The Sentence & Its Parts

Agenda: August 16

Good Things *Collect Past-Present-Future Essay Pass out Spiral Notebooks: Keep In Class! Journal: Capturing Kids Hearts Question 1 Review of Sentences/Parts of Speech:

Language Network pg 5 Diagnostic Test Cornell Notes/Practice about Sentences & Parts of

Speech

Home Learning: Take Home “Past Present Future” plate: Due Wednesday

Spiral Notebook Instructions

Write your First and Last Name in the Top Left-Hand Corner of the Cover

Write Klager & Class Period (A-Day) below your name.

On the First inside Page Write “Table of Contents” neatly across the Center Top.

Beginning with this page, Number the bottom right of each page (only the front side) with ODD numbers (1,3,5,7,9,11,13, etc.) through the end of the notebook.

Journal Question 1: 8/16/2010

Copy and Answer the following question in paragraph form on page 5 of your notebook. (Your answer should be two or three sentences).

Question: In this classroom, how do you want to be treated by the teacher?

The Sentence and Its Parts

Language Network Page 5

Instructions

Turn to Page 5 of the Language Network Book.

Turn to page 7 of your Spiral Notebook. Across the center top write “The Sentence And Its Parts)

Number 1-10 on the page.Read the paragraph to yourself, and

answer the ten questions that follow.You have 10 minutes.

Answers to the Diagnostic: How did you do?

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. C

6. A

7. A

8. B

9. D

10. A

Cornell Notes: Sentences

Complete Sentence A Group of words that contains a subject and a verb, and also expresses a complete thought.

A Sentence can be used to make a statement, ask a question, give a command, or express strong feelings.

Types of Sentences

Declarative

Interrogative

Imperative

Exclamatory

Makes a statement and ends in a period.

Asks a question and ends with a question mark.

Gives a command and ends with a period or an exclamation point.

Expresses strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point.

Parts of A Sentence

Subject

Simple Subject

Complete Subject

Compound Subject

Answers “Who or What is this sentence about?

The main word or words (nouns or pronouns) that the sentences is about.

All the words that tell who or what the subject is about, not including prepositional phrases)

Two or more words that share the same verb and joined by conjunctions (and, or, either/or, neither/nor).

Parts of A Sentence

Predicate

Simple Predicate

Complete Predicate

Compound Predicate

Answers “What is the subject doing, will the subject do, or has the subject done?”

The main word or words (Verbs) that tell time and explain what action the subject does, will do, or did in a sentence. (action, linking, helping)

The main verb and all the other words that tell who or what the subject is doing, will do, or has done.

Two or more verbs that have the same subject and are connected with conjunctions.

Practice: Page 7

On the back of your page, draw three vertical lines so that you have four columns.

From the left, Label the 1st Column: Complete Subject

Label the 2nd Column: Complete Predicate Read Statements 1-10 on Page 7. Put the

Complete subject in the left column, and the complete predicate in the right.

Practice: Page 15

Label the 3rd column Compound Subject.

Label the 4th column Compound Predicate.

Read questions 1-10. Write the compound subject in Column 3 and the Compound Predicate in column 4.

Note: the sentences have EITHER a compound subject OR a compound predicate.

All About Me

Each of you will be given a paper plate. Divide the plate into three sections. Label one section Likes & Interests, one section Dislikes,

one section Goals for 8th the Future. Locate magazine pictures, personal pictures, drawings,

words, letters to make words, etc. and to represent each of the elements in the sections.

A minimum of 5 items per section required! Then, on a separate piece of paper, write sentences that

explain each of the items on your plate. First explain Likes, then Dislikes, then Goals.

Example: I included a picture of Pizza on my “Likes” because pizza is my favorite food.

Agenda 8-17-2010

Good ThingsJournal #2: Capturing Kid’s HeartsReview yesterday’s grammar and

complete.Continuing with The Sentence and Its

Parts: Verbs, Verb Phrases, and Complements.

