Marchese, Katherina

= The president said that we should win the war in six months. = NP: The president Articles: the Common Nouns: n/a Proper Nouns: President Adj: n/a
 * August 20, 2012- Grammar exercise **

VP: said that we should win the war in six months Verbs: said, win Adv: should

PP: In six months Prepositions: in Article: Nouns: six months

DO (if any exist): win the war Noun: war Article: the

IC: we should win the war in six months DC: the president said that

Sentence Type (Simple, **Compound**, Complex, Compound Complex) Sentence Correctly Punctuated: The President said that we should win this war in six months.

= I got an A on my test said Ko. = NP: I got an A on my test Articles: an Common Nouns: test Proper Nouns: n/a Adj: A

VP: said Ko Verbs: said Adv: n/a

PP: on my test Prepositions: on Article: n/a Nouns: test

DO (if any exist): test Noun: test Article:

IC: I got an A on my test DC: said Ko

Sentence Type (**Simple**, Compound, Complex, Compound Complex) Sentence Correctly Punctuated: "I got an A on my test," said Ko.

= Mommy can I have an apple he asked. = NP: Mommy can I have an apple Articles: an Common Nouns: apple, mommy Proper Nouns: I Adj: n/a

VP: he asked Verbs: asked Adv: n/a

PP: have an apple Prepositions: an Article: an  Nouns: apple

DO (if any exist): apple Noun: apple Article: an

IC: Mommy can I have an apple DC: he asked

Sentence Type (**Simple**, Compound, Complex, Compound Complex Sentence Correctly Punctuated: "Mommy can I have an apple," he asked.

= 10-8-12 Grammar Exercise =

**1. Compound sentence:** A sentence that contains contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
Example: I was on the swings, and my sister played in the sand.

NP: on the swings, in the sand Articles: on, in, the, Common Nouns: swings, sand, sister Proper Nouns: I Adj: n/a

VP: I was, my sister played Verbs: was, played Adv:

PP: on the swings, in the sand Prepositions: on, in Article: the Nouns: swings, sand

DO (if any exist): n/a Noun: n/a Article: n/a

IC: I was on the swings, my sister played in the sand DC: n/a

**2. Complex sentence:** **A sentence that contains an independent clause and also one or more dependent clauses.**
Example: Since they were not old enough, they snuck into the rated R movie.

NP: They were not old enough Articles: n/a Common Nouns: they, old Proper Nouns: n/a Adj: enough, since

VP: they snuck into the rated R movie Verbs: snuck Adv: into

PP: into the rated R movie Prepositions: into Article: the Nouns: rated R movie

DO (if any exist): movie Noun: they Article: the

IC: they snuck into the rated R movie DC: since they were not old enough

** 3. Compound complex sentence: A sentence is made from two independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses. **
Example: Although my mother brought home bagels, but no one ate any of them, because the bagels were stale and gross.

NP: my mother, no one, bagels were stale and gross Articles: but, although Common Nouns: mother, no one, bagels Proper Nouns: n/a Adj: stale and gross,

VP: brought home bagels, ate any of them Verbs: brought, ate Adv: any

PP: n/a Prepositions: n/a Article: n/a Nouns: n/a

DO (if any exist): the bagels were stale and gross Noun: bagels Article: the

IC: no one ate any of them, the bagels were stale and gross DC: although my mother brought home bagels.

= Photo Collage - 10-11-12 = First Circle - The guys that didn't get baptized

Second Circle - The boys and girls who couldn't resist


Third Circle - The fatties

Fourth Circle - The Scrooges



Fifth Circle - Anger Management

Sixth Circle - Those whose opinions don't match the Church

Seventh Circle - The violent

Eighth Circle - manipulators, thieves, corruption

October 15, 2012 Grammar Exercise

1. Jodie was able to get her license in the spring, but her sister Martha had just turned 15 last week. This is a compound sentence because it contains two independent clauses joined by a "but". 2. Because Jodie had just passed her driving test, her parents got her a new car. This is a complex sentence because it has one dependent clause followed by a dependent clause. 3: 3)Three differences between commas and semi colons are: semi colons separate two closely related sentences, commas are used to give a mental pause and show extraneous information in the sentence, and a comma can separate different clauses.

2) Justin Bieber, the singer/songwriter, has just released an album earlier this year. James was previously working at the library, but he recently got a job working as a salesperson at Hollister. These two sentences contain commas because in the first example the comma shows the unnecessary detail of "singer/songwriter" and in the second example, the comma shows a pause between the first independent clause and the next.

1) Lindsey looked around the room with fear; she shuddered. "She shuddered" is closely related to "looking around the room with fear."