Class today: October 19th

For class today:
1. We will be reviewing the basics of sentence diagramming. We will add to the subject, predicate, object.
2. You need to go through the first two online practices found under "Grammar links". Do the first question, then check your solution. Mark if you got it right or wrong. Then learn from your success or error. Go on to the second question. You should be improving as you progress. When you are done, you will need to place the amount you got correct out of 20 on the top of your work. You will turn this in on WEDNESDAY.
3. 3rd attempt of college essay is due on TUESDAY. Bring your hard copy with you when you come to class.
4. FINAL DRAFT IS DUE ON OCTOBER 26TH TO TURNITIN.COM BY 7:34 AM!

Basic sentence diagramming reminders:

1. To diagram a sentence, you have to divide it into its component parts, or constituents. The most important cut is between subject and predicate, which are separated with a vertical line. The predicate contains the verb marked for tense plus any objects or subjective or objective complements. The predicate always contains a verb phrase.
2. The horizontal main line is for key structural elements: the subject, the verb, the direct object, the subjective complement, and the objective complement. Modifiers are placed under the element they modify.
3. Diagrams are graphic representations of sentence structure. They are not intended as linear representations of the order of words in sentences; instead they represent relationships between the elements of sentences and their modifiers.
4. Adverbs are often fairly movable within sentences, but a diagram places them under the verb to show their function, regardless of where they appear in the sentence:
5. Subordinate clauses may precede main clauses in speaking or writing, but they go under the main clause in a diagram. An adverbial clause is always attached to the verb it modifies.