He didn’t believe in slumber parties or sock hops, which wasn’t a big concern as I never got invited to them anyway, but he refused to drive me to town for football games, pep rallies, or Beta Club car washes, which were held on Saturdays. He did not care that I wore clothes I made for myself in home economics class, cotton print shirtwaists with crooked zippers and skirts hanging below my knees, outfits only the Pentecostal girls wore. I might as well have worn a sign on my back: I AM NOT POPULAR AND NEVER WILL BE. I needed all the help that fashion could give me, since no one, not a single person, had ever said, “Lily, you are such a pretty child”, except for Miss Jennings at church, and she was legally blind. I watched my reflection not only in the mirror, but in store windows and across the television when it wasn’t on, trying to get a fix on my looks. My hair was black like my mother's but basically a nest of cowlicks, and it worried me that I didn’t have much of a chin.
Complex Sentences
Compound Sentence
3-I might as well have worn a sign on my back: I AM NOT POPULAR AND NEVER WILL BE.
ii-: I AM NOT POPULAR AND NEVER WILL BE. II/ Independent Clause= Emphatic Stress
-on my back = PP Adv= Prep+ possessive Pronoun+ Head
I = Pronoun=NP1/Subj
AM NOT= Be VP= Act V/Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= Pres +be +not
-a sign= NP2/ D.O. = Det + Head
-as well= Idiom= Addition= Adverbial
POPULAR= Adj
-might have worn= Trans VP= Act V/ PP Asp/ Ind Mood= past + may+ have+ -en + wear
AND= Conj.
-I = Pronoun=NP1/Subj
NEVER= Adv of Frequency.
WILL BE= Be VP= Act V/Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= Pres +will+ be
i-I might as well have worn a sign on my back. VII/ Independent Clause
2-He did not care that I wore clothes I made for myself in home economics class, cotton print shirtwaists with crooked zippers and skirts hanging below my knees, outfits only the Pentecostal girls wore.
5-I watched my reflection not only in the mirror, but in store windows and across the television when it wasn’t on, trying to get a fix on my looks.
I= Pronoun=NP1= Subj
made=Trans VP= Act V/ Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= past + make
clothes= NP2 = D.O.
for myself = PP Obj.= Prep+ Reflexive Pronoun
wore= Trans VP= Act V/ Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= past + wear
in home economics class= PP Adv- where? = Prep+ Adj (noun)+ Adj+ Head
-I= Pronoun=NP1= Subj
cotton print shirtwaists = Adj (noun)+ Adj+ Head
-That = Relative Pronoun
with crooked zippers and skirts=PP Adv-how?= Prep+Adj+ Head +Conj.+ Head (Comp. Nouns)
-did not care = Inta VP = Act V/Sim Asp/Ind Mood= Past+ care+ not
hanging below my knees= Part Phrase + Conj.+ Possessive Pronoun+ Head (skits hangs VI)
-He= NP/ Subj
iii- outfits only the Pentecostal girls wore = VII
-He did not care= Independent Clause VII
-Outfits= NP1/ Subj
ii- that I wore clothes I made for myself in home economics class, cotton print shirtwaists with crooked zippers and skirts hanging below my knees, outfits only the Pentecostal girls wore. IX = Dependent Clause = Re-cursivity (Omitted that)
-Only= Adv
i- He did not care VI = Independent Clause
-The Pentecostal girls= NP2/ D.O. = Det+ Adj+ Head
-Wore= Trans VP= Act V/ Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= past + wear
in store windows and across the television= PP Adv (Compound Nouns) = Prep+ Adj + Head + Conj. + Prep + Det + Head – where?
when it wasn’t on = II, trying to get a fix on my looks.
but = Prep = meaning also
when = Relative Conjunction
in the mirror = PP Adv – where? = Prep + Det + Head
it = Pronoun = NP1/ Subj
not only = Adv
wasn’t = Be VP= Act V/Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= Past +be +not
My reflection = NP2/ Object Comp.
on = PP Adj
Watched = Link VP= Act V/ Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= past + watch+ not
trying to get a fix on my look = VII= Adverbial Clause = Participle (Why? / purpose) + to + infinitive+ Det + Head + Prep + Possessive Pronoun + Head(I was trying to get ….) VII
-I = Pronoun = NP1/Subj
i-I watched my reflection not only in the mirror, but in store windows and across the television VII = Independent Clause
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Compound- Complex Sentences
1-He didn’t believe in slumber parties or sock hops, which wasn’t a big concern as I never got invited to them anyway, but he refused to drive me to town for football games, pep rallies, or Beta Club car washes, which were held on Saturdays.
i- He didn’t believe in slumber parties or sock hops, VI= Independent Clause
-He = NP1/ Subj
-Didn’t believe= Intr VP = Act V/ Sim Asp/ Ind Mood = Past+ believe +not= VI
-In slumber parties= Adv PP- where? = Prep+ Adj + Head
-Or sock hops = Adv- what? = Coordinating Conj.+ Adj + Head
ii-which wasn’t a big concern as I never got invited to them anyway, = Relative Clause.
