Cookie Grammar A Delectable Language Lesson Notice the splendid adjective and the use of alliteration for fun?

Before we get started… We need to understand that a sugar cookie is an independent clause. = COMPLETE SENTENCE Oh my gosh-- this teacher has done lost her mind!

What’s an independent clause? A complete simple sentence Or, ONE whole cookie

What’s a complete simple sentence? Oh… just some words thrown together that have a subject and a predicate.

What’s a subject? You know… math, English, history… Nah, I’m just joking! The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is about. The subject is what is doing the action in the sentence. Cookie Monster loves to eat cookies.

Okay, so what’s a PREDICATE? The predicate tells something about the subject. Cookie Monster loves to eat cookies.

Put the subject and the predicate together and they make an independent clause or a simple sentence. Subject+ Predicate = Complete Simple Sentence/ Independent Clause Subject + Predicate = A match made in heaven

So, how do sentences relate to cookies? Hmm... Cookie must consider this.

Dependent Clause = Loose Fudge d ependent The fetus is dependent on the mother to one day become a baby. The dependent clause is dependent on the independent clause to be a complete sentence. The fudge is dependent on the cookie to be a cookie. Without the cookie, loose fudge is just a nasty, mushy FRAGMENT.

Independent Clause ndependent The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence. It is a simple sentence that can take a dependent into its house. The independent clause is like a sugar cookie. Alone, it is one complete cookie. You can add loose fudge to it, but it is still just one complete cookie.

Sugar Cookie or Loose Fudge? 1.Sugar cookies are a delectable treat. 2.When Cookie Monster gets hungry. 3.Chocolate chips are an exciting surprise. 4.My mind is always dreaming of cookies. 5.Sprinkles can make any cookie special. 6.Before you eat cookies.

So, What Happens when we add exciting and grandiloquent verbs and adjectives to our sugar cookies?

We get a scrumptious iced cookie with those crunchy sprinkles on top! Yummmm…

Or we get the even better- beloved chocolate chip cookie.

They’re all the same... -Independent Clause -Simple Sentence -One Cookie No matter how much icing, sprinkles, or chocolate chips you add to your sugar cookie, you still only have _____ cookie!

Forizzle?

Foshizzle One delicious cookie that stands on its own, and even if you add chocolate chips, icing, or sprinkles; it’s still ONE delicious cookie. Hey, notice the correct usage of its to show possession and it’s to show contraction!

So, What About All That Loose Fudge You Were Playing With? Glad you asked. We can’t just leave that stuff laying around. It can get pretty messy.

This loose fudge brings us to the Complex Sentence Or, the Fudge-Striped Cookie! OH YEAH!

So, as you may have guessed… The fudge-striped cookie is just like a complex sentence. Sugar Cookie + Loose Fudge = Fudge-Striped Cookie Independent Clause + Dependent Clause = Complex Sentence Thus, = complex sentence

Still Not Convinced One (and only one) independent cookie. Delicious dependent layer. (If you took all the chocolate off of one cookie it wouldn’t be enough for a snack.

Let’s bake some Fudge-Striped Cookies! Are you ready?

WAIT! There’s one thing I forgot: If you don’t follow the recipe, the cookie won’t turn out good.

There are TWO recipes; Give both a try! 1. Dependent Clause + COMMA + Independent Clause = Complete Fudge-Striped Cookie When you add nuts to your cookies, you can add some extra crunch to your night. 2. Independent Clause + Dependent Clause = Complete Fudge-Striped Cookie You can add some extra crunch to your night when you add nuts to your cookies. It all depends on which ingredient you want to mix in first.

Mix an independent clause with a dependent clause to make a Fudge-Striped Cookie LOOSE FUDGE Because cookies have no calories whatsoever When the cookie crumbles Made of caramel, chocolate, and coconut SUGAR COOKIES I am able to sample every type the bakery has to offer It is often hard to pick up the pieces of your life A macaroon is a delicious cookie

DC+,+IC= FSC IC+DC=FSC Because cookies have no calories whatsoever, I am able to sample every type the bakery has to offer. When the cookie crumbles, it is hard to pick up the pieces of your life. Made of caramel, chocolate, and coconut, a macaroon is a delicious cookie. I am able to sample every type the bakery has to offer because cookies have no calories whatsoever. It is hard to pick up the pieces of your life when the cookie crumbles. A macaroon is a delicious cookie made of caramel, chocolate, and coconut.

