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Record Number: W4N02

Level 1A: 
Prepositional Phrases Plus
Ajectives and Adverbs

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Ajectives are in green; adverbs in blue.In subsequent levels, both will be in gray..Conjunctions which coordinate adjectives or adverbs are colored brown and counted as words analyzed.

     My family has seven people {in it}. First my dad then

my mom thenmy oldest sister Cyndee and then me and 

Crystal, Tara, and Amanda they're myyoungest sisters. My

dad is 30 years Note #1 old and is a chef.  My mom is 28 and 

doesn't work. My oldest sister is 12 she's {in 7th grade} 

she's a brat.  I'm 9 and I'm {in the 4th grade}My young

sister is 7 and {in 2nd grade} My other young sister is 2. 

And the other is 3 months old. Eddie, my dad, Tara, Mom 

Crystal, and amanda have brown hair.  Me and Cyndee have 

blond hair.  My, Cyndee, Crystal, and mom have brown

eyes.  Eddi, Tara, and Amanda have blue eyes.  I live {in

brick hous} {on foxNote #2 Dr.} There are three rooms

living room, kitchen, and bathroom. There are four

bedrooms. I share a bedroom {with my sister} Cyndee. 

I have a basement {with a workshop laundry room and

famly room}.  I have a back yard {with a hammock and

clothes line and an ugly evergreen bush}.  And {in my 

front yard} I have some flowers and bushes. My house has 

13 windows and 3 doors. Only one bathroom and that's bad! 

     The worst day {in my life} was when I was tired and we

had to walk all day {at the zoo}.  We saw the Monkeys, 

Zebras, prarie dogs, lions, tigers, reptiles, birds, and seals. 

Then we ate pizza and I saw a elephant, giraffe. I was eight 

and I didn't like going {to the zoo}. and I got to see the baby

hippos and I don't like im.  We also got to ride the metro and 

it really went fast. It made a stop every12 secounds and 

more and more and more and more people got on and I 

kept on falling down, Because I had to stand because there 

was too many people {on the metro}.
 

Notes

1. I've counted "30" as an adjective to "years." "Years" is a noun which functions as an adverb, a construction which is not presented until KISS level five. I have therefore not counted it, even though students will clearly see that "30 years old" forms one chunk.

2. To teach students proper capitalization, it would be better to consider "Fox Dr." as a proper noun. I have marked it as an adjective simply to note that the "connection" between "Fox" and "Dr." can be made at this level.
 
 

Progress:
Total Words = 322 Words %
L1: In Prep Phrases  57  18
L1A: + Adj. & Averbs 71 40

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