-Which wasn’t a big concern= Dep Clause = III
-Which= relative pronoun
-Wasn’t= Be VP= Act V/ Sim Asp/Ind Mood= Past + be+ not
-A big concern= NP2/D.O. NP= Det+ Adj+ Head
-As I never got invited to them anyway, = Independent Clause. VII
-As= Conj.
-I = NP1/ Subj
-Never= Adv of Frequency
-Got invited= Trans VP= Passive V/Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= past+ get + -en + invite.
-To= Prep.
-Them= NP2=D. O. = Object Pronoun
-Anyway= Adv
iii- but he refused to drive me to town for football games, pep rallies, or Beta Club car washes VII = Independent Clause
-But= Coordinating Conj
-He= NP1/Subj
-Refused= Trans VP= Act V/Sim Asp/Ind Mood= Past+ refuse
-to drive me to town for football games, pep rallies, or Beta Club car washes= NP2 = D. O. = Inf VP = Nominal Inf VP
-To drive= infinite+ base
-Me= Object Pronoun= Ind. O.
-To = Prep
-town= NP/ Obj of Prep
-For football games= Prep+ Adj(noun) + Head
-Pep rallies= Adj+ Noun
- or Beta Club car washes= Coordinating Conj.+ Adj+ Head
vi- which were held on Saturdays. VI = Dependent Clause
-Were held= Inta VP= Pass V/ Sim Asp/Ind Mood= Past + be+ -en + hold
-On Saturdays= Adv PP- when? = Prep + Head
4-I needed all the help that fashion could give me, since no one, not a single person, had ever said, “Lily, you are such a pretty child”, except for Miss Jennings at church, and she was legally blind.
i-I needed all the help that fashion could give me. X
-I = Pronoun=NP1/Subj
-needed= Trans VP= Act V/ PP Asp/ Ind Mood= past +need
-all = NP2 = Pronoun
-the help= NP2/ Ind. O. = Det + Head
- that fashion could give me = VII (fashion could give me THAT)
-that= Relative Pronoun
fashion= NP3/ D.O. = Det + Head
-could give= Trans VP= Act V/ PP Asp/ Ind Mood= past + can + give
- me = Possessive Pronoun.
ii- since no one, not a single person, had ever said, “Lily …..” =NP2= VII/ Dependent Clause
-since= Prep/ Subordinating Conj.
-no one- NP1/ Subj
-Not a single person = NP1/ Subj = Det + Adj + Head + not
-Had said= Intrans VP= Act V/ PP Asp/ Ind Mood= past+ have + -en + say
-ever= Adv
-“Lily, you are such a pretty child”, III / Independent Clause= NP2/ D.O.
-Lily= NP1/ Subj
-you= Pronoun= NP1/ Subj
-are= Be VP= Act V/Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= Pres +be
-Such a pretty child= NP1= Predet + Det + Adj + Head.
iii- except for Miss Jennings at church, and she was legally blind.
-except = Prep
-for Miss Jennings= PP Adv = Prep + Adj + Head – whom?
-at church = PP Adv = Prep + Head – where?
and she was legally blind. III (Adj, Describing Miss Jennings)
-and = Conj.
-she = NP1 / Subj
-Was = Be VP= Act V/Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= Past+ be
- legally = Adv
-Blind= NP1/ Subj Comp.
6-My hair was black like my mother's but basically a nest of cowlicks, and it worried me that I didn’t have much of a chin.
i- My hair was black like my mother’s but basically a nest of cowlicks, II =Independent Clause
-My hair = NP1/ Subj = Possessive Pronoun + Head
-was = Be VP= Act V/Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= Past +be
-black = Adj
-like = Prep
-my mother’s = NP1/ Subj Comp = Possessive + Head+ ‘s Possessive
-but = Conj.
-basically = Adv
- a nest of cowlicks = NP2 = Det+ Head + Prep + NP3
ii- and it worried me that I didn’t have much of a chin. =VIII Relative Clause
-and = Conj.
-It = NP1 / Subj
-worried = Trans VP= Act V/ Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= past + worry
-me = Ind. Obj. pronoun
-that I didn’t have much of a chin = NP3 = D.O.
-that = Conj.
-I = NP1/ Subj
-didn’t have = Trans VP= Act V/ Sim Asp/ Ind Mood= past + do + have + not
-much of a chin= Adjectival= NP2+ Prep + Det + NP3.