Grammar Patterns So Far

Grammar Patterns So Far

January 2014January 2014

6. Appositive Set off with Commas

Pattern: S, APP, V.

Jim, my lawyer, is a horrible golfer.

Appositive• An appositive RENAMES

something!

• Mr. Tolbert

• That guy with the tie

• The man in room T204

• My worst enemy

• My favorite teacher

7. Interrupting Modifier between Subject and Verb

Pattern: S, MOD, V.

Jackie, originally a close friend, is now my biggest enemy.

Arnold Swartzenager, once a moive star, is now a politician.

Modifiers

• A modifier adds more information.

• The BLUE car.

• I ran SLOWLY.

10. Compound Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb

Remember Pattern 4:

S V ; S V.

I come home yesterday expecting to relax; I have to do the dishes.

10. Compound Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb

Pattern: S V; CONJ ADV, S V.

Note the placement of the semi colon before the conjunctive adverb and the comma after the conjunctive adverb.

10. Compound Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb

Independent Clause; conj. adv, independent clause.

The two ICs are connected

The conj. adv. hints to the connection.

10. Simple Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb

Examples of Conjunctive Adverbs

however, otherwise, finally, therefor, then, likewise, similarly, otherwise, thus, moreover, also . . . etc.

10. Examples

Always go to other people’s funerals; otherwise, they won’t go to yours.

You shouldn’t go to prom with him; instead, you should go with me.

I was at the store; meanwhile, Eli was slowly destroying my house.

Hat’s aren’t allowed here; otherwise, I’d be wearing one right now.

12. Compound Sentence with Explanatory Statement Using a Colon

Pattern: S V : S V

I have one belief about children: they are horrible creatures.

The stuff BEHIND the colon explains the stuff BEFORE the colon.

Where You’ll Use Pattern 12 It reminds me of the final words of Dr. King’s speech: “Free at last, free at last.”

Ethan’s hatred of his wife is clearly shown in his actions in chapter three: “Ethan did not look at his wife the entire evening, but rather at Mattie.”

Where You’ll Use Pattern 12

I linger on the few words that have helped define our American experience: “a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

President Obama

12. More Examples

Always love three things: yourself, your family, and your country.

There are a few things I wish I had done differently: get better grades, learn Chinese, and eat more vegetables.

She made a horrible mistake: she just had to check Facebook one last time before studying.