Write a paragraph about the first few

days of school as descriptively as you

can.

You must write 2-3 sentences each day.
Four Kinds of Sentences
Declarative (.)
Interrogative (?)
Imperative (. or !)
Exclamatory (!)
Sentence
A group of words that expresses a complete
thought.

Who? Subject
What did they do? Predicate
Makes a statement

Ex.

My favorite subject this year will be
language.
Asks a question


Ex.

What was your favorite thing you did this
summer?
Gives a command or makes a request
Usually begins with a VERB
Punctuation depends on emotion

Ex.
Clean your room, please.

Clean your room right now!

Shows excitement or strong feeling

Ex.

I really love being back in school!
I hate having to clean my room!
Use your senses! What did you:

See?

Hear?
Sentence
A group of words that expresses
a complete thought.
Every sentence has 2 basic
parts.
Complete subject & Complete
predicate

Ask who does something or is something
Complete subject

Ask what the subject does or is
Complete predicate



** HINT!!**
Find the verb, and then draw a line
before it. The line separates the
complete subject from the
complete predicate.

am, are, is, was, were,
be, being, been
have, has, had
shall, will, do
does, did, may,
must, might, can,
could, would, should
Many students are excited about
sixth grade.


Teachers scream with excitement,
too.
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1. Judy Hart took a bus.
2. The bus stopped at Bills Computer Store.
3. Bill Woo is the owner of the shop.
4. The salesclerk smiled at Judy.
5. Bright lights glowed.
6. Large screens flashed messages at Judy.
7. Other customers were trying out the
computers.
8. Software of all types lined the shelves.
Use your senses! What did you:

Smell?

Taste?

Touch?
Simple Subject
The main word or words in the
complete subject

EX. Many students are excited about
sixth grade.



Simple Predicate (Verb!)
The main word or words in the complete
predicate.
All verbs in the verb phrase
Prepositions will NEVER be the simple
subject or the simple predicate.
Cross out all prepositions and prepositional
phrases in the sentences.

Example:
We are going fishing at the pond tonight.
The Labor Day Parade in Herscher begins at
10:30.
Action Verbs
Tells what the subject does

Abstract (verb actions you cannot see)
Lets make a list! Ill give you the first
onelove
Imperative Sentences
Commands
Begin with the VERB
Subject is YOU (understood)
Interrogative Sentence
Question
Unusual order
Subject is harder to find
Find the verb first!
Interrogative Sentences
Make the question a statement.

Did Paula find her seat?

Paula did find her seat.

(You) ALWAYS subject for imperative
sentences!
. Imp= (You)
?Int= Flip/Find Subject
1. Did Paula find her seat?

2. Watch the first step.

3. Can you climb aboard the bus?

4. Should we sit here?
Revise your word choice. Be specific!

Ex. Use the word tulips instead of flowers
Compound Subjects
When a sentence has two or more simple
subjects joined by a connecting word and or or,
it is a compound subject.

Some sentences have more than one simple
subject

Two or more subjects that share the same
verb


Try this out! Underline the compound subjects once
and circle the connecting word. Then, underline
the simple predicates twice.

Lindsay and Tom shared a funnel cake at
the carnival.

Zoey and Evan went to the Labor Day
Parade.

Will the younger boys and girls have
outdoor recess today?
Try this out! Underline the compound
subjects once and circle the connecting
word. Then, underline the simple predicates
twice.

My mom, brother, and sister are coming
to my basketball game tonight.

Have you or your friends ever been to
the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago?




Rewrite a sentence to have a
compound subject.
Compound Predicates
Predicate=Verb
2 or more verbs

Ex.
The referee blew the whistle and stopped
the game.

The football team will play and will win their
game this weekend!
Dont forget to include helping verbs in
your compound predicate!

am, are, is, was, were,
be, being, been
have, has, had
shall, will, do
does, did, may,
must, might, can,
could, would, should

1. Visitors to the museum buy a ticket
and enter.

2. They can tour the galleries or watch
slides.

3. A guide was wearing a suit of dragon
armor and telling dragon stories.

4. We looked, asked questions, and
learned.
Two simple sentences joined together.

Joined by a conjunction (and, but, or)

Joined by a semicolon (;)

* There MUST be a comma before the
conjunction in all compound sentences.

Ken pitched the ball, and Ed swung at it.


The ball soared and slammed into the
catchers glove.
Rewrite a sentence to have a
compound predicate.
Conjunctions
Connecting words in sentences
Connect subjects, verbs, and sentences
And Use to add information

Or Use to give a choice

But Use to show contrast (difference)
Ms. Grant and Ms. Carlson are teachers.

You can choose band, or you can
choose orchestra.

Most students enjoy baseball, but some
students do not enjoy baseball.
Identify a conjunction you have used, or
rewrite a sentence to have a
conjunction.
Complex Sentence
A sentence that has a main clause and a
subordinate clause
Main Clause
Simple Sentence
Subordinate Clause
Subordinating Conjunction used in a phrase
Compound Sentences-
Two sentences put together with a
coordinating conjunction
and, but, or


Complex Sentences-
Two sentences put together using a
subordinating conjunction
After
Although
As
Because
Before
If




Since
Unless
Until
When
Whenever
While

Find a complex sentence in your
paragraph, or rewrite a sentence
making it complex.
Fragment
Part of a sentence
Not a complete thought
Missing the subject or predicate
Run-on
Two or more sentences written as one
thought
Rewrite as two separate sentences or as a
compound sentence
Compound Sentences should have a
comma and a conjunction
Fragment
The fire station captain.


Run-on
The fire station captain got the call the fire
had been started at a campsite.
Clear your desk except for
your notes and a pencil.
You will have 3 minutes to look
over your notes.
Please have your notes ready
to turn in.