This PPT is a material to be used in teaching grammar deductively. PPP is followed as a procedure for discussing. Resource:Grammar and Composition 2010

2. 1. In the late 1920sThurgood Marshall pursued a law career.
2. He was denied admission by one law school because he
was an African American, but then he was admitted to
Howard University’s new law program.
3. Marshall graduated at the top of his class.
4. In 1936 he was hired as an assistant counsel to the
Department of Education.
5. He filed lawsuits challenging discrimination againstAfrican
Americans in graduate programs and professional schools.

5. Direction:Write the word or words each prepositional phrase modifies.
Indicate whether each phrase is acting as an adjective or an adverb.
1) In the late 1920sThurgood Marshall pursued a law career.
2) He was denied admission by one law school because he was anAfrican
American, but then he was admitted to Howard University’s new law
program.
3) Marshall graduated at the top of his class.
4) In 1936 he was hired as an assistant counsel to the NAACP.
5) He filed lawsuits challenging discrimination against African Americans in
graduate programs and professional schools.

6. 6)When he argued the case BrownV. Board of Education, Marshall challenged the
practice of separate-but-equal education forAfrican Americans and whites in the
public schools.
7)The Court’s 1954 agreement with Marshall’s arguments changed the educational
system throughout America.
8)Thirteen years later, during the administration of Lyndon Johnson Marshall
became a Supreme Court justice.
9)Throughout his years on the Court, Justice Marshall showed concern for the
unempowered.
10) After twenty-four years of service, he resigned in 1991.

8. Box the appositive or appositive phrase. Copy and answer.
1. Tara Lipinski, an Olympic figure skater, turned pro in 1998.
2. Walter Payton, star running back of the Chicago Bears, was
nicknamed Sweetness.
3. Over his career, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson won
sevenWorld Series games and lost only two.
4. Tracie Ruiz, a swimmer in the 1984 Olympics, won gold
medals in the solo synchronized event and, with her
partner, Candy Costie, in the duet synchronized event.
5. One of the most versatile athletes ever was the Native
American JimThorpe, who won gold medals in the
pentathlon and the decathlon in the 1912 Olympics.

20. PHRASES
PREPOSITIONAL
ADJ ADV
APPOSITIVE PARTICIPIAL GERUND INFINITIVE

23. Guided Practice

24. Independent Practice

25. Assessment: Answer the test and beside each number, draw a if the
sentence is EASY; if CHALLENGING; if BLOODY; if SAVAGE.

26. 5 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH
USE 2 prepositional phrases (ADJ and ADV)
1 appositive phrase
1 participial phrase
1 gerund phrase