Write a 2 page short story, essay, book review, poem, character analysis or literary analysis of anything you might be interested in writing–the choice is yours. In doing so, provide and identify examples of the following grammatical structures:
Verb Types (10 points, 2 points per)
Objects, Object Complements, Predicate Nouns (8 points, 2 points per)
- Direct object
- Indirect object
- Object compliment (as noun phrase, adjective phrase, or infinitive phrase)
- Predicate noun
Clauses (8 points, 2 points per)
- Independent (main) clause (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Adverb clause Links to an external site.
- Adjective clause (i.e. a relative clause) Links to an external site.
- Noun clause (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Modifying Phrases (14 points, 2 points per)
- Appositive noun phrase (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Appositive adjectives (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Opening/ Delayed adverbs (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Non-restrictive present participial phrase (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Non-restrictive prepositional phrase (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Absolute phrase (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Infinitive phrase (adverbial) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
PUNCTUATION (14 points, 2 points per)
- Comma after an introductory phrase Links to an external site.
- Commas around an interrupting phrase Links to an external site.
- Comma joining two main clausesLinks to an external site.
- Commas separating 3 or more items in a series Links to an external site.
- M-dash (or dashes)
- Semi-colon
- Colon
MISCELLANEOUS (4 points, 2 points per)
- Passive sentence
- A Gerund Links to an external site.
- Parallel structure in triplicate: your choice (identify whether appositives, infinitives, participial phrases, etc.)
MEANWHILE, DO NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING…
If I notice any of the following mishaps, 1 point will be deducted.
- Top 20 Errors in Undergraduate Writing Links to an external site.
- More Examples of Same 20 Errors Links to an external site.
Process:
- Write your first draft without worrying about grammar; just attend to content.
- Read your first draft over, crossing off (and identifying via footnoting) the structures you have already incorporated.
- Then, in the revision process, rephrase certain sentences to account for the missing structures and principles, crossing them off the list as you do so.
Submission:
- Footnote each identification. This is very important.
- Also, clearly delineate the entire structure by underlining or bolding it. Otherwise,
TO BE RE-WRITTEN FROM THE SCRATCH
character analysis or literary analysis
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