READING

Kinds of Sentences

Declarative

A declarative sentence is a statement.

It ends with a period. ( . )

My birthday was last Saturday.

Interrogative

An interrogative sentence is a question.

It ends in a question mark. ( ? )

Did you go to the zoo this weekend?

Exclamatory

An exclamatory sentence is an exclamation.

It ends with an exclamation mark. ( ! )

My mom made the most amazing cupcakes!

Imperative

An imperative sentence is a command or request.

It ends with either a period or an exclamation mark. ( . ! )

Please write a thank you note to Matt.

Go clean your room now!

Simple Sentences

A simple sentence has just one independent clause.

Matt went to beach.

Compound Sentence

A compound sentence is two sentences put together using a FANBOYS conjunction. It has two independent clauses.

Matt went to the beach, and he went to the store.

FANBOYS - for, and, nor, because, or, yet, so

Complex Sentences

One part of the sentence relies on the other part of the sentence to make sense. It has one independent clause and one dependent clause.

After dinner, we went to play at the park.

After dinner - is the dependent clause.

Comparative Adjectives - used to compare two things. Usually ends in er.

bigger, smaller, richer, poorer, smarter

Superlative Adjectives - used to compare three or more things usually ends in est.

biggest, smallest, richest, poorest, smartest

Quirky Ones - don't follow the rule

good, better, best

bad, worse, worst

Commas

Commas - are used when you list things

I love pizza, soda, chips and ice cream.

Commas - are used BEFORE a conjunction

Maddie lost her pencil, but found an eraser.

Matt hates macaroni, so he brought pizza.

Parts of Speech

Nouns - person, place, thing or idea

teacher, grass, giraffe, tree, road, boy, girl

The girl sat in the grass. - girl is the noun

Plural Noun - more than one person, place or thing

dogs, people, cats, bones, trees, mice

The dogs like to eat bones. - dogs is the plural noun

Singular Possessive Noun - shows ownership by one person, place or thing

dog's, cat's, boy's, girl's

The dog's bone is in his mouth. - dog's is the singular possessive noun

Plural Possessive Noun - shows ownership by more than one person, place or thing

dogs', cats', boys', girls'

The dogs' bone is in the middle. - dogs' is the plural possessive noun

Pronoun - a word that takes the place of a noun or nouns

he, she, it, we, her, they, them, him, us, you

What are you doing? - you is the pronoun

Action Verb - a word that shows action that someone is doing

climb, run, stomp, leap, crawl, sewing, baking

Matt is baking a cake. - baking is the action verb

Linking Verb - links one part of the sentence to the other

am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had

Pizza and soda are some of the things Ethan likes. - are is the linking verb

Helping Verbs - help the main verb to show action

have, has, had, am, is, are, was, were, will

Tyler has written his name on his paper. - has is the helping verb

Adverbs - tell how, when, how much or where about a verb

quickly, nicely, carefully, neatly,

Maddie ran quickly to the park. - quickly is the adverb

Adjectives - describe/tell you about the noun

pretty, funny, purple, little, happy

The pretty girl sat down on the bench. - pretty is the adjective

Conjunctions - join words and sentences together

and, or, but, however, so, therefore

Matt likes ice cream but he likes pizza better. - but in the conjunction

Prepositions - tell where or how something happened

under, between, on, in, beside

The ball is under the bed. - under is the preposition

Interjections - show emotion or surprise

Wow!, Yippee!, Bop!

Wow! You won the race. - Wow! is the interjection

Subject & Perdicate

Subject - the subject of a sentence is the one who is doing something

Predicate - the predicate of a sentence tells what the subject is doing and how they are doing it.

Simple Subject - is only the subject or subjects no other words

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - dog is the simple subject

Complete Subject - is the words that come before the subject/s too

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - My dog is the complete subject

Simple Predicate - is only the verb that usually comes right after the subject/s

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - runs is the simple predicate

Complete Predicate - is all the words that come after the subject/s

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - runs as fast as the wind is the complete predicate

Remember there can be more than one subject and predicate in a sentence.

How to Write an Address

Ms. Brubaker

123 Purple Trail

Fayetteville, Georgia 30215

Ms. Brubaker's

3rd Grade

Email: brubaker.rebecca@mail.fcboe.org

In this room, we don't do EASY.

We make easy happen through HARD WORK & LEARNING!

Comparative Adjectives - used to compare two things. Usually ends in er.

bigger, smaller, richer, poorer, smarter

Superlative Adjectives - used to compare three or more things usually ends in est.

biggest, smallest, richest, poorest, smartest

Quirky Ones - don't follow the rule

good, better, best

bad, worse, worst

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Parts of Speech

Subject & Perdicate

Subject - the subject of a sentence is the one who is doing something

Predicate - the predicate of a sentence tells what the subject is doing and how they are doing it.

Simple Subject - is only the subject or subjects no other words

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - dog is the simple subject

Complete Subject - is the words that come before the subject/s too

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - My dog is the complete subject

Simple Predicate - is only the verb that usually comes right after the subject/s

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - runs is the simple predicate

Complete Predicate - is all the words that come after the subject/s

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - runs as fast as the wind is the complete predicate

Remember there can be more than one subject and predicate in a sentence.

Reading

Comparative Adjectives - used to compare two things. Usually ends in er.

bigger, smaller, richer, poorer, smarter

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Superlative Adjectives - used to compare three or more things usually ends in est.

biggest, smallest, richest, poorest, smartest

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Quirky Ones - don't follow the rule

good, better, best

bad, worse, worst

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Parts of Speech

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Subject & Perdicate

Subject - the subject of a sentence is the one who is doing something

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Predicate - the predicate of a sentence tells what the subject is doing and how they are doing it.

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Simple Subject - is only the subject or subjects no other words

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - dog is the simple subject

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Complete Subject - is the words that come before the subject/s too

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - My dog is the complete subject

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Simple Predicate - is only the verb that usually comes right after the subject/s

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - runs is the simple predicate

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Complete Predicate - is all the words that come after the subject/s

My dog runs as fast as the wind. - runs as fast as the wind is the complete predicate

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Remember there can be more than one subject and predicate in a sentence.

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