DOLs
November 15 – 19, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Write the participle or participial phrase that modifies the boldfaced
noun or pronoun.
1. The player piano rolls stored in my grandparents’ attic for 60 years
are still usable.
2. Impressed by the speaker’s sense of urgency, we listened intently.
3. The movie being filmed on that set is already over budget.
4. The detectives found scraps of material from the thief’s jacket
caught on a nail.
5. Carrying their backpacks, three students boarded the school bus.
1. The player piano rolls stored in my grandparents’
attic for 60 years are still usable.
1, The player piano rolls stored in my grandparents’
attic for 60 years are still usable.
2. Impressed by the speaker’s sense of urgency, we
listened intently.
2. Impressed by the speaker’s sense of urgency, we
listened intently
3. The movie being filmed on that set is already
over budget.
3. The movie being filmed on that set is already
over budget.
4. The detectives found scraps of material from
the thief’s jacket caught on a nail.
4. The detectives found scraps of material from
the thief’s jacket caught on a nail.
5. Carrying their backpacks, three students
boarded the school bus.
5. Carrying their backpacks, three students
boarded the school bus.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Gerunds
A verb form that ends in –ing and acts as a
NOUN
Gerund Phrases
a gerund plus its modifiers and complements.
Gerunds can be anywhere in a sentence that a
noun could be.
Subject
Object of a Preposition
Direct Object
Predicate Nominative
Subject & Object of Preposition
1. Helping the war effort from home took several
different forms.
2. Working in defense plants was on way civilians
contributed.
3. Huge amounts of metal were needed for
building planes, tanks, and weapons.
4. Wartime shortages also led to food and gasoline
rationing.
5. Efficiently using space for food production at
home was the goal of every victory gardener.
1. Helping the war effort from home took
several different forms.
1. Helping the war effort from home took
several different forms.
2. Working in defense plants was on way
civilians contributed.
2. Working in defense plants was on way
civilians contributed.
3. Huge amounts of metal were needed for
building planes, tanks, and weapons.
3. Huge amounts of metal were needed for
building planes, tanks, and weapons.
4. Wartime shortages also led to food and
gasoline rationing.
4. Wartime shortages also led to food and
gasoline rationing.
5. Efficiently using space for food production at
home was the goal of every victory gardener.
5. Efficiently using space for food production at
home was the goal of every victory gardener.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Direct Object – follows an action verb answers
the question What? Or Who?
Predicate Nominative – follows a linking verb
and renames the subject.
Example
Direct Object:
Gary resents having clean-up duty after every
holiday.
What does Gary resent?
having clean-up duty after every holiday.
Predicate Nominative
The most difficult task was kneading he dough.
Was =linking verb
Kneading the dough renames the task
1. George’s specialty was making a perfect
souffle.
2. Maria’s assignment was selecting the perfect
menu.
3. The circus performer’s most popular feat was
juggling seven bottles at once.
4. The teacher suggested reading the poem at
least twice.
5. Mechanization has dramatically altered
traditional farming.
1. George’s specialty was making a perfect
souffle.
1. George’s specialty was making a perfect
souffle. (PN)
2. Maria’s assignment was selecting the perfect
menu.
2. Maria’s assignment was selecting the perfect
menu. (PN)
3. The circus performer’s most popular feat was
juggling seven bottles at once.
3. The circus performer’s most popular feat was
juggling seven bottles at once.
4. The teacher suggested reading the poem at
least twice.
4. The teacher suggested reading the poem at
least twice.
5. Mechanization has dramatically altered
traditional farming.
5. Mechanization has dramatically altered
traditional farming.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Write the gerund phrase and then identify its position in the sentence: Subject,
Predicate Nominative, Direct Object, or Object of a Preposition.
1. Representing the junior class was her job as a member of the
student senate.
2. The only problem is finding someone who is prepared to
finance the project.
3. You can manage large amounts of information by using a
computer.
4. William enjoys playing guitar with a rock band.
5. Searching for underwater wrecks is a dangerous occupation.
1. Representing the junior class was her job as a member of the student
senate.
1. Representing the junior class ---- subject
2. The only problem is finding someone who is prepared to finance the
project.
2. finding someone who is prepared to finance the project -- PN
3. You can manage large amounts of information by using a computer.
3. using a computer -- OP
4. William enjoys playing guitar with a rock band.
4. playing guitar with a rock band -- DO
5. Searching for underwater wrecks is a dangerous occupation.