1. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. George Orwell, 1984p 1 (1949) Invitation to Notice: What do you see with your reader’s eyes? What do you see with your writer’s eyes?
3. Nominative Pronoun Linking Verb Past Tense Common Noun Adjective Adjective Preposition Article Proper Noun It was a bright cold day in April,and the clocks were striking thirteen. Coordinating Conjunction Common Noun Article Common Noun Action Verb Helping Verb Past Progressive Tense George Orwell, 1984p 1 (1949) 27 27 Tuesday Directions: Find the part of speech for each word in the sentence.
5. Predicate Nominative Object of the Preposition Simple Subject Intransitive Verb Itwas a bright cold day (in April),and the clocks were striking thirteen. Adverb Prep Phrase Transitive Verb Simple Subject Direct Object George Orwell, 1984p 1 (1949) 27 27 Wednesday Notes: Identify the parts of the sentence.
7. Independent Clause [It was a bright cold day in April],and [the clocks were striking thirteen]. Independent Clause Compound Sentence Declarative George Orwell, 1984p 1 (1949) 27 27 Thursday Notes: Identify the clauses and sentence purpose/type
8. It was a damp moldy night during October, and the trolls were boiling children. Mrs. de Beer 2010 Your turn! Imitate the sentence we’ve been working with all week.