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DGP for the Week of

This week's focus analyzes the complex sentence "A frozen Jacob sat in front of the fire where he waited for his hands to warm." We dissect it into independent and dependent clauses, emphasizing the role of various parts of speech. Proper nouns are capitalized, and we explore the construction of complex sentences while ensuring grammatical accuracy. Through a detailed breakdown, we enhance understanding of sentence structure for better writing skills.

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DGP for the Week of

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  1. DGP for the Week of February 15 - 19

  2. This week’s sentence: a frozen jacob sat in front of the fire where he waited for his hands to warm.

  3. Day One • a (article) • frozen (participle) • jacob(proper noun) • sat (action verb) • in (preposition) • front (common noun) • of (preposition) • the (article) • fire (common noun) • where (relative pronoun) • he (subjective pronoun) • waited (action verb) • for (preposition) • his (possessive pronoun) • hands (common noun) • to warm (infinitive)

  4. Day Two • [a frozen jacob sat in front of the fire] Independent Clause [where he waited for his hands to warm] Dependent Clause • [a frozen jacob sat (in front) (of the fire)] prep. phrase prep. phrase [where he waited (for his hands) to warm] prep phrase

  5. Day Three OP OP [a frozen jacob sat VI(in front) (of the fire)] prep. phrase prep. Phrase OPDO [where he waited VT(for his hands){to warm}] prep phrase

  6. Day Four • A frozen Jacob sat in front of the fire where he waited for his hands to warm. • Proper nouns are always capitalized. • This is a declarative statement, so it should end in a period. • 1 independent clause + 1 dependent clause = Complex Sentence

  7. Day Five

  8. Day Five Jacob sat

  9. Day Five Jacob sat A frozen

  10. Day Five Jacob sat front fire in of A frozen the

  11. Day Five Jacob sat front fire in of A frozen the where

  12. Day Five Jacob sat front fire he waited in of A frozen the where

  13. Day Five Jacob sat front fire warm he waited in of A frozen the where to

  14. Day Five Jacob sat front fire warm he waited hands in of A frozen the where to for his

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