2 Parts of Sentences: Subject: Who or What Ex. The moon shone on the gravel path. Predicate: tells about the subject (includes the action) Remember:

Grammar

2 Parts of Sentences:

Subject: Who or What Ex. The moon shone on the gravel path. Predicate: tells about the subject (includes the

action) Remember: Find the VERB to start the predicate.

Ex. The moon shone on the gravel path

Review:

Simple: the main word that tells who or what

Ex. The four new students arrived early.

Complete subject: all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.

Ex. The four new students arrived early.

Simple V. Complete Subject

1) The tall, beautiful lady sipped her tea.

2) Walking through the park, the two dogs barked.

3) A round walnut table with four lets stood in the middle of the dining room.

Examples:Find the Simple & Complete Subject

Two or more subjects joined together by a

conjunction that have the same verb.Ex. The dog and the cat sniffed the air.

Compound Subject

Simple: the main word that tells about the

subject (THE VERB)Example: The cat jumped over the desk.

Compound: the verb and all the words that describe what the subject is doing.

Example: The cat jumped over the desk.

Simple V Compound Predicate

Simple usually means ONE

REMINDER

Declarative: makes a statement.

Uses a period.The sky is blue.

Imperative: command or request. Uses a period or an exclamation point.Remove your belongings from the desk.Remove your belongings from the desk!

Types of Sentences:

Interrogative: asks a question

Ends with a question mark.Will you be going to the play tonight?

Exclamatory: shoes excitement or strong feelings. Uses an exclamation point.The Penguins scored the final point!

Types of Sentences:

A word or word group that is used to name a

PERSON, PLACE, THING or IDEA.

Ex. Teacher, Grand Canyon, lamp, bravery

Nouns

A single noun made of more than one word:

EX. Basketball, light-year, grand piano

Compound Nouns

Names a particular person, place, thing or

idea. Get capitalized!

Ex. teacher Miss Cheatlepark North Parkcity Pittsburgh

Proper Nouns

Lake Phone company Brand Sports Team Road Restaurant

Come up with proper nouns!

Concrete: Names a person, place or thing that

can be perceived by one or more senses.Ex. Photograph, book, pen, friend

Abstract: Names an idea, feeling, quality or characteristic.

Ex. Love, tired, bold, courage

Concrete Nouns and Abstract Nouns

Word that names a group:

Ex. Batch, litter, team, class

The team lined up to begin practice.

Collective Nouns

A word that is used in place of one or more

nouns.Ex. Ask Dan in Dan has done Dan’s work.Ask Dan if he has done his homework.

The word that the pronoun stands for is the antecedent (DAN).

Pronoun

When Mary went to the store, Mary bought

flowers for Mary’s grandmother. REWRITE THIS SENTENCE USING PRONOUNS 2

WAYS Put the flowers in the water before the flowers

droop. Ben folded the paper for Mrs. Burg, and then

Ben stuffed the newspapers in the plastic bags for Mrs. Burg.

Pronoun Practice

Refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the

one spoken about.Singular Plural

First Person I me my mine we us our ours

Second Person you your yours you your yours

Third Person he him his they them she her hers their theirsit its

Personal Pronoun

Tim said “Tim answered all six questions on the

quiz.”

Jane and Lauren yelled “Jane and Lauren know!”

The teacher asked the students to put the student’s names on the paper.

Personal Pronoun Practice

Reflexive: refers to the subject and is

necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Tara enjoyed herself at the party. The team prided themselves on their victory.

Reflexive Pronouns

John worried John about the storm.

The cat groomed the cat by licking its fur.

The weight of the cake collapsed the cake.

Add a Reflexive Pronoun

Intensive: emphasizes a noun or another

pronoun and is unnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. I myself cooked that delicious dinner. Did you redecorate the room yourself?

Intensive Pronouns

Did you eat all of those cookies?

I cleaned all the dishes.

Sarah completed the entire group project.

Add a Intensive Pronoun

Points out a person, place, thing or idea

Ex. This that these those

The grammar lesson is really fun.This lesson is really fun.

Demonstrative

I love the red shoes!

Did you order the salad?

She cannot read the book.

Demonstrative Noun Examples

Introduces a question.

Ex. Who Which What Whom Whose

What is the name of your pet turtle?

Interrogative

___________ dropped the pencil?

___________ did the noise come from?

____________ are you doing this weekend?

Interrogative Examples

Refers to a person, place, thing or idea which

may not be named.Ex. All, more, none, one…

All of the students enjoyed learning about grammar.

Indefinite

________________ of the girls were talking on

the phone.

________________ did their homework.

Indefinite

Introduces a subordinate clause

Ex. That which who whom whose

Exercise is something that many people enjoy.

Relative

Does Pamela, ________ is going to Europe,

have her passport?

Thomas Jefferson, __________ wrote the Declaration of Independence, was our country’s third president.

The book, _________ was long, was very interesting.

Relative examples

A verb is a word that expresses an action or

state of being.

Ex. We celebrated the Chinese New Year yesterday.

Ex. The holiday is usually in February.

VERBS

An action verb is a verb that expresses either

physical or mental activity (doing something)

Ex. The owls hooted all night. (m or p?) Gloria plays volleyball. (m or p?) She thought about the problem. (m or p?) I believe in you. (m or p?)

Action Verbs

A linking verb is a verb that expresses a state

of being. A linking verb connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.

Ex. Denzel Washington is an actor. Ex. The children remained quiet.

HINT- linking verbs never have objects.

Linking Verbs

A helping verb (aux verb) helps the main verb

express action or state of being.

Ex. The packages were sent to 401 Maple Street.

Helping Verbs

A verb that expresses an action directed

towards a person, a place, a thing or an idea (words that receive action are objects)

Ex. Derick greeted the visitors.

Transitive Verb

Expresses action without the action passing to

a receiver or object.

Ex. Last night we ate on the patio.

Intransitive Verb

An adverb is a word that modified the verb, an

adjective or another adverb (AD’s to the VERB) Can appear before, after or between the words

they modify.

They answer the questions: Where When How How often To what extent

Adverbs

The sprinter ran swiftly

I read the comics early on Sunday morning.

Dad will sometimes quote Harry Potter.

Put the apples there, and we will eat them later.

Adverbs

A word that shows the relationship of a noun

or pronoun to another word.

The cat walked to the door. The cat walked through the door. The cat walked past the door. The cat walked in front of the door.

Prepositions

A word that joins words or word groups.

And, but, for, nor, or, so, yet, both, either, neither….

She read the book, but she had not seen the movie.

Ann or Jill will read the part.

Conjunctions

A word that expresses emotion.

Aha, my, ouch, wow, hey, oh, rates, yikes, hurray, oops, well, yippee….

OUCH! That hurts!

Aha! I know the answer!

Oh, I wish it were Friday!

Interjections