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Week 15
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Language Review
Objectives
 To review helping verbs.
 To master linking verbs.
 To understand, identify, and use gerunds as direct objects.
 To understand, identify, and use gerunds as objects of the preposition.
 To understand and use hyphens.
 To review the use ellipsis.
 To master the parts of a friendly letter.
A helping verb comes ___________________ the ______________ verb and
___________ to form some of the _________________________. (Write Source, p. 405)
We will eat the artichokes tomorrow. (The helping verb will expresses future time.)
Lee will write in his journal. (The helping verb will expresses future time.)
Helping Verbs
 Forms of the verb be = is, are, was, were, being, been, am
 Other helping verbs = shall, will, should, would, could, must, can, may, have, had, has, do,
did, does
Lee has been writing in his journal. (The verbs has and been help state a continuing action.)
Writing a sentence using the helping verb have. Label the helping verb with “HV”.
Label the main verb with “V”.
There are ________ parts to a friendly letter. Complete the chart below.
First word is capitalized and a comma at the end
Written signature
Paragraphs indented; no space between them
Sender’s address and date
A greeting followed by a comma
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(Write Source: Skills Book, p. 153)
Gerund as direct object:
1. Separate the sentence into subject and predicate parts.
2. Label the verb with “V.”
3. Underline the gerund as the direct object and label with “G.”
They do not appreciate my singing. (The gerund is singing.)
The girls enjoy swimming.
What do you notice about the construction of the sentences?
Write a sentence using a gerund as a direct object using the gerund running.
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A linking verb ___________________ a subject to a ____________ or an
_______________ in the _______________________________. (Write Source, p. 405)
Linking Verbs
 Forms of the verb be = is, are, was, were, being, been, am
 Other linking verbs = appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, taste
Draw an arrow from the linking verb to the noun or adjective in the predicate part.
The ornaments looks shiny.
I appear to be ready for Winter Break.
Write a sentence using the linking verb is and label it “LV.” Draw an arrow to show
what is LINKED.
Gerund as object of preposition:
This type of gerund is part of a gerund ____________________ because there is more than
one word that makes the sentence meaning clear. In fact, in all of the types of gerunds we
have studied, they could be part of a gerund phrase. We will learn more about those later.
The gerund phrase functions as the object of the preposition for.
You might get in trouble for faking an illness to avoid work.
faking (gerund)
an illness (direct object of action expressed in gerund)
to avoid work (infinitive phrase as adverb)
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Separate the sentence into subject and predicate parts.
Label the verb with “V.”
Put parenthesis around the prepositional phrase.
Label the preposition with “P.”
Underline the gerund as object of the preposition and label with “G.”
The police arrested him for speeding.
The darkness of the night prevented us from finishing the job.
She was scolded for running in the hall.
(More than one prepositional phrase, but only one gerund.)
Write a sentence using the gerund as object of the preposition by using the phrase for
singing.
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A hyphen is used to ____________________ a word at the ___________ of a line. Hyphens
are also used to _______________ or create ____________ words.
To Join Letters and Words: A hyphen is ______________ used to join a letter to a word.
Add a hyphen:
T shirt
e mail
U turn
In Compound Words: Use a hyphen in certain compound words.
Add hyphens: sister in law
twenty year
old
To Divide a Word: Use a hyphen to divide a word when you run out of room at the end of
a line. A word ___________ be divided ______________ between __________________
(ex-plor-er). Always refer to a dictionary if you’re ____________ sure how to divide a word.
Here are some guidelines for hyphenating words:
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NEVER divide a one-syllable word (act, large, school).
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TRY not to divide a words of ________ or fewer letters (older, habit, loyal).
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NEVER divide a one-letter syllable from the rest of the word (apart-ment, not
a-partment).
Write the word window by using a hyphen to show you ran out of room: ____________
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In Fractions: Use a hyphen _____________ the ____________________ in a fraction.
Add a hyphen: two thirds (2/3)
Write an example: ____________________________
To Create New Words: Use a hyphen to form new words beginning with the prefixes all-,
self-, ex-, or great-.
Highlight the prefixes. Add a hyphen where needed: great
grandmother
A hyphen is also used with suffixes such as –elect and –free.
Highlight the suffix and add a hyphen.
smoke free
Use a hyphen to ____________ two or more words that work together to form a single
adjective _________________ a noun.
Add a hyphen:
lightning fast skating
many colored palette
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Use ellipses to help make your own writing more suspenseful. Write a suspenseful
sentence.
"I'm wondering …" Juan said, bemused.
If a quotation is meant to __________________ off (as in Juan's bemused thought), leave a
space between the last letter and the first ellipsis mark but do ___________ include a period
with the ellipsis marks.
Write a piece of dialogue where the thoughts trail off.
What are the four types of sentences and their punctuation marks?
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What are the codes for a complex sentence? ________________
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What is the code for a compound sentence? _______________________
Give an example of each and draw a quick sketch.
Concrete Noun
Collective Noun
Proper Noun
Neuter Noun
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