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SENTENCES

SENTENCES. SENTENCES. OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FRAGMENT, RUN-ON AND A COMPLETE SENTENCE. SENTENCES. A COMPLETE SENTENCE HAS A SUBJECT, A PREDICATE AND EXPRESSES A COMPLETE THOUGHT. FRAGMENTS.

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SENTENCES

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  1. SENTENCES

  2. SENTENCES • OBJECTIVE: • STUDENTS WILL KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FRAGMENT, RUN-ON AND A COMPLETE SENTENCE.

  3. SENTENCES • A COMPLETE SENTENCE HAS A SUBJECT, A PREDICATE AND EXPRESSES A COMPLETE THOUGHT.

  4. FRAGMENTS • A SENTENCE FRAGMENT IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT LACKS A COMPLETE THOUGHT AND IS THEREFORE AN IMCOMPLETE SENTENCE. • EXAMPLE: AFTER THE MEAL WAS FINISHED.

  5. FRAGMENTS • LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. CIRCLE THE SENTENCES THAT ARE FRAGMENTS. • 1. Because he was so tall. • 2. Roy and Estella will be married next month. • 3. If you saw how much your little cousin has grown this year. • 4. Mr. Thompson, a great English teacher, passed away several years ago. • 5. The baseball field located in New York City.

  6. RUN-ONS • A RUN-ON SENTENCE IS TWO OR MORE SENTENCES INCORRECTLY WRITTEN AS A SINGLE SENTENCE. SOMETIMES THE RUN-ON IS PUNCTUATED WITH A COMMA OR DOESN’T HAVE PUNCTUATION AT ALL. • EXAMPLE OF RUN-ON: SHE LOVED TO HAVE HER FINGERNAILS DONE THE COST OF DOING SO NEVER BOTHERED HER.

  7. RUN-ONS • HOW DO WE FIX A RUN-ON? • THERE ARE THREE WAYS YOU CAN FIX A RUN-ON. • INSERT A COMMA • MAKE TWO SEPARATE SENTENCES • ADD A CONJUNCTION (AND, BUT, OR)

  8. RUN-ONS • LETS PRACTICE FIXING RUN-ON SENTENCES! • 1. This watch is waterproof my father even wears it when he goes for a swim. • 2. Your company had the workers sign an agreement it would bind all parties to a code of silence. • 3. Four lifeguards sprinted across the beach all of them were trying to get to the helpless swimmer.

  9. RUN-ONS • LETS PRACTICE FIXING RUN-ON SENTENCES! • 1. This watch is waterproof, my father even wears it when he goes for a swim. • 2. Your company had the workers sign an agreement, it would bind all parties to a code of silence. • 3. Four lifeguards sprinted across the beach. All of them were trying to get to the helpless swimmer.

  10. CLASS WORK DO PAGES 121 AND 123. DUE BY THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD. WORTH POINTS! 

  11. SENTENCES BY PURPOSE

  12. TYPES OF SENTENCES BY PURPOSE • SENTENCES ARE CATEGORIZED BY THEIR PURPOSE. THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF SENTENCES: • DECLARATIVE • INTERROGATIVE • IMPERATIVE • EXCLAMATORY

  13. DECLARATIVE • A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE MAKES A STATEMENT OR EXPRESSES AN OPINION. IT ALWAYS ENDS WITH A PERIOD. • EXAMPLE: Ian would like to attend technical school next year.

  14. INTERROGATIVE • AN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE ASKS A QUESTION. YOU ALWAYS PLACE A QUESTION MARK AFTER THE SENTENCE. • EXAMPLE: Are you interested in investing in this stock with us?

  15. IMPERATIVE • AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE MAKES A REQUEST OR GIVES A COMMAND. PLACE A PERIOD OR AN EXCLAMATION POINT AFTER THE SENTENCE. • EXAMPLE: Please take the dog for a walk.

  16. EXCLAMATORY • AN EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE EXPRESSES A STRONG FEELING. ALWAYS PLACE AN EXCLAMATION POINT AFTER THE SENTENCE. • EXAMPLE: This is too much for me!

  17. CLASS WORK COMPLETE PAGE 126 BY THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD. TICKET TO LEAVE: WRITE A SENTENCE FOR EACH TYPE ON YOUR OWN. 

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