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WREN: 16 - 19. CONVENTIONS OF USAGE. Be sure to use the correct FORM of a word Adjective or Adverb? Subjects and Verbs match? Pronouns and Antecedents match?. Tutorial #1: Solving Grammatical Problems. ADJECTIVE FORM Positive : regular intensity of an adjective He is a GOOD cook.

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WREN: 16 - 19

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  1. WREN: 16 - 19 CONVENTIONS OF USAGE

  2. Be sure to use the correct FORM of a word Adjective or Adverb? Subjects and Verbs match? Pronouns and Antecedents match? Tutorial #1: Solving Grammatical Problems

  3. ADJECTIVE FORM Positive: regular intensity of an adjective He is a GOOD cook. It is COLD in this room. She is so SMART. Positive Adjective Form: - the 1st degree of the adjective (most basic level of description)- NOT being compared to any other object, person, or place

  4. GET YOUR GRAMMAR STRAIGHT (OR LOOK STUPID) Use the comparative form of an adjective when judging one thing/person/place against another. He is a BETTER cook than me. It is COLDER in here than it is outside! She is SMARTER than the teacher. Comparative Form:- the 2nd degree of an adjective- used to compare 2 THINGS

  5. Use the superlative form when trying to show that a person/place/thing is the GREATEST form of an adjective He is the BEST cook at the competition. His room is the COLDEST. She is the SMARTEST person in the room. DON’T BE A GRAMMAR IDIOT!! Superlative Form:- the 3rd degree (or strongest) form- use this when comparing a person/place/thing to more than one other noun

  6. NOW, PUT IT INTO PRACTICE!!1. Taylor Swift is (better, best) than Beyonce.2. The (tough, tougher, toughest) athlete is Anderson Silva.3. That (strong, stronger, strongest) smell is coming from your breath!4. That beast has the (large, larger, largest) feet.

  7. ANSWER SLIDE1. Taylor Swift is (better, best) than Beyonce.2. The (tough, tougher, toughest) athlete is Anderson Silva.3. That (strong, stronger, strongest) smell is coming from your breath!4. That beast has the (large, larger, largest) feet.

  8. PRONOUN – ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT What the @#*! is an ANTECEDENT?? An antecedent is the noun to which a pronoun refers.

  9. Mario had two heads. He wasn’t sure what he needed to do to take care of them. He felt that they would decay if he did not groom them properly.Can you identify all of the pronouns and their appropriate antecedents??

  10. Mario had two heads. He wasn’t sure what he needed to do to take care of them. He felt that they would decay if he did not groom them properly.Mario = ANTECEDENT #1He (x 4) = PRONOUNS THAT REFER BACK TO MARIO

  11. Mario had two heads. He wasn’t sure what he needed to do to take care of them. He felt that they would decay if he did not groom them properly.heads = ANTECEDENT #2them / they = pronouns that refer back to HEADS

  12. AVOID BEING A GRAMMAR LOSER!! PRACTICE THESE SENTENCES. Can you identify the ANTECEDENTS for the following sentences?1. Drew drew his picture while he drooled.2. The coach told her players to run the play.3. Somebody forgot to clean up his garbage at lunch.4. The car had its window smashed.

  13. GRAMMAR TRIPS CREATE GRAMMAR DIPS!!!! DON’T BE A DIP. ANTECEDENT ANSWERS:1. Drew drew his picture while he drooled.2. The coach told her players to run the play.3. Somebody forgot to clean up his garbage at lunch.4. The car had its window smashed.

  14. IDENTIFY THE ANTECEDENT . . . ONLY TOUGHER THIS TIME! 1. Everyone forgot (his, their) books in (his, their) locker. 2. The group was scheduled to hold (its, their) meeting this afternoon. 3. Mary and Frank, winners of the raffle, came up to collect (her, his, their) prize. 4. Either Mary or Frank, winners of the raffle, will be able to claim (her, his, their) prize. 5. Neither the players nor the coach will bring (their, his) football equipment.

  15. Hopefully those DUH MOMENTS are a thing of the past . . . ANTECEDENT ANSWER KEY 1. Everyone forgot (his, their) books in (his, their) locker. (“one”/”body” at end means it’s singular) 2. The group was scheduled to hold (its, their) meeting this afternoon. (collective nouns could be either depending on the clues in the sentence) 3. Mary and Frank, winners of the raffle, came up to collect (her, his, their) prize. (compound subjects –joined with and – are automatically plural and need the plural pronoun) 4. Either Mary or Frank, winners of the raffle, will be able to claim (her, his, their) prize. (subjects joined with or are singular and take the last noun listed for its antecedent) 5. Neither the players nor the coach will bring (their, his) football equipment. (same as 4; need to take number and gender into account)

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