English Grammar

Write a 500 words short story, essay, book review, poem, character analysis or literary analysis of The Great Gatsby, or anything else you might be interested in writing. In doing so, provide and identify examples of the primary grammatical structures covered thus far this quarter. More specifically...

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING...

Verb Types:

 

VL verb

VI verb

VT verb

VC verb

VG verb

Objects, Object Complements, Predicate Nouns:

Direct object

Indirect object

Object compliment (either noun phrase, adjective phrase, or infinitive phrase)

Predicate noun

Sentence Types:

 

Passive sentence 

Imperative mood

Interrogative mood

Conditional mood

Sentence Beginnings / Transitions:

Sentence beginning with conjunctive adverb  

Sentence beginning with expletive 

Sentence beginning with gerund 

Sentence beginning with a long-distance dependency (such as a correlative conjunction)

Sentence containing an inverted verb 

Clauses:

Independent clause

Dependent (subordinate) clause

Punctuation:

Comma after an introductory phrase  

Commas around an interrupting phrase 

Comma joining two main clauses 

Commas separating 3 or more items in a series 

Inventions:

A phrasal adjective invented by you

MEANWHILE, DO NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING...

Commas splice

Fused sentence / run-on 

Fragment 

Tense inconsistency 

Subject-verb disagreement

Pronoun-antecedent disagreement

Submission:

Footnote each identification. This is very important. I shouldn't have to look for them myself.

Also, clearly delineate the entire structure by underlining or bolding it. Otherwise, I won't be able to tell where you think the structure begins and ends.