Williams, Grant

Grant Williams P-3 Honors English 2 Shingler 8/23/12

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

NP: Charleston Cougars.

Articles: The

Common Nouns: Cougars

Proper Nouns: Charleston

Adj: NA.

VP: are playing the Cary Rail hawks in soccer tonight.

Verbs: playing.

Adv: NA.

PP: in soccer tonight.

Prepositions: tonight.

Article: in4

Nouns: soccer

DO (if any exist): Cary Rail Hawks

Noun: Cary Rail Hawks

Article: the

IC: The Charleston Cougars are playing.

DC: the Cary Rail Hawks in soccer tonight.

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

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: Nothing Wrong.

I am tired the boy said and then drifted off to sleep.

NP: I am tired the boy said.

Articles: the

Common Nouns: boy

Proper Nouns: I

Adj: tired.

VP: and then drifted off to sleep.

Verbs: drifted

Adv: NA.

PP: to sleep

Prepositions: NA.

Article: to

Nouns: sleep.

DO (if any exist): NA.

Noun: NA.

Article: NA.

IC: I am tired the boy said.

DC: and then drifted off to sleep.

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

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: “I am tired,” the boy said, and then drifted off to sleep.

We really should be going now she said.

NP: she said.

Articles: Na.

Common Nouns: she

Proper Nouns: NA.

Adj: NA.

VP: We really should be going now

Verbs: going

Adv: NA.

PP: Going now.

Prepositions: NA.

Article: NA.

Nouns: now

DO (if any exist): NA.

Noun: NA.

Article: NA.

IC: We really should be going now

DC: she said.

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

Sentence Correctly Punctuated: “We really should be going now,” she said.

Grant Williams P-3 Honors English 2 Shingler 10/8/12

Compound sentence- A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. IC + IC
 * I decided to go outside, so my brother stayed inside.**

Complex sentence- A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. DC + IC
 * After we finished studying, we decided to go play football.**

Compound Complex sentence- A sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. IC + DC + DC
 * While Sam reads comics, Jeff reads novels, but Carlos only reads magazines.**

Grant Williams P-3 Honors English 2 Shingler 10/11/12

Circle 1- LIMBO

Circle 2- Lust

Circle 3- Gluttony



Circle 4- Misers and spendthrifts



Circle 5- Wrathful and Sullen



Circle 6- Heretics



Circle 7- Violence



Circle 8- Fraudulent



Circle 9- Treachery



Grant Williams P-3 Honors English 2 Shingler 10/15/12

1. Steve played baseball, so Derek went inside. - This is a compound sentence because there was an IC + IC structure. 2. Steve and Derek went to the football game, after they finished their homework. - This is a complex sentence because there was an IC + DC structure. 3 differences between semicolons and commas are: 2 sentences using and explaining the use of commas: - Commas were used because 2 adjectives that modify a noun were used. - Commas were used because separation was required to separate 3 or more items. 1 sentence using and explaining the use of semicolons: - Semicolons were used because a conjunctive adverb was previously used.
 * Commas create a smaller pause than semicolons.
 * Commas separate 3 or more items while semicolons are used to make objects clearer.
 * Commas separate 2 or more adjectives while semicolons make readers slow down.
 * The dirty, blue jeep cruised down the dirt road.
 * Steve bought a new shoes, new shirts, and a new tie.
 * The bus driver drove faster than expected; so everybody was early to school.