Sentences

1. Sentences

2. : football team sentences: stories players cast members : play

3. 4 kinds of sentences • Declarative • Basic statement. • Interrogative • Asks a question? • Exclamatory • Expresses strong feeling! • Imperative • A demand! or a request.

4. Did you see the new Twilight movie, Eclipse? Well, I did, and I though it was terrible! For one thing, the girl who plays Bella can’t act. She only has one facial expression—a bored pout. The boys aren’t much better. But then again, what are they supposed to do with lines like, “Yeah, but I’m hotter than you”?

5. Sentences vs. Sentence Fragments

6. A Sentence must have 2 things: • Subject (who or what) • Verb (action or being)

7. Nouns People Places Things Ideas Verbs Action verbs Being verbs Other helping and linking verbs Examples of Subjects

8. Action Verbs Run Undergo Change Play Participate Bark Read Being Verbs Be Am Is Are Was were Verbs

9. Examples of complete sentences • Many studentshate homework. • Skylar and Amyparticipate in UIL. • That studentis always late. • Some seventh gradersare in Mrs. Perdomo’s English class.

10. Chapter 8.4 Identifying the Subject

11. Most sentences begin with the subject Megan Fox is beautiful. Megan Foxis beautiful.

12. Sometimes the subject is not at the beginning:QuestionsThere Are…There Is…Here Are…Here is…Implied (you) in imperatives

13. Questions Aresome treestoo small? Do some boys like to swim? Can I go to the movies?

14. Here’s the trick: Are some trees too small? Some treesare too small. Are some trees too small?

15. You try: Do some boys like to swim? Some boysdo like to swim. Do some boys like to swim?

16. You try: Can I go to the movies? I can go to the movies. Can I go to the movies?

17. Another type of predicate: • There is… • There are… • Here is… • Here are…

18. There isa boywho likes to swim. There aresome boyswho like to swim. Here isa boywho likes to swim. Here aresome boyswho like to swim.

19. Imperatives: Implied (you) (You)Put away your backpack. (You)Think for yourself. (You)Set goals for success.

20. Review Most of the time, the subject is found at the ____________ of the sentence. beginning

21. When you have a question… • The subject is found in the ________. • You can change the question into a sentence to make it easier to find the _________________. middle subject and predicate

22. Special types of predicates are found at the beginning of the sentence. • There is… • There are… • Here is… • Here are…

23. Compound Subjects Compound Predicates

24. Compound Subjects • Sometimes, there is more than one person or thing that is the subject of the sentence • The compound subject will be joined by and, or, nor.

25. Compound Subjects Using AND Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are best friends. Harry Potter and Hermione Grangerare best friends.

26. Compound subjects using ANDalways take a plural verb Harry and Hermionelike school. • Theylike school • Theylikes school

27. Compound Subjects Using OR Either Mrs. Holcomb or Mr. Johnson is giving a test today. Either Mrs. Holcomb or Mr. Johnsonis giving a test today.

28. Compound subjects using ORsometimes take a plural verb Either a spiral or several pieces of paper are needed for class. Either several pieces of paper or a spiralis needed for class. Use the subject closest to the verb.

29. Compound Subjects Using NOR Neither Mrs. P. nor Mrs. Hamilton likes to give homework. Neither Mrs. P nor Mrs. Hamiltonlikes to give homework.

30. Compound subjects using NORsometimes take a plural verb Neither blue hair nor tank tops are permitted by the dress code. Neither tank tops nor blue hairis permitted by the dress code. Use the subject closest to the verb.

31. Compound Predicates—2 times the action! Supermanflies around and protects the people. Harry Potterfights Voldemort and saves the day!

32. More examples: Hermionecares about her friends andtries to give them good advice. Mrs. Perdomolikes dogs butdislikes cats. Doyouwant play video games ordo your homework?

33. Compound subject + compound predicate Ron and Harryplay Quidditch and study for their exams. Mrs. Hendrix and Mrs. Perdomoteach Honors students andgive them homework.

34. Review: • Roses and tulipsare Mrs. Perdomo’s favorite flowers. • The studentsran to class and sat down before the bell. • The students and the teacherstrained hard for UIL and won the competition.

35. Chapter 8.6 Compound Sentences

36. Compound Sentences Complete sentence + Complete sentence

37. Complete Sentence Review A complete sentence has both a ___________ and a _________. subject verb

38. To join two sentences: • Use a comma and a FANBOYS OR • Use a semi-colon ;

39. FORANDNORBUTORYETSO COMMA +

40. Compound Sentences Examples: Mrs. Perdomowas sick today, soa substitutetaught us. Mrs. Perdomowas sick today;a substitutetaught us.

41. Run-Ons: The Big No-No Incorrect: Dogs should not eat homework,students get in trouble. Correct:Dogs should not eat homework, forstudents get in trouble.

42. Can you find the run-on? The most unexpected thing that ever happened to me was when I got to go to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. That morning, I woke up and took a shower like usual and then I went to eat my breakfast and my mom told me that she had a surprise. I couldn’t believe it. My mom never surprises me. She just kept looking at me with a weird smile on her face, so finally I asked her what the surprise was. “We are going to Disney World!” she yelled. The most unexpected thing that ever happened to me was when I got to go to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. That morning, I woke up and took a shower like usual and then I went to eat my breakfast and my mom told me that she had a surprise. I couldn’t believe it. My mom never surprises me. She just kept looking at me with a weird smile on her face, so finally I asked her what the surprise was. “We are going to Disney World!” she yelled.