Classifying Sentences By Structure

Classifying Sentences By Structure

The Foundation of Effective Essay Writing

Cheryl MatthewsNinth Grade English

March 18, 2008

Instructional Hierarchy

A

Identify Subject

(EL2)

Identify Predicate

(EL4)

Identify Modifiers

(EL6)

Identify Phrase(EL8)

Define Subject

(EL1)

Define Predicate

(EL3)

Define Modifiers

(EL5)

Define Phrase(EL7)

Instructional Hierarchy, Con’t

Categorize sentences by structure(Four types)

(11)

Identify compound-complex sentence

(10)

Identify compound-complex sentence

(10)

Define compound-complex sentence

(9)

Define compound-complex sentence

(9)

Identify complex sentence(8)

Identify complex sentence(8)

Define complex sentence(7)

Define complex sentence(7)

Identify compound sentence(6)

Identify compound sentence(6)

Define compound sentence(5)

Define compound sentence(5)

Identify complete sentence(4)

Identify complete sentence(4)

Define complete sentence(3)

Define complete sentence(3)

Identify clause(2)

Define clause(1) A

Grammar• Review Previous Skills (Pre-Test Review)– Subject

• The person, place or thing that did something

– Predicate• The action or what was done in a sentence; also known as a verb

– Modifiers• Which one, how many or what kind of person or thing

– Phrases• Function as a single unit of speech (noun, adjective, etc.)

Questions?

Sentence Structure

• Building Sentences– Clauses• Independent Clauses• Dependent Clauses

Sentence Structure

• Building Sentences– Types of Sentences• Complete Simple Sentence• Compound Sentence

• Think – Pair – Share

Sentence Structure

• Building Sentences– Types of Sentences• Complex Sentence• Compound Complex

Sentence

• Think – Pair – Share

Questions?

Sentence Structure

• Review of New Skills (Post Test)– Clauses• Independent• Dependent

– Types of Sentences• Complete, Simple Sentence• Compound Sentence• Complex Sentence• Compound-Complex Sentence

Sentence Structure

• Stump Your Partner– Complete, Simple Sentence– Compound Sentence– Complex Sentence– Compound-Complex

Sentence

Questions?