Arlette Juarez Ms. Lehmann English 1-1A 19 December 2018 Grammar Reflection Semester 1 1) My score indicated that I have a good understanding of.... > Stuff that I have a good understanding of is knowing what an article is. The signals for an article are (a, an, and the). Another thing that I have a good understanding of are noun. The signals for a noun are (ithas to be a person, place, thing, event, or idea). I also understand what an adjective is. The signals for those are (a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun). I also have an understanding of what an action verb and what a verb is. Action verbs are (Express physical or mental actions). Verbs are (a word that shows action, being, or links a subject). Pronouns are another thing that I understand very well. Pronouns are (a word that takes the place of a noun). 2) My score indicated that I need to work on.... >Stuff that I need to work on are predicates. Predicates are (the verb and other words that are about the subject). Another thing that I need to work on are subjects. Subjects are (the noun or subject pronoun that the sentence is about). I also need to work on my direct objects. Direct objects are (a noun or object pronoun that is located between the action verb and direct object. Another thing that I need to work on are subordinating conjunctions. Subordinating conjunctions are (a word that joins words, phrases, and clauses). Some word that signal a subordinating conjunction is (After, although, as, as if, as long as, as though, because, for, if, etc). 3) What strategies in the future might you use to increase your score? > Some strategies in the future that might increase my score are getting my subject and predicates right. Another thing that I could use in the future to bring my score up is to use verb phrases. Verb Phrases are a phrase made up of a main and one or more helping verbs. 4) Identify three specific things that you have learned regarding grammar. > Three things that I learned regarding to grammar are I learned what articles, independent clause, and dependent clause are.
Grammar Reflection Semester 2
1. My score indicates that I have a good understanding of... -Articles, Nouns, Prepositions, Adjectives, Action Verbs, Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions, Prepositional Phrases, Clauses, and Types. 2. My score indicates that I need to work on... -Linking and Helping verbs, Pronouns, Subjects, Predicates, Direct Object, Predicate Adjective, Participial, Infinitive, and Moods. 3. What strategies in the future might you use to increase your score? - I can use my packet more. Maybe I can ask the questions that go with the thing. 4. Identify at least two areas where you have improved since first semester. -I didn't know what an article was but now I do. I learned that an adjective describes something. I also know that an article needs to have a noun after it. I learned how to find independent and dependent clauses.