Sentence Study
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Date:
Week 15
(from Native Son by Richard Wright)
1. Sentence Combining: Combine the short sentences into two sentences using as few
words as possible. Start each sentence a different way. Do not leave out any main details.
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The rat was huge.
The rat was black.
The rat squealed.
The rat leaped.
A.
It leaped at Bigger’s trouser-leg.
It snagged the trouser leg in its teeth.
It hung on. (9)
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2. Sentence Imitation: Write a new sentence on a different topic using the same structure as the
model sentence below.
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He reached the driveway and nosed the car into the garage, locked it, and then stood
wondering if he ought to go to his room or to the kitchen. (115)
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3. Sentence Analysis:
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For Level 1, write the “Part of Speech” below each word using the key at the bottom of the page.
For Level 2, write “S” below the simple subject(s) and “P” below the simple predicate(s)/verbs.
The
eve
of
his
last
day
LEVEL 1:
Parts of Speech
LEVEL 2:
Parts of Sentence
Key:
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Noun = N
Linking Verb = LV
Article = Art.
Subordinating Conjunction = SC
Uncertain = ?
Pronoun = P
Helping Verb = HV
Adverb = Adv.
Coordinating Conjunction = CC
Action Verb = AV
Adjective = Adj.
Preposition = Prep
Interjection = I
came.
(383)