STATEMENT ANALYSIS - EXERCISE

"We got up about 8 o'clock. We got the kids dressed. We got dressed and I started taking the bags to the car. After the car was packed we all got in the car and drove to a restaurant for breakfast. After breakfast we left the restaurant and drove east on the 401 towards Kingston. We stopped for gas at a service station near Belleville. After paying for gas we continued on. In Kingston we went to my mother's house , dropped off our bags and spoke to my grandmother for a while. We then left and went downtown to do some Christmas shopping. While in town we saw my mother at the store and after talking to her we went to the shopping centre. After shopping we went to mother's house. We had dinner , watched television , put the kids to bed. My wife went to bed and I went to bed about an hour later. That's about it."

Assignment - Activity and Questions

Activity

1. IDENTIFY PRONOUNS _______
2. IDENTIFY ANY MISSING PRONOUNS
3. IDENTIFY MISSING INFORMATION ______
4. IDENTIFY UNNECESSARY INFORMATION ___________
5. IDENTIFY "PEOPLE" ______

Questions

1. SHORT ANSWER: What is the order of appearance of all people in the statement.
2. SHORT ANSWER: Comment on the relationships ie: What do you notice the relationships between the people involved? _
3. SHORT ANSWER If you were going to interview the witness what are the 3 questions you would ask based on your analysis.
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