(Thanks, Julie!{) Okay, this is also fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=areTEVLmweY&feature=share The first question in the 'interview' is about grammar. Linda ________________________________________ Linda Di Desidero, Ph.D. Director, Communication Studies & Professional Writing University of Maryland University College School of Undergraduate Studies 3501 University Boulevard East Adelphi, MD 20783-8083 College English Association http://cea.stevensonuniversity.org/ Maryland Communication Association http://www.marylandcomm.org/ (240) 684-2830 (Department) (240) 684-2928 (Office) (240) 684-2995 (Fax) ________________________________ From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julia Suarez Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 10:15 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Syntactic and Semantic humor Thank you, Linda! My students are enjoying these. We all need a lift at this time in the semester. Julie Suarez Hayes On 4/28/2011 9:09 AM, Linda Di Desidero wrote: Here are some cute headlines to use in grammar lessons, if anyone is interested! The humor, of course, hinges on several different sorts of grammatical and linguistic concepts... Linda BEST "HUMOROUS WITHOUT MEANING TO BE" NEWSPAPER HEADLINES OF 1998 (All verified!) 1. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies 2. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say 3. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers 4. Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case 5. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms 6. Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus? 7. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope 8. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over 9. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands 10. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids 11. Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead 12. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told 13. Miners Refuse to Work After Death 14. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant 15. Stolen Painting Found by Tree 16. Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter 17. War Dims Hope for Peace 18. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While 19. Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide 20. Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge 21. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group 22. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space 23. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks 24. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half 25. Typhoon Rips through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead ________________________________________ Linda Di Desidero, Ph.D. Director, Communication Studies & Professional Writing University of Maryland University College School of Undergraduate Studies 3501 University Boulevard East Adelphi, MD 20783-8083 College English Association http://cea.stevensonuniversity.org/ Maryland Communication Association http://www.marylandcomm.org/ (240) 684-2830 (Department) (240) 684-2928 (Office) (240) 684-2995 (Fax) ________________________________ From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Spruiell, William C Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 3:21 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: grammar question: "while running" I'd call it either a reduced adverbial clause or a nonfinite adverbial clause, depending on whether my audience was using a system that required finiteness for clausehood. ---- Bill Spruiell From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott Woods Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 1:42 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: grammar question: "while running" Dear List, How would you analyze "while running" in the sentence below? I yelled a command while running. Thanks, Scott Woods To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/