1. Day 1: Punctuation & Capitalization
DGP 9 - Sentence 3
Day 1:
Punctuation & Capitalization

2. my friend alex plays tennis
Sentence - Day 1
my friend alex plays tennis
Word Bank:
Capital letter (2)
Period (1)

3. Compare
Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you punctuated and capitalized the sentence the same way.

4. My friend Alex plays tennis.
Correct Answer - Day 1
Capital Letter
My friend Alex plays tennis.
Period

5. Don’t we need a comma?
Alex is an essential appositive and therefore is not set off by commas. .

6. What is an Appositive?
Appositive – noun or a pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun.
My friend Alex plays tennis. By including the name, “Alex,” we learn which friend plays tennis.
Note: Appositives are set off with commas only if the information provided is nonessential.
We read The Pearl, a novella, in class.

7. Reflection
I learned no comma is needed in this sentence because…

8. DGP 9 - Sentence 3
Day 2:
Parts of Speech

9. My friend Alex plays tennis.
Parts of Speech - Day 2
My friend Alex plays tennis.
Word Bank:
noun (3)
pronoun (1) - type & case
verb (1) - type & tense

10. Compare & Discuss
Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you labeled the parts of speech the same way.

11. My friend Alex plays tennis.
Parts of Speech - Day 2
1 poss pron av
pres
My friend Alex plays tennis. n n N

12. Rewrite this sentence using an introductory prepositional phrase.
Extension
Rewrite this sentence using an introductory prepositional phrase.
*Remember, introductory phrases are separated by commas! *

13. Day 3: Sentence Parts & Phrases
DGP 9 – Sentence 3
Day 3:
Sentence Parts & Phrases

14. Sentence Parts & Phrases - Day 3
My friend Alex plays tennis.
Word Bank:
subject (1)
appositive (1)
direct object (1)
verb (1) - transitive or intransitive

15. Compare & Discuss
Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you identified the sentence parts and phrases the same.

16. Sentence Parts & Phrases - Day 3
My friend Alex plays tennis. vt do
app S
Complete Subject
Complete Predicate

17. A Direct Object Is a noun or pronoun Follows an action verb
Is never in a prepositional phrase
To find it, say “subject,” “verb,” “what?”
Example: I like English.
“I” “like” “what?”– English is the Direct Object

18. Reflection
I learned that a direct object…

19. Day 4: Clauses & Sentence Types
DGP 9 – Sentence 3
Day 4:
Clauses & Sentence Types

20. Clauses & Sentence Types - Day 4
My friend Alex plays tennis.
Word Bank:
clause (1) - dependent or independent
sentence type -
simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
sentence purpose –
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory

21. Compare & Discuss
Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you identified the clause & sentence type the same way.

22. [My friend Alex plays tennis.]
Clauses & Sentence Types - Day 4
[My friend Alex plays tennis.]
ind cl/ss/dec

23. What type of sentence is your Day 2 extension? Label it in your notes.
Reflection
What type of sentence is your Day 2 extension? Label it in your notes.

24. Day 5: Diagramming &/or Quiz
DGP 9 – Sentence 3
Day 5:
Diagramming &/or Quiz

25. My friend Alex plays tennis.
Sentence Diagram - Day 5
My friend Alex plays tennis.
Subj (app) Verb D.O.
pron

26. Compare & Discuss
Compare your answers to your neighbor’s answers to see if you diagrammed the sentence the same way.

27. My friend Alex plays tennis.
Sentence Diagram - Day 5
My friend Alex plays tennis.
friend (Alex)
plays
tennis My

28. Reflection Answer the following question:
Why did the appositive and the subject go on the same line?