Transcript Grammar Review - Union Academy

Grammar Review
Infinitives:
Indicate its function in the sentence.
adverb
adjective
noun
 For some, the attempt to
understand his writing is a
challenge.
ADJECTIVE
Infinitives:
Indicate its function in the
sentence.
adverb
adjective
noun
I like to keep my stapler
and tape right at hand.
NOUN
Infinitives:
Indicate its function in the sentence.
adverb
adjective
noun
I often use a calculator to
check my work.
ADVERB!
Prepositional phrases
How is it used?
Adverb or adjective
The movie’s ending took
everyone by surprise.
ADVERB
Prepositional phrases
How is it used?
Adverb or adjective
Ninth-graders created most
of this artwork.
ADJECTIVE
Prepositional phrases
How is it used?
Adverb or adjective
They camped near the
Salinas River.
ADVERB
TYPE OF PHRASE
gerund
participial
appositive
prepositional
infinitive
I enjoy the freedom to get
around on my own.
INFINITIVE
TYPE OF PHRASE
gerund
participial
appositive
prepositional
infinitive
Bicycling through the
countryside is a favorite
hobby of mine.
GERUND
TYPE OF PHRASE
gerund
participial
appositive
prepositional
infinitive
I also ride my bike to
school.
PREPOSITION!
TYPE OF PHRASE
gerund participial
appositive prepositional
infinitive
At 8am, I am on my way,
pedaling furiously.
PARTICIPIAL
TYPE OF PHRASE
gerund
participial
appositive prepositional
infinitive
My current bike, an old threespeed model, is not well suited
for long-distance riding.
APPOSITIVE
TYPE OF GERUND
subjective complement
direct object
subject
object of preposition
Laughing helps to relieve stress.
SUBJECT
TYPE OF GERUND
subjective complement
direct object subject
object of preposition
Meryl’s hobby is raising tropical
fish.
SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT
TYPE OF GERUND
subjective complement
direct object
object of preposition
subject
Mario likes diving best of all
sporting events.
DIRECT OBJECT
TYPE OF GERUND
subjective complement direct
object object of preposition
subject
Either team has a good
chance of winning.
OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
PHRASE OR CLAUSE?
until the school year is over

CLAUSE
PHRASE OR CLAUSE?
after the end of the movie
PHRASE
PHRASE OR CLAUSE?
when spring comes
CLAUSE
PHRASE OR CLAUSE?
wanting to be an engineer
PHRASE!
independent clause or subordinate
clause?
Bonus points will be
awarded to whoever turns
in the assignment early.
SUBORDINATE
independent clause or subordinate
clause?
Unless the weather
improves, the trail ride will
be canceled.
INDEPENDENT
independent clause or
subordinate clause?
What Dr. Chan said has
started to worry me.
SUBORDINATE
independent clause or subordinate
clause?
Because there are many
kinds of burritos, we enjoy
having them for dinner once
a week.
INDEPENDENT
ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE CLAUSE?
Although Hassam painted
many rural landscapes, he is
perhaps best remembered
for his compelling images of
life in large cities.
ADVERB
ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE CLAUSE?
In each painting, Hassam
strove to make known the
emotion that the subject of
the painting evoked in him.
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE CLAUSE?
Before Hassam became a
painter, he worked as an
engraver and later as an
illustrator for a magazine.
ADVERB
ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE CLAUSE?
The artist who had created
the paintings was Pierre
Auguste Renoir, the great
French impressionist
ADJECTIVE!
PARTS OF SPEECH, PART 1
preposition
adverb
noun
conjunction
Jose took an express
TRAIN.
NOUN
PARTS OF SPEECH, PART 1
Preposition
adverb
noun
conjunction
One of the Russian dolls
was hidden INSIDE the
other.
PREPOSITION
PARTS OF SPEECH, PART 1
Preposition
adverb
noun
conjunction
They gave me tickets, SO I
plan to go.
CONJUNCTION
PARTS OF SPEECH, PART 1
preposition
adverb
noun
conjunction
We decided to go INSIDE
after we ate.
ADVERB!
PARTS OF SPEECH, PART 2
verb
pronoun
adjective
interjection
WHOA, watch out for that
tree!
INTERJECTION
TYPES OF NOUNS, PT 2
subject
subjective complement
object of preposition
indirect object
Please bake ME a chocolate
pie.
INDIRECT OBJECT
PARTS OF SPEECH, PT 2
verb
pronoun
adjective
interjection
A TRAIN whistle sounded in
the distance.
ADJECTIVE
PARTS OF SPEECH, PT 2
verb
pronoun
adjective
interjection
The president of the
company will FIRE me.
VERB
PARTS OF SPEECH, PT2
verb
pronoun
adjective
interjection
Caesar invited HIS friends
to go camping.
PRONOUN