Daily Grammar Practice (DGP)

Week 20
4/29/19 - 5/3/19
she had cut the wood brought the water fed the children eaten her own meal and now she sat thinking

Monday

she - nominative
had - helping verb
cut, brought, fed, eaten, sat - verb
the - article
wood, water, children, meal - noun
and - coordinating conjunction
now - adverb
thinking - gerund

Tuesday

she - subject
cut, brought, fed, eaten, sat - direct objects
sat thinking - gerund phrase

Wednesday

Simple sentence
Declarative

One independent clause

Thursday

She had cut the wood, brought the water, fed the children, eaten her own meal, and now she sat thinking.

Week 19
4/22/19-4/26/19
this he finally handed to lord godalming who took out his purse and gave him something
Monday
This - demonstrative pronoun
He - 3rd person (male) nominative pronoun
Finally - adverb
Handed - action verb past
To - preposition
Lord Godalming - proper noun
Who - Interrogative Pronoun
Took - action verb past
Out - adverb
His - possessive pronoun
Purse - noun
And - coordinating conjunction
Gave - action verb past
Him - objective pronoun
Something - pronoun


Tuesday
To Lord Godalming - adjective prepositional phrase
Handed - verb intransitive
Took - verb transitive
Purse - direct object
Gave - verb transitive
Him - indirect object
Something - direct object


Wednesday
this he finally handed to lord godalming - ind.
who took out his purse and gave him something - dep.
Compound - Complex
Declarative


Thursday

This he finally handed to Lord Godalming, who took out his purse and handed him something.

Week 18
4/15-4/19

Monday

he lay where he had fallen and from there he watched the man in the red sweater

he - nominative pronoun
lay - verb
where - subordinating conjunction
had - helping verb
fallen - verb
and - coordinating conjunction
from - preposition
there - noun
watched - verb
the - article
man - noun
in - preposition
red - adjective
sweater - noun

Tuesday

he - complete subject
lay/fallen - verb intransitive
watched - verb transitive
man - direct object
from there - prep phrase
there-op
in the red sweater - prep phrase
sweater - object preposition

Wednesday

he lay - ind cl
when he had fallen - dependent clause
from there he watched the man in the red sweater - independent clause
Declarative
Compound-complex

Thursday


He lay, where he had fallen, and from there he watched the man in the red sweater.

Week 17
4/8-4/12

Monday

never in all his life had he been so vilely treated and never in all his life had he been so angry

never - adv
in - prep
all - adj
his - 2nd poss pro
life - noun
had - hv
he - 1st nom pro
been - hv
so - adv
vilely - adv
treated - av
and - cc
angry - av

Tuesday

in all his life - adj prep ph
treated/angry - vi
he - subj

Wednesday

never in all his life had he been treated so vilely - ind cl
never in all his life had he been so angry - ind cl
Compound Sentence
Declarative

Thursday

Never in all his life had he been treated so vilely, and never in all his life had he been so angry.

Week 16
4/4-4/5
oh i cant wait to go to salinas california to visit the national steinbeck center

Monday
oh - interjection
i - pronoun
cant - helping verb
wait - action verb
to go - infinitive phrase
to - preposition
salinas california - proper noun
to visit - infinitive ohrase
the - article
national - proper noun
steinbeck - proper noun
center - proper noun

Tuesday

to salinas california - prep phrase
salinas california - object of prep

Wednesday

Simple sentence
indepenent clause
exclamatory

Thursday

Oh, I can't wait to go to Salinas, California to visit the National Steinbeck Center!

Week 15
3/25-3/29

Monday

do you think victor said he that i do not suffer also

do - helping verb
you - 2nd person nominative pronoun
think - action verb
victor - proper noun
said - action verb
he - 3rd person nominative pronoun
that - subordinating conjunction
i - 1st person nominative pronoun
do - helping verb
not - helping verb
suffer - action verb
also - adverb

Tuesday

think - verb intransitive
said - verb transitive
he - direct object
suffer - verb intransitive

Wednesday

do you think victor said he - independent clause
that i do not suffer also - dependent clause
Complex/interrogative

Thursday

"Do you think, Victor," said he, "that I do not suffer also?"

Week 14
3/11-3/15

Monday

one of the sanest surest and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others

one - indefinite pronoun
of - preposition
the - article
sanest - adjective
surest - adjective
and - coordinating conjunction
most - adverb
generous - adjective
joys - noun
of - preposition
life - noun
comes - action verb
from - preposition
being - gerund
happy - adjective
over - preposition
the - article
good - adjective
fortune - noun
of - preposition
others - indefinite pronoun

Tuesday

of the sanest surest and most generous joys - prep phrase
of life - prep phrase
from being happy - prep phrase
over the good fortune - prep phrase
of others - prep phrase
comes - verb intransitive
joy, life, happy, fortune, others - object of preposition

Wednesday

one of the sanest surest and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others - independent clause
Simple Sentence
Declarative

Thursday

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

Week 11
2/18-2/22

Monday

when they arrived at the office he was shut up in a little room by himself and admonished by mr bumble to stay there until he came back to fetch him.

when - subordinating Conjunction
they - nominative pronoun
arrived - verb
at - proposition
the - article
office - noun
he - 3rd person male nominative pronoun
was - helping verb
shut - verb
up - adverb
in - preposition
a - article
little - adjective
room - noun
by - preposition
himself - 3rd person male reflexive pronoun
and - coordinating conjunction
admonished - verb
by - preposition
mr bumble - proper noun
to - infinitive
stay - verb
there - adverb
until - subordinating conjunction
he - 3rd person male nominative pronoun
came - verb
back - adverb
to - infinitive
fetch - verb
him - 3rd person male objective pronoun

Tuesday

to stay there/to fetch him - infinitive phrases
at the office/in a little room/by himself/by mr bumble - prepositional phrases
arrived/admonished - verb intransitive

Wednesday

When they arrived at the office - dependent clause
he was shut up in a little room by himself - independent clause
and admonished to stay there - independent clause
until he came back to fetch him - dependent clause
compound-complex
declarative

Thursday

When they arrived at the office, he was shut up in a little room by himself, and admonished by mr bumble to stay there, until he came back to fetch him.

