2. SENTENCE PATTERNS… A Walk Down Memory Lane

3. SVO ++= SS SIMPLE SENTENCES Simple sentences express one idea: One Subject is doing One Verb Mary eats babies. The giant slimy octopus devoured the coastal town of Manteo, NC.  Write a simple sentence at least 10 words long.

4. COMPOUND SUBJECTS/VERBS SV O ++ = SS V ++ S Simple sentences express one idea: One Group of Subjects is doing One Group of Verbs Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke wrote and acted in the greatest television shows of all time. Don and Diana moved to New York and auditioned for acting gigs.  Write a simple sentence with a compound subject and compound verb in which the verbs are separated by objects.

5. COMPOUND SENTENCES SS, C Compound sentences combine Simple Sentences to express Two Ideas: Two Different Subjects doing Two Different Verbs Tim Tebow threw a game winning touchdown pass in overtime, yet many fans still consider him to be a terrible quarterback.  Write a Compound Sentence using a conjunction that isn’t “and”.  For, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

6. COLONS AND SEMIS Both Colons and Semi-Colons combine Simple Sentences. Colons introduce an Example or Explanation Semi-Colons connect Related ideas.  Write two sentences, one with a colon and one with a semi-colon. The first half of each sentence (the first Simple Sentence) should be the same in both sentences. :/; SS

7. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS SS CA,; Conjunctive Adverbs are used to indicate the type of relationship between two simple sentences.. CAs are most often used with semi-colons.  Write a Compound Sentence using one of the following Conjunctive Adverbs: likewise, meanwhile, accordingly, furthermore, instead, nevertheless

8. Introductions to sentences can be words, phrases, or used to combine simple sentences: Carefully, the thief broke into the shelter to steal the puppies. Unbeknownst to him, the shelter was open 24 hours, and the manager called the cops. When the police arrived, the thief was sobbing into a pile of fluffy Dalmatians..  Write a sentence with an introduction. You can use a word, phrase or simple sentence. INTRODUCTIONS SS Intro,

9. THE INTERRUPTING COW SV,, MODIFIER The Interrupting Cow, Modifier, adds information to the sentence: it describes the subject. My mother, the greatest woman in the history of the world, is hungry. Marky Mark, now known as Mark Walhberg, recorded an entire music video without wearing a shirt.  Write a sentence with an Interrupting Cow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eSN8Cwit_s