Chap. 1 Subject and Predicate

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Chap. 1 Subject and Predicate

• Friday, Aug 24, 2007

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Analyze

• We talk a lot about the fact that no one ever
  sits in the living room. It makes us all sad. The
  living room is the prettiest room in the
  apartment. It has a fireplace and moldings. It
  has a slice of view of the river. It is a
  cheerful room furnished in light colors. The
  couches in it were recently cleaned by men with
  small machines. It always looks neat and tidy.

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Verbs

• We talk a lot about the fact that no one ever
  sits in the living room. It makes us all sad. The
  living room is the prettiest room in the
  apartment. It has a fireplace and moldings. It
  has a slice of view of the river. It is a
  cheerful room furnished in light colors. The
  couches in it were recently cleaned by men with
  small machines. It always looks neat and tidy.

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Subjects and Predicates

• We / talk a lot about the fact that no one /
  ever sits in the living room. It / makes us all
  sad. The living room / is the prettiest room in
  the apartment. It / has a fireplace and moldings.
  It / has a slice of view of the river. It / is a
  cheerful room furnished in light colors. The
  couches in it / were recently cleaned by men with
  small machines. It / always looks neat and tidy.

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The independent clause

• What is an independent clause?
• a subject verb
• How do you connect two independent clauses?
• Use coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but,
  although, because, if, in case, etc (discussed in
  Chap 22).

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Exercise 1

• Paired work
• Give reasons why a sentence has problems.
• How can you fix the sentence?
• If a sentence is ok, how many independent clauses
  does it consist of? What coordinating
  conjunctions are used to connect the independent
  clauses?

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Assignment

• Read Chapter 2
• Think about the journal topic on p. 13