Putting Words Together

Pre-Test Subject and Predicate Who? Noun He She Erik Carlos Ethan Lyla Crystal Juana Felix Alex Juan Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Denise Lizeth Salvador Paco Verb action drove sat ran skipped arrived jumped walked backed hopped rode What? Noun car sofa house street store moon mud bridge dog Where Preposition position - away in away from to into down on over at under beside above below next to Adjective describes the noun new old dirty abandoned rustic full bad good sparkly Adverb describes the verb new old dirty abandoned rustic full bad good sparkly Article Connection a an the ________ ________ _______ _______ Noun Verb Article Noun

Subject and Predicate Who? Noun He She Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Juan Denise Paola Manuel Lizeth Verb action drove sat ran skipped arrived jumped walked backed hopped rode verbo de acción condujo sentar corrió saltado llegado saltó caminado retrocedió montó a the an to the horse car house park

Who? Noun He She Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Juan Denise Lizeth Saul Jaqui Anna Michael Jasmine Did what? Verb action drove drives sold holds skipped jumps walks backed rode Article Connection a the an to the What? Noun car sofa class horse puddle dog Where? zoo Sonic park home Write your created sentences here: Example: He drove a car.

drove drives skipped jumps walks backed rode What? Verb action He She Who? Noun He She Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Juan Denise Paola Manuel Lizeth Adverb describes the verb safely recklessly quickly happily gracefully clumsily carefully excellently What? Verb action drove drives skipped jumps walks backed rode Write your created sentences here: Example: He drove safely

drove drives sold skipped jumps walks backed rode He She Marcus Ermida Review Article Connection a the Adjective describes the noun new old dirty abandoned rustic full bad good sparkly Adverb describes the verb safely recklessly quickly happily gracefully clumsily carefully excellently What? Noun car sofa class horse puddle dog What? Verb action drove drives sold skipped jumps walks backed rode Who? Noun He She Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Juan Denise Paola Manuel Lizeth Write your created sentences here: Example: He drove a new car.

drove drives sold skipped jumps walks backed rode He She Marcus Ermida Exam What? Noun car sofa class horse puddle dog Adjective describes the noun new old dirty abandoned rustic full bad good sparkly Adverb describes the verb safely recklessly quickly happily gracefully clumsily carefully excellently Who? Noun He She Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Juan Denise Paola Manuel Lizeth Article Connection a the What? Verb action drove drives sold skipped jumps walks backed rode Write your created sentences here:

drove drives sold skipped jumps walks backed rode new old dirty What? Verb action drove drives sold skipped jumps walks backed rode Who? Noun He She Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Juan Denise Paola Manuel Lizeth Article Connection a the Adjective describes the noun new old dirty abandoned rustic full bad good sparkly Adverb describes the verb safely recklessly quickly happily gracefully clumsily carefully excellently What? Noun car sofa class horse puddle dog Write your created sentences here: Example: He drove a new car.

drove drives sold skipped jumps walks backed rode new old dirty Article Connection a the Where? Preposition position - away in away from to into down on over at under beside above below next to Who? Noun He She Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Juan Denise Paola Manuel Lizeth What? Verb action drove drives sold skipped jumps walks backed rode Adverb describes how the action Adds to the verb safely recklessly quickly happily gracefully clumsily carefully excellently Adjective describes the noun new old dirty abandoned rustic full bad good sparkly What? Noun car sofa class horse puddle dog Write your created sentences here. Example: He drove a car safely.

Write your created sentences here. Review: Where? Preposition position away in away from to into down on over at under beside above below next to What? Noun car sofa class horse house truck flower puddle dog vampire Adjective describes the noun new old dirty abandoned rustic full bad good sparkly sweet What? Verb action drove drives kick sold hit skipped jumps walks backed rode Adverb describes how the action. Adds to the verb safely recklessly quickly happily gracefully clumsily carefully excellently Who? Noun His He She Her Marcus Ermida Nevaeh Juan Denise Paola Manuel Lizeth Article Connection a the Write your created sentences here.

DIAGRAMING SENTENCES

How to Build a Sentence In No Time Return to Driver thoughts IDEAs expressions exclamations quotes

A SENTENCE: Must Be a complete thought (subject and predicate) Return to Driver A SENTENCE: Must Be a complete thought (subject and predicate) Have a capital letter at the beginning Have appropriate punctuation

& Subject /Noun Predicate / Verb who or what (topic) Return to Driver Subject /Noun & Predicate / Verb who or what (topic) what is happening to the who or what in the subject told the teacher The boy Manuel drove the car. played at recess. He

The Subject of a Sentence Includes the Following: Return to Driver The Subject of a Sentence Includes the Following: Noun: person, place, thing, or idea!! It is usually begins the sentence. Who or What the sentence is about.

EXCEPTIONS to the RULE of the NOUN beginning the SENTENCE: Return to Driver EXCEPTIONS to the RULE of the NOUN beginning the SENTENCE: questions introductory phrases that act like adverbs and begin with dependent clauses EXCEPTIONS to the RULE of the placement in the SENTENCE: questions introductory phrases that act like adverbs and begin with dependent clauses

To Find, ask the following questions: Return to Driver Subject To Find, ask the following questions: Who is this about? What is this about?

