1. Grammar Review English II Sept. 2014

2. What kind of CLAUSE is this? 1.Even though I like going to the movies 2.I usually don’t have the time Even though I like going to the movies – DC I usually don’t have the time – IC Write this as a COMPLEX sentence, once in this order DC IC. and again in this order IC DC. What is the ONE difference when I reverse the order?

3. What kind of CLAUSE is this? 3.I listen to music 4.While I study I listen to music - IC While I study – DC Write this as a COMPLEX sentence, once in this order DC IC. and again in this order IC DC. What is the ONE difference in these 2 sentences? While I study, I listen to music. I listen to music while I study. So what is the comma rule with complex sentences?

4. What are AWHITEBUS words used for? 5.They begin DEPENDENT CLAUSES. 6.What is a dependent clause? Answer: It begins with a SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION (AWHITEBUS word), it has a subject and a verb, but it does not ____________ ____ _____________ ______________. 7.LIST the AWHITEBUS words. 8.What kind of sentences have a dependent clause? Answer: Complex or Compound-Complex

5. What kind of CLAUSE is this? 9.Jennifer and Melissa rehearse for the school play every day after school Jennifer and Melissa rehearse for the school play every day after school – IC 10.What kind of sentence is this? Answer: SIMPLE 11.A SIMPLE sentence has ____ independent clauses and ____ dependent clauses. Answer: 1 IC and NO DC

6. What kind of SENTENCE is this? 12.The baby laughed, and her mother recorded it. Answer: Compound 13.What is the other way to write this compound sentence? Answer: replace the,and with a semicolon ; The baby laughed ; her mother recorded it. 14.A COMPOUND sentence has _________ independent clauses and _________ dependent clauses. Answer: 2 or more IC and NO DC

7. Copy this Clause. 15.It was the biggest game of the season. What kind of clause is this? Answer: Independent Clause Add an AWHITEBUS word at the beginning of the clause. _________ it was the biggest game of the season 16.Now what kind of clause is this? Answer: Dependent Clause 17.Add an independent clause at the end. ___________it was the biggest game of the season ___________________________________________.

8. Continued... _________________it was the biggest game of the season, ________________________________________. 18.Now what kind of sentence is this? Answer: Complex Sentence DC, IC. 19.A complex sentence has ___________ independent clauses and ______________ dependent clauses. Answer: ONE independent clause and ONE or more dependent clauses. 20.Use a comma when the ___________ clause comes before the _____________ clause. Answer: Use a comma when the DC comes before the IC. DC, IC.

9. Continued... _________________it was the biggest game of the season, _____________________________. 21.Now add another independent clause after the other one. _________________it was the biggest game of the season, _____________________________ _______________________________________. 22.Now what kind of sentence is this? Answer: Compound-Complex DC IC IC. 23.What did you have to do to add another independent clause?

10. Continued... _________________it was the biggest game of the season, _____________________________ _______________________________________. Rearrange the sentence. Right now you have DC IC IC. Make it IC DC IC. Make it IC IC DC. What do you notice about the punctuation?

11. FANBOYS: 24.List them. F - A - N - B - O - Y - S – Why do I use these?

12. Name that sentence. 25.The girl danced while the boy sang. ______________ 26.Because the girl liked the boy’s song, she danced._______ 27.The boy sang as the girl danced. __________ 28.The boy and girl sing and dance. __________ 29.When the boy sang, the girl danced, and the crowd cheered. __________

13. What is wrong with these sentences? 30.While the girl danced the boy sang. 30.When the girl danced the boy sang, and the crowd cheered. 31.The girl danced, because the boy was singing. 30.The girl danced with her friends, while the boy sang the song she loved. 30.The boy sang her favorite song so she kept dancing.

14. IT IS YOUR JOB TO ____________________. STUDY!!!!!! STUDY!!!!!! Your test is tomorrow. It is YOUR job to study on YOUR OWN TIME. YOU are responsible for YOUR LEARNING. Take responsibility and prepare. Read your notes. Read them again. Memorize the terms: IC, DC, Coordinating Conjunction, Complex Sentence, Predicate, Subordinating Conjunction, Comma Rules, etc. Do this, and YOU will do a fantastic job tomorrow.