1. Parts of Speech, SVA, and Fragments
Sarah Morris

2. How do you format your paragraphs?
Look on the website for directions:

3. Parts of Speech What is a noun? What is a verb? What is an adjective?
Person, place, thing
Sarah, building, cat
What is a verb?
Expresses an action or state of being
Run, talk, am
What is an adjective?
Describes a noun or pronoun
Red, scary, smart
What is an adverb?
Describes a verb, adjective or adverb
Quickly, extremely, really
Parts of speech worksheet

4. What is a fragment? A sentence with something missing What is missing?
Where the bank?
Japan many different kinds of cars.
What is missing?
The verb
Is a nice girl.
Rides horses.
The subject
Practice activity 12

5. What is SVA? Subject Verb Agreement Activity 5 on the board
What does that mean?
Page 40 chart
Each person take a section, read it, and explain it to the class (split part 1 if necessary)
Activity 5 on the board
Activity 4- rewrite the incorrect sentences
Activity 6- As a class

6. Simple Sentences What is a simple sentence? S + V + (O)
Independent clause with a complete thought
S + V + (O)
Derek goes to school on Friday.
Simple subject and verb
Juan and George play football every afternoon.
Compound subject
Amy walks to the library and studies everyday.
Compound verb
Write five simple sentences- 1 with a compound subject, 1 with a compound verb.

7. Fragment Practice Worksheet