stacim Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Here is the sentence we are working on in Unit 5, exercise 2. "Because of Martin's words, the black leaders in the community also favored the use of Gandhi's methods." Can anyone tell me what the word "also" is modifying in this sentence? TIA! ~Staci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 It's an adverb modifying favored. It answers favored how? It helps to notice that it is movable, ie. it doesn't have to come right before the verb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacim Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thanks, Sue! That's exactly what ds and I thought, but it's not diagrammed that way in the teacher's manual, so we thought we were missing something. Thanks again, Staci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Analytical Grammar Today we are also on Unit 5 Activity 2:cool: We haven't corrected the work yet, so thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thanks, Sue! That's exactly what ds and I thought, but it's not diagrammed that way in the teacher's manual, so we thought we were missing something. My TM has it diagrammed that way. 1996 copyright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacim Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 That's weird! I just checked and my TM is copyrighted 1996 as well, but "also" is not included in the diagramming. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 It's an adverb modifying favored. It answers favored how? It helps to notice that it is movable, ie. it doesn't have to come right before the verb. Hi SUE! I just wanted to pop in and thank you for your hearty recommendation of Analytical Grammar last summer when I was agonizing over whether or not to purchase it and implement it with my dd. We love it--- it's so comprehensive, and boy, if you come out the other side of this book not knowing your grammar, you must have been asleep! Thanks so much! Astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 That's weird! I just checked and my TM is copyrighted 1996 as well, but "also" is not included in the diagramming. :confused: Well, they do correct the mistakes that they find or are pointed out with every printing. Yours must have come from an earlier printing. Hi SUE! I just wanted to pop in and thank you for your hearty recommendation of Analytical Grammar last summer when I was agonizing over whether or not to purchase it and implement it with my dd. We love it--- it's so comprehensive, and boy, if you come out the other side of this book not knowing your grammar, you must have been asleep! Thanks so much! Astrid Glad you are liking it. It is some of the best money I've spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 That's weird! I just checked and my TM is copyrighted 1996 as well, but "also" is not included in the diagramming. :confused: I have the green covered 1996 edition. Mine does not include "also" in the diagram We have a question on number 4, the book labels this a adjective, my son thinks it is pronoun(antecedent) for Gandhi. The diagram does not show the word "his" 4. With non-violent methods, Gandhi successfully freed his people from British domination. Our question is "his" a pronoun or adjective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacim Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Well, they do correct the mistakes that they find or are pointed out with every printing. Yours must have come from an earlier printing. That makes sense. Do you know if they post corrections on their site? I looked around a bit and didn't see anything, so I just decided to ask here, where I knew I'd get some help. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacim Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 I have the green covered 1996 edition. Mine does not include "also" in the diagram We have a question on number 4, the book labels this a adjective, my son thinks it is pronoun(antecedent) for Gandhi. The diagram does not show the word "his" 4. With non-violent methods, Gandhi successfully freed his people from British domination. Our question is "his" a pronoun or adjective I say adjective, as it answers which people. I'm sure someone else will chime in if they disagree. ~Staci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 We have a question on number 4, the book labels this a adjective, my son thinks it is pronoun(antecedent) for Gandhi. The diagram does not show the word "his" 4. With non-violent methods, Gandhi successfully freed his people from British domination. Our question is "his" a pronoun or adjective :rofl: See this thread. I *think* the answer is both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Do you know if they post corrections on their site? I don't think so, but Erin is great about answering questions on the yahoo group. For these questions, she would probably say that the student is correct either way as long as they can defend their reasoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacim Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 One of the things I am really enjoying about AG is that I am relearning a lot of this with ds in a very thorough manner. :) Sue, I believe you are correct that it is both. The author has, however, made a distinction between pronouns and adjectives for the purpose of this grammar program. (See Unit#2, notes-page 4) The TM states, "In this program, however, we call them adjectives if they are doing an adjective's jobs and pronouns if they are doing a pronoun's job." So that's probably why it isn't included in the diagramming. Reading the other thread was helpful, too. More examples will help it stick better, at least in my mind. :tongue_smilie: Thanks, Sue, for posting that link! ~Staci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekarl2 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I have the green covered 1996 edition. Mine does not include "also" in the diagram Hi, ladies! Just wanted to explain the copyright dates. Even when we fix errors (which we SWEAR breed in the middle of the night on mom's computer), we don't change the copyright date. We don't want people to think that they need to purchase a new teachers' manual with a newer date. That's why we don't do editions, either. Nothing major has been changed, so there's no need to spend extra money on an updated version. I wish we had done an errata sheet when we started fixing stuff, but, to be honest, it never occured to us. We fix things when their found, but never kept a list of what those were. (We're teachers, not publishers ... sheepish grin.):tongue_smilie: I do apologize to those of you who have older printings, we've fixed a lot of stuff in the last two years. The most recent printings of AG have laminated covers and three dividers for the seasons, but there are a few errors (nothing major) that have been corrected since we started doing that. Blessings, Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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