English Language & Grammar

searching the back alleys of syntax

Day 7 notes revised

Filed under: significant material — July 16, 2008 @ 2:09 pm

Folks, I have posted slightly revised Day 7 notes on clauses. I’ve added a section on impacted relative clauses and subordinate clauses that function as adjectives.

Answers to 2nd test and 12th handout

Filed under: significant material — July 14, 2008 @ 6:29 pm

The answers to the second test and 12th handout are posted on the handout page.

Day 7 Notes

Filed under: significant material — July 10, 2008 @ 8:29 am

I have posted notes (Day 7 notes) in the *Class Notes section. They review relative and subordinate clauses. Handouts 10 and 11 also provide work on clauses.

9th handout answers

Filed under: significant material — July 9, 2008 @ 1:13 pm

I’ve posted the answers to the 9th handout in the usual spot.

Prepositional Phrases

Filed under: significant material — July 1, 2008 @ 12:21 pm

For Wednesday July 2nd, 2008.

Write a sentence using as many consecutive prepositional phrases as possible. Line up those phrases, and as a class we’ll decide who has written the longest reasonably logical sentence.

Summer Session C

Filed under: significant material — June 19, 2008 @ 7:32 am

The final section of Grammar 2008 has begun.  I hope we all manage to have an enjoyable and productive session.