Draw a Line THROUGH the Adjectives and a Box Around the Adjective Phrases

Draw a line THROUGH the adjectives and a box AROUND the adjective phrases.

Moderately adapted from: Ariana Lindquist for The New York Times

As a young migrant, Lei Gailing sought her fortune in China’s fast-industrializing, freewheeling south. She found a steady job and a less stable boyfriend and then she became pregnant.

The routine course for most women would have been to marry the man or to arrange a quick abortion. Ms. Lei, who at that time was 33 and fiercely independent, did neither. She refused to marry the man, but she was afraid. She might never have a child. So she chose to become a single mother.

WORKSHEET:

Mega-Questions

1. What is the finite verb phrase in the sentence? Underline it.

2. What is the subject? Draw a box around it and label it subj.

3. What is the predicate? Draw a box around it and label it pred.

Subject Analysis

4. What is the structure of the noun phrase? Bracket the noun phrase as we’ve practiced in class and then label the parts correctly.

Use labels such as:

Det (determiner)

AdjP (adjective phrase)

Adj (adjective)

Adv (adverb)

HN (head noun)

N (noun)

Prep (preposition)

Predicate analysis

5. What type of verb is the lexical verb in the verb phrase? (transitive/intransitive/linking)

6. If the verb is transitive, locate, draw boxes around, and label:

A. The direct object

B. The indirect object (if there is one)

C. Object complement (if there is one)

D. Any adverbials

NOTE: After locating these parts, bracket any noun phrases correctly and label with the appropriate labels:

Det (determiner)

AdjP (adjective phrase)

Adj (adjective)

Adv (adverb)

HN (head noun)

N (noun)

Prep (preposition)

7. If the verb is intransitive, locate, draw boxes around, and label:

A. Complement prepositional phrases

B. Any adverbials

NOTE: After locating these parts, bracket any noun phrases correctly and label with the appropriate labels:

Det (determiner)

AdjP (adjective phrase)

Adj (adjective)

Adv (adverb)

HN (head noun)

N (noun)

Prep (preposition)

8. If the verb is linking, locate, draw boxes around, and label:

A. Subject complements

B. Any adverbials

NOTE: After locating these parts, bracket any noun phrases correctly and label with the appropriate labels:

Det (determiner)

AdjP (adjective phrase)

Adj (adjective)

Adv (adverb)

HN (head noun)

N (noun)

Prep (preposition)