1. Unit 1/Lesson1 The Sentence

2. Directions for Journals: 1 point—Write complete topic from the board. 1 point—Write a 4-5 line response that answers the topic. 1 point—Write the incorrect d.o.l. sentence from the board and try to make your own corrections. 1 point—Rewrite the d.o.l. correctly after we review it together.

3. SENTENCE A group of words that expresses a complete thought. 4 KINDS OF SENTECES:

4. Kinds of Sentences Declarative Interrogative Imperative Exclamatory

5. 1. Declarative Makes a statement or expresses an opinion and ends with a period. Ex: Whales are the largest animal in the world. [statement] Ex: Whales probably are not afraid of people. [opinion]

6. 2. Interrogative Asks a question and ends with a question mark. Ex: Have you ever seen a live whale?

7. 3. Imperative Makes a request or gives a command and ends with either a period or an exclamation point. Ex: Read this book about whales. [Ends with a period--mild request] Ex: Watch out for that whale approaching our boat! [Ends with an exclamation point--strong command]

8. 4. Exclamatory (Exclaim) Expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point. Ex: What a huge animal the whale is!

9. Unit 1/Lesson 2 &3 Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates & Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates

10. Simple Subject One main word that answers the question “Who or what is doing something?” or“About whom or what is some statement being made?” EX: Everyone cheered the team. Grant’s Hardware Store on Brook Road is closed today.

11. Simple Predicate The main word or phrase that tells what the subject is doing or tells something about the subject. EX: The fire engine raced down the street.We have a new basketball hoop.

12. Complete Subject Includes all the words used to identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. [Still ask the same questions as simple subj.] Ex: The birds in our backyard ate all the bread.

13. Complete Predicate Includes all the words that tell what the subject is doing or that tell something about the subject. Ex: Our dog plays gently with the new kittens. The car has many special features.

14. Verb Phrase=The Main Verb + One or more Helping Verbs. Often the verb phrase is interrupted by one or more words: NOT and its contraction N’T are NEVER part of a verb phrase. Ex: Allen did not hear the bell. The class didn’t finish the experiment. To find in a question, turn into a statement: Ex: Have the guests arrived on time? The guests have arrived on time.

15. Natural Order---Subject comes before verb. Ex: Six mechanics restored the old plane. Inverted Order—Verb or part of verb comes Before the subject. [To find: Make a statement or turn it into natural order] Ex: From deep in the forest echoed a screech. A screech echoed from deep in the forest. Often if it begins with HERE or THERE or if a question, it will be in INVERTED order. Here are the actors. The actors are here.

16. Compound Predicate Contest How many predicates can you add to the following? “I went to the boat show and bought a ticket and saw a videotape of motor boats and...”