Tell Us More Cookie! Cookie Grammar pt.2

What?! You still haven’t had enough cookies?! Are you ready for more……….?

First, we need to talk about how we like to eat our Oreos! 1. Mrs. Hyde loves to devour Oreos. 2. Mrs. Hyde likes to dunk her Oreos in milk, which is pretty irrelevant. (Notice my use of a comma with the word “which” for irrelevant material?!) 3. When Mrs. Hyde eats Oreos from the bag, she often forgets how many she has eaten. 4. Jamison, Mrs. Hyde’s son, likes to dissect his Oreo before he gobbles it up. 5. Jamison has three layers when he dissects his Oreo: top cookie, creamy center, and bottom cookie. So, class, how many cookies does Jamison really have? (Notice my use of commas surrounding a direct address?!)

TWO (2) Cookies!

If you know me, you knew where this was going…. I love Oreo Cookies (or any sandwich cookie) These are your compound sentences.

How? 2 cookies and one creamy center Chocolate cookie = Independent clause Creamy center = a comma + coordinating conjunction, a subordinating conjunction (no comma), or a semi-colon Chocolate cookie = Independent clause Two (2) Independent Clauses and One of the Creamy Center items in the middle = Compound Sentence

There are THREE different ways to make a Compound Sentence 1.Creamy Center made of a Comma and Coordinating Conjunction 2. Creamy Center made of a Subordinating Conjunction (no comma) 3. Creamy Center made of just a semi-colon It’s all about that Creamy Center…

1. Creamy Center made of a Comma and a Coordinating Conjunction Independent Clause Comma and Coordinating Conjunction (AKA- FANBOYS),for,and,nor,but,or,yet,so Oreo cookies are delicious with milk, but some ill-minded people might disagree with me.

Really? Yep! independent clause Comma and a coordinating conjunction joining the two

2. Creamy Center made of a Subordinating Conjunction (no comma) Independent Clause Subordinating Conjunctions (some) after although as as if as long as as though because before if in order that provided that since so that that though unless until when where whereas while Oreo cookies are delicious with milk although some ill-minded people might disagree with me.

3. Creamy Center made of just a Semi-colon Independent Clause Semi-colon ; Oreo cookies are delicious with milk; some ill-minded people might disagree with me.

Okay, I Will Repeat independent clause Comma and a coordinating conjunction joining the two; A subordinating conjunction joining the two (no comma); Or, just a semi-colon joining the two

Cookie Wants More Cookies There’s only one sentence type left.

It’s two times the chocolate fun; It’s creamy; It’s fudgalicious…

That’s Right ! It’s the Compound/Complex Sentence! Notice the cookies could stand alone as a delicious treat? It has a creamy filling that holds it together like a comma and a conjunction, a subordinating conjunction, or a semi-colon; But the loose fudge would still not make a cookie alone.

Baking a Compound-Complex Sentence It’s the compound sentence plus a dependent clause. Independent Clause [Comma and a coordinating conjunction joining the two; A subordinating conjunction joining the two (no comma); Or, just a semi-colon joining the two] Independent Clause + Dependent Clause Compound/Complex Sentence After watching Sesame Street, Mrs. Hyde likes to dunk her Oreos in milk, but she never let’s Cookie Monster find out. Mrs. Hyde likes to dunk her Oreos in milk after watching Sesame Street, but she never let’s Cookie Monster find out.

Yo Dawg--Let’s Review

Simple Sentence one clause one cookie simple sentence Chocolate chips, or oatmeal, or raisins are like extra details MIXED into the independent clause.

Complex Sentence one independent clause add a dependent clause and another dependent clause (if you want) It doesn’t matter how many DEPENDENT clauses you add.

Compound Sentence one independent clause another independent clause and more independent clauses (if you want) Joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction, or a semi-colon

Compound/Complex two or more independent clauses one or more dependent clauses joined with a comma and a conjunction or a semi-colon

Remember... Punctuation of your sentence depends upon where the clauses join.

Are you ready for your Cookie Test? Get your toothpick ready!

What type of cookie or sentence do you see ? 1. Making cookies with you has been divine. 2. Since we have been enjoying some delicious cookies, I hope you have learned something valuable. 3. After you have eaten this many cookies, you should brush your teeth, or your teeth will most likely rot out. 4. Cookie monster and I hope you don’t forget your sentences, so we will give you a handout to study. 5. It’s been a delectable, cookielicious time y’a ll!

Thank you for coming!