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Record Number: W4N09

Level Five: Add Eight Additional Constructions

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      Words that remained  to be explained (and some for which a better explanation can now be provided) are in 18-point bold black, with their functions indicated after them. The font size of words aleady analyzed has been decreased. 

     Hello! (Interjection) / Let me tell you {about my family.} /

My whole family was born {in Knoxville, Tn.} / I have a mom named 

Martha (Retained D.O. after "named") . / I have a father

named Phillip (Retained D.O. after "named"). / I have sister

name Missy (Retained D.O. after "named"). / I have brother

name Sammy (Retained D.O. after "named"). / And me {of

Note #2 couse} Sara (Appositive to "me"). / My mother was

really {from South Carolina.} / She is used {to chickens, birds, wild life, 

snakes, kittens, bats.} / She was rasied {by grandmother} Anna 

Bell (Appositive to "grandmother"). / Now let me tell you 

{about my father.} / My father is handsome. / He knows karate. /

He's kinda of a short man. / But my father is a macanic {at General 

Motors.} / He is very handy. / Now here comes my sister. / My 

sister is kinda {like my mother.} / But my sister is very tall. / do you 

know [why she's tall.] / My mother and fathers grandfathers are

tall. / My sister goes {to Chandler.} / She is a flag person. / My 

brother. / My brother is bad. / He knows some karate too. / You

have met him. / He is {in kintergarten.} / His teaches name is Mrs. 

Carter./ Sammy is doing well {in school.} / Finally me. / I am just 

another important person just {like everybody else.} / I try to be myself 

all Note #1 {though the day.} / And try {to my best} each and every 

day (NuA to "try"). / And care {for everybody else.}  / Thank

you. / that's my family. /

     Hello! (Interjection) / Let me tell you [where I live.] / I

live {at 426 Marydale Ave.} / It is the second house [when you go

{down Bow St.}] / It is very big. / It is tanish brown. / It has three 

straight poles {in the front.} / It has four windows {in the front.} /  The

two {in the front} are Sammys Sara's. / The won {on the left} is

Sammy's / and the won {on the right} is Sara's. / Now is time to look

inside. / It is really messy. / [When you go upstairs.] / {On the left} 

you see the kitchen. / And the Living room. / Now {on the right side}

you will see the bathroom. / The linen closet. / And supply closet. /

First is Missy's room. / Then comes Sara's room. / Last is Sammy's

room. / Walk downstairs. / {On the Left} is my Parents room. / They

have the laundry room. / And another bathroom. / Then {on the right} 

is the basement. / We have six tvs and six hbos {on them}/ 2 vcrs./

a microwave./ We have a Toyota Camery, And a Cheverle. / And 

a woodshed And a swing set. /
 

Notes

1. Here, "all" is a pronoun, functioning as a noun used as an adverb to "try." This would make it analogous to "part of the day." "Through the day" functions as an adjectival phrase to "all." 

2. The prepositional phrase functions as an interjection.
 
 

Progress:
Total Words = 390 Words %
L1: In Prep Phrases  84  22
L1A: + Adj. & Averbs 88 44
L2: + S / V / C 167 87
L3: + Clauses 24 93
L4: + Verbals 15 97
L5: + Eight Additional 12 100

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