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Grammar 1

Grammar 1. Sentences. Complete Sentences. A group of words that expresses a complete thought. Subject Predicate (Verb). Sentence Fragment. Part of a sentence. Missing a subject, a predicate, or both. Examples of Fragments. Folk singers in the 1960s. Missing predicate

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Grammar 1

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  1. Grammar 1 Sentences

  2. Complete Sentences • A group of words that expresses a complete thought. • Subject • Predicate (Verb)

  3. Sentence Fragment • Part of a sentence. • Missing a subject, a predicate, or both

  4. Examples of Fragments • Folk singers in the 1960s. • Missing predicate • Folk singers in the 1960s recorded many classic songs • sentence

  5. Examples of Fragments • If you remember the words. • Fragment • If you remember the words, you should sing along. • sentence

  6. Examples of Fragments • Colonists in Indian costume. (missing a predicate) • Dumped chests of tea into the harbor. (missing a subject) • On December 16, 1773. (missing both) • Colonists in Indian costume dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773.

  7. Run-On Sentence • two or more sentences written as if they were a single sentence.

  8. Examples of Run-Ons • Run-on The British tried to make the colonists pay taxes they resisted. • Revision The British tried to make the colonists pay taxes, but they resisted.

  9. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. 1. British soldiers marched toward Concord, Massachusetts.

  10. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • 2. They hoped to capture arms stored in Concord, Paul Revere and William Dawes raced to warn the colonists.

  11. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • The Minutemen from nearby towns.

  12. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • Waited for the British in Lexington.

  13. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • Clashes in Lexington and Concord started the American Revolution.

  14. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • George Washington became the army's commander-in-chief he took command on July 3, 1775.

  15. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • Poorly trained and without uniforms.

  16. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776 it was written by Thomas Jefferson.

  17. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • A young officer, Nathan Hale.

  18. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • Hale was hanged by the British as a spy he became a hero to the Americans.

  19. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • France joined the war as an ally of the Americans.

  20. TRY IT! Use CS, F, or RO to identify the word group as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence. • The British were defeated at the battle of Yorktown it meant the end of the war.

  21. Sentences • 4 types • Declarative • Interrogative • Imperative • Exclamatory

  22. Declarative • Expresses a statement • Ends with a period • Example: A successful inventor must use both knowledge and creativity.

  23. Interrogative • Asks a question • Ends with a question mark Who invented the telephone?

  24. Imperative • Tells or asks someone to do something • Usually ends with a period but may end with an exclamation point • Name the inventor of the telegraph. Answer the question and win $1,000!

  25. Exclamatory • Shows strong feeling • It always ends with an exclamation point • I’m so glad I invented the computer!

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