagram - Day 5 My friend Alex plays tennis. friend (Alex) plays tennis My

Reflection Answer the following question: Why did the appositive and the subject go on the same line?