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Lesson 2-4
The Complete Subject
Prompt: The other major part of a sentence is the subject. The complete subject is
usually all the words that come before the simple predicate (verb) in the
sentence.
Example: Consider the following: "A storm with snow and rain arrived before dark." The
complete subject is underlined.
Directions: Highlight the complete subject in the sentences below.
DIAGRAM SENTENCES
4,5,10,16,20 ON HANDOUT 2-4
1. Everyone in the bus was talking about the weather.
2. Blizzards on the Great Plains are dangerous.
3. The heavy snow was being blown by the gale force winds.
4. The large flakes of snow drifted slowly and quietly to the white ground.
5. The ski slopes high in the Rocky Mountains were accumulating
several inches of snow.
6. The ski lifts were transporting hundreds of skiers to the top of
the mountain.
7. The snow-packed roads made driving very dangerous.
8. The small car with no chains skidded on the ice.
9. The deer hunters referred to the storm as a "white-out."
10. The driving snow stung his face and froze to his beard.
11. Certain weather conditions can turn rain into hail.
12. Large hail stones pounded the wheat crop into the ground.
13. Large threatening storm clouds appeared on the horizon.
14. The farmers of the Great Plains prayed for rain.
15. Man has little control of the weather.
16. Years of drought and hot weather caused the crops to fail.
17. The Great Plains during the Great Depression was known as the
"dust bowl."
18. Great dust clouds on the western horizon drifted over the land.
19. Communities closed schools and prepared for the dust storm.
20. Families placed wet towels around the windows to keep the dust out.
Lesson 3-4
The Present Participle as Verbal
Prompt: The "ing" form of a present tense verb is called a present participle.
A participle is a verb form that may serve as an adjective in a
sentence. Such verbs are verbal adjectives.
Example: He wore his running shoes. The "ing" verb "running" is a present
participle used as an adjective modifying "shoes."
Directions: Highlight the "ing" present participles used as adjectives in the
following sentences.
DIAGRAM 5,6 ON HANDOUT 34
1. The barking dogs could be heard.
2. We went to the driving range.
3. Please turn off the running water.
4. The students went on a fishing trip.
5. May I have some chewing gum?
6. Please buy me some writing pens.
7. Number thirty-three is the pitching coach.
8. Your singing lesson is at 3:00 P.M.
9. The rotating fan is loud.
10. She was his dancing partner.
11. The group was part of a traveling club.
12. The ringing bells were loud.
13. She bought gardening tools.
14. They left for the riding stables.
15. She was a shining example.
16. We saw the migrating birds.
17. The storm brought freezing rain.
18. We felt the blowing wind.
19. Our purring cat likes to sleep.
20. The shouting crowd gathered around.
Lesson 3-5
The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal
Prompt: A verbal is a verb form that can be used as another part of speech. The "ing" present
participle is used as an adjective or as a verb phrase in a sentence.
Example: Running water is cool. "Running" is a present participle verbal. We are running.
"Are running" is a present participle verb.
Directions: In each sentence below a present participle has been underlined.
Highlight below each sentence whether the underlined present participle is used as a
present participle verb or a present participle verbal.
1. The sun is rising in the east.
(present participle verb) (present participle verbal)
2. The rising sun is a magnificent scene.
(present participle verb) (present participle verbal)
3. The man received a call from his golfing buddy.
(present participle verb) (present participle
verbal)
4. The teams are receiving their awards today.
(present participle verb) (present participle
verbal)
5. I am planning to make a long trip across
America. (present participle verb) (present
participle verbal)
6. The man trembled as he walked into the voting
booth. (present participle verb) (present participle
verbal)
7. We are driving toward the west.
(present participle verb) (present participle verbal)
8. The store is slashing prices.
(present participle verb) (present participle verbal)
9. The blowing and drifting snow made the trip
difficult. (present participle verb) (present
participle verbal)
10. The whole family is traveling to a warm vacation
land. (present participle verb) (present participle
verbal)
11. The airplane taxied to the de-icing
point.
(present participle verb) (present participle verbal)
12. Present participles are modifying nouns as
adjectives. (present participle verb) (present
participle verbal)
13. Participles with helping verbs are acting as the
verb. (present participle verb) (present participle
verbal)
INSERT QUOTATION MARKS AND ANY OTHER PUNCTUATION MARKS WHERE
NEEDED. SOME SENTENCES MAY BE CORRECT AS IS.
Punctuation Sheet 5: Other Uses for Quotation Marks
Rule 4: Use quotation marks around the titles of works within a larger work, such as
song titles, book chapters, short story titles, and poem titles, as well as episodes of TV
programs (the name of the program is underlined).
1. At this time Justin will sing for us The Wind Beneath My Wings.
2. After that, Nikki will recite for us her poem Why Beethoven Decomposed.
3. Then Nichola will read her story entitled Don’t Send Roses.
4. However she would rather be at home watching Home Improvement.
5. What she should do instead of that is read the Newsweek article China Takeover, for
Current Events.
Rule 5: Use quotation marks to show that a word is being discussed in a special way, or
that it is slang, or that it is being used as the word itself apart from its meaning.
6. You have used the word thus too many times in this essay!
7. Where did the expression cool ever come from?
8. The term OK originated sometime around 1847 and now is used worldwide.
9. When Jason called me Your Majesty, I could tell he was being sarcastic.
10. In the ‘70’s, if something was really wonderful, you called it totally tubular.
Rules 4 and 5
11. What musical is the song Music of the Night from?
12. I’m writing a story for English class called Same to You and More of It!
13. Why has Mr. Brodis nicknamed me The Grim Reaper?
14. Please tell what is meant by the suffix ment.
15. I’m watching a TV documentary on Indians called Home of the Brave.
16. What is the difference between the terms nerd and geek ?
17. Why did you call me Jack the Ripper just then?
18. My favorite poem is called The Yippiuk.
19. I’ve been trying to look up the word fantasia in the dictionary, but it doesn’t seem to
be there.
20. My talk today is entitled, Manage Your Parents Before They Manage You !
Turn this into a well written paragraph(s) by COMBINING
SENTENCES by using subordinate conjunctions, relative pronouns,
participial and gerund phrases, and any other methods that sound
interesting to you. ADD DIALOGUE. ALSO ADD ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
If you do not add details, the highest grade you will get is a 75.
As you begin to write, occasionally stop to reread what you have
written. You might want to rearrange a sentence or use a different
opening. Finally, DELETE the original sentence numbers. The final
story should have NO NUMBERS. It should be in PARAGRAPH FORM.
BE SURE TO ADD A TITLE.
1. It was night.
2. Joan was alone.
3. Her mother had left.
4. She was in the house.
5. The house was huge and dark-colored.
6. The night was scary.
7. Joan walked over to the television.
8. She turned it on.
9. It was in the living room.
10. She watched.
11. It became boring and tiring.
12. She stood up.
13. She walked over to the television set.
14. She was going to turn it off.
15. She noticed a horror show had come on.
16. Joan sat down.
17. Time passed.
18. The show became exciting and interesting.
19. She heard a strange noise.
20. Joan saw a strange figure.
21. The figure was on the wall.
22. The figure made a weird noise.
23. She wanted to scream.
24. She didn't.
25. She sat still and quiet.
26. The figure came closer.
27. She felt a hugging and a pulling at her neck.
28. This was sudden.
29. She screamed.
30. Her mother returned to the house.
31. Her mother ran into the room.
32. Joan woke up.
33. She jumped up.
34. Her mother reassured her.
35. She had only had a bad dream.
36. She promised not to watch another horror movie alone.