Question

exercise 1: parts of speech review
label each word in the sentence below. write n for noun, v for verb, adv for adverb, adj for adjective, p for pronoun, cc for coordinating conjunction, sc for subordinating conjunction, or pr for preposition.

1. my grandpa winston believes tiny, scaly, lizard people live in his vents.
2. he sets traps everyday hoping he can catch them.
3. whenever we go and visit him, my cousin winny and i ask if he has had any luck.
4. we look in his boxes and under his antique furniture.
5. my grandma has now prohibited grandpa winston from watching the twilight zone.

exercise 2: phrases & clauses
for each of the sentences below, underline all dependent clauses, circle all phrases, and draw a box around all independent clauses.

1. the girl planned her escape after she learned about the evil scheme.
2. still covered in mud and leaves, the dog was not allowed inside.
3. in an effort to sell more cereal, tony the tiger and toucan sam fought on live tv.
4. he did it to himself, so i couldn’t bring myself to feel sorry for him.
5. if you really want to know, i’ll tell you, but i doubt you’ll believe me.

Explanation:

1. My Grandpa Winston believes tiny, scaly, lizard people live in his vents.

• "My" es un adjetivo posesivo (ADJ), "Grandpa Winston" es un nombre (N), "believes" es un verbo (V), "tiny, scaly, lizard" son adjetivos (ADJ), "people" es un nombre (N), "live" es un verbo (V), "in" es una preposición (PR), "his" es un adjetivo posesivo (ADJ), "vents" es un nombre (N).

1. He sets traps everyday hoping he can catch them.

• "He" es un pronombre (P), "sets" es un verbo (V), "traps" es un nombre (N), "everyday" es un adverbio (ADV), "hoping" es un verbo en forma gerundiva (V), "he" es un pronombre (P), "can" es un verbo auxiliar (V), "catch" es un verbo (V), "them" es un pronombre (P).

1. Whenever we go and visit him, my cousin Winny and I ask if he has had any luck.

• "Whenever" es una conjunción subordinante (SC), "we" es un pronombre (P), "go" es un verbo (V), "and" es una conjunción coordinante (CC), "visit" es un verbo (V), "him" es un pronombre (P), "my" es un adjetivo posesivo (ADJ), "cousin Winny" es un nombre (N), "and" es una conjunción coordinante (CC), "I" es un pronombre (P), "ask" es un verbo (V), "if" es una conjunción subordinante (SC), "he" es un pronombre (P), "has had" es un verbo (V), "any" es un adjetivo (ADJ), "luck" es un nombre (N).

1. We look in his boxes and under his antique furniture.

• "We" es un pronombre (P), "look" es un verbo (V), "in" es una preposición (PR), "his" es un adjetivo posesivo (ADJ), "boxes" es un nombre (N), "and" es una conjunción coordinante (CC), "under" es una preposición (PR), "his" es un adjetivo posesivo (ADJ), "antique" es un adjetivo (ADJ), "furniture" es un nombre (N).

1. My grandma has now prohibited Grandpa Winston from watching The Twilight Zone.

• "My" es un adjetivo posesivo (ADJ), "grandma" es un nombre (N), "has prohibited" es un verbo (V), "now" es un adverbio (ADV), "Grandpa Winston" es un nombre (N), "from" es una preposición (PR), "watching" es un verbo en forma gerundiva (V), "The Twilight Zone" es un nombre (N).

Para el Exercise 2:

1. The girl planned her escape after she learned about the evil scheme.

• Dependiente: "after she learned about the evil scheme" (subrayado)
• Frase: Ninguna (no hay frases aisladas que no formen parte de cláusulas)
• Independiente: "The girl planned her escape" (en un recuadro)

1. Still covered in mud and leaves, the dog was not allowed inside.

• Dependiente: Ninguna
• Frase: "Still covered in mud and leaves" (circulado)
• Independiente: "the dog was not allowed inside" (en un recuadro)

1. In an effort to sell more cereal, Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam fought on live TV.

• Dependiente: Ninguna
• Frase: "In an effort to sell more cereal" (circulado)
• Independiente: "Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam fought on live TV" (en un recuadro)

1. He did it to himself, so I couldn't bring myself to feel sorry for him.

• Dependiente: Ninguna
• Frase: Ninguna
• Independiente: "He did it to himself" (en un recuadro), "I couldn't bring myself to feel sorry for him" (en un recuadro)

1. If you really want to know, I'll tell you, but I doubt you'll believe me.

• Dependiente: "If you really want to know" (subrayado)
• Frase: Ninguna
• Independiente: "I'll tell you" (en un recuadro), "I doubt you'll believe me" (en un recuadro)

Answer:

1. My: ADJ, Grandpa Winston: N, believes: V, tiny: ADJ, scaly: ADJ, lizard: ADJ, people: N, live: V, in: PR, his: ADJ, vents: N
2. He: P, sets: V, traps: N, everyday: ADV, hoping: V, he: P, can: V, catch: V, them: P
3. Whenever: SC, we: P, go: V, and: CC, visit: V, him: P, my: ADJ, cousin Winny: N, and: CC, I: P, ask: V, if: SC, he: P, has had: V, any: ADJ, luck: N
4. We: P, look: V, in: PR, his: ADJ, boxes: N, and: CC, under: PR, his: ADJ, antique: ADJ, furniture: N
5. My: ADJ, grandma: N, has prohibited: V, now: ADV, Grandpa Winston: N, from: PR, watching: V, The Twilight Zone: N

Exercise 2:

1. Dependiente: after she learned about the evil scheme

Independiente: The girl planned her escape

1. Frase: Still covered in mud and leaves

Independiente: the dog was not allowed inside

1. Frase: In an effort to sell more cereal

Independiente: Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam fought on live TV

1. Independiente: He did it to himself, I couldn't bring myself to feel sorry for him
2. Dependiente: If you really want to know

Independiente: I'll tell you, I doubt you'll believe me