Sentence structure review

Sentence StructureSentence StructureYou need a piece of paper and a pencil for this review!

PunctuationPunctuation

How are you going to start a sentence?◦Capitalize the first letter of the first word.

How are you going to end your sentence?◦Period (.)- statement◦Question mark (?) question◦Exclamation point (!) strong feelings

Write a sentence with each ending.Check with a parent or sibling to see if it

is correct!

Subject and PredicateSubject and Predicate

Every sentence must have a simple subject (noun) and a simple predicate (verb).◦The boy went to the store.◦The angel fell from heaven.◦ It is my birthday.◦ I hate it when it rains.

◦Circle the simple subjects and underline the simplePredicates.

Sentence or not (write down the Sentence or not (write down the sentences and use yes or no.)sentences and use yes or no.)

The greatest country in the world.

He’s lost.I love strawberries. Fifteen students from Mr. Fitch’s class.

Living in Texas.

Compound SentenceCompound Sentence

Use a conjunction; and, or, and but. (others?)

A comma is used before the conjunction.

The two sentences should be similar in topic.◦It began to rain. Our field trip was canceled. ◦It began to rain, so our field trip was canceled.◦Write two compound sentences!

Make these two sentences into one.I love hamburgers. I hate hotdogs.I may go to Mexico this summer. I may go to France.

After school I am going shopping. I’m going to buy a new backpack.

Your birthday is on Monday. We’ll celebrate this Sunday afternoon.

Create 3 of your own.