2016-05-25 Writing: prepositional phrases

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: choose one of the places on p. 116 (taxi or cafeteria) and write a descriptive paragraph about it, with additional specific details and something that connects it to you.
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Exchange your writing with your partner. Check your partner’s writing for:
- Does the topic sentence connect the location to the person?
- How many supporting details are there?
- Is there a concluding sentence?
- Is the grammar correct?
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Handout p. 126 - Do you understand the prepositions in the list?

Prepositional Phrase = preposition + Noun Phrase
(Noun Phrase = the “complete” noun, such as “the big brown dog”)

behind the dog, in front of the dog, outside the dog, inside the dog, next to the dog
with the dog
for the dog - I buy food for the dog.
by the dog - The hole was dug by the dog.
except the dog
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p. 128 - Underline each preposition and put parentheses around each prepositional phrase in the paragraph.
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Homework: find all 17 prepositional phrases on p. 128 and then answer the questions in part B
	Also, read p. 129
(p. 110 from yesterday’s handout explains the idea of space order)