Contractions (Ex # 2)
Analysis Key 1. I don’t want that (DO) now. | [do not] 2. It’s too cold (PA). | [It is] 3. I’ll never go in there again. | [I will] Alternatively "in there" can be explained as a prepositional phrase. In this case, the "in" can be explained as an adverb because either the "in" or the "there" can be dropped from the sentence without making it ungrammatical. [This is the type of thing that is not discussed in most grammar textbooks.]4. I’m out. | [I am] 5. I don’t like to stay {in this yard} all the time [NuA]. | [do not] At KISS Level Four, students will have the alternative of explaining "to stay" as an infinitive that functions as the direct object of "don't like." 1. I am so hungry (PA). | [I'm] 2. I am going home [NuA]. | [I'm] "Home" answers the question "Where?" Thus it is not a complement.3. I will show you (IO). | [I'll] Since we show someone something, "you" is an indirect object.4. I have had enough (DO) to last me all day [NuA]. | [I've] "To last" will confuse students. It is an infinitive that functions as an adjective to "enough." Grammarians will probably disagree as to whether "me" is its direct or its indirect object.5. I can not swim. | [can't] |