SYNTAX SURGERY

SYNTAX SURGERY

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What is SYNTAX SURGERY?

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-visually manipulating English grammar​

-it is a strategy where students perform "surgery" like techniques in order to analye, disassemble and regroup a sentence to its proper format.

What is SYNTAX SURGERY?

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-helps students understand the relationships between the different elements in a sentence.

What is a sentence?

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-a word or group of words that expresses a complete thought.

What is a noun?

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What is a verb?

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SYNTAX SURGERY?

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BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE?

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​S U B J E C T + P R E D I C A T E

​NOUN/

​VERB/

​NOUN PHRASE

​VERB PHRASE

​+

BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE?

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​S U B J E C T + P R E D I C A T E

​NOUN/

​VERB/

​NOUN PHRASE

​VERB PHRASE

​+

BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE?

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​S U B J E C T

+

P R E D I C A T E

LET'S DO SYNTAX SURGERY

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​S U B J E C T + P R E D I C A T E

​NOUN/

​VERB/

​NOUN PHRASE

​VERB PHRASE

​+

​John

​ate

​

the pizza

​ANSWER:

LET'S DO SYNTAX SURGERY

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​S U B J E C T + P R E D I C A T E

​NOUN/

​VERB/

​NOUN PHRASE

​VERB PHRASE

​+

​a letter

​

to Australia​

​ANSWER:

sent​

Sam​

​+

​prepositional phrase/

LET'S DO SYNTAX SURGERY

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​S U B J E C T + P R E D I C A T E

​NOUN/

​VERB/

​NOUN PHRASE

​VERB PHRASE

​+

​Steven

​

by train​

​ANSWER:

goes​

to work​

​+

​prepositional phrase/

LET'S DO SYNTAX SURGERY

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​S U B J E C T + P R E D I C A T E

​NOUN/

​VERB/

​NOUN PHRASE

​VERB PHRASE

​+

​for my brother

​

made​

​ANSWER:

a pair of pants​

the tailor​

​+

​prepositional phrase/

LET'S DO SYNTAX SURGERY

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​S U B J E C T + P R E D I C A T E

​NOUN/

​VERB/

​NOUN PHRASE

​VERB PHRASE

​+

​in the library

​

books​

​ANSWER:

read​

we​

​+

​prepositional phrase/