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Unit 6

UNIT 6- POETRYEnglish II World Literature

Journal 6.1

Grammar Byte 6.1 Clause/Phrase:

Appositive: A noun or noun phrase that is placed after another noun or noun phrase to help identify it or to give more specific information.

The appositive is set off from the sentence by a pair of commas, or if it comes at the end of a sentence, by one comma.

JayJo my one true friend went to the movie with me yesterday.

1. Copy the sentence.2. Draw a line under the appositive phrase3. Add the needed comma(s)4. In a sentence, explain what the

appositive helps to identify.

The movie The Attack of the Killer Slugs was fabulous.

1. Copy the sentence.2. Draw a line under the appositive phrase3. Add the needed comma(s)4. In a sentence, explain what the

appositive helps to identify.

Grammar Byte 6.2Apostrophe -is a punctuation mark. In English, it serves three purposes:

• When one omits a letter (contractions like don’t).• To make something possessive (as in the cat’s whiskers).• To make letter plural (as in P's and Q's).

Grammar Byte 6.2 - continued

Possessive: A noun or pronoun that indicates ownership, belonging.

Possessive Pronoun: A pronoun that shows ownership.

1.He climbed the stairs of their house.

2.Her cat is beneath his newspaper because she scared it.

Copy the sentences. Circle the possessive pronouns.

1. Dennys house is in the mountains.

2. She cant be there until after school.

3. She said, “Watch your Ps and Qs.”

Copy the sentences. Place an apostrophes where needed.

Grammar Byte 6.3 Sentence Variety

Possession (Compound) –

When two people share something, they share an apostrophe.

When two people have separate things, they each need their own apostrophe.

a) We’re at Squiggly and Aardvarks house.

b) Have you met Squigglys and Aardvarks mothers?

a) Sally smiled Harry laughed.

b) Sally smiled, and Harry laughed.

c) After Sally smiled, Harry laughed.

d) Harry laughed after Sally smiled.

Grammar Byte 6.4 its and it’so Its is the possessive form of it

oIt’s means “it is” or “it has”

Grammar Byte 6.4

There Naming a place, a thing, or the existence of something

Their Showing possession

They’reCombining the words “they” and “are”

Replace “they’re” with “they are”

Cheat Sheet for the Usage of There, Their, and They’re  

a)____ a shame the tree has lost ____ leaves.

It’s its

Its It’s

b) _____ books are over______ because _______ tired.

Their there

they’re They’re There

Their

a)____ collar is beautiful because ____blue.

Its it’s

its it’s

a)________ shoes are over _______, and _______ beautiful.

Their there

they’re They’re There

Their

Grammar Byte 6.5 Capitalize

Capitalizeothe first word in every sentenceo the pronoun I and the interjection Oo proper nouns including family relations o the first word in a sentence directly quotedo periods and eventso titles -

a) My aunt lucy will join us shortly.

b) The green bay packers will win.

c) the great depression was a difficult time in America.

d) The golden gate bridge is beautiful.

a) Did he buy a gift for his father?

b) Here is a gift I bought for father.

c) The last time I visited Atlanta was three days ago.

Grammar Byte 6.6Participle –verb forms that can function as adjectives.

o when used as a verb, participles are parts of verbs and need a helping verb to be whole.

Helping Verbs:am is are was were bebeing been have has haddodiddoes Shall Will Should would may MightMust could

a) The sewing machine was her treasure.

b) Lisa jumping down the street.

c) His swimming suit is red.

d) Calcifer was glowing.

a) The fire was burning the trees.

b) Sula speaking to the queen.

c) Susan was speaking to the crowd.