1. DGP
Week of March 15, 2010

2. This week’s Sentence:
we read the novel the giver which was written by lois lowry and then we wrote an essay about it

3. Day One we – nominative pro. read – action verb the – article
novel – common noun
the giver – proper noun
which – relative pro.
was – helping verb
written – action verb
by - preposition
lois lowry – proper noun
and – coordinating conj.
then - adverb
we – nominative pro.
wrote – action verb
an - article
essay – common noun
about - preposition
it – objective pro.

4. Day Two
we read the novel (the giver) which (was written) (by lois lowry) and then we wrote an essay (about it)
(the giver) – appositive phrase
(was written) – verb phrase
(by lois lowry) – prepositional phrase
(about it) – prepositional phrase
[we read the novel (the giver)] – independent clause
[which was written (by lois lowry)] – dependent clause
and
[then we wrote an essay (about it)] – independ. clause

5. Day Three [we read VT the novel (the giver)] [which was DO
Written VI (by lois lowry)] and [then we wroteVT OP
an essay (about it)]
DO OP

6. Compound – Complex Sentence
Day Four
We read the novel The Giver, which was written by Lois Lowry, and then we wrote an essay about it.
First words of a sentence and proper nouns are always capitalized.
Titles of major works are underlined.
A dependent clause placed in the middle of two independent clauses should be set off in commas.
This sentence is declarative.
2 independent clauses + 1 dependent clause =
Compound – Complex Sentence

7. Day Five