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.