Hi i need a paragraph written 10 sentences long. Do not use MLA guidelines must be typed Times New Roman font style. Compare your answers to the following key: Maya Angelou Grammar Revised Key ADA.doc

Grammar and Creativity Hand in Hand

The paragraph below is an excerpt from Maya Angelou’s autobiographical book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Attempt to pick out the subject and verb in the sentences below by placing parentheses around prepositional phrases and double parentheses around dependent clauses, which are clauses that cannot stand alone. Then underline the subject of the sentence once and the verb of the sentence twice. Most importantly, take note of Angelou’s specific choices of subjects and verbs and how the details in the prepositional phrases contain imagery – choice of words that appeal to the five senses of touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight.

“The weeks until graduation were filled with heady activities. A group of small children were to be presented in a play about buttercups and daisies and bunny rabbits. They could be heard throughout the building practicing their hops and little songs that sounded like silver bells. The older girls (nongraduates, of course) were assigned the task of making refreshments for the night’s activities. A tangy scent of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and chocolate wafted around the home economics building as the budding cooks made samples for themselves and their teachers.”

Sentence 1: The prepositional phrases are “until graduation” and “with heady activities.” The subject is “weeks” and the verb is “were filled.”

Sentence 2: The prepositional phrases are “of small children,” “in a play,” and “about buttercups and daisies and bunny rabbits.” The subject is “group” and the verb is “were.” The prepositional phrase “about buttercups and daisies and bunny rabbits” appeals to the sense of sight and perhaps even smell.

Sentence 3: The prepositional phrases are “throughout the building” and “like silver bells.” The subject is “They” and the verb is “could be heard.” The prepositional phrase “like silver bells” appeals to the sense of sound.

Sentence 4: The prepositional phrases are “of making refreshments” and “for the night’s activities.” The subject is “girls” and the verb is “were assigned.”

Sentence 5: The prepositional phrases are “of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and chocolate” and “for themselves and their teachers.” The subject is “scent,” and the verb is “wafted.” The prepositional phrase “of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate” appeals to the sense of taste and smell.