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LESSON 10
“The Case of the Filched Feast Funds”
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to
another word in the sentence.
The object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that
follows a pronoun.
A prepositional phrase is made up of the preposition, the
object of the preposition, and any words in between. • Examples:
• Many bird colonies are located in southern Nebraska. “In” is the preposition
• Getting food is a full-time job for the parents.Prepositional Phrase
• Hungry birds follow successful hunters to the food source.
INDEPENDENT & DEPENDENT CLAUSES, PHRASES, AND
SUB ORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
An independent clause can stand alone as a
sentence.
A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a
sentence.
A complex sentence is made up of an
independent & dependent clause.
Subordinating Conjunctions show how
dependent clauses are related to independent
clauses.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES
A compound-complex sentence has two or more
independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Example: • We watched the game, and we cheered for the home team
even though we sat on the visitors’ side of the field.
For the examples below, please combine the sentences
into a compound-complex sentences. • Charlie could not hear his watch. It had stopped. He was
worried.
COMMON & PROPER NOUNS
A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea. It can
also name a concept. A common noun will begin with a lower case
letter unless it’s at the start of a sentence.• What is the common noun in this sentence?
• Mr. Bollini think’s he’s a great coach.
A proper noun names a particular person, place or thing. Each
important word in a proper noun begins with an uppercase letter. • Make corrections for the following sentence:
• Cliff swallows are common in north america and mexico. • Cliff swallows are coming in North America and Mexico.
STORYTOWN VOCABULARY
1.Concede
2.Confidential
3.Justification
4.Unearthed
5.Alibi
6.Culprit
7.Confront
8. Scandal
9. Sheepishly
10. Vying
CONCEDE
When you concede something, you acknowledge or
admit that it is true, often against your will.
CONFIDENTIAL
Something that is confidential is meant to be secret
and not told to anyone else.
JUSTIFICATION
When you provide a reason or explanation for a
certain action, you provide justification.
UNEARTHED
Something that has
been unearthed has
been discovered or
uncovered, usually
after a search or an
investigation.
ALIBI
When you have
an alibi, you can
offer an
explanation as to
where you were
when an event
occurred.
CULPRIT
A culprit is the person who committed a crime or
offense.
CONFRONT
To challenge someone face-to-face is to confront
that person.
SCANDAL
A situation or an event that causes public outrage
or shock is known as a scandal.
SHEEPISHLY
If you act
sheepishly, you
show that you feel
embarrassed or
stupid.
VYING
When two
competitors are
vying for
something, they are
competing for the
same goal.