Week 10
2/11-2/15

Monday


On ascending to isabellas room my suspicions were confirmed it was empty


On - preposition
Ascending - gerund
To - preposition
Isabellas - proper noun
Room - noun
My - 1st person possessive pronoun
Suspicions - noun
Were - helping verb
Confirmed - action verb
It - 3rd person objective pronoun

Was  linking verb

Tuesday

On ascending - adverb prepositional phrase
To isabellas room - adverb prepositional phrase
Confirmed - verb intransitive
Empty - predicate adjective

Wednesday


On acending to isabellas room my suspicions were confirmed - independent clause
It was empty - dependent clause
Complex Sentence
Declarative

Thursday


On ascending to Isabella’s room my suspicions were confirmed, it was empty.

Week 9
2/4-2/8

Monday

mr bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on mr bingley


mr bennet/mr bingley - proper nouns

was - helping verb
among/waited - action verbs
the - article
of/on - preposition
those - demonstrative pronoun
who - relative pronoun

Tuesday


among/waited - verb intransitive

of those/on mr bingley - prepositional phrases

Wednesday


independent clause

simple sentence
declarative

Thursday


Mr. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley.


Week 8

1/28-2/1

Monday


mark twain who wrote both fiction and nonfiction was born on november 30 1835 in florida missouri


mark twain - proper nouns

who - relative pronoun
wrote - action verb past tense
both - adverb
fiction/nonfiction - common nouns
and - coordinating conjunction
was - helping verb
born - action verb past tense
on/in - prepositions
november/florida/missouri - proper nouns

Tuesday


wrote - verb transitive

fiction/nonfiction - direct objects
who wrote both fiction and nonfiction - appositive phrase (adjective phrase)
on november 30 1835 - prepositional phrase
in florida missouri - prepositional phrase
november/missouri - object of preposition

Wednesday


mark twain - independent clause

who wrote both fiction and nonfiction - dependent clause
was born on november 30 1835 in florida missouri - independent clause
Compound-complex sentence/declarative

Thursday


Mark Twain, who wrote both fiction and nonfiction, was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri.


Week 5
1/7-1/11

Monday-Wednesday


who now the price of his dear blood doth owe


who - relative pronoun

now - adverb
the - article
price - noun/direct object
of - preposition
his - 3rd person possessive pronoun
dear - adjective
blood - noun/object of the preposition
doth - helping verb
owe - action verb present tense/verb transitive
(of his dear blood) - adjective prepositional phrase 

independent clause/Simple Sentence

Interrogative

Thursday


Who now the price of his dear blood doth owe?


Week 4

12/10/2018-12/14/2018

Monday


each of the students was working on his writing assignment when the bell rang

each, students, assignment, bell

of, on - prepositions
the - article
was - helping verb
working, rang - verbs
his - pronoun
writing - adjective
when - subordinating conjunction

Tuesday


each of the students was working on his writing assignment when the bell rang


Each, bell - subject

of the students - prepositional phrase
on his writing assignment - prepositional phrase
working, rang - verb intransitive

Wednesday

each of the students was working on his writing assignment when the bell rang

Complex sentence

declarative
each of the students was working on his writing assignment - independent clause
when the bell rang - dependent clause

Thursday


each of the students was working on his writing assignment when the bell rang


Each of the students was working on his writing assignment when the bell rang.


Week 3

12/03/2018 - 12/07/2018

Monday:


lord aldermarle an elderly paralytic gentleman was now the only advocate for phileas fogg


lord aldermarle, phileas fogg - proper nouns

an, the - articles
elderly, paralytic, only - adjectives
gentleman, advocate - common nouns
was - linking verb
now - adverb
for - preposition

Tuesday:


lord aldermarle an elderly paralytic gentleman was now the only advocate for phileas fogg


an elderly paralytic gentleman - appositive phrase

was - verb intransitive
advocate - predicate nominative
for phileas fogg - prepositional phrase

Wednesday:


lord aldermarle an elderly paralytic gentleman was now the only advocate for phileas fogg


Independent clause

Simple Sentence
Declarative

Thursday:


lord aldermarle an elderly paralytic gentleman was now the only advocate for phileas fogg

Lord Aldermarle, an elderly paralytic gentleman, was now the only advocate for Phileas Fogg.


Week 2

11/26-11/30

Monday: 

show me a thoroughly satisfied man and i will show you a failure

Show - present tense action verb
me - singular objective pronoun
a - article
thoroughly - adverb
satisfied - participle
man - noun
and - coordinating conjunction
I - 1st person nominative pronoun
will - helping verb
show - action verb future tense
you - objective pronoun
failure - noun

Tuesday:

show me a thoroughly satisfied man and i will show you a failure


show - verb transitive
me - subject and indirect object
you - subject and indirect object
man - direct object
failure - direct object

Wednesday: 

show me a thoroughly satisfied man and i will show you a failure
Compound Sentence
Imperative
Independent Clause: Show me a thoroughly satisfied man
Independent Clause: I will show you a failure.


Thursday: 

show me a thoroughly satisfied man and i will show you a failure

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.