6 An Introductory Series of Twitter, Facebook, email – Appositives (with a dash and a which should he use? summarizing subject) Appositive, appositive, appositive summary – Mickey Mouse, Magic word S V. The key summarizing word Mountain, the Light Parade – before the subject may be one of these mean Disneyland to children. such, all, those, this, many, each, which, what, these, Sometimes something, someone. this summary word will be the subject, but other times it will merely modify the subject. 7 An Internal Series of Appositives They learned the qualities of or Modifiers (enclosed by a pair sportsmanship cooperation, – of dashes or parentheses) practice, and dedication by – – – carefully studying their coach’s S appositive, appositive, appositive or or example. V . ( ) The basic writing skills (good vocabulary, knowledge of grammar, sense of style) can be learned by almost everyone. 10A It has always been my favorite A variation: Appositive (single or pair or movie – The Matrix. series) a Dash S V word the appositive. – (echoed idea or second naming) A koala spends its whole life in one environment eucalyptus – trees. 11 Interrupting Modifier Between S Research on the computer – and V S , modifier , V . using resources such as (“When a modifier comes Wikipedia makes writing – S modifier V . – – between the subject and the verb, papers much easier. S (modifier that whispers) V. you may separate it from the main elements of the sentence with a The restaurants downtown, pair of commas or a pair of whether Thai, Italian or dashes. For variety, if the American, all offer excellent modifier is merely an aside within food. the sentence (a kind of whisper), put parentheses around it. This modifier can be a single work, a pair of words, or even a phrase that provides additional information, as in the examples below.”) The Art of Styling Sentences for 8th Grade Pattern Definition Pattern Example Number
6 An Introductory Series of Appositives (with a dash and a summarizing subject) The key summarizing word before the subject may be one of such, all, those, this, many, each, which, what, these, something, someone. Sometimes this summary word will be the subject, but other times it will merely modify the subject. Appositive, appositive, appositive – summary word S V. Twitter, Facebook, email – which should he use? Mickey Mouse, Magic Mountain, the Light Parade – these mean Disneyland to children. 7 An Internal Series of Appositives or Modifiers (enclosed by a pair of dashes or parentheses) – – S or appositive, appositive, appositive or V . ( ) They learned the qualities of sportsmanship – cooperation, practice, and dedication – by carefully studying their coach’s example. The basic writing skills (good vocabulary, knowledge of grammar, sense of style) can be learned by almost everyone. 10A A variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) a Dash S V word – the appositive. (echoed idea or second naming) It has always been my favorite movie – The Matrix. A koala spends its whole life in one environment – eucalyptus trees. 11 Interrupting Modifier Between S and V (“When a modifier comes between the subject and the verb, you may separate it from the main elements of the sentence with a pair of commas or a pair of dashes. For variety, if the modifier is merely an aside within the sentence (a kind of whisper), put parentheses around it. This modifier can be a single work, a pair of words, or even a phrase that provides additional information, as in the examples below.”) S , modifier , V . S – modifier – V . S (modifier that whispers) V. Research on the computer – using resources such as Wikipedia – makes writing papers much easier. The restaurants downtown, whether Thai, Italian or American, all offer excellent food. The Art of Styling Sentences for 8th Grade Pattern Number Definition Pattern Example
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