9863 Core Literacy Week 12 Tutorial Activities

Identifying different kinds of phrases revision

ACTIVITY: The sentences below consist of a Subject and a Predicate. Can you label the
Subject as a Noun (N) or Noun Phrase (NP) and then label the Predicate with its component
parts, a Verb Phrase (VP) or Verb (V) and then any other phrase or phrases?
The first one has been done for you.

Remember: A predicate tells us something about the subject and must contain a verb (V).

1. John (N) jumped (V) over the puddle (PP).

2. The man (N) ran (V) away from the police. (PP)
3. The children (N) played (V) in the park. (PP)
4. The animals (N) lived (V) at the zoo. (PP)
5. The lecturer (N) gave (V) an exciting lecture. (AdjP)
6. This sandwich (N) is (V) delicious. (AdjP)
7. The coffee was incredibly hot.
8. The boys ran out the door.
9. My sister sings in the bathtub.
10. This winter is going to be cold.

Clauses and Types of Sentences Revision

ACTIVITY: Can you identify examples of independent and subordinate clauses plus some
simple, compound and complex sentences in the following text excerpt?

Excerpt adapted from The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

There was once a velveteen rabbit , and in the beginning he was really splendid. He was fat and
bunchy, as a rabbit should be. His coat was spotted brown and white. He had real thread
whiskers, and his ears were lined with pink sateen. On Christmas morning, the velveteen rabbit
sat wedged in the top of the Boy’s stocking, and he had a sprig of holly between his paws. The
effect was charming.
Create a Reference List
ACTIVITY: Create an accurate reference list in APA 7th format using the
resources in the table below. Remember to consult the APA 7th guide on the
Library website for help.

Resource Type Information

Book Chapter Chapter 1: Literacy in Australia: Pedagogies for

Engagement ‘Examining literacy in the twenty first century’
from Flint, Kitson, L., Lowe, K., Shaw, K., Humphrey, S.,
Vicars, M., & Rogers, J. (2020). Literacy in Australia :
pedagogies for engagement (Third edition.). John Wiley and
Sons Australia, Ltd.

Book Chapter Chapter 1: Revising Roles: Every Teacher Becomes an

Active Language Teacher from Jacobs. (2014). Active
Literacy Across the Curriculum: Strategies for Reading,
Writing, Speaking, and Listening. Taylor and Francis, pp. 1
– 16.

YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k

Journal Article https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09585176.201

5.1103278

Webpage https://www.aitsl.edu.au/standards

Website https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/

Webpage https://www.nccd.edu.au/wider-support-materials/what-nccd
?parent=/understanding-nccd&activity=/wider-support-mater
ials/what-nccd&step=-1

Reference List