September 22nd – September 26th Standards 7L1b. - Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old (,) green shirt). 7L2a.Chose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

Coordinate Adjectives

Review What is an adjective? a descriptive word that modifies a noun or a pronoun Finn is a sweet dog. Sweet = adjective Finn/dog = noun This novel is both engaging and thrilling. Engaging/thrilling = adjectives Novel = noun

Coordinate Adjectives Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that could be joined by AND because they describe the noun separately Coordinate adjectives can appear in any order without affecting the meaning. Use a comma between coordinate adjectives NOT joined by “AND” She was warm and friendly and kind. When not joined by “AND”, use a comma She was a warm, friendly, kind woman.

How can you determine a coordinate adjective? Does the sentence make sense if “and” is added between the adjectives? Does the sentence make sense if the adjectives are reversed? If the answer is “yes” to these questions, then they are coordinating adjectives.

Examples He was a sweet, helpful child. He was a sweet and helpful child OR He was a helpful, sweet child. They live in an old brick house. They live in an old and brick house OR They live in a brick old house. Coordinate adjectives NOT coordinate adjectives – the sentence sounds awkward

Practice We went down the long dirt road. The quiet respectful class listened to the guest speaker. The mighty winter storm howled through the night. They liked the fun surprise party. The choir sang a happy merry song. NO YES – The quiet, respectful class listened to the guest speaker. NO NO YES The choir sang a happy, merry song.

Prefixes

A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a root word.

A prefix changes the meaning of a word.

Prefixes We Know Examples im- not in- not bi- two non- not dis- not or opposite of improper incomplete bicycle nonstop disagree

September 22, 2014 Journal – The Shoe

September 23, 2014 Grammar section Coordinate Adjectives Change each of the following sentences so that it contains items in a series or coordinate adjectives. Be sure to use commas correctly. Example - It was a football game that was close and exciting. It was a close, exciting football game. Pete More carried a lunch pail that was old and battered. Every morning he would go past our house and wait on the corner and catch his ride. That year marked the end of the depression of hunger, and it also marked the end of the good old days. Tracy stifled a smile that was small and internal. We had lasagna and salad and garlic bread for supper.

September 22, 2014 Grammar section Sentence Types Review Write the sentence and label the sentence. (Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex) 1. When I get home from school, I'm going to take a nap. 2. I got in trouble so I can't go to the party, but it would have been fun. 3. Being alone can be scary unless you keep yourself busy. 4. Mr. Morton, the best reading teacher in the world, taught me sentence structure. 5. Keith, Carrie, and Kyle bought donuts and ate them down by the river. 6. I left early so that I could get some work done, but I'll be back soon. 7. Crossing the street is dangerous if you don't look both ways before you cross. 8. If you don't want to study, you should stay home, but you may regret it.

September 26, 2014 Journal – Melted Cheese