Question
Slot Boundaries. I am new to this and Im not sure what I am supppose to do.
I have to seprate the word document sentences and draw verticle lines to identify the slot boundries. Then I am required to label each slot with the form and function.
After several weeks on the job, Michael and Nicole became great friends.
I have to seprate the word document sentences and draw verticle lines to identify the slot boundries. Then I am required to label each slot with the form and function.
After several weeks on the job, Michael and Nicole became great friends.
Answers
Writeacher
We've had questions about this before, and I still don't understand it well!
There may be a good explanation here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=jBJj5y7kOKUC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=grammar+%22slot+boundaries%22&source=bl&ots=R17ubrdC76&sig=1VQPcW-P-ByJ4UFGOHnlIsFyiL4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iUP7TsC4DYG5twej7pnPBg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Here is the sentence, taken apart:
After - subordinating conjunction, introducing the adverbial clause
several - adjective, modifying "weeks"
weeks - noun, subject in the adverbial clause
on - preposition
the - article
job - noun, object of the preposition "on"
Michael - noun, subject
and - conjunction
Nichole - noun, subject
became - main verb
great - adjective, modifying "friends"
friends - noun, predicate nominative
Here is the sentence in its structural parts:
After several weeks on the job = introductory adverbial clause
Michael and Nicole became great friends = main clause
Michael, Nicole = compound subject of main clause
There may be a good explanation here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=jBJj5y7kOKUC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=grammar+%22slot+boundaries%22&source=bl&ots=R17ubrdC76&sig=1VQPcW-P-ByJ4UFGOHnlIsFyiL4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iUP7TsC4DYG5twej7pnPBg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Here is the sentence, taken apart:
After - subordinating conjunction, introducing the adverbial clause
several - adjective, modifying "weeks"
weeks - noun, subject in the adverbial clause
on - preposition
the - article
job - noun, object of the preposition "on"
Michael - noun, subject
and - conjunction
Nichole - noun, subject
became - main verb
great - adjective, modifying "friends"
friends - noun, predicate nominative
Here is the sentence in its structural parts:
After several weeks on the job = introductory adverbial clause
Michael and Nicole became great friends = main clause
Michael, Nicole = compound subject of main clause