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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #4) EXERCISE #1

SUBJECT AND VERB: EXERCISE #1

NAME: DATE:

DIRECTIONS: Mark all the parts of speech that you know in the sentences below. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. In the space provided or on a separate piece of paper, diagram the subject and its modifiers (including prepositional phrases) and the verb. Since you don't know how to diagram anything else at this point, don't try.

N PP PN A V PP PN PP A R T °4j °4J n

1. People ( f rom M e x i c o - ) sett led ( i n Texas) ( i n the seventeenth and e ighteenth centur ies) . (See No tes H I - B )

adj n av pp pn pp art n pp art pn 2. These people came ( t o Texas)(before the se t t l ement ) (o f the Europeans) .

pro av n n 3. T h e y established fa rms and ranches there.

adj adj n av art n 4. These ear ly settlers p l o w e d the land .

adj n av pp art adj adj n 5. T h e i r c rops g rew ( i n the harsh Texas c l i m a t e ) .

adj pn av adj n pp adj n 6. These Texans bes towed Spanish names (on the i r towns') .

pro av pro pp adj n pn — 7. T h e y ca l l ed one ( o f these t owns ) San A n t o n i o .

adj n av pp pn pp art adj pn 8. M e x i c a n cu l tu re spread ( f r o m Texas) ( throughout the southwestern U n i t e d States).

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av adj adj adj n 9. There w e n t these ear ly Texas pioneers. (See Notes V I )

art n pp adj n av pp art n pp adj adj 10. T h e names ( o f these states) resul ted ( f r o m the in f luence ) (o f these Spanish-speaking

n

settlers). (See Notes TV)

DEFINITIONS:

1. A verb is not a "real" verb unless it has a subject

2. The articles in our language are a , ^ , and the

DIRECTIONS: Write what job the underlined words are doing. Choose your answers from among the following:

SUBJECT OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION VERB MODIFIER

SENTENCE# WORD JOB

1 People subJect

1 Mexico object of the preposition

4 These modifier

6 towns object of the preposition

8 southwestern modifier

10 resulted verb


ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #4) DIAGRAM KEY: EXERCISE #1

1. People settled

Mexico

2. people came

They | established

settlers plowed

crops grew

6. Texans bestowed

7. They called

culture

10.



SUBJECT & VERB: EXERCISE #2

NAME: DATE:

DIRECTIONS: Mark all the parts of speech that you know in the sentences below. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Then, in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper, diagram the subject and its modifiers and the verb. Do not try to diagram anything else at this point. HINT: Watch out for verbals!

pn av art n pp art adj adj n pp pn 1. Rober to F e l i x Salazar wro t e a p o e m (about the ear ly M e x i c a n se t t lers) (of Texas) .

adj n av art n v pp pn 2. These people settled the land k n o w n (as Texas) .

adj adj n av — v — art n pp art n pp adj 3. T h i s M e x i c a n - A m e r i c a n poet w a n t e d to te l l the story ( o f the c o n t r i b u t i o n s ) ( o f these

adj n Texas pioneers) .

adj adj adj n av adj adj n n 4 . T h i s j o y f u l and passionate p o e m describes these h a r d - w o r k i n g farmers a n d ranchers.

(See Notes III-B)

pro av adj adj adj n pp art adj adj n 5. T h e y b u i l t the i r t h i c k - w a l l e d adobe houses(f rom the d r y Texas ear th) .

adj adj n av — v — adj n 6. D e v o u t Ca tho l i c people s t ruggled m i g h t i l y to b u i l d the i r churches.

adj adj adj adj n av —v n pp adj 7. T h e i r s t rong but gentle M e x i c a n w ives w i l l i n g l y sacrif iced to make homes ( for thei r

n

families). (See Notes IH-B)

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av adj n pp adj adj n 8. Read this p o e m (at y o u r f i rs t o p p o r t u n i t y ) . (See Notes V)

adj adj adj n av art adj n 9. These brave M e x i c a n settlers lef t a r i c h legacy.

