Sentence Writing Review
How many requirements does a sentence have?
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
How many requirements are there in a sentence??
Five Requirementsof a
Complete Sentence
BEGIN WITH A
CAPITAL LETTER
HAVE END PUNCTUATION
(?.!)
HAVE A SUBJECT
(S)
HAVE A VERB
(V)
MAKE SENSE
S V
FiveRequirements
of aCompleteSentence
Let’s Review
How much do you remember about verbs?
What are the two types of verbs called?
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
and ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
GOOD JOB!!!
They are called…..
Body Action Verbs and Mind Action Verbs
What was the next type of verb…
LINKING VERBS
The 9 linking verbs are…
am was be
are were been
is seem become
Let’s use the Jingle Bells song to sing the linking verbs.
IMPOSTERS
Do you remember ???
An Infinitive is two words:
The word ‘to’ and a verb.
Infinitive
to jump
to paint
to think
Learning Sheet 6A
Wallis likes to read mystery novels.
1.M= mark out the infinitive.2.A = ask is there a verb3.R = root out the subject (who or what…)
4.K = key in on capital, end punctuation and makes sense,
I VS
Ready for …..
Another imposter???????
What imposter did you learn about?
Infinitive
He wanted to find the treasure.
He wanted to find the treasure. I
There are 44prepositions!
This is way too many to memorize. We need some…
The plane flew ______ the cloud.
To
• To is a powerful word.
• It can signal an infinitive: to go
And it can signal a prepositional phrase: to the mall
Let’s see if you can tell the difference.
to see
to run
to school
to believe
to the next class
infinitive
infinitive
preposition
infinitive
preposition
Helping Verbs
Some of them will look familiar!
am were
are be
is been (being)
was become
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ verbs
Some of them will look familiar!
am were
are be
is been (being)
was become
L I N K I N G verbs
How many Helping Verbs do we know?
23Whose name do we use to
remember the helping verbs?
Chad B. Swim
BRAINSTORM
Helping Verbs
C H A D B. S W I M2 3 2 3 3 2 4 31
Helping Verbs
C H A D B. S W I M3 2 3 3 2 4 312
can
could
had
has
have
am
are
did
does
do
be
been
become
shall
should
was
were
will
would
is may
might
must
Adverbs tell us more information about verbs!
Let’s add a word to show How Kathy sang
Kathy sang _____________.
Kathy sang beautifully. Kathy sang loudly.
Words that tell HOW something happened are called ADVERBS.
Kathy sang _______.
What word might we add to this sentence to show when she sang?
Kathy sang yesterday. Kathy sang tonight.
Words that tell WHEN something happened are called ADVERBS.
Let’s add a word to show Where she sang.
Kathy sang __________.
Kathy sang here. Kathy sang downstairs.
Words that tell WHERE something happened are called ADVERBS.
Let’s add a word to show To what extend (how often or how much)
Kathy sang
Kathy sang _____________.
Kathy sang daily.Kathy sang often.
Words that tell To what extend something happened are called ADVERBS.
Adverb Categorization ActivityHow, When, Where, To what extent
quickly tonight weeklyslowly completely wellearly away totallydownstairs frequently downdaily safely seriouslybefore after therebeautifully upstairs happily everywhere immediately silentlyfiercely brightly yesterdayNightly fast generously
ADVERBSHow When Where To What Extent
how often/how much
Formula Card After Simple Sentences
SVSSVSVVSSVV
You learned all of those parts of a sentence using 4 different simple
sentence formulas.
Compound Sentence
A compound sentence has two independent clauses.
S V S V PThe students finished reading, and they went to lunch.
Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings, so he said nothing about her mistake.
I want to see my sister soon, for she has been in Switzerland for two years.
Coordinating ConjunctionA word that is used with a comma to join two independent clauses.
, for , but, and , or, nor , yet
, so
The FAN BOYS The FAN BOYS CheerCheer
FAN BOYS, FAN BOYSSeven in a row
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
FAN BOYS, FAN BOYSCompound words to know
For, And, Nor, But Or, Yet, So
Semicolons
Semicolons (;) can also be used to join the two independent clauses of a compound sentence.
Examples:
S V I S V I
– Susan loves to swim; her brother likes to dive.
;The meeting was over; it was already midnight.
Compound Sentence Formulas
I;I
I,cI
Formula Card After Compound Sentences
SVSSVSVVSSVV
I,cII;I
Complex Sentence
A complex sentence has:
one independent clause (I) one dependent clauses (D)
Independent Clause = I
• It is a sentence and can stand alone.• It has a subject and a verb
S V• I like pizza.
S V P• Kathy will be late for dinner. S V • The game is over.
Dependent Clause = D
• It is a group of words with a subject and verb, but it can’t stand alone.
• because he is funny• since the meeting is still going on• When one team scores
Put them together..
With words called
subordinating conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
after even if since
although even though so that
as if than
as if in order that though
as long as just as unless
as soon as like until
as though once when
because provided whenever
before rather than while
Subordinating Conjunctions
The subordinating conjunction is the first word in the
dependent clause
Let’s find some subordinating conjunctions!
Winter is on the way whenever the birds fly south.
The kids ran because they didn’t want to miss the bus.
If I am late getting home, I will miss my favorite program.
Complex Sentence Formulas
I DD,I
Sequencing Complex Sentences
Independent Clause First (no comma)
The teacher was late for school because her car ran out of gas.
Tom wanted to go swimming since it was so hot outside.
She will do well in the skating competition if she practices.
Sequencing Complex Sentences
Dependent Clause First (comma needed)
Because she ran out of gas, the teacher was late for school.
Since it was so hot outside, Tom wanted to go swimming.
If she practices, she will do well in the skating competition.
I stayed home because of the snow storm.
ID or D,I
When the train came into the station, I got on.
ID or D,I
The teacher canceled the test since so many kids were absent.
ID or D,I
Although I am tired, I still want to watch my program.
ID or D,I
Let’s see how well you know the 3 types of sentences
Simple sentences
Compound sentences
Complex sentences
Paul was extremely brave when he was fighting off the sharks.
complex