Sentences

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4 kinds of sentences Declarative –Basic statement. Interrogative –Asks a question? Exclamatory –Expresses strong feeling! Imperative –A demand! or a request.

Did you see the new Twilight movie, Eclipse? Well, I did, and I though it was terrible! For one thing, the girl who plays Bella can’t act. She only has one facial expression—a bored pout. The boys aren’t much better. But then again, what are they supposed to do with lines like, “Yeah, but I’m hotter than you”?

Sentences vs. Sentence Fragments

A Sentence must have 2 things: Subject (who or what) Verb (action or being)

Examples of Subjects Nouns –People –Places –Things –Ideas Verbs –Action verbs –Being verbs –Other helping and linking verbs

Verbs Action Verbs –Run –Undergo –Change –Play –Participate –Bark –Read Being Verbs –Be –Am –Is –Are –Was –were

Examples of complete sentences Many students hate homework. Skylar and Amy participate in UIL. That student is always late. Some seventh graders are in Mrs. Perdomo’s English class.

Chapter 8.4 Identifying the Subject

Most sentences begin with the subject Megan Fox is beautiful.

Sometimes the subject is not at the beginning: Questions There Are… There Is… Here Are… Here is… Implied (you) in imperatives

Questions Are some trees too small? Do some boys like to swim? Can I go to the movies?

Here’s the trick: Are some trees too small? Some trees are too small. Are some trees too small?

You try: Do some boys like to swim? Some boys do like to swim. Do some boys like to swim?

You try: Can I go to the movies? I can go to the movies. Can I go to the movies?

Another type of predicate: There is… There are… Here is… Here are…

There is a boy who likes to swim. There are some boys who like to swim. Here is a boy who likes to swim. Here are some boys who like to swim.

Imperatives: Implied (you) (You) Put away your backpack. (You) Think for yourself. (You) Set goals for success.

Review Most of the time, the subject is found at the ____________ of the sentence. beginning

When you have a question… The subject is found in the ________. You can change the question into a sentence to make it easier to find the _________________. middle subject and predicate

Special types of predicates are found at the beginning of the sentence. 1.There is… 2.There are… 3.Here is… 4.Here are…

Compound Subjects Compound Predicates

Compound Subjects Sometimes, there is more than one person or thing that is the subject of the sentence The compound subject will be joined by and, or, nor.

Compound Subjects Using AND Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are best friends.

Compound subjects using AND always take a plural verb Harry and Hermione like school. They like school They likes school

Compound Subjects Using OR Either Mrs. Holcomb or Mr. Johnson is giving a test today.

Compound subjects using OR sometimes take a plural verb Either a spiral or several pieces of paper are needed for class. Either several pieces of paper or a spiral is needed for class. Use the subject closest to the verb.

Compound Subjects Using NOR Neither Mrs. P nor Mrs. Hamilton likes to give homework. Neither Mrs. P. nor Mrs. Hamilton likes to give homework.

Compound subjects using NOR sometimes take a plural verb Neither blue hair nor tank tops are permitted by the dress code. Neither tank tops nor blue hair is permitted by the dress code. Use the subject closest to the verb.

Compound Predicates— 2 times the action! Superman flies around and protects the people. Harry Potter fights Voldemort and saves the day!

More examples: Hermione cares about her friends and tries to give them good advice. Mrs. Perdomo likes dogs but dislikes cats. Do you want play video games or do your homework?

Compound subject + compound predicate Ron and Harry play Quidditch and study for their exams. Mrs. Hendrix and Mrs. Perdomo teach Honors students and give them homework.

Review: Roses and tulips are Mrs. Perdomo’s favorite flowers. The students ran to class and sat down before the bell. The students and the teachers trained hard for UIL and won the competition.

Chapter 8.6 Compound Sentences

Complete sentence + Complete sentence

Complete Sentence Review A complete sentence has both a ___________ and a _________. subject verb

To join two sentences: Use a comma and a FANBOYS OR Use a semi-colon ;

FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO COMMA +

Compound Sentences Examples: Mrs. Perdomo was sick today, so a substitute taught us. Mrs. Perdomo was sick today; a substitute taught us.

Run-Ons: The Big No-No Incorrect: Dogs should not eat homework, students get in trouble. Correct: Dogs should not eat homework, for students get in trouble.

Can you find the run-on? The most unexpected thing that ever happened to me was when I got to go to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. That morning, I woke up and took a shower like usual and then I went to eat my breakfast and my mom told me that she had a surprise. I couldn’t believe it. My mom never surprises me. She just kept looking at me with a weird smile on her face, so finally I asked her what the surprise was. “We are going to Disney World!” she yelled.