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Sentence Parsing (labeling)
It’s really easy when you take your time and eliminate the obvious things first. Don’t freak out because a sentence is long.Slide2
Each sentence consists of a subject (noun) and a verb or verb phrase at its core.
Chuck Norris kicked.Slide3
We can add helping verbs.
Chuck Norris
should have
kicked.Slide4
More nouns…
Chuck Norris should have kicked
Mr. Harris
.Slide5
Prepositional phrases…
Chuck Norris should have kicked Mr. Harris
in the head
.
Chuck Norris
should have
kicked Mr. Harris in the head
with a roundhouse kick
.Slide6
Some more adjectives…
Chuck Norris should
have
kicked
poor
,
pathetic
Mr. Harris in the head with a
devastating
roundhouse kick.Slide7
Adverbs…
Chuck Norris
certainly
should
have
brutally
kicked poor, pathetic Mr. Harris in the head with a devastating roundhouse kick.Slide8
We could add stuff until the sentence was absolutely ridiculous…
In the ultimate climax of an extended fight scene
,
benevolent
Chuck Norris certainly should
have
brutally kicked poor, pathetic,
whiny
Mr. Harris in
the back of
the head with a devastating roundhouse kick
after a debilitating punch to his sternum
.Slide9
But once you identify the extra stuff like…
In the ultimate climax of an extended fight scene, benevolent Chuck Norris certainly should
have
brutally kicked poor, pathetic, whiny Mr. Harris in the back of the head with a devastating roundhouse kick after a debilitating punch to his sternum.Slide10
The prepositional phrases…
In the ultimate climax of an extended fight scene
, benevolent Chuck Norris certainly should
have
brutally kicked poor, pathetic, whiny Mr. Harris
in the back of the head with a devastating roundhouse kick after a debilitating punch to his sternum
.Slide11
The adjectives…
Benevolent
Chuck Norris certainly should
have
brutally kicked
poor
,
pathetic
,
whiny
Mr. Harris.Slide12
Any adverbs…
Chuck Norris
certainly
should
have
brutally
kicked Mr. Harris.Slide13
Or extra nouns…
Chuck Norris should
have
kicked
Mr. Harris
.Slide14
You’re still left with our basic sentence.
Chuck Norris should
have
kicked.
Chuck Norris
should have
kicked
.
Chuck Norris kicked.Slide15
See? Easy, huh?