2. Writing Requirements Kelynn Heardt Baxter Springs High School

3. English 10  Appositives  Introductory adverb clauses  Parallel verb structures  Correlative conjunctions  Conjunctive adverbs

4. Appositives - Highlight ORANGE  Step by Step: How to Write a Sentence with an Appositive Phrase Step 1: Write a sentence: Amber likes to sleep during English class. Step 2: Identify at least one noun in your sentence, and rename it: Amber: the president of the sophomore class Step 3: Revise your sentence adding the appositive. Amber, the president of the sophomore class, likes to sleep during English class.

5. Helpful Hints  Make sure your appositive phrase is set off with commas.  If the appositive phrase is left out, you still have a complete sentence.

6. EXAMPLES  English teachers, the intellectuals of every high school staff, are often seen looting dictionaries from the library.  Students in English class, the utopia of enlightened education, sometimes like to think verbosity is a virtue.  Kelynn Heardt, the fake doctor from yesterday, is presenting with Troy Parker, the 2005 Clyde U. Phillips Outstanding Educator!

7. EXAMPLES  English teachers, the intellectuals of every high school staff, are often seen looting dictionaries from the library.  Students in English class, the utopia of enlightened education, sometimes like to think verbosity is a virtue.  Kelynn Heardt, the fake doctor from yesterday, is presenting with Troy Parker, the 2005 Clyde U. Phillips Outstanding Educator.

8. Resources  Backman, Brian. Building Sentence Skills: Tools for Writing the Amazing English Sentence. Westminster: Teacher Created Materials, 2000.  www.teachercreated.com www.teachercreated.com  Enter TCM3704 in the “Search Catalog” box and click “Go”  For Writing Requirement Powerpoints go to www.usd508.org www.usd508.org  Look under “High School” on the homepage for KATE links

9. Introductory Adverb Clauses  Step by Step: How to Write a Sentence with an Introductory Adverb Clause Step 1: Write a sentence: Joe ate ten pancakes. Step 2: Add a subordinating conjunction to the beginning of the sentence to make it a clause: After Joe ate ten pancakes Step 3: Transform the adverb clause into a complex sentence by adding an independent clause that completes the thought: After Joe ate ten pancakes, he drank a glass of milk.

10. Subordinating Conjunctions  After  Before  As soon as  As  When  Until  While  Because  Since  If  Even though  Although  While  Though  Whereas  Unless Time Cause Contrast

11. Parallel Verb Structures  Step by Step: How to write a sentence with parallel verb structure. Step 1: Write a sentence. Margaret hit the ball. Step 2: Choose two more verbs to match the tense of the verb in the sentence. Ranstepped Step 3: Rewrite the sentence adding the verbs to form a parallel compound predicate. Margaret hit the ball, ran the bases, and stepped on home plate.

12. Correlative Conjunctions  These conjunctions are always used in pairs. Both... and Either... or Neither... nor Not only... but also Whether... or

13. Correlative Conjunctions  Examples: War is not only foolish but also destructive. Either in his poetry or in his fiction, you may find examples of humor. Wars of both the 19th and 20th centuries are criticized. Neither students nor teachers will forget these writers.

14. Conjunctive Adverbs  Rule to Remember: When using a conjunctive adverb to connect two complete thoughts, use a semi-colon ; BEFORE the conjunctive adverb and a comma, AFTER the conjunctive adverb.

15. Conjunctive Adverbs also otherwise as a result still consequently then for example therefore furthermore thus however moreover

16. Conjunctive Adverbs  Step by Step: How to write a sentence with a conjunctive adverb Step 1: Write two sentences. My grandmother has been acting strange. She drove the lawnmower to the store. Step 2: choose the conjunctive adverb that will properly connect the two thoughts. for example Step 3: Add the conjunctive adverb using proper punctuation. My grandmother has been acting strangely; for example, she drove the lawnmower to the store.