Writing Component ISAT Language Review A magical trip through the magical kingdom with the Cassidy family Created by Kathy Cassidy, Westside

Sentences Statement/ Declarative Question/ Interrogative Exclamation/ Exclamatory You are a smart class. Are you going to take the ISAT soon ? Yes, I am !

Statements/ Declarative end in a Period

Questions/ Interrogative end in a Question Mark

Exclamation/ Exclamatory ends in an Exclamation Mark

Check point. What ending does the sentence need ?

Do you want to visit California__

Question Mark Do you want to visit California ?

Disneyland is in California__

Statement/ Declarative Disneyland is in California.

I love Disneyland__

Exclamation/ Exclamatory I love Disneyland !

Singular Means 1

Plural Means More than one

Verbs Action Being

Action Verbs show action. They are the doing verbs. Swimming Winking Smiling Jumping Spitting

Being Verbs amI am here. is He is wet. areThey are twins. wasHe was here. were They were here.

Verb Tense Present- now Past – already happened Future- going to happen

When did it happen, present, past or future ?

Present- Now Quinn is making a cookie.

Past- already happened Quinn slept.

Future- will happen The cookies will be eaten.

What tense is the verb? He is pulling hard.

Present

He laughed hard yesterday. Past

He will laugh.

Future

Subject of the Sentence. The subject of a sentence is what or who the sentence is about. It will be a noun or pronoun. Not all nouns and pronouns are the subjects.

Mr. Cassidy likes to cook, play sports, and listen to Mrs. Cassidy talk. Who is the sentence talking about ? Who is the Subject of the sentence?

Mr. Cassidy He is the subject of the sentence.

Action Verbs Linking Verbs Being Verbs Be form Subject-Verb Agreement

Singular Subjects add “s” to the action verbs ( Think S, S, + S )

Love of the Game When a Singular Subject needs an Action Verb this is what he does oh, he plays with a baseball, he walks to the mall, he makes a phone call, and “S” is what helped him.

Singular Subjects go with Be form Verbs am, is, was

When a Singular Subject needs a Being Verb this is what he promised, I am in love with you, My love is very true, I was telling the truth, And this is what I promise.

Plural Subjects or I, you, we, or they just let the verb stay

When there’s a Plural Subject who needs an Action Verb this is what they do oh, they play with a baseball, they walk to the mall, they make a phone call, and Action verb stayed the same oh.

Singular Subjects go with Be form Verbs am, is, was Plural Subjects go with Being Verbs are, were

There were Plural Subjects who growled to Being Verbs, and this is what they grumbled, Don’t, want, am, is, was, just, want, are and were, like, the, “r” in the words, and this is what we’ll stick to.

Now for the rule breakers. Irregular verbs

Irregular Verbs Singular Mouse Child Goose Man Woman Plural Mice Children Geese Men Women

Nouns Persons Places Things children amusement park rides

What are some Nouns you see in this picture ?

Proper Nouns – Special names Proper Nouns must be capitalized !

Capitalize Proper Nouns that are special names of… Persons Places Things Titles Holidays Months Days of the Week

Persons- Frank, Kathy, Keenan, and Quinn

Place- Disneyland

Thing- boat

You tell me what type of Noun it is person, place, or thing.

Airplane

Thing

My boys and I

Persons

Winnie the Pooh Forest ?

Place

Horse drawn carriage

Thing

Pronouns take the place of a noun. Kathy Frank Keenan and Quinn She, her He, him They, them

Comma,

Commas in a Series I like to eat cake, ice-cream, and carrots.

Commas in Dates June 2, 2001 was my birthday.

Commas in letters Dear Gradma May, Thank you for my toy car, book, and card. You are the best. Love, Quinn

Parts of a letter Dear Gradma May, (Greeting) (Body) Thank you for my toy car, book, and card. You are the best. Love, (Closing) Quinn (Signature)

Commas joining 2 sentences One of the best parts of my birthday was hitting the pinata. I loved ripping open the presents.

Commas between Compound Sentences used with a conjunction. One of the best parts of my birthday was hitting the pinata, and I loved ripping open the presents.

COMMAS COMMA + CONJUCTION I went outside, and I saw some ants. COMMAS IN A SERIES We had pie, fruit, and apples.

COMMA after greeting and closing Dear Grandma, Love, COMMA between city and state Idaho Falls, Idaho

COMMA between date and year May 22, 2008

Great job you are ready for the ISAT.