GRAMMAR ROCKS Types of Sentences Think Interrogation Complete Review Worksheet 1 Declarative Sentence Makes a statement and ends with a period Mike is going to the store Interrogative ID: 286288
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GRAMMAR ROCKS!!!Slide2
Types of Sentences
Think Interrogation!
Complete Review Worksheet #1
Declarative Sentence.
Makes a statement and ends with a period.
Mike is going to the store.Interrogative ?Asks a question and ends with a question.Are we going to have any homework?
Imperative Sentence.
Makes a command or request.
Ends with a period.
Get me a snack.
Exclamatory!
Shows a strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark!
I hate you!Slide3
Nouns and Verbs
You cannot have a sentence without a noun or a verb. Well, what they heck are they?Slide4
Nouns and Pronouns
A Noun is….
NOUNS
Noun
: a noun is a person, place thing or idea.
Girl, the lake, cat, religionProper Noun: a specific person place or thing.Uses a capital letter
Mark, Colorado, L.A
Pronoun: can replace a noun or another pronoun.
Makes sentences less repetitive.
He, she, it, you, that, this, those, mine, yours
Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
Proper Nouns School House RockSlide5
Verbs!
Who are they and what can they do for me?
Express physical action, mental action, state of being.
Often shows action
Running, jumping, skipping, laughing
Can be compound:Will jump (future), jumping (present), have jumped (past)Verb! That’s what’s a happenin’Slide6
Subjects and predicates.
Simple and not so simple….Slide7
Subjects and Predicate
Complete Subject
: includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.
The girl in the blue shirt
went to the beach.
The student in the back of the room stood.
Complete Predicate
: includes all the words that tell what the subject is, has, does, or feels.
The girl in the blue shirt
went to the beach.
The student in the back of the room
stood.Slide8
Simplify! THE simple Subject and predicate
The Tale of Mr. Morton
The
Simple
Subject:
Key word(s) in the complete subject.Usually a noun or pronoun.The
girl
in the blue shirt went to the beach.
Mark
stopped at the light.
The
Simple
Predicate:
Key word(s) in the complete predicate.
It is
always
a verb!
The girl in the blue shirt
went
to the beach.
Mark
stopped
at the light. Slide9
CLause
Independent and DependentSlide10
Independent vs. Dependent
SENTENCE!
A dependent clause is a fragment!
Independent: a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
An independent clause is a sentence.
Because the alarm went off, I woke up.
Dependent: a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.
A dependent clause cannot be a sentence
Because the alarm went off.Slide11
Simple Sentence
Also known as an independent clause
contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.
Some students like to study in the mornings.
Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon.
Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.Slide12
Compound Sentence
Also know as two independent clauses.
contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator
I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.
Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.
Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping.Slide13
Compound complex sentences
Where independent and dependent clauses find happiness.
independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.Slide14
Conjunction JunctionWhat’s your function?
Most common conjunctions
Conjunction Junction
Conjunction: a joiner word that
connects
parts of a sentenceF orA
nd
N or
B
ut
O r
Y et
S o
after
although
as
as if
as long as
as though
because
before
even if
even thoughSlide15
How can I spice up my sentences?
Adjectives and AdverbsSlide16
Adjectives
Spice up your life!
Words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence
The
yellow car.The quick trip.
The
fastest
runner.
The
blue
shirt had a
gross
stain on it.
The
green
grass was cut by the
friendly
boy.Slide17
AdverbsLolly
lolly
lolly
adverbs often tell when, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened. frequently end in -ly; however, an -ly ending is not a guarantee that a word is an adverb. The words lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly, neighborly
are adjectives.
He drove
slowly
. — How did he drive? (verb)
He drove a
very
fast car. — How fast was his car?
She moved
quite
slowly down the aisle. — How slowly did she move?Slide18
Interjections! Show excitement or emotion. They express feeling and are followed by a comma or an exclamation point!
InterjectionsSlide19
Interjections
Hey, that is my book!
Wow! I won the lottery!
No, you shouldn't have done that
Oh, I didn’t know thatEEK! A mouse is in the closet!