2GA. Sentence Basics Grammar Activities
Jonathon Reinhardt and Dilara Avci
These activities are designed for the content in 2. Sentence Basics
⇒ 2.1.1 Subjects in a speech by Joe Biden
⇒ 2.1.2 Predicates in The Great Gatsby
⇒ 2.2 Clauses & sentences in a speech by Donald Trump
⇒ 2.3.1 Agreement in popular memes
⇒ 2.3.2 Phrases about chocolate cake
⇒ Return to 2.1 Sentences, Subjects, & Predicates
⇒ Return to 2.2. Clauses
⇒ Return to 2.3 Phrases & Agreement
⇒ Return to 2.4 Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
⇒ Return to 2.5 Linking Verbs
a. Find an example of a pop song or a poem that uses metaphors in its lyrics, for example, to describe life, love, happiness, sadness, etc. Song lyrics can be found by searching for a favorite singer, band, or song, and for poetry the Poetry Foundation collections offer a variety to choose from. What song or poem did you find? What metaphors are used in it? What lyrics illustrate them? Analyze the grammatical structure of a few lines and identify subjects, linking verbs, and predicates.
b. Write a paragraph of about 100 words telling a story, describing a dream you had, or recounting a trip you took or event you experienced. After writing it, identify:
- the number of sentences
- the number of clauses
- all the subjects
- all the verbs and whether they are transitive, intransitive, or linking
⇒ Return to 2. Sentence Basics
Module authors: Jonathon Reinhardt and Dilara Avci
Last updated: 1 November 2022
These activities are part of Critical Language Awareness: Language Power Techniques and English Grammar, an open educational resource offered by the Clarify Initiative, a privately funded project with the goal of raising critical language awareness and media literacy among students of language and throughout society.
