Hutchings, Savannah


 * Mommy can I have an apple he asked. **

__NP__: Mommy can I have an apple __Articles__: an __Common Nouns:__ apple, he, I, mommy __Proper Nouns:__ N/A __Adj__: N/A

__VP__: he asked __Verbs__: can, have, asked __Adv__: N/A

__DO (if any exist):__ an 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.


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

__NP__: whenever my mother, an emergency its, nothing, than a paper __Articles__: an, a __Common__ __Nouns__: mother, it, paper, emergency, nothing __Proper__ __Nouns__: N/A __Adj__: my, its

__VP__: claims to have, usually, more than, cut __Verbs__: claims, have, cut __Adv__: usually, more,

__PP__: Whenever my mother __Prepositions__: to, whenever, __Article__: an, a __Nouns__: mother, it, paper, emergency, nothing

__DO__ (if any exist): my __Noun__: mother __Article__: an

__IC:__ Its usually nothing more than a paper cut. __DC__: Whenever my mother claims to have an emergency

__Sentence Type__ (Simple, __**Compound**__, Complex, Compound Complex) __Sentence Correctly Punctuated:__ Whenever my mother claims to have an emergency, it's usually nothing more than a paper cut.


 * I got an A on my test said Ko. **

__NP__: I, an A, test, Ko __Articles__: an __Common Nouns__: I, A, test __Proper Nouns__: Ko __Adj__: my,

__VP__: got, said __Verbs__: got, said __Adv__: N/A

__PP__: an A on __Prepositions__: on __Article__: an __Nouns__: A

__DO__ (if any exist): my __Noun__: test __Article__: an

__IC__: I got an A on my test said Ko __DC__: N/A

__Sentence Type__ (__**Simple**__, Compound, Complex, Compound Complex)

__Sentence Correctly Punctuated:__ "I got an A on my test," said Ko.

OCTOBER 8, 2012
1. A compound sentence is made by combining one independent clause with another independent clause. The mathematical breakdown is IC+IC __**EX**:__ Abigail is an actress and she was awarded the actress of the year award. 2. A complex sentence is made by combining one independent clause and one dependent clause together. The mathematical breakdown is IC+DC 3. A compound-complex sentence is made by combining one independent clause and two dependent clauses or two independent clauses and one dependent clause together. The mathematical breakdown from both is IC+DC+DC or IC+IC+DC __**EX:**__ Girls are heading up to the campsite, while eating their lunch, and the boys stay and bring up the rest of the supplies.
 * __EX:__** The dog growled angrily because the was an intruder in the house.

1. Limbo 2. Lust 3. Gluttony (That extra doughnut at work every Friday, just isn't worth it!) 4. Misers and Spendthrifts (Scrooge) 5. Wrathful and Sullen 6. Heretics 7. The Violent 8. The Fraudulent (The Goonies)
 * OCTOBER 11, 2012 **

__**OCTOBER 15, 2012 **__ 1. Savannah is a wizard and she goes to school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.  -This sentence is compound because it is made up of two  independent clauses (Savannah is a wizard) and  (she goes to school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry) and they are connected by the word 'and'.

2. My best friend Andrew gave me a big hug on Friday because he missed me.   -This sentence is a complex sentence because it is made up of an independent clause  (My best friend Andrew gave me a big hug on Friday) and one dependent clause (because he missed me).

__** 3-2-1 **__ 3. Commas give the reader a slight pause, emphasize relationships between words, and separate items in a list while semi-colons give a greater and bigger pause than a comma, combine two independent clauses into one sentence, and are used to make objects clearer.

2. My mom asked me to go the Frys and get chicken, pasta, vegetables, and bread for dinner tonight.  -I used commas here because there was a list of words.  Because I chose to do drama instead of soccer, all my teammates were angry with me.  -I used a comma here because it was connecting a dependent clause with an independent clause and clarifying the dependent phrase.

1. We are sending our product to many places such as Fresno, CA; Tucson, AZ; Chicago, IL; and Miami, Fl. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> -I used semi-colons here to separate a list when commas were already being used to separate the city from the state.