1. Unit 1: The Sentence

2. Unit 1: The Sentence
A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought.
It tells who or what, and it tells what happens.
Start with a capital letter and ends with a period.

3. Sentence or not a sentence?
My best friends are funny.

4. Sentence or not a sentence?
My best friend.

5. Sentence or not a sentence?
The dog

6. Sentence or not a sentence?
The dog is barking.

7. Sentence or not a sentence?
His favorite rubber ball.

8. Sentence or not a sentence?
They never fight.

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10. Statements and Questions
Statement: a sentence that tells something. It ends with a period.
Ex: Tarik prays every day.
Ex: He makes wadu before he prays.
Question: A sentence that asks something. It ends with a questions mark.
Ex: What time do we pray Asr?
Ex: Can she fast during Ramadan?

11. Question or Statement?
Huda is my sister.
Why is it a sentence?

12. Question or Statement? Do you like Minaret Academy?
Why is it a question?

13. Question or Statement?
Is your pencil sharp?

14. Make a statement about this picture.

15. Make a statement about this picture.

16. Use this picture to make a question.

17. Use this picture to make a question.

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19. Commands and Exclamations
Command: sentence that tells someone to do something. It ends with a period.
Ex: Please sit down.
Ex: Watch the ball.
Exclamation: sentence that shows strong feeling, such as excitement, surprise, or fear. It ends with a exclamation point !
Ex: She hit a home run!
Ex: Our team won the soccer game!

20. Command or Exclamation?

21. Command or Exclamation?
Thank you for the present!

22. Command or Exclamation?
Wear a hat.

23. Command or Exclamation?
I love my job!

24. Command or Exclamation?
Please raise your hand.

25. Command or Exclamation?
I’m so angry right now!

26. Use this picture to write an exclamation.

27. Use this picture to write a command.

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29. Subject of a Sentence
Subject: part of a sentence that tells whom or what the sentence is about.
Ex: Mohammed walked to school.
Who are we talking about?
Mohammed
Ex: The pencil is on the desk.
What are we talking about?
Pencil.

30. Identify the subject of the sentence.
Salaam made wadu.
Rama drank water.
The mosque is huge.
The hijab is blue.
I heard the athan.

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32. The Predicate of a Sentence
Every sentence has 2 parts: SUBJECT AND PREDICATE.
Predicate: part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is.
Predicate can be one word or more than one word.
Ex: People hurry to the fair.
Ex: The clown is funny.

33. Identify the Predicate.
Music floats through the air.
A man sells prayer rugs.
Jillian laughs.
We bought a ticket for a ride.
The ride is scary.

34. Circle the predicate.
Kim climbs the ladder. She steps onto the diving board. Her face looks calm. The crowd waits. Kim dives. Her body flips twice in the air. The dive is perfect. This young girl has talent.

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