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