Notes 1. This is an exception to the general rule that "all" prepositional phrases function as adjectives or adverbs. "Of course" usually functions as an interjection. I would expect students to identify the phrase, but not its function. I would also remind the students of all the phrases (and their functions) that they have been able to identify, and I would suggest that they not worry about these minor exceptions -- they will learn about interjections later. 2. If students include "Anna Bell" in the phrase, I would not count it as wrong. 3. See Note # 1 for passage six. 4. Little words cause the biggest (analytical) problems. If we consider "kinda" to equal "somewhat," then "like my mother" is a prepositional phrase modifying "somewhat." But if we consider "kinda" to equal "approximately," then "like my mother" is a prepositional phrase than functions as a predicate adjective to "sister." At level two, on the other hand, students could consider "is kinda like" as a verb (the equivalent of "resembles"). Because very few of our students want to be grammarians, I would accept any of these responses -- and move on. 5. Students will have little problem seeing
the important point that "through the day" modifies "all" (or at least
that "all through the day" forms one chunk). The details of "how" are not
really that important, but, should students be interested, there are at
least two possibilities. For one, "all" can be considered as an adjective
to an ellipsed "day" -- "all day through the day." "Through the day" can
then be considered as an adverb to the adjective "all." Another possibility
is to view "all" as a pronoun, thereby viewing "through the day" as an
adjective modifying "all." (Suggestion: don't waste a lot of time on this.)
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