Written Expression

1. Written Expression

2. Sentence Frame • Every sentence starts with a capitol letter and ends with a stop sign. ( . ! ?)

3. Subject • The subject names the person, place, or thing that the whole sentence is about.

4. Predicate(Verb) • The action of the sentence is called the predicate.

5. Bare Bone Sentence • A bare bone sentence is one that has a subject and a predicate, but no meat.

6. Predicate Expander • This expands the predicate by answering how, when, where, or why. • This is where the 4 come from in the predicate symbol. Why Where When How

7. Connector • The connector is used to connect single words, parts of word, and sentences. (and, or, but)

8. Subject Describers(Adjectives) • Subject describers are words that describe the subject.

9. Substitute Namers(Pronouns) • These are words that substitute for the name of the subject.

10. Bound Predicate(Helping Verb) • These words have very meaning of their own; they need a completer to equal a complete thought.

11. Examples of Sentence Diagramming Jack runs in the park. Capital letter subject predicate predicate expander stop sign

12. Examples of Sentence Diagramming Mom is going to the store to buy bread. Capital letter subject bound predicate predicate expander predicate expander stop sign

13. Boys and girls work hard every day in first grade.

14. Four Square Writing