Reminder: Paper Plate Project due TOMORROW!!!!

Journal Question #2: 8-17-2010

Copy the following question, and answer it in at least two complete sentences.

How do I wanted to be treated by other students?

Then, share with your group members what you wrote, and determine a group answer.

Agenda 8/18/2010

Good Things!Journal Question #3Collect and PRESENT your Paper Plate

Project.Review yesterday’s grammar lesson

Review GameGrammar: Verbs, Verb Phrases, BRING

TEXTBOOK ON MONDAY!!!!

Journal Question #3: 8/18/2010

Copy the following question and answer it in two complete sentences.

How do you think the teacher wants to be treated by you?

Practicing Together

On the paper provided, create a four columns: Label the 1st Complete Subject, 2nd Complete Predicate, 3rd Compound Subject, 4th Compound Predicate.

At your table group, discuss and decide the following about the sentences provided your group: Determine the order of the words in the sentence by moving the

pieces around. Next, Write the answer for each part of the sentence in the

columns. When you are done, raise your hand and I’ll come check

your work!

Parts of A Sentence: Verb Phrases

Verbs

Kinds of Verbs: Action, Linking, Helping

Verb Phrases

Express action, a condition, or a state of being.

Action Verbs tell what the subject does, even if the action is not visible.

Linking Verbs tell what a subject IS.

Helping Verbs show time in the past, present or future (will, did, can, Helping verbs can not be alone in a sentence.

A main verb and one or more helping verbs.

Parts of A Sentence: Verb Phrases

Common Linking Verbs

Forms of Be: is, am, are was, were, be, being, been

Others that link: appear, feel, look, sound, seem, smell, taste, grow, become.

Parts of A Sentence: Verb Phrases

Common Helping Verbs

Forms of Be: is, am, are, was, were, be, been

Forms of Do: Do, does, did

Forms of Have: has, have, had

Others that show time: May, might, can, should, could, would, shall, will.

Copy the following sentences. Circle the COMPLETE

VERB PHRASE & underline the main verb

1. Dr. Irene Pepperberg has worked with Alex, an Africa Gray parrot, for years.

2. Nearly one hundred words can be used by this intelligent bird.

3. Alex is believed to understand the words, not just “parrot” sounds.

4. Alex has been counting to six.5. He and other birds are learning letters

and their sounds.

Practice

Turn the Language Network Book to page 13.

In Your Spiral notebook, number 1-10 on the next blank page.

Read questions 1-10. Write down the complete verb phrase in each sentence.

Group Practice

Work together to answer the questions on the worksheet.

Glue the worksheet into your spiral notebook as shown.

Parts of A Sentence: Complements

Complements are words or groups of words that complete the meaning of a verb.

Complements are always in the predicate of the sentence because they follow a verb.

Subject Complements: follow a linking verb and renames or describes subject of the sentence.

Subject complements are either predicate nouns or predicate adjectives.

Practice: page 22

Number 1-10 on your page.

Read questions 1-10.

First, write down the SUBJECT of the sentence.

Then, write down the complement.

Then, label the complement as either a PN (predicate noun) or PA (predicate adjective).

Parts of A Sentence: Objects of Verbs

Direct Objects

Indirect Objects

A word or group of words that names the reciever of the action of a verb. Answers the question “What

or whom is receiving the action in the sentence?”

A word or group of words that tells TO/FOR whom or TO/FOR what the action is performed in a sentence. An indirect Object usually

comes between a verb and a direct object.

Parts of A Sentence: Objects of Verbs

Common Verbs that come before an indirect object:

Bring, Hand, Give, Lend, Make, Offer, Send, Show, Teach, Tell, Write, Ask

Copy the following Sentences

Practice

Turn to page 24 of your Language Network Book.

Number 1-10.For each question, write the VERB, the

OBJECT of the verb, and identify whether the object is DIRECT (D.O.) or INDIRECT (I.O.)