Harcourt Journeys: Grammar Skills Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Unit 1: Lesson 4 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

This week’s skills: Part 1: Simple & Compound SentencesSimple & Compound Sentences Part 2: Subject and Verb AgreementSubject and Verb Agreement Part 3: Combining Simple SentencesCombining Simple Sentences Part 4: Making ComparisonsMaking Comparisons Part 5: Sentence FluencySentence Fluency Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 1: Simple & Compound Sentences Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Simple Sentence Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A simple sentence has one subject-verb relationship. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLE Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Mark plays baseball. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Compound Sentence Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A compound sentence is made up of two shorter sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A conjunction is a connecting words like: and but or Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott so because

A compound sentence has two subjects and two verbs. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

It must join two sentences and have two complete thoughts. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLE Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Mother felt happy, so she sang a song. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 43. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Projectable 4.6 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 2: Subject & Verb Agreement Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: bjectverbagreement/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Subject-Verb Agreement Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Agreement means that the sentence parts match. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The subject of the sentence must match the verb. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Singular Subjects Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Singular subjects are followed by singular verbs. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Garfield plays the violin. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Miss Mott runs with her dog. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Sam writes neatly. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Notice that most singular subjects are combined with verbs that ends in s. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The only time a singular verb will not end in s is if it is irregular or if it is combined with the subject I. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

I play the violin. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

I write neatly. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Plural Subjects Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Plural subjects are followed by plural verbs. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The kids build a snowman. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The girls play volleyball. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

We ride the bus to school. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Notice that most plural subjects are combined with verbs that do not end in s. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 44. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Projectable 4.7 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 3: Combining Simple Sentences Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

One way to make sentences more interesting is to make them different lengths. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Combining sentences can make our writing interesting. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

We can combine subjects, predicates, or even whole sentences together. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

We combine them with a comma and a connecting word called a conjunction: and but or Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott so because

Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: njunctions/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 45. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Projectable 4.8 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 4: Making Comparisons Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Adjectives are words that describe a noun. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

cute Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

funny Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

nice Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

smart Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

playful Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

You can use different forms of adjectives to compare two or more things. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Comparing Two Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

When you compare two things, add -er to the adjective. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

My dad is taller than my mom. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Ben is faster than Sara. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Comparing 3 or more Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

When you compare 3 or more things, add -est to the adjective. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Dana is the loudest girl on the squad. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Moby is the smartest one in the group. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Adjectives with 2 or more syllables Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Some adjectives with 2 syllables and all adjectives with 3 or more syllables use the words more and most instead of -er or -est. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

My cat is more playful than my dog. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

My teacher is the most caring teacher of all. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 46. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 6: Sentence Fluency Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

One way to make sentences more interesting is to make them different lengths. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Combining sentences can make our writing interesting. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

We can combine subjects, predicates, or even whole sentences together. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

We combine them with a comma and a connecting word called a conjunction: and but or Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott so because

Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: njunctions/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 47. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

How did you do? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott