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Sentence Structure
All sentences must start with a capital letter All sentences must end with a punctuation A sentence is not a part of speech; it just the thing that contains the Part of speech
Conjunctions
Join Things
Conjunctions
Conjunctions are connecting words Example: And adds things together in the sentence I like baseball and soccer. Or also joins, but makes an option What do you like best, dogs or cats? Or can also pose a question.
Using And/Or
Sentence 1: I am going to play. Sentence 2: I am going to study. Using And to join: I am going to play, and Im going to study. Using Or to join: I am going to play, or Im going to study.
Using a Comma
Before every joining word, a comma (,) must be used Example: I like soup, and I like sandwiches. You also must check that a and/or can be used by taking out the , and/, or and replacing it with a period.
Different Conjunctions
Conjunctions arent only and/or, they are: So, because, but, then, after,also just a (,), etc.
More examples
No one came to save him, so he went off to explore. Alice smiled, and then turned to her rabbit
Adjectives
Words that describe
Adjectives
Words that describe Are used to describe nouns Used to say: How something feels, tastes, looks, or sounds
Words to Describe
Green Any Color Stormy Loud Five Any Number
Adjectives
Pick some adjectives for:
Nouns
Pronouns and Proper Nouns
Pronouns
Take the place of nouns Save time and energy Pronouns are words such as it, he , she, they, etc. **They refer to the previous noun
Examples of Pronouns
Joe, won a new car, and he jumped with joy. Joe
Proper Nouns
Something's OWN name Include names, nicknames, pets names, places names, city names, etc. Proper Nouns also define All proper nouns start with Capitals Examples: Joe vs. Person Jamestown vs. the city
Articles
A, An, The
Articles
Always go before a noun
The Rules
A always presents a consonant An always presents a vowel The always presents a singular
2 Parts Of a Sentence
Sentences are the building blocks of our language The 2 Main Parts are: Subjects Predicates
The Subject
Is the Noun of the sentence, The sentence is also based upon the Noun In, The beautiful ballerina leaped into the air like a deer. Ballerina is the subject In, The Seminole Indians traveled over the water in the dugout canals. The quickest way to find the subject is to read the sentence carefully The subject can be singular or plural and 1 or 2 words
The Predicate
The predicate names the verb in the sentence that tells what is happening In, The beautiful ballerina leaped into the air like a deer. leaped is the predicate In, The Seminole Indians traveled over water in the dugout canals. the predicate is traveled. The easiest way to find the predicate is to find what the subject is doing.
Helping Verbs
The action
Helping Verbs
The Helping Verb shows us weather the verb is past, present, or future. These are all considered tenses
Did
Had
Am/Are going to
Declarative Sentences
Are the most common type of sentence. Are punctuated with a period. Are used to tell our thoughts, and what we see. Can be simple or complex. I have a dream . . . as MLK Jr. once said. I saw a bird as beautiful as the summer sky as it rises above the horizon.
Interrogative Sentences
ALWAYS has a (?) question mark. If you ask enough of them they become self-explanatory. Do stars burn out ? Why are my eyes colored ? Why is global warming such a problem ?
Imperative Sentences
May need more than 1 or 2 words. Used to give orders and make requests. Always ends in a (!) exclamation point if used to make requests. Always ends in (.) a period to give orders. Stop! Hug Me. ** In many sentences YOU is not spoken but is understood.
Types of Literature
Learning Books
Biography
A True story about a persons life Are very interesting stories Are NOT by the person they are about Are written using second hand accounts SECOND-HAND ACCOUNTS writings that are left behind, diaries, newspapers, and letters, etc.
Autobiography
Are books written by the person they are about Auto- means self (ex. Automobile is self driven. Autopilot is a plane that flies by itself) Most are written in Prose, but can be written in poems, plays, or songs
Fiction
Are make-believe, or fairytales such as Alice in Wonderland, or Pollyanna Not everything has to be made-up, can have true parts with a twist, or true facts in a made-up story. Ex. You could have a story about traveling through space, that is not true. But, the moon, gravity force, wind, stars, yourself, a spaceshutle, etc.
Non-Fiction
Is ALL true Ex. Biographies, and autobiographies, newspaper articles, and school reports, and history IE. A report on the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco
What Is A Phrase ?
Main Entry:1phrase Pronunciation:*fr*z Function:noun Etymology:Latin phrasis, from Greek, from phrazein to point out, explain, tell Date:15301 : a characteristic manner or style of expression : DICTION2 a : a brief expression; especially : CATCHPHRASE b : WORD3 : a short musical thought typically two to four measures long closing with a cadence4 : a word or group of words forming a syntactic constituent with a single grammatical function *an adverbial phrase*5 : a series of dance movements comprising a section of a pattern
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