Kosik, Samantha

= **The Charleston Cougars are playing the Cary Rail Hawks in soccer tonight**. = NP:
 * The Charleston Cougars //and// the Cary Rail Hawks**

Articles:
 * the, the**

Common Nouns:
 * soccer**

Proper Nouns:
 * Charleston Cougars, Cary Rail Hawks**

Adj:

VP:


 * are playing**

Verbs:
 * playing**

Adv:

PP:
 * in soccer tonight.**

Prepositions:
 * tonight**

Article:


 * in**

Nouns:
 * soccer**

DO (if any exist):
 * none**

Noun:

Article:

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

DC:
 * none**

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


 * simple**

Sentence Correctly Punctuated:


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

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

Articles:

Common Nouns:
 * mother, emergency, nothing, paper, cut, **

Proper Nouns:

Adj:

VP:
 * claims to have an emergency **

Verbs:
 * claims **

Adv:
 * my mother, have an emergency **

PP: **whenever**

Prepositions:
 * whenever **

Article:

Nouns:

DO (if any exist): Noun:
 * none**

Article:

IC: **it's usually nothing more than a paper cut.**

DC:
 * Whenever my mother claims to have an emergency **

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


 * complex**

Sentence Correctly Punctuated:

** Whenever my mother claims to have an emergency, it’s usually nothing more than a paper cut. **
=** I received an incomplete on my homework because I forgot to write my name on it. **= NP**: an incomplete on my homework because I**

Articles:

Common Nouns: **homework**

Proper Nouns: **I**

Adj: **incomplete**, **my**

VP: **I received //and// forgot to write**

Verbs: **forgot, received, write**

Adv:

PP: **my name on it**

Prepositions: **on**

Article:

Nouns: **name**

DO (if any exist): **homework**

Noun: **my**

Article: **on**

IC: **I received an incomplete on my homework**

DC: **because I forgot to write my name on it.**

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

Sentence Correctly Punctuated:
 * I received an incomplete on my homework because I forgot to write my name on it. **

=10-8-12= Grammar Exercises
 * 1) Compound sentence: 2 independent clauses
 * 2) I went shopping, and my sister stayed home.
 * 3) IC: I went shopping
 * 4) IC: my sister stayed home.
 * 5) Complex sentence: 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause
 * 6) I did not like this book because it was boring.
 * 7) IC: I did not like this book
 * 8) DC: because it was boring.
 * 9) Compound Complex sentence: 2 independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses
 * 10) School can be interesting; it is nice to see friends, but I would rather be sleeping in instead of being here.
 * 11) IC: School can be interesting
 * 12) IC: it is nice to see friends
 * 13) DC: but I would rather be sleeping in instead of being here.

=10/11/12= Close, but Never There (Limbo)

Falling To Temptation (Lust)



MORE! (Gluttonous)

You Only Stay Rich By Not Spending It's There For Me To Buy (misers and spendthrifts)

If I'm Going Down Then So Is Everyone Else (Wrathful and sullen)

I Believe You and You and Maybe You (heretics)

This Should Solve Everything (violence)

I Promise (Maybe) (fraudulent)

Now I'm On Their Side (traitors)

=10/15/12= =Grammar Exercise 2= > 1. It’s a complex sentence because there is one independent clause and a dependent clause
 * 1) Water is necessary for survival and Earth is made up of a lot of water.
 * 2) It’s a compound sentence because it is made up of two independent clauses
 * 3) I hate doing homework that requires videos because my Internet sucks at loading them.

__3-2-1 Activity__

__3__ 1. Commas are used when making a list 2. Commas are a slight pause, while semi colons are a longer pause and more dramatic 3. Semi colons can be used to join two independent clause, while a comma can’t

__2__ 1. “I am so busy,” she said, “I can’t even take time to make a sandwich.” a. I used commas because the quote was being interrupted 2. I need you to get these from the store: blueberries, chicken, pasta, and tomato sauce. b. I used commas because it’s a list

__1__ 1. I’m really tired; I wont be going anywhere tonight. c. I used a semi colon to connect the two sentences