L'Exercice de grammaire quotidien
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The "daily grammar activity" or EGQ is a weekly homework assignment that is worth 100 points. The goal of the EGQ is to help students learn key skills that they need for success in their current and future French studies. The EGQ also reinforces what students are learning in their English classes.
Each week's sentence uses vocabulary and grammar that students are currently learning.
Students should come to class with that day's portion of the EGQ completed. Each day's work will be graded for accuracy and is worth 20 points. Students who are absent are still responsible for completing the EGQ and having Mme Rozei check the day(s) that they were absent. EGQ's will be taken up on Friday for a homework grade.
Students should consult the EGQ packet that they have in their binders in order to thoroughly and accurately compelte each night's assignment. Here is a brief review of what should be done for each day. For more detailed instructions as well a thorough review, please refer to the packet.
Each week's sentence uses vocabulary and grammar that students are currently learning.
Students should come to class with that day's portion of the EGQ completed. Each day's work will be graded for accuracy and is worth 20 points. Students who are absent are still responsible for completing the EGQ and having Mme Rozei check the day(s) that they were absent. EGQ's will be taken up on Friday for a homework grade.
Students should consult the EGQ packet that they have in their binders in order to thoroughly and accurately compelte each night's assignment. Here is a brief review of what should be done for each day. For more detailed instructions as well a thorough review, please refer to the packet.
WHAT DO I DO EACH DAY?
Monday: Translate the sentence into English so that it makes sense in English. Don't translate it litterally from French as this is not always how we would say it in English. However, remember that for Tuesday - Thursday, you have to think about the sentence as it is written in French. Tuesday: Identifiy parts of speech. Wednesday: Identify parts of the sentence. Thursday: Diagram the sentence. Friday: Make a new sentence using the vocabulary given. The new sentence should use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and captialization. |
MARDI:
N proper non n common noun s/pn subject pronoun pos/pn possessive pronoun (also called poss. adj) dem/pn demonstrative pronoun def art definite article indef art indefinite article adj adjective adv adverb av action verb lv linking verb cong conjunction prep preposition |
MERCREDI:
s subject vt transitive verb vi intransitive verb io indirect object do direct object ppadj adjective prepositional phrase ppadv adverbial prepositional phrase conj conjunction att-pa attribut-predicate adjective att-pn attribut-predicate noun det determinant comp complement Remember: 1. A VT must have a direct object (& be an AV from mardi). 2. A LV on mardi is NEVER a VT on mercredi. All forms of the verb etre (to be) are linking verbs in the present tense. 3. An AV on mardi can be a VI on mercredi if it does not have a DO. 4. To find out if you have a DO, ask the question: "sub verb what?" or "sub verb who"? If you can answer what or who, then you have a DO. 5. An ADJ or n on mardi may be an att-PA or att-PN on mercredi if it follows a LV (etre, for example, is always a linking verb) AND refers back to the subject without modifying anything else in the predicate. An att-PA or att-PN that follows an AV (that happens to be IV on mercredi ) is NOT an att-PA or att-PN. 6. ART and POS/PN on mardi are always DET on mecredi. An ADJ may be a DET on mercredi or a it may be an att-PA. Refer to number 5 to figure out what kind of adjective you have in your sentence. 7. ADV and days of the week are COMP on mercredi. Pronouns may also be COMP or they may be objects (direct or indirect) or subjects. You must understand their function in the sentence in order to decide. |