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Record Number: W4N07

Level 1A: 
Prepositional Phrases Plus
Ajectives and Adverbs

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Adjectives 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 I have four people {in my family.} There is a

mother, father, sister and me.  We like to play tennis, ride 

bikes, take walks and do a lot {of other things.} First I'll tell 

you {about my mommy.} She doesn't have a job. she's a

housewife while I am {in school} my mom goes out. Now

my dad drives a bread truck {for Xxxxxx baking company.}

We get a lot {of donuts, pies, cookies and cupcakes.} My

sister is a pain sometimes but we get along pretty good

Note #1 She thinks she's a big girl when she hangs {from the

bars} {in our yard.} And last it's me. Well Note #2 I like to do 

gymnastics, play tennis, ride bike and play soccer. My house 

is {on 428 Xxx Drive.} It is not very big. It's a one story five

rooms. Note #3 Plus a pantrey. I have a bathroom, kitchen, 

living room and two bedrooms. {Outside of my house}

have a carport {with shads} and a swing. {In the yard} we 

have a small playground {with bars swingset and a plastic

horse} we can ride on. {In two} {of our trees} there are 

squirrel boxes. that's all {about my house.}

     The worst day I spent was when my momy told me my

aunt died and had to go {to school.} I worried and worried all

day long.  She was {on oxgen} and she went to sleep my 

other aunt came to check {on her} and when she came down

she was laying {on the bed.}
 

Notes

1. Users of standard English would prefer "well" in place of "good."

2. I would not count it as wrong if students marked "Well" as an adverb. I'm saving it to be counted as an interjection.

3. This sentence is awkward as a result of too much ellipsis -- "It's a one-story house with five rooms." I would not, however, comment on the sentence in the student's writing. When the student gets to S / V / C patterns, he or she will see that, as is, the pattern is "It is rooms." At that level of analysis, if the student did not see it for him or herself, I would point out that the sentence doesn't work well because the subject is singular and the predicate noun is plural.
 
 

Progress:
Total Words = 254 Words %
L1: In Prep Phrases  64  25
L1A: + Adj. & Averbs 48 44

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