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+ WREN: 16 - 19 CONVENTIONS OF USAGE
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WREN: 16 - 19. CONVENTIONS OF USAGE. Be sure to use the correct FORM of a word Adjective or Adverb? Subjects and Verbs match? Pronouns and Antecedents match?. Tutorial #1: Solving Grammatical Problems. ADJECTIVE FORM Positive : regular intensity of an adjective He is a GOOD cook. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WREN: 16 - 19CONVENTIONS OF USAGE
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Tutorial #1: Solving Grammatical Problems
Click icon to add picture-Be sure to use the correct FORM of a word-Adjective or Adverb?-Subjects and Verbs match?-Pronouns and Antecedents match?
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Positive Adjective Form: - the 1st degree of the adjective (most basic level of description)
- NOT being compared to any other object, person, or place
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ADJECTIVE FORMPositive: regular intensity of an adjectiveHe is a GOOD cook.
It is COLD in this room.
She is so SMART.
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Comparative Form:- the 2nd degree of an adjective- used to compare 2 THINGS
Use the comparative form of an adjective when judging one thing/person/place against another.
He is a BETTER cook than me.
It is COLDER in here than it is outside!
She is SMARTER than the teacher.
GET YOUR GRAMMAR STRAIGHT (OR LOOK STUPID)
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Superlative Form:- the 3rd degree (or strongest) form- use this when comparing a person/place/thing to more than one other noun
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Use the superlative form when trying to show that a person/place/thing is the GREATEST form of an adjective
He is the BEST cook at the competition.
His room is the COLDEST.
She is the SMARTEST person in the room.
DON’T BE A GRAMMAR IDIOT!!
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NOW, PUT IT INTO PRACTICE!!
1. Taylor Swift is (better, best) than Beyonce.
2. The (tough, tougher, toughest) athlete is Anderson Silva.
3. That (strong, stronger, strongest) smell is coming from your breath!
4. That beast has the (large, larger, largest) feet.
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ANSWER SLIDE1. Taylor Swift is (better, best) than Beyonce.
2. The (tough, tougher, toughest) athlete is Anderson Silva.
3. That (strong, stronger, strongest) smell is coming from your breath!
4. That beast has the (large, larger, largest) feet.
+PRONOUN – ANTECEDENT
AGREEMENT
What the @#*! is an ANTECEDENT??
An antecedent is the noun to which a pronoun refers.
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+Mario had two heads. He wasn’t sure what he needed to do to take care of them. He felt that they would decay if he did not groom them properly.Can you identify all of the pronouns and their appropriate antecedents??
+Mario had two heads. He wasn’t sure what he needed to do to take care of them. He felt that they would decay if he did not groom them properly.Mario = ANTECEDENT #1He (x 4) = PRONOUNS THAT REFER BACK TO MARIO
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+Mario had two heads. He wasn’t sure what he needed to do to take care of them. He felt that they would decay if he did not groom them properly.
heads = ANTECEDENT #2them / they = pronouns that refer
back to HEADS
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+Can you identify the ANTECEDENTS for the following sentences?
1. Drew drew his picture while he drooled.
2. The coach told her players to run the play.
3. Somebody forgot to clean up his garbage at lunch.
4. The car had its window smashed.
AVOID BEING A GRAMMAR LOSER!! PRACTICE THESE SENTENCES.
+ANTECEDENT ANSWERS:
1. Drew drew his picture while he drooled.
2. The coach told her players to run the play.
3. Somebody forgot to clean up his garbage at lunch.
4. The car had its window smashed.
GRAMMAR TRIPS CREATE GRAMMAR DIPS!!!! DON’T BE A DIP.
+IDENTIFY THE ANTECEDENT . . . ONLY TOUGHER THIS TIME!
1. Everyone forgot (his, their) books in (his, their) locker.
2. The group was scheduled to hold (its, their) meeting this afternoon.
3. Mary and Frank, winners of the raffle, came up to collect (her, his, their) prize.
4. Either Mary or Frank, winners of the raffle, will be able to claim (her, his, their) prize.
5. Neither the players nor the coach will bring (their, his) football equipment.
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+ ANTECEDENT ANSWER KEY1. Everyone forgot (his, their) books in (his, their) locker. (“one”/”body” at end means it’s singular)
2. The group was scheduled to hold (its, their) meeting this afternoon. (collective nouns could be either depending on the clues in the sentence)
3. Mary and Frank, winners of the raffle, came up to collect (her, his, their) prize. (compound subjects –joined with and – are automatically plural and need the plural pronoun)
4. Either Mary or Frank, winners of the raffle, will be able to claim (her, his, their) prize. (subjects joined with or are singular and take the last noun listed for its antecedent)
5. Neither the players nor the coach will bring (their, his) football equipment. (same as 4; need to take number and gender into account)
Hopefully those DUH MOMENTS are a thing of the past . . .