art adj adj n pp adj n av pp adj n 10. T h e soft Spanish names ( o f thei r t owns ) su rv ive ( to this day) . (See Notes IV)

DEFINITIONS:

1. If there are any words between a preposition and its object, they are.

2. Only a proper noun c a n c o n s i s t of more than one word.

modifiers

3. If a word looks like a verb but doesn't have a subject, it's a. verbal

DIRECTIONS: Write what job the underlined word is doing. Choose your answers from among the following:

SUBJECT OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION MODIFIER VERB

SENTENCE # WORD IQB

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

Roberto Felix Salazar

poet

describes

adobe

struggled

families

Read

towns

subject

subject

verb

modifier

verb

object of the preposition

verb




SUBJECT & VERB: EXERCISE #3

NAME: DATE:

DIRECTIONS: Mark all the parts of speech that you know in the sentences below. Put parentheses ( ) around the prepositional phrases. Then, in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper, diagram the subject and its modifiers and the verb. Do not try to diagram anything else at this point.

pro av art n pp adj n pp n pp adj 1. Today w e s tudy the cont r ibu t ions ( o f a l l s o r t s ¥ o f peop1e)(to A m e r i c a n

n cu l tu re ) .

pn av n pp adj n 2. R o b e r t o F e l i x Salazar o b v i o u s l y t o o k p r ide ( i n h i s ancestors).

pn pp pn av art 3. " T h e O the r Pioneers" ( b y Rober to F e l i x Salazar) celebrates the

n pp adj adj n accompl i shments ( o f these Texas pioneers) .

pn pp art adj pn av pp adj adj 4 . M e x i c a n - A m e r i c a n s ( i n the southwestern U n i t e d States) i den t i fy ( w i t h these r u g g e d

n people).

adj adj n av adj n pp art adj n 5. M e x i c a n and A n g l o settlers left thei r m a r k ( o n the Texas landscape).

adj n av —v — pp adj art adj n pp adj n 6. A m e r i c a n students t r y to learn (about a l l the d i f ferent con t r ibu t ions ) ( to the i r cu l tu re ) .

pp art n av art n pp adj adj n 7. Here ( o n the l and ) were the marks ( o f these ear ly settlers). (See Notes V I )

adj adj n av art n pp art adj pn 8. A n g l o and M e x i c a n cul ture rea l ly shapes the l i f e ( o f the A m e r i c a n Sou thwes t ) .



n pp adj pro av pro v- pro pp adj n 9. Poems ( l i k e this one) he lp us to unders tand m o r e (about our c o u n t r y ) .

adv av adj n n pp adj n 10. Please read these stories and poems (about y o u r antecedents").

DEFINITIONS:

1. In a diagram, a. modifier . goes on a diagonal lines attached to another word.

2. Pronouns are words that. take the place of nouns

3. Adjectives are words that. modify (or describe) nouns and pronouns

DIRECTIONS: Write what job the underlined words is doing. Choose your answers from among the following:

SUBJECT OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION VERB MODIFIER

SENTENCE # WORD JOB

1

2

3

4

5

8

10

sorts

took

these

people

Mexican

shapes

antecedents


verb

modifier


modifier

verb



ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #4) DIAGRAM KEY: EXERCISE #3


ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #4) SKILLS SUPPORT

( SKILLS SUPPORT DIRECTIONS: Below is a stanza from "The Other Pioneers" by Roberto Felix Salazar. Mark all the parts of speech that you know. Paraphrase this stanza.

pro av art adj n av pp adj n They saw the Texas sun rise golden-red (with promised wealth)

av art adj n av pp n And saw the Texas sun sink golden yet, (with wealth) unspent.

pro av — v — -v — "Here," they said. "Here to live and here to love."

avart n pp adj n art n ppadj n "Here is the land (for our sons and the sons)(of our sons)."

pro av art n pp adj pn And they sang the songs( of ancient Spain)

pro av adj n - v— adj n And they made new songs to fit new needs.

pro av art n av art n They cleared the brush and planted the corn

av adj n av pp n pp n And saw green stalks turn black (from lack)(of rain).

pro av art n pp art n They roamed the plains (behind the herds).

av art adj adj n And stood the Indian's cruel attacks.

av n av n There was dust and there was sweat.

av n art n av And there were tears and the women prayed.


ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #4) TEST

SUBJECT & VERB: TEST

NAME: DATE:

(RAW SCORE: 1206 GRADE: CLASS POINTS: 120 )

DIRECTIONS: Mark all the nouns, proper nouns, pronouns, articles, adjectives, prepositions, and action verbs in the sentences below. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, diagram the subject and verb of each sentence. Add to your diagram the modifiers for the subject, including articles, adjectives, and prepositional phrases.

av adj adj n pp adj adj n 9 1. S tudy this beaut i fu l p o e m (about Texas ' ear ly settlers).

n pp adj n av art n pp adj adj n 2 . Students ( o f A m e r i c a n cu l tu re ) read the l i te ra ture ( o f a l l our poets) .

pro av n pp adj adj n ~ 3. T h e y w a n t i n f o r m a t i o n (about Amer i ca ' s ear ly settlers).

n pp adj n av n pp adj n pp n 4 . Students ( i n th i s school ) read examples( o f this t y p e ) ( o f l i tera ture) .

pro av adj n pp adj n — 5. T h e y w a n t m o r e i n fo rma t ion (abou t the i r roo ts ) .

8

art n pp adj n av pro v pro 6. A n unders tanding ( o f our roots ) helps us to understand ourselves.

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adj adj pn av art adj n pp adj adj 7. A l l pa t r io t i c A m e r i c a n s appreciate the m a n y con t r ibu t ions ( o f A m e r i c a ' s d i f fe ren t

adj n c u l t u r a l groups) .

art adj n pp pn av art adj n pp n pp adj n ~jy 8. T h e best wr i t e r s ( i n A m e r i c a ) created a great b o d y ( o f w o r k K o n this subject) .

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adj n pp adj adj n av pro n pp pro — 9. Great literature (about our early a n c e s t o r s ) g i y £ s us pride (in ourselves). 13

av adj adj 10. Here comes that positive :

n pp adj n .(about our ancestors)!

113 DEFINITIONS:

— 1. A verb is a "real" verb when it has a. subject

2. The articles in our language are fL an _, and the

4. Which kind of noun consists of only one word? a common noun

3. Which kind of noun begins with a capital letter?. a proper noun

5. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more a nouns

6. Adjectives are words that modify nouns and pronouns

7. If a word looks like a verb but doesn't have a subject, it's a. verbal

DIRECTIONS: Write what job the underlined words are doing. Choose your answers from among the following:

SUBJECT MODIFIER VERB OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

5

points

each

WORD

1 Study

2 American

3 settlers

4 Students

5 more

6 understanding

7 groups

8 work

9 gives

10 self-esteem

JOB

verb

modifier

verb

subject

object of the preposition Raw Score Grade Points Raw Score Grade Points

subject 206 - 201 A++ = 20 200 - 195 = A+ = 19

modifier 194 - 185 A = 18 184 - 175 = B+ = 17

subject 174 - 164 = B = 16 163 - 154 C+ = 15

object of the preposition 153 - 144 = C = 14 143 - 133 = D+ = 13

object of the preposition 133 - 123 = D = 12

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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #4) DIAGRAM KEY: TEST

I suggest you score the diagrams separately from the parsing. Refer to your instructions on how to grade diagrams. Each check mark represents a point. Remember, the first word of a sentence must be capitalized in the diagram.

FROM NOW ON, COUNT PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES - CORRECTLY DIAGRAMED AND ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT WORD - AS <

• (you)

• Study

• Understanding

• helps

roots

2. • •

Students read •

Americans •

appreciate

Students read

i t school

They want 10.

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