Old english period and beowulf / Making good sentences

Celts

Peace loving and agricultural, discovered by Julius Caesar in Great Britain, in A.D 43 Romans under Emperor Claudius conquered their land.

Three germanic tribes in the Danish Peninsula and Southern Scandinavia

Jutes, angles, saxons

Earl

Ruling class

Churl

Slaves

Role of women

domestic duties and to get married

Warriors code

Pride, loyalty, courage

Scyld

the ancestor of the king of Danes, Hrothgar

Heorot

a hall for all the kings loyal followers

Grendel

the first monster beowulf fought

How long did beowulf reign?

50 years

Simple Subject

Noun or pronoun

Complex Subject

Includes modifiers that give details

Simple predicate

a verb

Complex predicate

uses adverbs to modify or add detail

infinitive

phrases made of to + verb

Participle

Usually functions as an adj. After a noun, verb ending in -ing or -d/-ed

Gerund

Verb ending in -ing but functions as a noun

How to fix infinitive fragment

replace ‘to’ with an auxilliary verb

how to fix participle fragment

Add helping verbs (ex. Are, will be, might be)