For the week of November 9 - 13 DGP For the week of November 9 - 13

are there any fish in the pond that we could catch and eat This week’s sentence: are there any fish in the pond that we could catch and eat

Day One Check: Are (linking verb) there (adverb) Any (adjective) fish (common, concrete, Plural noun) in (preposition) the (article) pond (common, concrete, singular noun) that (relative pronoun) we (personal pronoun) could (helping verb) catch (action verb) and (coordinating conjunction) eat (action verb).

Day Two and Three Check: VI independent clause OP [are there any fish (in the pond)] [that we (could catch) and eat] (adverb) dependent clause VI VI

Day Four Check: Are there any fish in the pond that we could catch and eat? *This sentence asks a question, thus it is an interrogative sentence. *Interrogative sentences end with question marks. *1 independent clause + 1 dependent clause = COMPLEX sentence *Remember that both relative pronouns and subordinating conjunctions can be used to begin dependent clauses.

Let’s Diagram It

Day Five’s Check fish are

Day Five’s Check fish are any

Day Five’s Check fish are any there

Day Five’s Check fish are pond in any there

Day Five’s Check fish are pond in any there the

Day Five’s Check there fish are pond in any there the

Day Five’s Check we there fish are pond in any there the

Day Five’s Check could catch we there fish are pond in any there the

Day Five’s Check could catch we eat there fish are pond any in there

Day Five’s Check could catch we eat there fish are pond and any in