Day Slides for ENG 411B - Principles of Modern Grammar at UNLV

1. Let this circle represent all of
the formal rules of English.
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ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

2. Rules of English
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

3. Rules of English
And this all of the rules of English
described by formal linguists.
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

4. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

5. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
And this all of the rules of
English known to applied
linguists.
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

6. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
Rules Known to Applied Linguists
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

7. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
Rules Known to Applied Linguists
And this all of the rules of English
known to the best English teachers.
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

8. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
Rules Known to Applied Linguists
Rules Known by the Best English Teachers
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

9. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
Rules Known to Applied Linguists
Rules Known by the Best English Teachers
And this all of the rules of
English taught at the university
level.
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

10. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
Rules Known to Applied Linguists
Rules Known by the Best English Teachers
Rules Taught at the University Level
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Source: Klammer, Thomas, Muriel R. Schulz, and Angela Della Volpe. Analyzing English Grammar , 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010.

11. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
Rules Known to Applied Linguists
Rules Known by the Best English Teachers
Rules Taught at the University Level
Many of the rules
known at these two
levels are stylistic (and
often idiosyncratic).
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar

12. Rules of English
Rules Described by Formal Linguists
Rules Known to Applied Linguists
Rules Known by the Best English Teachers
Rules Taught at the University Level
Many of the rules
known at these two
levels are stylistic (and
often idiosyncratic).
But we
will learn
how to:
How much can we learn in ENG 411B?
ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar

13. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
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Understand
rhetorical
choices for
sentence
structure
and
punctuation
Describe
fully English
words,
phrases, and
clauses
Distinguish
between the form
and function of
words, phrases,
and clauses
Analyze a
sentence for
grammatical
elements
Recognize
how phrases
and clauses
function in a
variety of
sentences

14. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
1. Our Approach to
the Study of
Grammar
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Module 1 Goals

15. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
1. Our Approach to
the Study of
Grammar
2. Grammar in
Context
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Module 1 Goals

16. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
1. Our Approach to
the Study of
Grammar
2. Grammar in
Context
3. The Context for
Studying
Grammar
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Module 1 Goals

17. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
1. Our Approach to
the Study of
Grammar
2. Grammar in
Context
3. The Context for
Studying
Grammar
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• These goals offer a background for
understanding grammar from a
rhetorical perspective.
• Each of these goals establishes a
place for the use of grammar and
grammatical study in your lives.
• Each of these goals provides a
starting point for you to incorporate
grammar and grammatical study into
your daily work.
Module 1 Goals

18. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
1. Our Approach to
the Study of
Grammar
2. Grammar in
Context
3. The Context for
Studying
Grammar
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Module 1 Goals
• Analytical
• Descriptive
• Rhetorical

19. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
1. Our Approach to
the Study of
Grammar
2. Grammar in
Context
3. The Context for
Studying
Grammar
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Module 1 Goals
• In Our Daily Lives
• In Our Writing
• In Our Thinking

20. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
1. Our Approach to
the Study of
Grammar
2. Grammar in
Context
3. The Context for
Studying
Grammar
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Module 1 Goals
• Knowing How
• Form and Function
• Analyzing in Context
• Recognizing Key Markers
• Showing Your Work

21. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
1. Our Approach to
the Study of
Grammar
2. Grammar in
Context
3. The Context for
Studying
Grammar
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Module 1 Goals
• Analytical
• Descriptive
• Rhetorical
• In Our Daily Lives
• In Our Writing
• In Our Thinking
• Knowing How
• Form and Function
• Analyzing in Context
• Recognizing Key Markers
• Showing Your Work

22. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
Module One – Background
1 M Aug 25 Course Introduction; The
Workload; Module 1
Overview
READ Section 1, Section
2, and Section 3
Online
Work
Read in Analyzing
Grammar in Context
Self-Select Work Groups
(4-5)
Send Requests to Dr.
Nagelhout by Aug 29
2 M Sep 1 Labor Day - NO CLASS READ Section 1, Section
2, and Section 3
COMPLETE Quiz 1; Quiz 2
by Sep 5
COMPLETE Discussion
Posts by Sep 5
Online
Work
Read in Analyzing
Grammar in Context
Complete Quizzes
Post to Discussion Board
Module 1 Schedule

23. ENG 411B
Principles of Modern Grammar
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