The current presidential and vice-presidential campaign offers voters a distinct but possibly difficult choice. When they go to the polls, they will see the names of four very different candidates. They are McCain, Palin, Obama, and Biden. This election is certainly historic; it is also important. If we do not vote, we should not complain loudly about the outcome!
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1. What are at least five nouns in the above sentences?
2. What are at least three different pronouns and at least two prepositions in the above sentences?
3. What are at least six adjectives in the above sentences?
4. What are at least three adverbs in the above sentences?
5. What are the five predicate verbs (V)? Include at least one verb phrase. There are three such phrases.
6. Which of the five predicate verbs are action verbs; which are linking verbs?
7. What questions are asked to identify the subjects (S) of the first three predicate verbs?
8. What are the subjects of the first three verbs?
9. What questions are asked to determine whether the first three verbs have direct objects (DO)?
10. If there are DOs, what are they?
11. What questions are asked to determine whether any of the first three verbs may have an indirect object (IO)? One of them does have an IO.
12. What questions are asked to identify the subjects of the predicate verbs in the third and fourth sentences?
13. What questions are asked to identify the subject complements (SC) associated with the predicate verbs in the third and fourth sentences?
14. What are at least two coordinating conjunctions, and what is at least one subordinating conjunction?
15. What are at least three independent clauses (IC)?
16. What are two dependent or subordinate clauses (DC)?
Random assignment of pairs of students for answering the sentence analysis quiz questions. Be prepared to submit your responses both orally and in writing (at the beginning of the class period indicated).
Section 9
1. Angela and Tony 18 September
2. Sarah Hensley and Stephen 18 September
3. Mike and Traci 18 September
4. Anna and Josh Speagle 18 September
5. Brittany and Sarah Smith 25 September
6. Joshua Miller and Trevor 25 September
7. Everyone: Write out your response to be submitted at the beginning of class, 25 September
8. Angela and Traci 25 September
9. Sarah Smith and Joshua Miller 2 October
10. Brittany and Mike 2 October
11. Tony and Stephen 2 October
12. Sarah Hensley and Anna 2 October
13. Trevor and Josh Speagle 7 October
14. Everyone: Write out your response to be submitted at the beginning of class, 7 October
15. Everyone: Write out your response to be submitted at the beginning of class, 7 October.
16. Everyone: Write out your response to be submitted at the beginning of class, 7 October.
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