Lesson 3: Describing Words

Assignment

For each sentence, use your cheat sheet to go through The Grand List of Questions to help you parse.
”We are the winners!”
Parse the sentence:

We:

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are:

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the:

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winners:

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Diagram “We are the winners!”:

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”I never could run a marathon.”
Parse the sentence:

I:

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never:

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could run:

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a:

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marathon:

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Diagram “I never could run a marathon.”:

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”Jenny seemed much better yesterday.”
Parse the sentence:

Jenny:

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seemed:

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much:

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better:

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yesterday:

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Diagram ”Jenny seemed much better yesterday.”:

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”James was frantically finishing the overdue homework.”
Parse the sentence:

James:

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was finishing:

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frantically:

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the:

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overdue:

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homework:

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Diagram ”James was frantically finishing the overdue homework.”:

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