1. For the week of November 16 – 20, 2009
DGP
For the week of
November 16 – 20, 2009

2. that is a very loud turkey something must be wrong with it
This week’s sentence:
that is a very loud turkey something must be wrong with it

3. Day One Key that (demonstrative pronoun) is (linking
verb) a (article) very (adverb) loud
(adjective) turkey (common noun)
something (indefinite pronoun) must
(helping verb) be (linking verb) wrong
(adjective) with (preposition) it (objective
pronoun)

4. [that is a very loud turkey] [something (must be) wrong (with it)]
Day Two’s Key:
[that is a very loud turkey]
[something (must be) wrong
(with it)]

5. [that is a very loud turkey] [something (must be) wrong (with it)]
Day Two’s Key:
Independent Clause
[that is a very loud turkey]
[something (must be) wrong
(with it)]

6. [that is a very loud turkey] [something (must be) wrong (with it)]
Day Two’s Key:
Independent Clause
[that is a very loud turkey]
Independent Clause verb phrase
[something (must be) wrong
prepositional phrase
(with it)]

7. Day Three’s Key:
PN =
VI predicate nominative
[that is a very loud turkey] [something
VI PA OP
(must be) wrong (with it)]
*Predicate nominative is another name for the subject of the clause, but it’s located in the predicate part of the clause.
*A predicate adjective modifies the subject of the sentence, but is located in the predicate of the sentence.
*Predicate nominatives & predicate adjectives are ONLY found with LINKING VERBS!

8. That is a very loud turkey; something must be wrong with it.
Day Four’s Key:
That is a very loud turkey;
something must be wrong with
it.
*The sentence is making a statement. It is declarative.
*1 independent clause + 1 independent clause = COMPOUND
*Independent clauses can be joined together in one of three different ways: (a) with a comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS), (b.) with only a semicolon, or (c.) when appropriate, a “;however,”.

9. Let’s Diagram

10. Let’s Diagram that is turkey something must be wrong it loud a very
with