Grammar Pre-test
Name each part of speech for the sentences below. Use the abbreviation guide below to help you label each word.
SC=subordinating conjunction [connector word for dependent clauses]
SDC=subject of a dependent clause
VDC=verb of a dependent clause
ODC=object of a dependent clause
SRC=subject of relative clause
NC=noun clause (put brackets around the whole clause)
GP=gerund phrase (put brackets around whole phrase)
IP=infinitive phrase (put brackets around whole phrase)
PE=parenthetical element (put brackets around the whole element)
Note: You may treat a, an and the as adjectives or you may leave them blank.
3. As he is standing there, a police officer approaches the shopkeeper, the panhandler and him.
4. The many colors that he displayed changed before my eyes.