Jennings, Christian

NP: The Charleston Cougars
 * The Charleston Cougars are playing the Cary Rail Hawks in soccer tonight **

Articles: The

Common Nouns:

Proper Nouns: Charleston Cougars

Adj:

VP: are playing the Cary Rail Hawks in soccer tonight

Verbs: are, playing

Adv: tonight

PP: in soccer tonight

Prepositions: in

Article:

Nouns: soccer

DO (if any exist): The Cary Rail Hawks

Noun: Cary Rail Hawks

Article: the

IC: The Charleston Cougars are playing the Cary Rail Hawks

DC: in soccer tonight

Sentence Type: Complex

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: The Charleston Cougars are playing the Cary Rail Hawks, in soccer tonight.

NP: whenever my mother/ it is usually nothing more
 * Whenever my mother claims to have an emergency, it’s usually nothing more than a paper cut. **

Articles: an a

Common Nouns: mother

Proper Nouns:

Adj: more

VP: claims to have

Verbs: claims, have

Adv:

PP:than a paper cut

Prepositions: than

Article: a

Nouns: paper cut

DO (if any exist): an emergency

Noun: emergency

Article: an

IC: It is usually nothing more than a paper cut.

DC: Whenever my mother claims to have an emergency

Sentence Type: Complex

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: Whenever my mother claims to have an emergency, it is usually nothing more than a paper cut.

NP: she said we
 * We really should be going now she said. **

Articles:

Common Nouns:

Proper Nouns: she, we

Adj:

VP: Really should be going now

Verbs: be, going

Adv: really, now

PP:

Prepositions:

Article:

Nouns:

DO (if any exist):

Noun:

Article:

IC: We really should be going now

DC: she said

Sentence Type: Complex

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: She said, "We should really be going now."

9 October 2012

Compound Sentence: A sentence containing two or more coordinate independent clauses, usually joined by one or more conjunctions, but no dependent clause. Formula: IC+IC Example: I can successfully catch frogs, but my friends are not amazed. IC: I (Subject), catch (verb), "I can successfully catch frogs" IC: Friends (subject), are (verb), "my friends are not amazed"

Complex Sentence: A sentence containing one or more dependent clauses or an independent clause and a dependent clause. Formula: IC+DC, DC+DC Example: I traveled to Germany before the war. IC: I (subject), traveled (verb), "I traveled to Germany" DC: Adverb clause, before (conjunction) "before the war"

Compound Complex Sentence: A sentence containing two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Formula: IC+DC+DC, IC+IC+DC Example: I will pass the class, and I will get fifty dollars, if I achieve an A. DC: adverb clause, if (conjunction), "if I achieve an A" IC: I (subject), pass (verb), "I will pass the class" IC: I (subject), get (verb), "I will get fifty dollars"

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15 October 2012

1. Compound Sentence: John ran to the market, and he bought two apples. -The sentence has two independent clauses: "John ran to the market", and "he bought two apples." The first sentence is an independent clause because John is the subject, and ran is the verb. The second sentence is an independent clause because he is the subject, and bought is the verb. Both can stand alone as a simple sentence, 2. Complex Sentence: The football player was strong willed, but lacked physical skill. -The sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause. The independent clause is "the football player was strong willed." This is an independent clause because football player is the subject and was is the verb. Also, this sentence can stand alone. The dependent clause is "lacked physical skill." This is a dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a simple sentence, and does not have a subject. 3. Difference between commas and semicolons 1. Semicolons cause a greater pause in the sentence than commas. 2. Semicolons are used before conjunctive adjectives within a sentence, and commas are used after an introductory adverb clause. 3. Colons connect two incomplete thoughts (complex and compound sentences), and words in a series. Sentences using (and explaining why you used) comma 1. John, will you go to the store and buy groceries? The word John is extraneous and unneeded to the meaning of the sentence. 2. Jimmy went to start his car, but found the keys locked inside the car. The comma is used before a conjunction that connects the two independent clauses. Sentence using (and explaining why you used) semi colon 1. The boss yelled at a man today; his voice thundered through the building. The semicolon separates the two independent clauses, cause a elongated pause, and puts emphasis on the ferocity of the boss.