Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Bell work:
A sentence
is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Each sentence has a
subject
part that names whom or what the sentence is about and a predicate part that
tells
what the subject does or has. The predicate may also tell what the subject is
or is like.
There
are four types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and
imperative.
A sentence
fragment is a group of words that lacks either a subject, a predicate, or
both.
A
fragment does not express a complete thought.
■ A. Identifying Types
of Sentences
Decide whether each item is a sentence or a sentence
fragment. If it is a sentence, write
whether it is declarative, interrogative,
exclamatory, or imperative, and add the correct
end mark. If it is a sentence fragment, write
fragment.
1. I will be there by 8:15 in the morning
_________________________________________
2. Saving a seat for me
_______________________________________________________
3. Please be on time
_________________________________________________________
4. Ouch! I stubbed my toe
____________________________________________________
5. What do you know about that speaker
________________________________________
6. I can count on you
________________________________________________________
7. Pick up your books and go to the exit
________________________________________
8. Can’t recall ever hearing a better speech
_____________________________________
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Bell work:
A simple sentence has one complete
subject and one complete predicate. It may have
a compound subject, a compound predicate, or
both.
A compound sentence contains two or
more simple sentences joined by a comma and
a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon.
A run-on sentence is two or more
sentences incorrectly written as one sentence. Correct
a run-on sentence by rewriting it as two
separate sentences or by joining the sentences
with a semicolon or with a conjunction
preceded by a comma.
Write whether each sentence is simple or
compound.
1. Tigers and elephants are my favorite zoo
animals.________________________________
2. Some animals live in cages, but these
animals roam inside fenced areas. ______________
3. Tigers have such bright eyes; they look so
intelligent! _____________________________
4. Elephants’ eyes are not so bright, but
their eyelashes are long. ______________________
5. Have you ever noticed the eye colors of
elephants and tigers?_______________________
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Bell work:
List the nouns in each sentence. Then write
whether each noun is proper, concrete,
abstract, or
compound.
1. Did Okisee
Maria’s new dog? _______________________________________________
2. I think it’s
a golden retriever, but I’m not sure. _________________________________
3. The truth
is, she named him Goldy after her Aunt Golda! _________________________
4. Every
Tuesday, she takes him to obedience school.______________________________
Friday, September 5, 2014
Bell work:
Write whether each
underlined noun in the following sentences is a plural, a plural
possessive, a singular
possessive, or a contraction.
1. The children’s books
section of the store was packed with shoppers. ___
2. I noticed that the
catalog’sfront page was ripped out. _______________
3. The bride’s never
supposed to be late to the wedding. _______________
4. All five of the
countries’representatives spoke at once. ______________
5. That book’sthe best one
I’ve read this year.________________________
6. That singer’ssure to be
a star someday. ___________________________
7. The flowers’fragrances
were overwhelming. ______________________
8. He wore several sweaters
made of different styles and yarns.__________
