The Magic Lens 4 Levels to Understanding

Grammar

Level One: Parts of Speech Level Two: Parts of Sentence

Level Three: PhrasesLevel Four: Clauses

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Brumley mailed the letter. noun verb noun subject predicate direct object

Independent Clause (simple sentence)

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Meg cooked spaghetti. noun verb noun subject predicate direct object

Independent Clause (Simple Sentence)

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Patrick needs help. noun verb noun Subject Predicate direct object

Independent Clause (Simple Sentence)

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Sara borrowed the money. noun verb adj noun Subj Pred DO

Independent Clause – a simple sentence.

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Bob answered the question. Noun verb adj noun Subj Pred DO

Independent Clause (Simple Sentence)

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Jeff mowed the lawn. noun verb adj noun subj pred do

Independent Clause (simple sentence)

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A yellow car blocked the driveway. Adj Adj N V Adj N Subj Pred DO

Independent Clause (simple sentence)

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Sue made a chocolate pie. N V Adj Adj N Subj Pred DO

Independent Clause (simple sentence)

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The man demanded more ransom money. Adj N V Adj Adj N Subj Pred DO

Independent Clause (simple sentence)

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The hotel provides airport transportation. Adj N V Adj N Subj Pred DO

Independent Clause (Simple sentence)

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Six students donated their time. Adj N V Adj N Subj Pred DO

Independent Clause – simple sentence

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Hefty Harry hit Morris. Adj N V N Subj Pred DO

Independent clause (Simple Sentence)

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Ruth drank the milk. N V Adj N Subj Pred DO

Independent clause (simple sent.)

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Father makes money. N V N Subj Pred DO

Independent clause (simple sent.)

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Praise encourages Krista. N V N Subj. Pred. DO

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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A fool’s boldness frightens an angel. Adj adj n v adj n subj pred do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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A faint heart never won a fair lady. Adj adj n v adj adj n subj pred do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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Love conquers all things. n v adj n Subj pred do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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Experience teaches the best lessons. n v adj adj n Subj pred do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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Curiosity characterizes a vigorous intellect. N v adj adj n Subj pred do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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Curiosity killed the cat. n v adj n Subj pred do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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Do proverbs tell the truth? V n v adj n Pred subj pred do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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The heavy red dress weighed over fifty pounds.

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My sister chose two shirts for my graduation present. Adj n v adj n prep adj adj n subj pred do prepositional phrase Independent clause (simple sentence)

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That small Mexican restaurant serves fresh meals. Adj adj adj n v adj n subj pred do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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The little black dog barked at the well-dressed stranger. Adj adj adj n v prep adj adj n subj pred prepositional phrase Independent clause (simple sentence)

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An old wood fence had caught several discarded candy wrappers.Whose car is that red one in the driveway?Those drapes go well with this brown carpet.The two men were wondering what signal had brought many people to their rescue.The third person entering the city park won another prize.That tie is a good one for this sui

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An old wood fence had caught several discarded candy wrappers.

Whose car is that red one in the driveway? Those drapes go well with this brown carpet. The two men were wondering what signal had

brought many people to their rescue. The third person entering the city park won

another prize. That tie is a good one for this suit.

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An old fence had caught several discarded candy wrappers.

Adj adj n v v adj adj adj n s predicate do

Independent clause (simple sentence)

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Whose car is that red one in the driveway. Adj n v adj adj n prep adj n s pred prepositional phrase Independent clause (simple sentence)