1. Bellwork – A Day – 9.8.14 p.242 On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the following sentence and label each word’s part of speech underneath the word. Arthur, the aging architect, drew new plans yesterday. 1.Return graded bellwork in BELLWORK section of binder in chronological order of date. 2.When finished, begin silently reading.

2. Bellwork – B Day – 9.9.14 p.242 On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the following sentence and label each word’s part of speech underneath the word. Arthur, the aging architect, drew new plans yesterday. 1.Return graded bellwork in BELLWORK section of binder in chronological order of date. 2.When finished, begin silently reading.

3. What is an appositive? An appositive is a noun, a noun phrase, or a noun clause which sits next to another noun to rename it or to describe it in another way. (The word appositive comes from the Latin for to put near.)nounnoun phrasenoun clause For example: The beast, a lion, was starting to show interest in our party. (In this example, the appositive is a noun.) The beast, a large lion with a mane like a bonfire, was starting to show interest in our party. (In this example, the appositive is a noun phrase.) The beast, a large lion with a mane like a bonfire which was looking hungry, was starting to show interest in our party. (In this example, the appositive is a noun clause.)

4. What is an Action Verb Predicate? A predicate is the completer of a sentence. The subject names the "do-er" or "be-er" of the sentence; the predicate does the rest of the work.subject A simple predicate consists of only a verb, verb string, or compound verb: The glacier melted. The glacier has been melting. The glacier melted, broke apart, and slipped into the sea.

5. What is a direct object? SUBJECT + ACTION VERB + what? or who? = DIRECT OBJECT A direct object will follow an action verb. Direct objects can be nouns, pronouns, phrases, or clauses. If you can identify the subject and verb in a sentence, then finding the direct object—if one exists—is easy.action verbnounspronounsphrasesclausessubjectverb

6. What is a Subject Complement? Don't mistake a direct object for a subject complement. Only action verbs can have direct objects. If the verb is linking, then the word that answers the what? Or who? question is a subject complement.subject complement Examples: The space alien from the planet Zortek accidentally locked his keys in his space ship. Alien = subject; locked = action verb. The space alien locked what? His keys = direct object. The space alien was happy to find a spare key taped under the wing. Alien = subject; was = linking verb. The space alien was what? Happy = subject complement.

7. Bellwork – A Day – 9.10.14 p.248 On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the following sentence and label each word’s part of speech underneath the word. As the sun began to set, Kate seemed worried. When finished, begin silently reading.

8. Bellwork – B Day – 9.11.14 p.248 On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the following sentence and label each word’s part of speech underneath the word. As the sun began to set, Kate seemed worried. When finished, begin silently reading. **If you would like to read your paragraph on “What is a Hero?” to the class, you will earn 1 extra credit point.

9. Types of Sentences Simple Sentence – a sentence with one independent clause. I love simple sentences. Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity, I love to read simple sentences upon getting up and before going to bed. – (Amazingly, it's still a simple sentence. I am piling on phrase after phrase, but the sentence still contains only one independent clause.)

10. Types of Sentences Compound Sentence – contains two or more independent clauses. Example: I love conjunctive adverbs, but my students love each other. Sometimes a compound sentence contains more than two independent clauses. – I love conjunctive adverbs; my students love each other, and we all love holidays. Sometimes longer linking words can be used. – I can name several conjunctive adverbs; consequently, my friends are impressed.

11. Types of Sentences Complex Sentence – a sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Because life is complex, we need complex sentences. Because people know that I am an artist, they make allowances for how I dress and what I say. – (This sentence contains four dependent clauses. Note that two of the dependent clauses are inside of and part of the independent clause. Don't be alarmed. That happens all the time.)

12. Types of Sentences Compound-Complex sentence – sentence contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Example: Because I am an English teacher, some people expect me to speak perfectly, and other people expect me to write perfectly.

13. Bellwork – A Day – 9.12.14 p.254 On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the following sentence and label each word’s part of speech underneath the word. Eating the orange carrots is a pleasant activity. When finished, begin silently reading. **If you would like to read your paragraph on “What is a Hero?” to the class, you will earn 1 extra credit point.

14. Bellwork – B Day – 9.15.14 p.254 On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the following sentence and label each word’s part of speech underneath the word. Eating the orange carrots is a pleasant activity. When finished, begin silently reading. **If you would like to read your paragraph on “What is a Hero?” to the class, you will earn 1 extra credit point.

15. The Gerund Recognize a gerund when you see one. Every gerund, without exception, ends in ing. Gerunds are not, however, all that easy to identify. The problem is that all present participles also end in ing. What is the difference? Gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects,indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.nounssubjectssubject complementsdirect objectsindirect objectsobjects of prepositions Present participles, on the other hand, complete progressive verbs or act as modifiers.modifiers Read these examples of gerunds: Since Francisco was five years old, swimming has been his passion. – Swimming = subject of the verb has been. Francisco's first love is swimming. – Swimming = subject complement of the verb is. Francisco enjoys swimming more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana. – Swimming = direct object of the verb enjoys.

16. The Gerund Phrase Don't mistake a gerund phrase for a present participle phrase. Gerund and present participle phrases are easy to confuse because they both begin with an ing word. The difference is that a gerund phrase will always function as a noun while a present participle phrase describes another word in the sentence. Check out these examples: Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster. – Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine = gerund phrase, the subject of the verb will result. Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine, Aamir saved $1.25 but had to tolerate the curious stares of other laundry patrons as his machine bucked and rumbled with the heavy load. – Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine = present participle phrase describing Aamir. Bernard hates buttering toast with a fork. – Buttering toast with a fork = gerund phrase, the direct object of the verb hates. Buttering toast with a fork, Bernard vowed that he would finally wash the week's worth of dirty dishes piled in the sink. – Buttering toast with a fork = present participle phrase describing Bernard. My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed. – Hogging the middle of the bed = gerund phrase, the subject complement of the linking verbis. Last night I had to sleep on the couch because I found my dog Floyd hogging the middle of the bed. – Hogging the middle of the bed = present participle phrase describing Floyd.

17. Types of Clauses

18. The Infinitive

19. The Preposition

20. NAME DATE BLOCK