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Writing Component. ISAT Language Review A magical trip through the magical kingdom with the Cassidy family. Created by Kathy Cassidy, Westside. Statement/ Declarative Question/ Interrogative Exclamation/ Exclamatory. You are a smart class. Are you going to take the ISAT soon ? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Writing Component
ISAT Language Review
A magical trip through the magical
kingdom with the Cassidy family
Created by Kathy Cassidy, Westside
Sentences• Statement/
Declarative• Question/
Interrogative• Exclamation/
Exclamatory
You are a smart class.
Are you going to take the ISAT soon ?
Yes, I am !
Statements/ Declarative end in a
Period
Questions/ Interrogative end in a
Question Mark
Exclamation/ Exclamatory ends in an
Exclamation Mark
Check point. What ending does
the sentence need ?
Do you want to visit California__
Question Mark
Do you want to visit California ?
Disneyland is in California__
Statement/ Declarative
Disneyland is in California .
I love Disneyland__
Exclamation/ Exclamatory
I love Disneyland !
Singular• Means
1
Plural
• Means
More than one
Verbs•Action•Being
Action Verbs show action. They are the doing verbs.
• Swimming• Winking• Smiling• Jumping• Spitting
Being Verbs
• am I am here.• is He is wet.• are They are twins.• was He was here.• were They were here.
Verb Tense•Present- now•Past –already happened•Future-going to happen
When did it happen, present, past or future ?
Present- NowQuinn is making a cookie.
Past- already happenedQuinn slept.
Future- will happenThe cookies will be eaten.
What tense is the verb?
• He is pulling hard.
Present
He laughed hard yesterday.
Past
He will laugh.
Future
Subject of the Sentence.
• The subject of a sentence is what or who the sentence is about.
• It will be a noun or pronoun.• Not all nouns and pronouns are the
subjects.
Mr. Cassidy likes to cook, play sports, and listen to Mrs.
Cassidy talk.
Who is the sentence talking about ?Who is the Subject of the sentence?
Mr. CassidyHe is the subject of the sentence.
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs Being VerbsBe form
Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular Subjects add “s” to the action verbs
( Think S, S, + S )
Love of the GameWhen a Singular Subject needs an Action Verb this is what he
does oh, he plays with a baseball,
he walks to the mall, he makes a phone call,
and “S” is what helped him.
Singular Subjects go with Be form Verbs
am, is, was
When a Singular Subject needs a Being Verb
this is what he promised, I am in love with you,My love is very true,
I was telling the truth,And this is what I promise.
Plural Subjects or I, you, we, or they
just let the verb stay
When there’s a Plural Subject who needs an Action Verb this is what
they do oh, they play with a baseball,
they walk to the mall, they make a phone call,
and Action verb stayed the same oh.
Plural Subjects go with
Being Verbs are, were
There were Plural Subjects who growled to Being Verbs, and this is what they grumbled,
Don’t, want, am, is, was, just, want, are and were, like, the, “r” in the words,
and this is what we’ll stick to.
Now for the rule breakers.
Irregular verbs
Irregular Verbs • Singular• Mouse• Child• Goose• Man• Woman
• Plural• Mice• Children• Geese• Men• Women
Nouns•Persons•Places
•Things
• children• amusement park
• rides
What are some Nouns you see in this picture ?
Proper Nouns – Special names
•Proper Nouns must be capitalized !
Capitalize Proper Nouns that are special names of…
• Persons• Places• Things• Titles• Holidays• Months• Days of the Week
Persons- Frank, Kathy, Keenan, and Quinn
Place- Disneyland
Thing- boat
You tell me what type of Noun it is person, place, or thing.
Airplane
Thing
My boys and I
Persons
Winnie the Pooh Forest ?
Place
Horse drawn carriage
Thing
Pronouns take the place of a noun.
• Kathy• Frank• Keenan and Quinn
• She, her• He, him• They, them
Comma
,
Commas in a Series
I like to eat cake, ice-cream, and carrots.
Commas in Dates
June 2, 2001 was my birthday.
Commas in letters
Dear Gradma May,
Thank you for my toy car, book, and card. You are the best.
Love,Quinn
Parts of a letterDear Gradma May, (Greeting)
(Body) Thank you for my toy car, book, and card. You are the best.
Love, (Closing)Quinn (Signature)
Commas joining 2 sentences
One of the best parts of my birthday was hitting the pinata.
I loved ripping open the presents.
Commas between Compound Sentences used with a conjunction.
One of the best parts of my birthday was hitting the pinata, and I loved ripping open the presents.
COMMAS• COMMA +
CONJUCTION• I went outside,
and I saw some ants.
• COMMAS IN A SERIES
• We had pie, fruit, and apples.
• COMMA after greeting and closing
• Dear Grandma, • Love,
• COMMA between city and state
• Idaho Falls, Idaho
• COMMA between date and year
May 22 , 2008
Great job you are
ready for the ISAT.