Slot Boundaries. I am new to this and Im not sure what I am supppose to do.
I have to seprate the word document sentences and draw verticle lines to identify the slot boundries. Then I am required to label each slot with the form and function.
After several weeks on the job, Michael and Nicole became great friends.
We've had questions about this before, and I still don't understand it well!
There may be a good explanation here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=jBJj5y7kOKUC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=grammar+%22slot+boundaries%22&source=bl&ots=R17ubrdC76&sig=1VQPcW-P-ByJ4UFGOHnlIsFyiL4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iUP7TsC4DYG5twej7pnPBg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Here is the sentence, taken apart:
After - subordinating conjunction, introducing the adverbial clause
several - adjective, modifying "weeks"
weeks - noun, subject in the adverbial clause
on - preposition
the - article
job - noun, object of the preposition "on"
Michael - noun, subject
and - conjunction
Nichole - noun, subject
became - main verb
great - adjective, modifying "friends"
friends - noun, predicate nominative
Here is the sentence in its structural parts:
After several weeks on the job = introductory adverbial clause
Michael and Nicole became great friends = main clause
Michael, Nicole = compound subject of main clause
To separate the word document sentences and draw vertical lines to identify the slot boundaries, you can follow these steps:
1. Open the Word document that contains the sentences.
2. Read through the document to locate the sentences. In this case, the sentence is "After several weeks on the job, Michael and Nicole became great friends."
3. Place your cursor at the beginning of the sentence.
4. Find the end of the sentence, which is marked by a period (.), question mark (?), or exclamation point (!).
5. Click and hold the left mouse button at the end of the sentence, and drag it to the beginning of the next sentence.
6. Release the mouse button to select the entire sentence.
7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for each sentence in the document.
8. Once all the sentences are selected, go to the "Insert" tab in the Word toolbar.
9. Click on the "Shapes" option, which is usually located in the "Illustrations" or "Drawing" group.
10. From the drop-down menu that appears, choose the vertical line shape.
11. Click and drag the mouse to draw a vertical line between the sentences to mark the slot boundaries.
12. Repeat steps 9 to 11 for all the sentences in the document.
13. Finally, to label each slot with the form and function, click on the "Text Box" option in the "Insert" tab.
14. Place a text box next to each slot (vertical line) and enter the appropriate form and function label for each slot.
For example, in the sentence "After several weeks on the job, Michael and Nicole became great friends," a possible form and function label could be:
- Slot 1: [After several weeks on the job] - adverbial phrase modifying the verb "became"
- Slot 2: [Michael and Nicole] - noun phrase serving as the subject of the verb "became"
- Slot 3: [great friends] - noun phrase serving as the predicate complement of the verb "became"
Remember, slot boundaries and labeling may vary depending on the specific linguistic analysis or task required.