Week Fourteen

Week Fourteen

Complex/Imperative/S-Vt-IO-DO Verbs: Voice Tasks 1-4

Identify the independent (subordinate clause) and label it as adjectival or adverbial.

Monica, who has a beautiful smile, loves school.

Since we just ate lunch, we are all tired.

The girl who is in her seat first will receive much praise.

Welcome

Proverbs 2:1-5: “My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.”

Prayer

Complex/Imperative/S-Vt-IO-DO

It has been many weeks since we studied the imperative sentence purpose. This week we are going to review it in conjunction with the complex structure and the indirect object sentence pattern. There is no new information here, just putting together what you already know.

Imperative

Remember that an imperative sentence issues a command or request.

Here is an example of an imperative sentence:

Give your daughter your old cell phone when you order yourself a new one.

What is the structure of this sentence? Simple? Compound? Complex? (complex)

How do you know? (It has an independent and a dependent clause - when.)

What is the dependent (subordinate) clause? (when you order yourself a new one)

Let’s do some question confirmation. Who or what is the first clause about? (you) What is being said about “you”? (give) You give what? (cell phone) Can “cell phone” replace or rename “you”? (No, DO) You give cell phone to whom or what? (daughter, IO)
OK, so this first clause has what pattern? (S-Vt-IO-DO)

Who or what is the second clause about? (you) What is being said about “you”? (order) You order what? (one) Can “one” replace or rename “you”? (No, DO) You order one for whom or what? (yourself, IO)
OK, so this second clause has what pattern? (S-Vt-IO-DO)
What is the purpose of this sentence? (Imperative)

Questions? Examples?

Part of Speech: Verb (voice)

Verbs can have either an active or a passive voice, or in the case of linking verbs, no voice at all. The voice of the verb depends on the subject and what it is doing.

Active – An active voice indicates that the subject of the sentence is performing the action.

John bought Jessica a new puppy.

The child loved.

Jeff admires her voice.

The tornado ravaged the town.

In all these sentences, it is the subject that is performing the action.

Passive – In the passive voice, the subject receives the action. The subject does nothing, but something may be done to the subject.

A new puppy was bought for Jessica by John.

The child was loved.

Her voice was admired by Jeff.

The town was ravaged by the tornado.

In these sentences, is the subject doing anything? (No) It is merely the recipient of the action.
Think of Christmas morning when someone gives you a gift. Do you do anything to get that gift? No, it is bought, wrapped, and handed to you by someone else. You are passive in the receiving of the gift. Passive voice is the same way; it is passive in the receiving of the action.

To change a sentence from active to passive, you must:

1. Add a helping verb.

2. Change original verb to past participle.

3. The Direct Object becomes the subject and the subject is sometimes added in a prepositional phrase.

Questions?

Tasks 1-4

p. 230 sentence 3

Charts

Review A,E, H,I,L,M

New CC, and for older students – DD

You may want to divide up the charts a bit: A, E and H Tuesday and Thursday; I, L, and M on Wednesday and Friday.