The little fuzzy puppies scampered around. puppies Return to Driver Two Types of Subjects complete subject is the main idea and all its modifiers. simple subject person or thing that the sentence about The little fuzzy puppies scampered around. puppies Simple subject puppies Complete subject The little fuzzy puppies

Predicate or the Verb of a Sentence what happened to the subject? Return to Driver Predicate or the Verb of a Sentence What did the subject do? or what happened to the subject?

Types of Predicate or the Verb Return to Driver Types of Predicate or the Verb The complete predicate is the Verb and all of the modifiers in a sentence. The simple predicate, or verb, is the main word or group of words in the complete predicate. The little fuzzy puppies scampered around the box. Complete predicate scampered around the box. Simple predicate scampered

A SENTENCE: Must Be a complete thought (subject and predicate) Return to Driver A SENTENCE: Must Be a complete thought (subject and predicate) Have a capital letter at the beginning Have appropriate punctuation

Diagramming Sentences Why? Return to Driver Diagramming Sentences Why? Diagraming helps you: understand word placement learn parts of speech make better sentences make sense of the sentence

Be a complete thought (subject and predicate) A sentence must Be a complete thought (subject and predicate) Have a capital letter at the beginning Have appropriate punctuation Return to Driver

The Subject The Predicate Noun The Subject Verb The Predicate Return to Driver The Subject The complete subject: The little fuzzy puppies The simple subject : puppies The Predicate The little fuzzy puppies Noun The Subject Verb The Predicate Who or What is the sentence about?

The Subject The Predicate Return to Driver The Subject The Predicate The complete predicate: scampered around the box The simple predicate : scampered scampered around the box. The little fuzzy puppies Verb The Predicate Noun The Subject What is the action in the sentence? What happened? What is the subject doing? What has the subject done? What will the subject do? What is being done to the subject?

The Subject NOUN The Predicate VERB Verb The Predicate Return to Driver The Subject NOUN The complete subject: The little fuzzy puppies The simple subject : puppies The Predicate VERB The complete predicate: scampered around the box The simple predicate : scampered The little fuzzy puppies scampered around the box. Verb The Predicate Noun The Subject What is the action in the sentence? What happened? What is the subject doing? What has the subject done? What will the subject do? What is being done to the subject? Who or What is the sentence about?

The Direct Object It receives the direct action of the verb. Return to Driver It receives the direct action of the verb. It is usually another noun, pronoun or a phrase that acts like a noun. What receives the action of the verb “scampered?” scampered around the box. Can you ask what? Is there a noun behind the word scampered? Scampered is a verb. What is the word “around?” It describes or adds to the verb…………………………………………………………………….. Adverb. Direct Object will follow the verb. If you can’t answer what of the verb, there is no direct object. The boys learned to cook. Learned what? to cook The boys learned cook.

Diagram the Sentences with Direct Objects Return to Driver Diagram the Sentences with Direct Objects Puppies eat bugs. Mr. Elder teaches debate. Mrs. Reavis teaches biology. Mrs. Maspero teaches English. I eat ice cream. Mrs. Coultas teaches Sammy. Sarah loves puppies.

Return to Driver Indirect Object An indirect object tells who the action is taking place for. The indirect object will be a noun. Ask to whom(what) of the verb Ask for whom(what) of the verb. The indirect object will be located between the verb and direct object in the sentence. Mr. Elder teaches debate to the students. Mrs. Reavis teaches biology at the college. Mrs. Maspero teaches English to art students. I eat ice cream with chocolate syrup. Mrs. Coultas teaches Sammy to dance. Mr. Elder teaches debate students

Diagram with Indirect Objects Return to Driver Diagram with Indirect Objects Mr. Elder teaches debate to the students. Mrs. Reavis teaches biology at the college. Mrs. Maspero teaches English to art students. I eat ice cream with chocolate syrup. Mrs. Coultas teaches Sammy to dance.

Adverbs and Adjectives Return to Driver Adverbs modify or describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs answer: “How?”, “When?”, and “Where?” of the verb. “To what extent?” of other adverbs. Mr. Elder, the principal, carefully teaches debate skills to the high school students. Mrs. Reavis teaches biology at the college. Mrs. Maspero teaches English to art students. I eat ice cream with chocolate syrup. Mrs. Coultas teaches Sammy to dance. Mr. Elder, teaches debate students. skills carefully high school the principal,

Adjectives Adjectives modify or describe nouns or pronouns. It will answer what kind, how many, or which one.

Prepositional Phrases Return to Driver in office

Five-Sentence Paragraph Return to Driver Five-Sentence Paragraph Introduction or Topic Sentence (Uses key words from the prompt) First Subtopic (A “Showing” Example) Second Subtopic (A “Showing” Example) Third Sentence (A “Showing” Example) Conclusion (Restates Introduction)

Return to Driver Three Examples Then write three reasons for the topic sentence being true: He is beautiful and easy to care for.Playing with him is lots of fun. He always takes care of me.

Now end your paragraph with a conclusion: Return to Driver Now end your paragraph with a conclusion: Remember, each paragraph must have a concluding sentence. Finish with a sentence that restates your topic sentence using different words. Romeo is the best pet anyone could ever have.

The Completed Paragraph Return to Driver The Completed Paragraph My favorite pet is my dog, Romeo. He is beautiful and easy to care for. Playing with him is lots of fun. He always takes care of me. Romeo is the best pet anyone could ever have.