Wilson, John

1st sentence: The Charleston Cougars are playing the Cary Rail Hawks in soccer tonight NP: The Charleston Cougars

Articles: The

Common Nouns: Cougars

Proper Nouns: Charleston

Adj:

VP: are playing

Verbs: playing, are

Adv:

PP: in soccer tonight

Prepositions: tonight

Article: in

Nouns: soccer

DO (if any exist): The Cary Rail Hawks

Noun: Cary Rail Hawks

Article: The

IC: Yes

DC:

Sentence Type (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound Complex) Simple

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: nothing wrong

2nd sentence: I am tired the boy said and then drifted off to sleep. NP: "I am tired" the boy

Articles: I, am

Common Nouns: boy

Proper Nouns: none

Adj: Tired

VP: said and then drifted off

Verbs: said, drifted

Adv: off

PP: to sleep

Prepositions: to

Article:

Nouns: sleep(but it can always be a verb)

DO (if any exist): None

Noun:

Article:

IC: Yes

DC:

Sentence Type (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound Complex) Simple

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: It is not, there should be apostrophes around the part of the sentence that comes before "the boy" "I am tired," the boy said, and then drifted off to sleep.

3rd sentence: Whenever my mother claims to have an emergency, it’s usually nothing more than a paper cut. NP: Whenever my mother

Articles: my, whenever(I think that's a preposition though because it's stating any time that the narrator's mom says she has an emergency)

Common Nouns: mother

Proper Nouns: none

Adj: none

VP: claims to have an emergency

Verbs: claims, have

Adv: an

PP: it's usually nothing more then

Prepositions: usually, then

Article: it's

Nouns: nothing

DO (if any exist): a paper cut

Noun: paper cut

Article: a

IC: Yes

DC:

Sentence Type (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound Complex) Simple

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: Yes

10/8/12 1. Define a compound sentence and provide one example (must show the mathematical breakdown). A compound sentence is a sentence that consists of two independent clauses Ex: Jackson ran the football, so Julia cheered. IC+IC 2. Define a complex sentence and provide one example (must show the mathematical breakdown). A complex sentence is a sentence that contains a Independent clause with a dependent clause or a dependent clause with another dependent clause Ex: The student returned the worksheet after she realized the mistake IC+DC or DC+DC 3. Define a compound complex sentence and provide one example (must show the mathematical breakdown). A sentence that contains a Independent clause with two dependent clauses or two independent clauses with one dependent clause Ex: The team would like to play the game but they don't have a ball so they can't IC+DC+DC or IC+IC+DC

10/11/12 Circle 1- Limbo



Circle 2- Lustful

Circle 3- Gluttony

Circle 4- Greed

Circle 5- Anger

Circle 6- heretics

Circle 7- Violence Circle 8-

Circle 9- treachery

10/15/12 1. Create 1 compound sentence and identify what makes it a compound sentence I attempted to run the hill, and my friend tried to kill someone. There are two independent clauses, I and my friend 2. Create 1 complex sentence and identify what makes it a complex sentence Christian and Marcus went to the mall after they completed the task. There are two independent clauses and a dependent clause 3. Complete a 3-2-1 Activity completing: 3. connect two thoughts showing no evident connection, connect two thoughts that are not complete, and semi colons make objects clearer 2 sentences using (and explaining why you used) commas? In this sentence there will be reasons, explanations, and examples of commas, such as that one were I used a comma in a list. Commas are also used before quotes, "the boy ate a apple". 1 sentence using (and explaining why you used) semi colon The boy looked dreadfully at his foot; it was broken, the semi colon was there to increase the time of stoppage to add dramatic effect.