Super Grammar Fun

<<1. Titles in MLA<<

Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “One Art” was published in her book Geography III. * Plays are published in italics. * Do not use commas if there is extra information.

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<<2. Citations - Prose<<

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” (Dickens 1). * In the parenthesis you put the authors last name and page number.

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<<3. Citations - Poetry/Plays<<

“What this… ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking ‘Nevermore’” (Poe 3-4).
“To be or not to be” (Shakespeare 3.1.13).

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<<4. Latin Abbreviations<<

I like fast food restaurants (e.g. (for example) McDonalds and Taco Bell).
He brought food like tacos, burgers, etc. (and more)
“Workers of the world unite!” (Marx et. al. (and others)).
They are working for the NAACP (i.e. (that is) the largest African American organization).

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<<5. Dialogue/Quotes<<

He screamed, “You idiot!”
“Where are you going?” she asked.
“We want to eat pizza!” they demanded.

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<<6. Dialogue/Quotes<<

“You better get ready,” added Mr. H., “because the test is coming.”
The politician noted that, “the world is now a better place.”

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<<7. Common Nouns<<

Holloway wanted the freedom to eat reasonably-priced nachos at Miller Park. * Italics: common nouns * Bold: proper nouns

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<<8. Abstract Nouns<<

Based on his intelligence, his caring nature, and his commitment to justice, he is the best leader to run our government.

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<<9. Possessive Nouns<<

We have a woman’s rugby team at Hamilton. The girl’s jerseys look pretty sharp, and the team’s logo is awesome.

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<<10. Personal Pronouns<<

I cannot believe you don’t like him. * I: 1st * you: 2nd * him: 3rd

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<<11. Possessive Nouns<<

“What’s yours is mine,” I say, knowing it’s actually his car.

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<<12. Reflexive/Intensive Pronouns<<

I cut myself. * I: subject, cut: verb, myself: object * Reflexive: verb reflects back to the subject.
I cut her hair myself. * I: pronoun, cut: verb, hair: noun * Intensive: follows noun to intensify.

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<<13. Relative Pronouns<<

The man who is being arrested drove the car that was involved in the robbery, which made everyone late to work.

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<<14. Relative Pronouns: Who(m)/Who(m)ever<<

The boy who ate the mouse got sick.
The job will go to whomever is most qualified.
I do not know with whom I will go to prom.
Whoever did that should be punished.

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<<15. Other Pronouns<<

Indefinite: something, anybody, somebody, anyone.
Interrogative: who, what, when, where, why.
Demonstrative: this, that, these, those.
Reciprocal: each other, one another.

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<<16. Descriptive Adjectives<<

The room was so loud that I could not hear the quiet music.

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<<17. Possessive Adjectives<<

My homework was not turned in because our dog used it as his chew toy.

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<<18. When Do You Use A or An?<<

An honor
An extraordinary
A once
An award
A historic

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<<19. What Are the Three Types of Verbs?<<

Action: assigns an action to a subject; usually ends in -ing.
Helping: pair with main verb to show time; “will run”
Linking: subject = object. * = is to be; I am hungry. am = to be

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<<20. Types of Verbs<<

I like jumping. * Like = action. Jumping acts like a verb.
I will jump out of the car. * Will = helping. Jump = action
I jumped out of the car. * Jumped = action.
I am dead. * Am = linking. I = dead.

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<<21. Verbals<<

Participials: verb form which acts like an adjective. * He had a bruised face.
Gerund: word ending with -ing that functions as a noun, subject, object, or subject complement. * I hate running. * Hate = verb. Running = noun.
Infinitives: phrase that pairs ‘to’ with a verb that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. * I have a paper to write.

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<<22. Direct Object<<

A noun phrase referring to the recipient of the action of a transitive verb. * I baked my friend a cake on her birthday.

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<<23. Indirect Object<<

A noun phrase referring to someone/thing affected by a transitive verb but not the object of it. * I baked my friend a cake on her birthday.

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<<24. Object of Preposition<<

A noun, pronoun, or gerund that follows a preposition to create a prepositional phrase. * I baked my friend a cake on her birthday.

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<<25. Prepositions<<

Time: on, at
Place: under, in
Direction: toward, into
Agent: by, with

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<<26. Prepositional Phrases<<

I left work early to go to the party.
During the game, the players began to fight.

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<<27. Interjections<<

Wow, you really need to check your attitude Diane.

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<<28. Subject/Predicate<<

The ugly man ate really rotten cheese on Saturday. * Bold: simple subject * Underline: simple predicate

<<29. Independent Clause<<

Subject + predicate + complete thought, basically a sentence.

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<<30. Dependent Clause<<

Subject + predicate.

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<<31. Phrase<<

Subject or predicate.

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<<32. Clause/Phrase<<

Even though I ate a lot, I was still hungry after dinner. * Underline: dependent clause. * Bold: independent clause. * Italics: phrase.

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<<33. Dependent Clauses and Phrases<<

Grabbing his umbrella, Mr. Holloway ran out of his house. * Bold: phrase. * Underline: dependent clause.
As always, he drove to work at 6:00 a.m.

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<<34. Coordinating Conjunctions<<

FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Independent clause, FANBOY, independent clause.

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<<35. Subordinating Conjunctions<<

When he left work, he made sure to lock his door because there have been many burglaries this week.

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<<36. Appositive Phrase<<

You favorite teacher, Mr. Holloway, is looking to buy a bat, a sturdy object good for hitting things, in order to deal with his least favorite student, Jackson.

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<<37. Essential Clause<<

The man who sold me the jeep was a thief.
I want to return the car to the store where I bought it.

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