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DGP – Sentence 2

DGP – Sentence 2. Sentence Parts. Sentence / Word Bank. His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away.

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DGP – Sentence 2

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  1. DGP – Sentence 2 Sentence Parts

  2. Sentence / Word Bank • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • Word Bank: infinitive phrase (1), intransitive verb (1), object of the infinitive (2), object of the preposition (2), prepositional phrase (2), subject (1)

  3. Compare • Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you identified the same intransitive verb. • “I labeled ________ as the intransitive verbbecause __________.”

  4. Correct Answer • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • act = subject (the “who” or “what” of the verb) • was = intransitive verb (does not take a direct object) • to a level, with my face = prepositional phrase (group of words beginning with a pronoun and ending with a noun or pronoun) • level, face = object of the preposition (follows preposition and tells “what?” or “whom?”)

  5. Correct Answer • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his loweer lip, and turn away = infinitive phrase (infinitive plus its modifiers and objects) • flashlight, lip = object of the infinitive (follows the infinitive and tells “what?”)

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