Embedded Thoughts: Recognoizing Verbal Thoughts

Application 9

Instructions For further study, COPY these sentences from Application 8 and PASTE them in the box provided. Analyze the way they work and mark them as follows: |all subjects| ALL VERBS [completers] verbals* {verbal phrase} If the subject or completer is a verbal phrase, put the verbal phrase brackets { } inside the other brackets. Example: |{Giving* concerts all over the country}| INCREASES the [popularity] of rock groups. 1. Some rock singers like to go on tour. 2. They get a lot of money for appearing live on stage. 3. They become giddy in front of audiences cheering them on. 4. A star surrounded by fans feels completely comfortable. 5. Sometimes adults in the audiences will squabble like two-year-olds to get a good view of their idols.

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE 5.1 Writing 5.2 From Independent to Dependent Clause 5.3 Recognizing Dependent Clauses 5.4 From Verb to Verbal 5.5 Recognizing Verbal Phrases 5.6 Combining Sentences by Embedding Thoughts 5.7 Combining Sentences by Compounding Embedded Thoughts 5.8 Review Part 1 5.8 Review Part 2 5.9 Fun With Grammar 5.10 Return to Your Writing 5.11 Mastery Test