Who Wants To Be a
Millionaire!!!
Or who wants to pass the English
Final!!
OR: Who wants to go to the mission
field and teach English as a Second
Language. 
Parts of Speech
Mr. Sandford’s vacation home
is located in Oconomowoc.
preposition
Parts of Speech
I couldn’t believe that Sheila
was interested in dating Paul!
pronoun
Parts of Speech
They commented favorably
about the thoroughness of Mrs.
Jernigan’s presentation.
adverb
Parts of Speech
The company plans to open
their Cincinnati office in midJuly.
adjective
Parts of Speech
Senator Kohl neither spoke in
favor of the ammendment nor
voted for it!
conjunction
Parts of Speech
Mr. Winston’s most
conscientious students are
Ramon and Susan.
adverb
Parts of Speech
The bylaws require that a
voting member be present
during the presentation.
preposition
Parts of Speech
Integrity is an immensely
important character quality to
have.
noun
Types of Phrases
Prep/Participle/Gerund/Infinitive/Appositive
We went to the
Maranatha play
and had a
wonderful time!
PREPOSITION - Adv
Types of Phrases
Prep/Participle/Gerund/Infinitive/Appositive/
Absolute
The game
having ended,
we walked
around the lake
to the museum.
ABSOLUTE -- None
Types of Phrases
Prep/Participle/Gerund/Infinitive/Appositive
Recognizing her
need to stay
incognito, the
detective
purchased several
disguises for her
job.
PARTICIPIAL -- Adjective
Types of Phrases
Prep/Participle/Gerund/Infinitive/Appositive
 She enjoyed
talking about her
mission trip to
Africa.
GERUND -- Noun
Types of Phrases
Prep/Participle/Gerund/Infinitive/Appositive
 To understand
the will of God
requires a heart
submissive to
God.
INFINITIVE
Types of Phrases
Prep/Participle/Gerund/Infinitive/Appositi
ve
Bill Jostenwerg,
WWII veteran and
national policy
maker, spoke to our
class about the
Constitution.
APPOSITIVE
Types of Phrases
Prep/Participle/Gerund/Infinitive/Appositi
ve
Recognizing the
necessity to be
on time, Jan set
her alarm 1 hour
fast.
Infinitive
Types of Phrases
Prep/Participle/Gerund/Infinitive/Appositi
ve/ Absolute
I was ready
for Christmas
break, the
semester
having ended.
ABSOLUTE
Types of Clauses
Independent/ Noun/Adjective/Adverb
She turned in
her taxes after
she signed the
proper forms.
ADVERB
Types of Clauses
Independent/ Noun/Adjective/Adverb
For those who
want to
purchase a
casual day
sticker, please
see Bekah after
chapel.
ADJECTIVE
Types of Clauses
Independent/ Noun/Adjective/Adverb
Heather didn’t
drink coffee
because she
didn’t want to
be sick.
ADVERB
Types of Clauses
Independent/ Noun/Adjective/Adverb
 She was
aware of what
he intended to
do.
NOUN – Object of Preposition
Types of Clauses
Independent/ Noun/Adjective/Adverb
Anne told us
that Henry had
proposed to
her.
NOUN – Direct Object
Kinds of Sentences
COMPOUND
Sally intended
to go to the
mission field, so
she studied
diligently.
Kinds of Sentences
COMPLEX
 The student
knew that final
exams were
going to be a
high pressure
time in her life.
Kinds of Sentences
COMPLEX
Despite her best
intentions, Beth
knocked over
and broke the
vase which her
mother had sent
her.
Dangling/Misplaced/Correct
The textbook
says that we are
to accurately
and carefully
understand the
mathematical
concepts.
Misplaced – split infinitive
Dangling/Misplaced/Correct
 To reach her
dorm, Sarah
only has to walk
through blizzard
conditions!
Misplaced “only”
Dangling/Misplaced/Correct
 Eating rapidly,
the bell rang
and a tardy was
granted to the
student.
Dangling
Dangling/Misplaced/Correct
 The grounds
crew shoveled
the sidewalk
with the
collapsible
shovel.
Misplaced – the sidewalk doesn’t have the shovel.
Function in the
sentence:Complements
 Research did
not prove the
existence of the
Loch Ness
Monster. 
DIRECT OBJECT
Function in the
sentence:Complements
 The exhausted
worker mistook
the metal pipe
for the PVC
pipe.
DIRECT OBJECT
Function in the
sentence:Complements
 December
is
an extremely
bitter cold
month.
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE
Function in the
sentence:Complements
Sam sent
Victoria a
Christmas tract
in his card.
INDIRECT OBJECT
Parallelism
 I enjoy swimming,
hiking, and to
watch the Packers
trounce their
opponents.
Incorrect
Parallelism
 She wanted
neither to sing in
the choir nor
stay after church
for visitation.
Incorrect
Sentence Fragment /Run-On/
Comma Splice/ Correct
 We are finished with Comp I
for the semester,
consequently, we will be
ready to teach English as a
second language on the
mission field!
COMMA SPLICE
Parallelism
 Make sure you
pack cleats,
warm-up suit,
and take your
water bottle for
the game.
Incorrect
Parallelism
 I want to go to
the mission field
and to teach
English as a
Second
Language!
Correct 
Parallelism
 We finished the
class and
rejoiced in all
the knowledge
that we had
gained.
Correct 
Sentence Fragment /Run-On/
Comma Splice/ Correct
I wanted to buy
my husband a
new suit, but I
could not find
one his size.
CORRECT
Sentence Fragment / Run-On/
Comma Splice/ Correct
Aggressively
following the
path of the
suspected
murderer.
FRAGMENT
Sentence Fragment /Run-On/
Comma Splice/ Correct
Towards the end
of the novel,
Francis
determined to
wait she failed
to follow
through.
RUN-ON
Sentence Fragment /Run-On/
Comma Splice/ Correct
 Fluffy snow
which bounced
against the side
of the church
windows after
the service.
FRAGMENT
Sentence Fragment /Run-On/
Comma Splice/ Correct
 Cameron wrote
a pass to visit
nevertheless, he
received
demerits.
RUN-ON
Double or Nothing!
You must get everything
right, or your score
drops to “zero”!
Choose the correct verb
(Subject/Verb Agreement)
Either Jan or her sisters (was, were)
interested in the medium of
television and (its, their) effect on
society. None of the siblings,
however,
were willing to publish (her, their)
findings in a journal of research.
TALLY YOUR
SCORES!!