Two-Word Sentences

1. Two-Word Sentences • Subject (who or what did something) + verb (what did the subject do?) • I nod. • Andy guessed. • Matt winced. • She coughed. • They race. • Blood flew.

2. Are these two-word sentences? • In time. • Big deal. • He laughed. • Tom sings. • Not now. • We read.

3. Subject-Verb Agreement • Verbs must agree in number and person, singular and plural. • SINGULAR PLURAL • I am we are 1st Person • You are you are 2nd Person • He, she, or it is they are 3rd Person

4. Subject-Verb Agreement Chart

5. Assignment: Write two to three sentences in present tense. • I am late for school, so I rush toward the parking lot ahead. I wave at my students on the bus as I go by. They start laughing. In my hurry, I have driven right past the flashing “STOP” sign! • I was late for school, so I rushed toward the parking lot ahead. I waved at my students on the bus as I went by. They started laughing. In my hurry, I had driven right past the flashing “STOP” sign!

6. Subject-Verb Agreementfrom The Tale of Despereauxby Kate DiCamillo He said nothing in defense of himself. How could he? Everything his aunt saidwas true. He was ridiculously small. His ears were obscenely large. He had been born with his eyes open. And he was sickly. He coughed and sneezed so often that he carried a handkerchief in one paw at all times. He ran temperatures. He fainted at loud noises. Most alarming of all, he showed no interest in the things a mouse should show interest in.

7. Past and Present Tense • Rewrite the passage in the other tense.

8. Write a Paragraph in Present Tense • Write about one of these topics: • A time you did something exciting • A time you did something goofy • Another memory you want to write about