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Sentences

Sentences. What makes it complete?. Complete Sentences. States an idea “Stands alone” Makes sense Begins with a capital letter Ends with a punctuation mark. . period ! exclamation mark ? question mark. Punctuation Mark.

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Sentences

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  1. Sentences What makes it complete?

  2. Complete Sentences.. • States an idea • “Stands alone” • Makes sense • Begins with a capital letter • Ends with a punctuation mark. • . period • ! exclamation mark • ? question mark

  3. Punctuation Mark • The marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning. www.oxforddictionaries.com

  4. Punctuation Mark • With a partner, say each of the following sentences using the punctuation that is given. • I need to go to the mall. • I need to go the mall? • I need to go to the mall! • Discuss how these sentences were different.

  5. Examples of Complete Sentences • We planned Diane’s birthday party. • Sabrina and Damien made the decorations.

  6. Examples of Non-Complete Sentences (Fragment) • Served fruit and snacks. • Sabrina and others. Why are these not complete sentences?

  7. Complete or Not Complete? • Made streamers for the party. • not complete • Barbara brought flowers. • complete

  8. Complete or Not Complete? • Kept a secret. • not complete • Miguel found an interesting gift. • complete

  9. Fix the Problem. Add words to the fragment in order to make it a complete sentence. • Never saw one with white fur. • Would not hold it in his hand.

  10. Fix the Problem. Add words to the fragment in order to make it a complete sentence. • Always loved animals. • The most wonderful birthday.

  11. Your turn!! • Use the white-boards to write a sentence (complete or fragment). • Take turns and show your partner your sentence. • Decide if the sentence is a complete sentence, or a fragmented sentence.

  12. Types of Sentences Four kinds of sentences

  13. Declarative Sentences Declarative sentences make a statement, and end with a period. Examples: • I am tired of the high temperatures. • Sierra likes to go to the zoo. • The children walked to school.

  14. Imperative Sentences Imperative sentences tell or ask someone to do something, and it ends with a period. Examples: • Wear your scarf. • Please stay home tonight. • You need to go shopping.

  15. Interrogative Sentence An interrogative sentence asks a question, and ends with a question mark. Examples: • Is it snowing? • Can I come over to your house? • Why does the dog bark so loud?

  16. Exclamatory Sentence Exclamatory sentences express strong feeling, and they end with an exclamation mark. Examples: • That poor cat looks frozen! • Stop that speeding car! • Try to work harder!

  17. What Kind of Sentence? Read the following sentences, and then decide what type of sentence it is (use your notes). • Look how deep the snow is! • Exclamatory • Where do you live? • Interrogative

  18. What kind of Sentence? • Are the telephones working? • Interrogative • Turn on the radio. • Imperative • The birds in the park are beautiful. • declarative

  19. Your Turn! • Draw a four frame comic strip about a student’s first day of school. • Include what the student would say in each frame.

  20. Your Turn! • Switch comics with your partner. • Look at each sentence in the comic strip, and decide what type of sentence is used in each frame.

  21. Complete Subjects & Complete Predicates The two parts of a sentence

  22. Complete Subject All the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about Example: The quiet house became filled with noise. The sentence is about, “The quiet house”.

  23. Complete Subject Practice Louie heard the noises first. Louie Harry and Brenda heard them too. Harry and Brenda The sounds came from upstairs. The sounds

  24. Complete Predicates All the words that tell what a subject is about Example: The quiet house becamefilled with noise. became filled with noise

  25. Complete Predicate Practice Louie heard the noises first. hear the noise first Harry and Brenda heard them, too. heard them, too The sounds came from upstairs. came from upstairs

  26. Putting It All Together! • Using the whiteboards, re-write the sentence that is on the front board. • Circle the complete subject within the sentence. • Underline the complete predicate within the sentence.

  27. Putting It All Together! • The children called Uncle Sydney. • The children called Uncle Sydney. • The attic was dusty. • The attic was dusty. • Ricky and Lilly ate their lunch. • Ricky and Lilly ate their lunch.

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