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Parts of Speech, SVA, and Fragments. Sarah Morris. How do you format your paragraphs?. Look on the website for directions: www.sarahmkmorris.wikispaces.com. Parts of Speech. What is a noun? Person, place, thing Sarah, building, cat What is a verb? Expresses an action or state of being
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Parts of Speech, SVA, and Fragments Sarah Morris
How do you format your paragraphs? • Look on the website for directions: • www.sarahmkmorris.wikispaces.com
Parts of Speech • What is a noun? • Person, place, thing • Sarah, building, cat • What is a verb? • Expresses an action or state of being • Run, talk, am • What is an adjective? • Describes a noun or pronoun • Red, scary, smart • What is an adverb? • Describes a verb, adjective or adverb • Quickly, extremely, really • Parts of speech worksheet
What is a fragment? • A sentence with something missing • Where the bank? • Japan many different kinds of cars. • What is missing? • The verb • Is a nice girl. • Rides horses. • What is missing? • The subject • Practice activity 12
What is SVA? • Subject Verb Agreement • What does that mean? • Page 40 chart • Each person take a section, read it, and explain it to the class (split part 1 if necessary) • Activity 5 on the board • Activity 4- rewrite the incorrect sentences • Activity 6- As a class
Simple Sentences • What is a simple sentence? • Independent clause with a complete thought • S + V + (O) • Derek goes to school on Friday. • Simple subject and verb • Juan and George play football every afternoon. • Compound subject • Amy walks to the library and studies everyday. • Compound verb • Write five simple sentences- 1 with a compound subject, 1 with a compound verb.