Grammar Lesson 14November 9, 2015

Review Set 14Pages 85-87

Questions 6-30

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Participles

Participles are formed as verbs, but used as adjectives. Participles usually end with ing.

Remember, present tense verbs end with s or es, but present participles end with ing.

Present Tense Present Participle

walks Is walking

talks Is talking

retrieves Is retrieving

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Collective NounsCollective nouns are specific nouns which show more than one of

something. It is a word like family, team, group, or collection. Plural nouns were at one point singular, but collective nouns always

describe more than one of something.

Plural Collective

kittens litter

students class

soldiers regiment

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Compound Nouns

Compound nouns can be formed in two ways.

They can be one word made from two smaller words. For example, fingernail (finger + nail), doorknob (door +knob), and butterfly

(butter + fly) are all compound nouns.

Compound nouns can also be two or more separate words used as a phrase to name one person, place, or thing. For example, United

States of America, roller skates, and mother in law are all compound nouns.

Prepositions

Prepositions are words which show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

The simple prepositions are listed on page 81 of your textbook. Here are a few of them:

Aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, alongside, amid, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, but, by, concerning, considering, despite, down, during,

except, excepting, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of.

Remember that simple prepositions are always followed by a person, place, or thing.

For example:

Our Constitution protects us from a dictator.

The word from is preposition, and the word dictator, which names a person, follows it.

Complex prepositions

Complex prepositions are made up of two or more words. For example, the following are all complex prepositions:

In behalf ofAlongside ofDown fromExcept for

Prior toOver to

There is a more complete list of complex prepositions on page 82 of your textbook. Remember, when you see two or more prepositions used together,

that is a complex preposition.

Examples

Underline each simple and complex preposition in sentences a and b. Answers are on the next slide.

a. According to Article II of the Constitution, and prior to the Twenty Second amendment, the President had no term

limits.

b. The Electoral College elects the President on behalf of the American people.

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Underline each simple and complex preposition in sentences a and b.

a. According to Article II of the Constitution, and prior to the Twenty Second amendment, the President had no term limits.

b. The Electoral College elects the President on behalf of the American people.

Lesson 14

Review Set 14

Page 85

Questions 6-30

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