I
have
four
people
{in
my family.} /
My mom,
(Appositive to
"people") my
dad, (Appositive
to "people") my sister
(Appositive
to "people") and
me (Appositive
to "people")
Note #1.
/ My
mom's name is
Gracie.
/ She
cleans
houses and
sews.
/
She
is
nice
/ and
sometimes
she's
funny.
/
She
was
born {in New
York.} /
I
think
[she
is
34 years
(NuA
to"old")old.]
/
Next
I'll
tell you {about
my dad.} /
He
works
{at
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Corp.} /
His name
is
Jack.
/ He
was born {in Xxxxxxxxx Virginia.} /
He
is
36
years
(NuA to"old") old.
/
He
is
fun to
play with.
/
Now
I'll
tell
you {about
my sister.} / Her
name
is
Sally./
She
is
strange. /
She's
4
years
(NuA to "old") old.
/
She
was born {in Xxxxxxxxxx,
Virginia.} /
She's
kind
of cute./
Finally me,
Note #2 /
I was
born {in
Xxxxxxxxxx, Virginia.} /
I
am
9 years
(NuA to "old") old.
/
We
have a cat.
/ His
name
is
Archie.
/ He
is
white
and
orange. /
He's
very
stupid
/ but,
we
still
like
him.
/ He
is
about 1
year
(NuA to an ellipsed "old") people
years and 13 cat years. /
He
likes to catch
little animals
and insects.
/
Now
I'll tell
you {about
my grandpa.} /
He is
83
years
(NuA to "old") old.
/
He
was
born {in Caledonia
County, New York.} /
He
has
a
cat named
Dinkey (Retained
D.O. after "named"). /
He
is
about
11
years
(NuA to an ellipsed "old") {in
cat years} and almost 1
year
(NuA to an ellipsed "old") {in
people years.} /
Dinkey's
very strangeand
always playful.
/ He
also chases
insects.
/
My
house
is
a brick
house.
/
It
is
not very big,
/ but
it's
a pretty
nice sized house./
I
live{at
238 Xxxxxxx Avenue.} /
My
basement
is
nice and
cool
{in
the summer.} / It
is
very
cold
{in
the winter.} /
Next I'll
tell you {about
all} {of the rooms} {in my house.} /
There
are
about 6 or 7 rooms
upstairs
and
about
5 rooms
{in
the basement.) /
We
have two
bathrooms
one
sewing room
three
bedrooms
one
living
room one laundry
room
one food room
/
that
about
takes
care {of
the rooms} {in my house.} /
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