Assignment
Write a 500 words short story, essay, book review, poem, character analysis or literary analysis of The Great Gatsby, or anything else you might be interested in writing. In doing so, provide and identify examples of the primary grammatical structures covered thus far this quarter. More specifically...
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING...
Verb Types:
VL verb
VI verb
VT verb
VC verb
VG verb
Objects, Object Complements, Predicate Nouns:
Direct object
Indirect object
Object compliment (either noun phrase, adjective phrase, or infinitive phrase)
Predicate noun
Sentence Types:
Passive sentence
Imperative mood
Interrogative mood
Conditional mood
Sentence Beginnings / Transitions:
Sentence beginning with conjunctive adverb
Sentence beginning with expletive
Sentence beginning with gerund
Sentence beginning with a long-distance dependency (such as a correlative conjunction)
Sentence containing an inverted verb
Clauses:
Independent clause
Dependent (subordinate) clause
Punctuation:
Comma after an introductory phrase
Commas around an interrupting phrase
Comma joining two main clauses
Commas separating 3 or more items in a series
Inventions:
A phrasal adjective invented by you
MEANWHILE, DO NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING...
Commas splice
Fused sentence / run-on
Fragment
Tense inconsistency
Subject-verb disagreement
Pronoun-antecedent disagreement
Submission:
Footnote each identification. This is very important. I shouldn't have to look for them myself.
Also, clearly delineate the entire structure by underlining or bolding it. Otherwise, I won't be able to tell where you think the structure begins and ends.