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prepositional and appositve phrases.notebook 1 December 12, 2011 Dec 126:54 AM Aim: To identify and employ the use of prepositional and appositive phrases. Do Now: Complete the Diagnostic Test on page 49 of your grammar book. Write your answers in the grammar section of your binder. Dec 126:56 AM Dec 126:57 AM Grammar for Writing Prepositional Phrases Notes: 5051 What are some common prepositions? Dec 127:38 AM 1. The historic news conference occurred on January 13, 1999. 2. Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls announced that he was retiring from basketball . 3. After the announcement, the reporters asked Jordan about his reasons, his emotions, and his plans. 4. Jordan explained that basketball no longer presented him with a strong mental challenge . 5. Although Jordan's love for the game of basketball remained unchanged, he chose to pursue is new goals. Exercises: 52 Dec 126:58 AM Appositive Phrases Notes: 53 Dec 1211:53 AM 1. On March 20, 1999, Swiss psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard and British balloon instructor Brian Jones made history. 2. As they flew over Mauritania, a country in northwestern Africa, the two completed the worlds' first nonstop balloon flight around the world. 3. The journey had begun 19 days earlier, on March 1, Piccard's birthday. 4. Piccard, who had just turned 41, and Jones, who was 51, had taken off from ChateauOex, a small town in the Swiss Alps. 5. Piccard comes from a family of adventurers. His father, Jaques Piccard, traveled to the greatest ocean depth ever reached using a bathyscaph, a deep sea research vessel. Exercises: 54

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prepositional and appositve phrases.notebook

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December 12, 2011

Dec 12­6:54 AM

Aim: To identify and employ the use of prepositional and appositive phrases.

Do Now:  Complete the Diagnostic Test on page 49 of your grammar book.  Write your answers in the grammar section of your binder.

Dec 12­6:56 AM

Dec 12­6:57 AM

Grammar for Writing Prepositional Phrases Notes: 50­51

What are some common prepositions? 

Dec 12­7:38 AM

1.  The historic news conference occurred on January 13, 1999. 

2.  Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls announced that he was retiring from basketball .

3.  After the announcement, the reporters asked Jordan about his reasons, his emotions, and his plans. 

4.  Jordan explained that basketball no longer presented him with a strong mental challenge .

5.  Although Jordan's love for the game of basketball remained unchanged, he chose to pursue is new goals.

Exercises: 52

Dec 12­6:58 AM

Appositive PhrasesNotes: 53

Dec 12­11:53 AM

1.  On March 20, 1999, Swiss psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard and British balloon instructor Brian Jones made history.

2.  As they flew over Mauritania, a country in northwestern Africa, the two completed the worlds' first nonstop balloon flight around the world.

3. The journey had begun 19 days earlier, on March 1, Piccard's birthday.

4.  Piccard, who had just turned 41, and Jones, who was 51, had taken off from Chateau­Oex, a small town in the Swiss Alps.

5.  Piccard comes from a family of adventurers.  His father, Jaques Piccard, traveled to the greatest ocean depth ever reached using a bathyscaph, a deep sea research vessel.

Exercises: 54

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December 12, 2011

Dec 12­6:58 AM

Prepositional Phrase Review

Appositive Phrase Review

Dec 12­7:53 AM

Winnie Cooper, my dog, is a pug. In the morning, she likes to sleep late. At night, she likes carrots in her food. We like to walk on the road. At the park, she plays with Buddy, a poodle. She is a good dog.

Homework Sample

Dec 12­7:01 AM

Homework: Write a paragraph about the topic of your choice.  Your paragraph must be at least five sentences in length, and you must use at least three prepositional phrases and two appositive phrases. Be sure to label your use of phrases.