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Record Number: W4N06

Level Four: Add Verbals

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      Verbals are in 18-point bold, usually blue, with their functions indicated after them. (I can't easily draw boxes, ovals, and arrows on web documents.)  Other words counted in relation to them (such as conjunctions, complements, etc.) are also in 18-point bold. The font size of words aleady analyzed has been decreased. Words which remain to be analyzed are still in 14-point black..

     I have four people {in my family.} / My mom, my dad, 

my sister and me. / 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 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 old. / He is fun to play (Inf., adverb to "fun") with. / 

Now I'll tell you {about my sister.} / Her name is Sally. / She is

strange.  / She's 4 years old. / She was born {in Xxxxxxxxxx, 

Virginia.} / She's kind of cute. / Finally me, / I was born {in 

Xxxxxxxxxx, Virginia.} / I am 9 years 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 people years and 13 cat years. / He likes to catch (Inf., 

D.O. of "likes") little animals (D.O. of "to catch") and 

insects (D.O. of "to catch"). / Now I'll tell you {about my 

grandpa.} / He is 83 years old. / He was born {in Caledonia County, 

New York.} / He has a cat named (Gerundive to "cat") 

Dinkey Note #1. / He is about 11 years {in cat years} and almost 1 

year {in people years.} / Dinkey's very strange and 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.} /
 

Notes

1. At this level, students will consider "Dinkey" as a direct object of "named." At Level Five, it is analyzed as a retained direct object after the passive "named."
 
 

Progress:
Total Words = 306 Words %
L1: In Prep Phrases  66  22
L1A: + Adj. & Averbs 69 44
L2: + S / V / C 145 92
L3: + Clauses 3 92
L4: + Verbals 8 95

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