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Analyzing Sentence Structure: Identifying Parts of Speech in Action

In this exercise, we focus on dissecting a complex sentence to understand its grammatical components. The primary sentence describes a character's initial action: raising a flashlight to face level, exhibiting an evil squint, projecting their lower lip, and turning away. We will identify the subject, the intransitive verb, and various phrases, including prepositional and infinitive phrases, while exploring the relationship between these components. Engage in comparison with peers to deepen your understanding of sentence structure and grammar.

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Analyzing Sentence Structure: Identifying Parts of Speech in Action

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  1. DGP – Sentence 2 Sentence Parts

  2. Sentence / Word Bank • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • Word Bank: infinitive phrase (1), intransitive verb (1), object of the infinitive (2), object of the preposition (2), prepositional phrase (2), subject (1)

  3. Compare • Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you identified the same intransitive verb. • “I labeled ________ as the intransitive verbbecause __________.”

  4. Correct Answer • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • act = subject (the “who” or “what” of the verb) • was = intransitive verb (does not take a direct object) • to a level, with my face = prepositional phrase (group of words beginning with a pronoun and ending with a noun or pronoun) • level, face = object of the preposition (follows preposition and tells “what?” or “whom?”)

  5. Correct Answer • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his loweer lip, and turn away = infinitive phrase (infinitive plus its modifiers and objects) • flashlight, lip = object of the infinitive (follows the infinitive and tells “what?”)

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