WEEK 1W-
RELATIVE CLAUSES
DEPENDENT CLAUSE THAT START WITH A RELATIVE PRONOUN
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Who and whom — people only
When — specific times or time periods only
Where — places only
Which — any noun other than a person
That — any noun
Whose — possessive, can be used for people or things
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE=
PREPOSITION + NOUN + ANY DESCRIPTION
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
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Investigations into the scandal ( shows / show ) a lot more than we expected.
Films by Dave and Joe, including Mike’s Barbie World, ( excites / excite) the imagination.
Beside the bins, where one could smell the stench of rotten eggs, ( was / were ) a pack of philosophy majors gathering cans for
recycling.
Inside the stadium ( rests / rest ) Charlie and the team.
There ( is / are ) many other examples to support my point.
The few ideas that I’ve come up with last night ( has / have ) given my team enough to work with.
The forks and knives are in the kitchen, and the jar with the thai peanut sauce ( has / have ) been sitting in the refrigerator.
The players on our all-star tennis team ( is / are ) taken on cruises every year.
I have no interest in luxury products, which ( caters / cater ) only to the wealthy.
The Simpsons is the longest running American show.
Everybody ( loves / love ) the writing section of the SAT.
MODIFIERS
After being beaten and deflated, the baker shaped and seasoned the dough.
I bought a house from the local bakery made of gingerbread.
I bought a house made of gingerbread from the local bakery.
Running fiercely to the bathroom, John’s pants dropped.
RUN-ONS
HE WAS HUNGRY, HE BOUGHT A BURRITO.
FANBOYS
SEMICOLON
REDUNDANCY
REMOVE UNNECESSARY WORDS
READING- BIG PICTURE
STAY AWAY FROM SPECIFIC DETAILS!!!
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