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Contents
for Grade 11, Levels 3.2, 4 ? 5 |
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Level
3. 2. Clauses - Advanced Questions
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1a |
Instructional
Material: An Introduction to Ellipsis
Ellipsed Finite Verbs |
AK |
ToC |
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1b |
Ellipsed Finite Verbs |
AK |
ToC |
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2 |
Ellipsis in Subordinate
Clauses |
AK |
ToC |
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3 |
Semi-Reduced Clauses |
AK |
ToC |
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4 |
Semi-Reducing
Clauses
Semi-Reducing Clauses |
AK |
ToC |
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5 |
Comparisons - Prepositional Phrase or Ellipsed
Clause?
Comparisons - Prepositional
Phrase or Ellipsed Clause? |
AK |
ToC |
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6 |
A Passage for Analysis
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Main Clause or Subordinate?
Main Clause or Subordinate? |
AK |
ToC |
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2 |
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3b |
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4a |
Punctuation - Subordinate
Clauses as Interjections
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4b |
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5 |
A
Passage for Analysis
A Passage for Analysis |
AK |
ToC |
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6 |
Treasure
Hunt (and/or Recipe Roster): Find and bring to class (and/or
write) a sentence that can be described as having a subordinate clause
that functions as an interjection.
Creating an Exercise: In a story or
book that you like, find three sentences that can be described as having
subordinate clause that function as interjections. For your classmates,
make an exercise with them; for your teacher, make an analysis key. (Remember
that your teacher may use your exercise in future years.) |
Four Level 5 Constructions: |
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1a |
Ten Simple Appositives
- From the Writing of 11th Graders |
AK |
ToC |
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1b |
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2a |
Elaborated Appositives
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2b |
Elaborated Appositives |
AK |
ToC |
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3 |
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4 |
The Punctuation
of Appositives
The Punctuation of
Appositives |
AK |
ToC |
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5 |
Rewriting:
MC to SC to Appositive
Rewriting: MC
to SC to Appositive |
AK |
ToC |
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6b |
Other Constructions
as Appositives |
AK |
ToC |
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7 |
A Passage for Analysis
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8 |
Just for Fun
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9 |
A Treasure Hunt for
Appositives: In
a book that you are reading, find five sentences that include an appositive
and make an exercise (with an analysis key). |
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1b |
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2 |
Rewriting:
From Main Clause to Subordinate to PPA
Rewriting: From
Main Clause to Subordinate to PPA |
AK |
ToC |
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3 |
A Passage for Analysis
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4 |
A Treasure Hunt for
Post-positioned Adjectives:
In
a book that you are reading, find five sentences that include a post-positioned
adjective and make an exercise (with an analysis key). |
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2 |
Subordinate Clauses as Delayed Subjects
Subordinate Clauses |
AK |
ToC |
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3 |
Delayed Subjects ? Sentences
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4 |
Mixed
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5 |
A Passage for Analysis
A Passage for Analysis |
AK |
ToC |
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Treasure
Hunt (and/or Recipe Roster): Find and bring to class (and/or
write) a sentence that has a delayed subject or senntence.
Creating an Exercise: In a story or
book that you like, find five sentences that have delayed subjects or sentences.
For your classmates, make an exercise (infinitives, subordinate clauses,
or mixed). For your teacher, make an analysis key. (Remember that your
teacher may use your exercise in future years.) |
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1b |
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2 |
Passive Voice or Predicate
Adjective? |
AK |
ToC |
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3a |
Rewriting
from Passive Voice to Active ? from Active to Passive
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3b |
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3c |
Rewriting from Passive
to Active ? from Active to Passive |
AK |
ToC |
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3d |
Rewriting from Passive
to Active ? from Active to Passive |
AK |
ToC |
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5 |
Retained Complements - Clauses
Retained Complements
- Clauses |
AK |
ToC |
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6 |
Retained Complements - Infinitives
Retained Complements
- Infinitives |
AK |
ToC |
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Retained Complements - Mixed
Retained Complements
- Mixed |
AK |
ToC |
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Ellipsed Passive plus
an Infinitive |
AK |
ToC |
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A Passage for Analysis
A Passage for Analysis |
AK |
ToC |
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Treasure Hunt:
In
a newspaper, story, or book, find a passage in which the author uses passive
voice more than once. Bring it to class so that you can discuss it with
your classmates. For each passive verb, see if you and your classmates
can explain why the author used passive instead of active. |
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1b |
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1c |
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1d |
Identification - From
the Writing of 11th Graders |
AK |
ToC |
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2 |
The Subjects of Verbals |
AK |
ToC |
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3a |
Passages
for Analysis
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3b |
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4 |
Style
- Free Sentence-Combining
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5 |
Just for Fun
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1a |
Identification
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1b |
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2 |
The Subjects of Gerunds
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3 |
Gerunds - Nouns Used as Adverbs
Gerunds - Nouns Used
as Adverbs |
AK |
ToC |
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4 |
A Treasure Hunt for
Gerunds: Find
five sentences that include a gerund and make an exercise (with an analysis
key). |
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1a |
Identification
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1b |
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2 |
A
Passage for Analysis
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3 |
Exploring
the Punctuation of Gerundives
Punctuation |
Original |
AK |
ToC |
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4 |
Style - From Main Clause to Subordinate
Clause to Gerundive |
IM |
From Main Clause to
Subordinate Clause to Gerundive |
AK |
ToC |
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5a |
Style
- Rewriting Gerundives as Finite Verbs and Finite Verbs as Gerundives
Rewriting Gerundives |
AK |
ToC |
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5b |
Rewriting Gerundives |
AK |
ToC |
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6 |
Style - Free Sentence-Combining
Free
Sentence-Combining |
Original |
AK |
ToC |
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7 |
Just for Fun
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8 |
A Treasure Hunt for
Gerundives: Find
five sentences that include a gerundive and make an exercise (with an analysis
key). |
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1a |
Identifying Mixed Infinitives
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1b |
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2 |
The Subjects of Infinitives
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3 |
Infinitives as Subjects and Complements
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4 |
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5a |
As Adjectives or Adverbs (or Interjections)
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5b |
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6a |
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6b |
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7a |
Passages for Analysis
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7b |
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A Treasure Hunt for
Infinitives: Find
five sentences that include an infinitive and make an exercise (with an
analysis key). Include at least one infinitve used as a noun, one as an
adverb, and one as an adjective. |
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1a |
Noun Absolutes That Function as Adverbs
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1b |
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1c |
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2 |
Style
- Rewriting Sentences by Using Noun Absolutes
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3a |
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3b |
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4a |
Passages for Analysis
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4b |
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