sentence structure

SENTENCE STRUCTURE : 

SENTENCE STRUCTURE A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. 1. "Ashley walks to the park."2. "She takes a friend with her."3. "Climb a tree."

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Both (1) and (2) are sentences, but (3) is not a sentence. Why? It does not express a complete thought. We wonder: who climbs a tree? Why? -By adding some words to (3) we can make a complete sentence: "Ashley and her friend climb a tree."

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Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. The subject usually contains the main subject or noun, The predicate tells what the subject is doing, which contains the verb of the sentence.

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Subject Predicate Ashley walks to the park She takes a friend with her Ashley and her friend climb a tree

Rules for writing sentences : 

Rules for writing sentences 1. Every sentence must begin with a capital letter.2. Every sentence must end with a punctuation mark. You use different marks for different kinds of sentences.

Types of Sentences : 

Types of Sentences There are three kinds of sentences that we say and write every day. 1. Declarative: a type of sentence that declares or makes a statement.Example - "Tom goes to school." 2. Interrogative: a sentence that asks a question.Example - "Did Tom go to school?" 3. Imperative: a sentence that makes a request or gives a command.Example - "Hurry Tom! Go to school now!"

EXAMPLES : 

EXAMPLES 1. "Did Juan finish his chores?" 2. "Sam and Adam played football." 3. "Charlie, stop that now!"

ANSWERS : 

ANSWERS 1.Interrogative sentence(Subject: Did Juan/ Predicate: finish his chores) 2.Declarative sentence(Subject: Sam and Adam/ Predicate: played football) 3.Imperative sentence(Subject: Charlie/ Predicate: stop that now)

NOUN/SUBJECT : 

NOUN/SUBJECT 1. Andrew is eating a peach. 2. Chester flew a kite in the park. 3. The clock was broken. 4. Mr. Jones corrected the test. 5. Six dogs ran across the sidewalk. 6. Michael is reading an exciting book about plants. 7. Molly painted a pretty picture. 8. Cindy played the guitar. 9. Jake answered the question correctly. 10. Adam dribbled the basketball. 11. Kyle munched on cookies. 12. Heather drove her car to work.

Tell whether each noun below is a person, a place, or a thing : 

Tell whether each noun below is a person, a place, or a thing 1. John ______________ 2. cafeteria _______________ 3. flower _______________ 4. bedroom _______________ 5. woman _______________ 6. firefighter _______________ 7. newspaper _______________ 8. Florida _______________ 9. breakfast _______________ 10. raindrop _______________ 11. jar _______________ 12. Dr. Cone _______________

ANSWERS : 

ANSWERS 13. Andrew is eating a peach. (2 nouns) 14. Chester flew a kite in the park. (3 nouns) 15. The clock was broken. (1 noun) 16. Mr. Jones corrected the test. (2 nouns) 17. Six dogs ran across the sidewalk. (2 nouns) 18. Michael is reading an exciting book about plants. (3 nouns) 19. Molly painted a pretty picture. (2 nouns) 20. Cindy played the guitar. (2 nouns) 21. Jake answered the question correctly. (2 nouns) 22. Adam dribbled the basketball. (2 nouns) 23. Kyle munched on cookies. (2 nouns) 24. Heather drove her car to work. (3 nouns) Super Teacher

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13. John - person 14. cafeteria - place 15. flower - thing 16. bedroom - place 17. woman - person 18. firefighter - person 19. newspaper - thing 20. Florida - place 21. breakfast - thing 22. raindrop - thing 23. jar - thing 24. Dr. Cone - person