How to mark your sentences
Monday: CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)
Follow Notes Page and Proofreader’s Marks Page
Tuesday: 8 parts of speech
1)N = noun ; Write entire word above N for the type common, proper, possessive
2)V=verb; Write letter before V for the type A= action , L= linking, H= helping verb
3)PN=Pronoun;Write abbreviation above PN for the type nom=nominative (subject) rel=relative
obj=objective (object) inter=interrogative
PPN=possessive dem=demonstrative
ref=reflexive ind=indefinite
inten=intensive
4)Adj= adjective, A=article (a, an, the)
5)Adv=adverb
6)Conj=conjunction; Write above Conj for the type coor= coordinating
sub=subordinating
corr=correlative
7)PREP=preposition
8)Int=interjection
9)Verb Tenses (Write above verb type)
pres t. =Simple Present(talk) pres perf t.=present perfect(have or has talked)
past t.=simple past (talked) past perf t.=past perfect (had talked)
fut t. =simple future (will talk) fut perf t.=future perfect (will have talked)
prog=progressive(-ing end of verb) -past perfect progressive- had been talking
-simple past progressive - was/were talking
-present perfect progressive- has or have been talking
-simple present progressive - is talking
-future perfect progressive - will have been talking
-simple future progressive- will be talking
10) Verbals: inf=infinitive; inf phr=infinitive phrase (Place parenthesis around)
ger=gerund; ger phr= gerund phrase(Place parenthesis around)
part=participle; part phr= participle phrase(Place parenthesis around)
Wednesday: Parts of a Sentence
1)ss= simple subject(and underline one time); cs=complete subject (write above the arc)
2)sp=simple predicate(and underline two times); cp=complete predicate (write above the arc)
3)Write either above SP---Can only be an AV(action moves to DO) v.t.= transitive verb
Can be AV or LV (no DO) v.i.= intransitive verb
4)Comes after AV DO= direct object/ Comes between AV and DO IO=indirect object
5)Noun or Pronoun after LV (renames ss) PredNom=predicate nominative
Adjective after LV (describes ss) PredAdj=predicate adjective
6)Place parenthesis around prepositional phrase ( )
Write under the phrase for the type Adj Prep Phr= adjective prepositional phrase
Adv Prep Phr=adverb prepositional phrase
Last word in a prepositional phrase OP=object of the preposition
7)app=appositive; app phr=appositive phrase (Place parenthesis around)
Thursday: Types of Clauses and Sentences
1)Name the clauses:
Divide between subject and verb to
Place brackets around clauses [ ] or [ ] or [ ]
Write type of clause at the beginning above the clause ind=independent clause
adv dep=adverb dependent clause
adj dep=adjective dependent clause
2)Name the sentence type by purpose dec=declarative
int=interrogative
imp=imperative
ex=exclamatory
3)Name the sentence type by structure S=simple
CD=compound
CX=complex
CD/CX=compound-complex
Example:
[bears|eat berries] ,and [pigs|eat corn]=
Friday: Diagram
Follow Friday Notes Page and Diagramming Pages