Sentence Writing Strategy!

1. Sentence Writing Strategy! Parts Of Speech

2. Verbs Pronouns Prepositions Eight Parts of Speech Nouns Interjections Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions

3. Word that names Noun: • A Person • A Place • A Thing • An Idea

4. Noun Noun Grammar Rock

5. Kinds of Nouns

6. Noun Evaluation Answer the following prompt using the TIES strategy. Describe your favorite place.

7. Noun Evaluation Write at least 5 sentences. Include : 1 proper noun 2 plural nouns 2 singular nouns

8. Noun PracticeDescribe your favorite place. • Name, date, and period 3 points Ex: Jim Smith, 9/23/11, period 2 • Indent and write your paragraph 12 My favorite place is Maui, Hawaii for several reasons. • Identify nouns used at the bottom of the paper : • 1 Proper • 2 Singular • 2 Plural • 20 points

9. Adjectives Adjective Grammar Rock

10. The Adjective Describes a noun or pronoun. Answers these questions: Did you lose your address book? Which? Is that a wool sweater? What kind? Just give me five minutes. How many?

11. Simple Sentence A simple sentence is a sentence that is made up of one independent clause.

12. Independent Clause • A group of words that makes a complete statement and can stand alone. • It must have a subject and a verb.

13. Subject The subject is the: • person • place • thing • quality • idea the sentence is about .

14. Simple Sentence Formulas SV SSV SVV SSVV S=Subject V=Verb

15. The Verb The verb is the part of the sentence that shows the subject’s action or state of being. Subject Action Linking predicate

16. Every sentence must have VERB a

17. Verb

18. Action Verb A word that shows the action of the subject of the sentence.

19. Action Verbs • Action verbs express mental or physicalaction. He rode the horse to victory. He dreamed about winning the Kentucky Derby.

20. Action VerbsPhysical Actions Tom sleeps all day. The hamsters play. A raindrop fell. The girl kicked the ball. Terry watered the plants.

21. Action VerbsMental Actions The boy wants a new ball. Jenna thought about the test. Mary dreams at night. The girl loves to go to the park. He wondered about the answer to that question.

22. Linking Verbs Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it.

23. Linking Verbs He is sick. George Washington was a president.

24. Linking Verbs Practice • The sun is bright. • The day was hot. • Paul was cold. • The cows are hungry. • I am sad. • Susan was nice. • Today is my birthday. • The trees are tall. • The glass is full • The puppies are cute.

25. Helping Verbs Words that help the main verb show the action in a sentence.

26. Helping Verbs The three people aresinging songs. The quarterback will throw the ball.

27. Helping Verbs Am Is Are Was Were Be Being Been Do Does Did Can Could Will Shall Might May Must Would Should Could Has Have Had

28. Memorize the helping/linking verbs Test will be on Thursday January 26th.

29. Action and Helping Verbs Practice v Everyone should stay and help. v 2. They were walking to the car. v 3. The girls were calling their parents. v 4. They were shoveling the snow all day. v 5. After the storm, the wind was blowing trash everywhere.

30. Infinitive Any verb that has the word toin front of it is an infinitive. An infinitive is never the verb of the subject. Examples: to go to run to buy to see Derek likesto gorunning in the morning.

31. Infinitive Form of Verbs S V I Nancy wanted to see her friends. Billy learned to spell in first grade. The Wildcats hope to win the game. I looked in the book to find the answer. Terry prepared to sail across the lake. S V I S I V S V I S V I

32. Infinitive, Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs Assignment Write the sentence on your paper. Circle the verb phrase, underline the helping verbs and cross out the infinitives. A storm was coming from the west. 2. Tom’s dad would drive them home. 3. They did not want to go to school. 4. The snow should stop by noon. 5. His dad told him to wait by the radio.

33. Infinitive, Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs Assignment Write each sentence on your paper. Circle the verb phrase. Underline the helping verbs and cross out the infinitives. 7. The children were waiting to play in the snow. 8. Martha was listening to the radio. 9. They were hoping for a snow day. 10. School would be in session that day. 11. The teachers were planning fun lessons. 12. They wanted the students to learn about safety.

34. Prepositions What are prepositions? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4jIC5HLBdM

35. The Preposition A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence. A prepositional phrase is a phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. It shows the where, when, how, or why of the action. They received a postcard from Bobby telling about his tripto Canada.

36. The prepositionnever stands alone! noun object of preposition preposition pronoun object You can press those leaves underglass. preposition Her telegram toNina and Ralph brought good news. It happened during the last examination.

37. Some Common Prepositions before behind beside between by down during except for from in near off of on over through to toward under up with about above across after against among around at

38. Preposition Practice 1. The train raced through the tunnel. 2. No one worked during the strike.

39. S V P P The rainbow appeared in full color after the storm. Complete the practice sheet.

40. Example Set 1 s V • Jane went to the pool. • Paul is a very nice guy. • Cakes lined the store window. • I love chocolate ice cream. • Bikes are very expensive. • Dad is strict. • Bananas taste good. • Kathy has a son named Jimmy. • Raccoons raid our garbage cans every night. • Flowers are in bloom everywhere. s V s V s V s V s V s V s V s V s V

41. Example Set II s V • The old gray mare limped down the lane. • The silver-winged plane soared. • Johnny’s baby sister cried for hours. • The first three girls giggled. • Fourteen good pilots died in the war. s V s V s V s V

42. Example Set III V S • The bus must have gone by now. • My best friend could not work tonight. • The light green grapes have been eaten. • The committee of environmentalists is working to solve the smog problem. • Steven’s aunt is not following the directions. V S V S V S V S

43. Example Set IV V S S • Bill and Sue want to go to the movies. • Jason and his friends work together. • Are the car and truck parked outside. • The park and sidewalks are covered with snow. • Hiding and seeking are fun activities. S V S V S S V S S S S V

44. Example Set V S V V • Sally swam and played all afternoon. • The dogs had barked all night and slept all day. • Michelle came home yesterday and did not work all day. • The basketball team rode on a bus and flew in a plane to attend the game. • The park is dark and spooky at night and can be delightful on sunny days. V S V V S V V S V V S V

45. Example Set VI V V S S • The ponies and calves scampered and played in the field. • Kathy and her father do not like to play tennis and hate to jog. • The Army and the Navy had a football game and filled the stadium. • Parties and dances are usually fun and can be exciting. V S S V S S V V V V S S

46. The Pronoun The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc. Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those Personal Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, it, its we,us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs myself yourself Interrogative Pronouns who whom what which whose

47. Pronouns Pronoun Grammar Rock

48. Pronouns Pronouns are words used in place of nouns. Personal Pronouns: I, we, they, he, her,….

49. PronounsAntecedents The word that a pronoun replaces is called the antecedent.

50. Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite pronouns do not have a specific antecedent. indefinite pronouns: each, either, one, everybody, all, any, most, none, some