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Bellwork – B Day – 9.15.14
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• On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the
following sentence and label each word’s part of
speech underneath the word.
Eating the orange carrots is a pleasant activity.
When finished, begin silently reading.
File all graded bellwork in the BELLWORK section of your binder.
The Gerund
• Recognize a gerund when you see one.
• Every gerund, without exception, ends in ing. Gerunds are not, however,
all that easy to identify. The problem is that all present participles also end
in ing. What is the difference?
• Gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject
complements, direct objects,indirect objects, and objects of
prepositions.
• Present participles, on the other hand, complete progressive verbs or act
as modifiers.
• Read these examples of gerunds:
• Since Francisco was five years old, swimming has been his passion.
– Swimming = subject of the verb has been.
• Francisco's first love is swimming.
– Swimming = subject complement of the verb is.
• Francisco enjoys swimming more than spending time with his
girlfriend Diana.
– Swimming = direct object of the verb enjoys.
The Gerund Phrase
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Don't mistake a gerund phrase for a present participle phrase.
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Gerund and present participle phrases are easy to confuse because they both begin with an ing word. The
difference is that a gerund phrase will always function as a noun while a present participle phrase describes
another word in the sentence.
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Check out these examples:
• Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster.
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Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine, Aamir saved $1.25 but had to tolerate
the curious stares of other laundry patrons as his machine bucked and rumbled with the heavy
load.
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Hogging the middle of the bed = gerund phrase, the subject complement of the linking verbis.
Last night I had to sleep on the couch because I found my dog Floyd hogging the middle of the
bed.
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Buttering toast with a fork = present participle phrase describing Bernard.
My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed.
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Buttering toast with a fork = gerund phrase, the direct object of the verb hates.
Buttering toast with a fork, Bernard vowed that he would finally wash the week's worth of dirty
dishes piled in the sink.
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Jamming too much clothing into the washing machine = present participle phrase describing Aamir.
Bernard hates buttering toast with a fork.
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Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine = gerund phrase, the subject of the verb will result.
Hogging the middle of the bed = present participle phrase describing Floyd.
CHECK!!
•Name
•Block
•Date
Take 5 and ORGANIZE!
• Graded bellwork goes in
BELLWORK section in
chronological order by
date.
• Hang on to Alchemist
Essays – file in GRADED
work tab
During SSR…
• Calling up rows to show initialed syllabus by
parent and
• Flashcards (extra credit) for Epic Quiz
If you didn’t finish your quiz
•Come back
at lunch
Bellwork – A Day – 9.16.14
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• On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the
following sentence and label each word’s part of
speech underneath the word.
Arthur built the knight a castle on the mountain.
When finished, begin silently reading.
File all graded bellwork in the BELLWORK section
of your binder in chronological order by date.
The Indirect Object
• What Is an Indirect Object? (with Examples)
• The indirect object of a sentence is the recipient of
the direct object. Everysentence must contain a verb.
Most verbs have a direct object (the thing being
acted upon). For example:
Paula passed the parcel.
– (The direct object is the parcel. There is no recipient in this
sentence. Therefore, there is no indirect object.)
• Some sentences tell us about the recipient. That's
the indirect object. For example:
Paula passed her father the parcel.
– (The indirect object (i.e., the recipient) is her father.)
How to Find the Indirect Object
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Before you can find the indirect object, you have to find the direct object. Remember:
SUBJECT + VERB + what? or who? = DIRECT OBJECT
She gave the beggar a gold coin.
– (Step 1. Find the verb = gave)
(Step 2. Ask What? = a gold coin)
(Therefore, the direct object is a gold coin.)
(Step 3. Ask Who (or what) received it? = the beggar)
(Therefore, the indirect object is the beggar.)
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Remember, once you have found the direct object, you have to ask who (or what) received it to
find the indirect object. Only Transitive Verbs Have Direct Objects and Indirect Objects
A verb that takes a direct object is called a transitive verb. A few verbs do not have a direct object.
They are known as intransitive verbs. For example:
Jonathan skidded on the ice.
– (Step 1. Find the verb = slipped)
(Step 2. Ask What? = Nothing. You can't skid something.)
(Therefore, there is no direct object. The verb to skid is intransitive.)
Lee is snoring heavily.
– (Step 1. Find the verb = is snoring)
(Step 2. Ask What? = Nothing. You can't snore something.)
(Therefore, there is no direct object. The verb to snore is intransitive.)
CHECK!
•NAME
•DATE
•BLOCK
“Sarah’s” Paper
• What corrections did you mark?
• What did she do incorrectly?
• Had she proofread, peer-edited, or revised her
paper, all of her elementary mistakes would have
been corrected and would look like the clean
copy of her paper placed on your desk during
lunch.
• Compare the two.
Bellwork – B Day – 9.17.14
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• On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the
following sentence and label each word’s part of
speech underneath the word.
Arthur built the knight a castle on the mountain.
When finished, begin silently reading.
File all graded bellwork in the BELLWORK section
of your binder in chronological order by date.
Bellwork – A Day – 9.18.14
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• On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the
following sentence and label each word’s part of
speech underneath the word.
Like a little child, my father loved opening presents.
Begin silent reading.
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• On a sheet of looseleaf paper, copy down the
following sentence and label each word’s part of
speech underneath the word.
Like a little child, my father loved opening presents.
Begin silent reading.