Good old Grammar!Good old Grammar!•Subject- who or what the subject is about•Predicate- verb of the sentence•Verb- action or being word•Noun- person, place, thing•Adjective- describes the noun•Adverb- modifies the verb

•The pony jumped over the fence.

•Synonym• Your turn– spice the sentence up- add an adjective

ClausesClausesClause- a group of words that makes sense as a

sentence on its ownMain clauseSubordinate clause: group of words that contains

subject and verb but does not make sense on its own, and must be linked to a main clause.

Leftovers from her plate.Her cat loved to eat leftovers from her plate.Being chosen for the lead role.Being chosen for the lead role wasn’t what Tara

had in mind when she tried out for the play.

Complex Sentence- has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

Subordinate Clause Main Clause As she scanned the horizon, she saw a sailboat.

Compound-Complex Sentence- has two or more main clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.

Subordinate Clause Main ClauseBy the time the Coastguard arrived, Karen had

already rowed Main Clauseout and the desperate sailors had clambered

aboard.

Main and Subordinate Main and Subordinate ClauseClause main clauseThe school just started a cooperative work

program, Subordinate clausewhich will give valuable work experience.

SentencesSentencesSentence- a group of words that expresses a

complete thought and that contains a subject, a verb, and any necessary compliments.

Types of sentencesSimple Sentence- has one main clause, consisting

of a subject and a predicate. S P Karen gathered raspberries on the hillside.Compound Sentence- has two or more main clauses

linked by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon Main Clause CC Main Clause She filled the bowl , and then she looked out to

the harbor.

Comma’sComma’sComma Splice- two main clauses joined by a

comma

Run on sentence- two or more main clauses written as one sentence without any or adequate punctuation between them.

Coordinating conjunction- link two or more words or groups of words of equal importance: and, but, nor, for, yet, so