2. Lesson by: Jessica Jurbala English 4 th grade Click to continue

3. Main Menu Click on any word or picture to learn more about it. Review Question Ben and JerryPuppyBetty They like to drink hot chocolate. She wanted to go. On cold days to the mall to shop SleptAte Laughed Hotslimypurple round

4. A subject is a noun, which is a person, place, thing, or idea. Subjects tell us who or what the sentence is going to be about. Subjects are the most basic unit of sentence construction. Return to Main Menu

5. Adjectives are descriptive words. It modifies another person of thing in the sentence. The articles- a, an, and the- are adjectives. Return to Main Menu Click here to learn more about adjectives (It was a warm, sunny day.)

6. Modifies the subject of the sentence. Connected to the subject by a linking verb. Return to Main Menu

7. Dependent clauses cannot stand alone as a sentence. It is used to add additional information to the sentence. It IS NOT a complete thought. Return to Main Menu

8. Independent clauses are a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has a subject and a verb. It IS a complete thought. Return to Main Menu

9. Return to Main Menu There are four types of adjectives: PossessivePossessive, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite.demonstrativeinterrogativeindefinite Click on each of the type of adjectives to learn more about it.

10. Return to Main Menu Click here to go back to adjectives -Modifies a noun by telling whom it belongs to. -Answers the question “whose?” Includes: His, her, its, my, our, their, and your

11. Return to Main Menu Click here to go back to adjectives - These are adjectives that are used to modify a noun or pronoun. - Answers the question “which?” Includes: That, these, this, those, and what

12. Return to Main Menu Click here to go back to adjectives - These are adjectives that are used in asking about something. Includes: What and which Which book?

13. Return to Main Menu Click here to go back to adjectives - These adjectives give indefinite or general information. - Often answers the question “how much?” Includes: All, any, each, every, few, many, and some

14. True or false: The subject of a sentence is a person, place or thing. A.TrueTrue B.FalseFalse Return to Main Menu

15. The subject IS a person, place, or thing. Click to continue

16. Good try! A subject of a sentence is a noun which is a person, place, or thing. Try again! Back to review question

17. Which part of the sentence is the simple subject? The hungry puppy ran across the room. A.PuppyPuppy B.HungryHungry C.RanRan Return to Main Menu

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21. Return to Main Menu Which of the following is an independent clause. A.He enjoys running outside.He enjoys running outside. B.on warm spring dayson warm spring days

22. Good try! on warm spring days is a dependent clause. Which means it cannot stand alone as a sentence. Try again! Back to review question

23. He enjoys running is an independent clause. Which means it can stand alone as a sentence and make sense. It can also be added to ‘on warm spring days’ to add more detail to the sentence. Click to continue

24. Return to Main Menu The girl had long, dark brown hair. Which of the following is an adjective from this sentence. A.GirlGirl B.Long, darkLong, dark C.hairhair

25. Good try! Girl is the subject of this sentence. Look for a descriptive word. Try again! Back to review question

26. Good try! hair is the subject of this sentence. Look for a descriptive word. Try again! Back to review question

27. The words “long” and “dark” describe the girls hair which makes them the adjectives from the sentence. Way to go!!!! Click to continue

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