Thursday, October 25, 2012

Poetry: on grammar

Post your poem from in class today! Post it in the correct format. Next to each line, write in parentheses what type of phrase you used (e.g., prepositional phrase).

This blog is due no later than 8am tomorrow Friday October 26.

6 comments:

  1. Horns a honking "Absolute Phrase"
    Green lights changing "Absolute Phrase"
    Cars are colliding "Absolute Phrase"

    So I slamed my breaks, before I crashed "Independent Cluse, Appostive Phrase"

    At ten o'clock "Prepositional Phrase"
    with blue lights "Prepositional Phrase"
    lots to see "Prepositional Phrase"
    at the crash "Prepositional Phrase"

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  2. Big cars speeding(Absolute Phrase)
    SCAL is racing (Absolute Phrase)
    Cars are crashing (Absolute Phrase)

    So I watched in laughter, before I went home (Independent Clause, Appositive Phrase)

    Across the road(Prepositional Phrase)
    With Binoculars (Prepositional Phrase)
    Around the corner (Prepositional Phrase)

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  3. Kobe is shooting (Absolute Phrase)
    The net is swishing (Absolute Phrase)
    People are cheering (Absolute Phrase)

    So I watched in amazement, as he drained a 3 (Independent Clause, Appositive Phrase)

    Along the sideline (Prepositional Phrase)
    Beside the booth (Prepositional Phrase)
    Around the defender (Prepositional Phrase)
    At the basket (Prepositional Phrase)

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  4. Sitting in my class
    Just trying to last.
    Avoiding school work
    because i'm not a dork.
    Thinking about other stuff
    because school is rough.
    Wanting school to go fast
    so i can put the day in my past.

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  5. Planes are flying(absolute phrase)
    The engines are roaring (absolute phrase)
    Planes are leaving(Absolute phrase)

    So i watched in awe, as the planes took off (independent clause, appositive phrase)

    On the ground(prepositional phrase)
    In the stands(prepositional phrase)
    To the left of the pole(prepositional phrase)
    In the 2nd row (prepositional phrase)

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