The Glamour of Grammar
What is the subject of the following sentence:
I love walking dogs.
I
How can the following word be analyzed in a word sum:
union
Bonus 100: What suffix convention occurs when analyzing this word?
une + ion -->union
Bonus: replaceable e
Does the following word have a digraph, or a trigraph, or only single graphemes:
<fish>
digraph <sh>
The abbreviated (shortened) form of this function word is: dat
Can I have dat?
What is the standard English function word?
that
Which blue* noun is the object of the following sentence:
I like to eat bread.
*nouns are color coded blue in the Hands on Linking Blocks resource
bread
How can the following word be analyzed in a word sum:
unite
une + ite --> unite
Does the following word have a <th> digraph?
Fatheads*
*The name of a local Portland Restaurant (that has since closed)
No, graphemes cannot cross morphemic boundaries.
fat + head + s
The abbreviated (shortened) form of this function word is: tho
As in: Nice try tho.
What is the standard English function word?
though - the <ugh> is a marker from Old English, and since it does not produce a phoneme, it is easily removed.
Do you think one day it will be removed in Standard English as well?
Find the (pink)* helping verb:
I was walking down the street yesterday.
*helping verbs are color coded pink in the Hands on Linking Blocks resource
was
This sentence has a past progressive aspect:
was walking
How can the following word be analyzed in a word sum:
unity
une + ite + y
Does the following word have a digraph, or a trigraph, or only single graphemes:
<right>
Trigraph <igh>
The abbreviated (shortened) form of these function words is: Imma
As in: Imma have my cookie later.
What is the standard English function words?
I am going to
I am going to have my cookie later.
Hard to see why these would be reduced! (scoff, scoff)
What is the Grammar Blocks color coding in the following sentence:
Sierra and Claire bake cookies.
*In Hands on Linking Blocks resource nouns are blue, verbs are red, and conjunctions are green.
blue green blue red blue
How can the following word be analyzed in a word sum:
universe
Bonus 100: How many base elements occur in this word?
une + i + verse
Bonus: 2 <une> and <verse> are both base elements
Is the <oo> in this word a vowel digraph or separate graphemes:
<coordinate>
Separate graphemes:
co + ord + ine + ate
The abbreviated (shortened) form of these function words is: shoulda
As in: My family and I shoulda gone to the beach.
What is the standard English function words?
Should have
My family and I should have gone to the beach.
What is the Grammar Blocks color coding in the following sentence:
Morgan gulps, drinks and sips her coffee.
*In Hands on Linking Blocks resource nouns are blue, verbs are red, and conjunctions are green, pronouns are light blue.
blue red red green red lightblue blue
How can the following word be analyzed in a word sum:
Unionize
Bonus 300: what is another way this word could be analyzed (hint: <une> will no longer be a base when analyzing this way.)
Une + ion + ize
Un + ion + ize
Is the <ph> in the following word a digraph, or a trigraph, or separate graphemes:
<shepherd>
shep + herd
The abbreviated (shortened) spoken form of this function words is: /kn/
As in: I /kn/ do it.
What is the standard English function word?
can