Prepositional Phrases | ||
#1 | The strangers wore fur over their skin. | over their skin |
#2 | Perhaps they would tell her the meaning of these odd items. | of these odd items |
#3 | I am going to China. | to China |
#4 | Tony was in Brazil. | in Brazil |
#5 | I was beneath the surface of the ice. | beneath the surface and of the ice |
Pronouns as Obj. of Prep. | ||
#1 | Jenny brought gifts to Carrie and (her, she). | her |
#2 | The man of (who, whom) I spoke is from Columbia. | whom |
#3 | Natalie traveled with Kim and (I, me). | me |
#4 | According the Carmen and (he, him), Germany is an awesome place to visit. | him |
#5 | Some of (us, we) thought the lunch was awful. | us |
Making Subj/Verbs Agree | ||
#1 | Chris and Tina (was, were) friends.` | were |
#2 | Neither the history nor the descriptions (fail, fails) to capture our interest. | fail |
#3 | Either taxis or a train (is, are) quick forms of transportation. | is |
#4 | Both Steve and Kenny (is, are) athletes. | are |
#5 | Neither the store or the restaurants (is, are) open. | are |
Conjunctions (Coord/Correl/Conj Adverb) | ||
#1 | Neither snow nor freezing rain is predicted for tonight. | Correlative |
#2 | The kid hid behind the coach and didn't say a word. | Coordinate |
#3 | I enjoy books; however, I usually dislike the movie. | Conjunctive Adverb |
#4 | Not only are we going shopping but also going out to eat. | Correlative |
#5 | Food is bite-size thus a knife isn't needed. | Conjunctive Adverb |
Definitions | ||
#1 | A word such as 'and,' 'but,' or 'nor,' used to connect parts of a sentence/ | Conjunction |
#2 | A short exclamation that has no grammatical connection to other words in a sentence. | Interjection |
#3 | A word that relates a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence. | Preposition |
#4 | A kind of conjunction that is usually stronger an more precise than a coordinating conjunction. | Conjunctive Adverb |
#5 | A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. | Prepositional Phrase |
Final Question | |
Author of 'Tuck Everlasting' | Natalie Babbitt |