PURPOSE – We will study and practice sentence structure and grammar so I can identify sentence components to determine the meaning of ideas expressed in a text passage.
Welcome to class. We will study English. You will read and write. The teacher will speak. The teacher will ask questions. You might learn something new. Your participation is encouraged. Do not be shy about making a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. Some people do not like to admit making mistakes.
▶️A sentence is the basic building block of any kind of communication, such as a reading passage, also known as a text. A text usually contains different types of sentences. Understanding how sentences are put together can help you understand what you are reading. A sentence expresses a complete thought.
Sentence type & Explanation
Example
A statement expresses a fact, opinion, or idea and ends with a period.120
The store is open seven days a week.
A question asks a question and ends with a question mark.❓
What time does the store close?
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What is this lesson about?
ACTIVITY #1 Study & Practice
Sentence type & Explanation
Example
A simple sentence expresses one complete thought, which can be a complete sentence.
I’ll meet you at 7 pm tonight.
📝Write a simple sentence about a school bus🚌:
A compound sentence combines two or more simple sentences with a comma and a conjunction, such as and, but, so, or, for, and yet.
A compound sentence expresses two complete thoughts that can each be a complete sentence.
My meeting ends at 6pm, so I’ll meet you at 7pm tonight.
The two complete sentences are connected by a comma and the conjunction ‘so’.
📝Write a compound sentence about a 🐕dog and a 🦴bone:
ACTIVITY #2 – Practice
Conjunctions show how the ideas in a compound sentence are related. Read the explanation of each conjunction, then write a sentence using the emoji
and
connects similar ideas or ideas of the same importance
🚴🤡
but, yet
connects opposite or contrasting ideas
☃️☀️
so, for, as
connects causes and effects
🤖💥
or
connects options or choices
🍩🍟
Example
How do you feel about the mayor’s plan to close Main Street to traffic on Sundays? Many shoppers are happy about it. They will be able to go from store to store without dodging cars.
Example Analysis (example way to think about the text)
A lot of merchants welcome the idea, but some also have a concern. Will no cars mean fewer customers? Without access to street parking, some people might decide not to shop on Main Street.
I know that question sentences end with a question mark. This passage contains two questions:
How do you feel about the mayor’s plan to close Main Street to traffic on Sundays?
Will no cars mean fewer customers?
The rest of the sentences in the passage are statements that express ideas or concerns about the plan.
Most of the sentences are simple sentences, such as Many shoppers are happy about it. One sentence is a compound sentence: A lot of merchants welcome the idea, but some also have a concern. It expresses two ideas linked by the conjunction, but. The word but signals that the ideas in the two sentences contrast.
ACTIVITY #4 – Practice
Real life: “Do you want to put gas in the car or do you want to buy groceries?”
This sentence is … making a statement or asking a question
This sentence expresses … one complete thought or more than one complete thought
If the sentence has more than one complete thought, which conjunction connects the ideas?____________
What connection between the ideas does the conjunction suggest?_________
What sentence structure and grammar questions look like on the test,
What the correct answer is, and
Why that is the answer!
You have just accepted a new job offer. You will start in two weeks. How do you feel? Starting a new job can be both exciting and stressful. You might enjoy the thrill of something new. You may be concerned about learning new things and doing well. Which feeling is more common? That depends on you. A confident person might feel excited, but a nervous person might feel stressed. It is okay to feel either way about starting a new job. Many people experience both feelings at once.
Which sentence in the passage is a compound sentence?
Which sentence in the passage is a question?
Answers:
Read the email and respond to the questions
Which sentence in the email is a statement?
Read this sentence from paragraph 1: “We are having some friends over, and we would like to invite you as well.” Which word is a conjunction?
Answers (click and drag down to reveal):
#1 – 2: “Do you remember Susan?”
#2 – 3: and
Which sentence in the email is a question?
“Let me tell you a few other things about
the evening.”
”Armando and Tanya will be there.”
“Did you know they are engaged?”
“She is bringing her famous cookies.”
Which of the following sentences is an example of a compound sentence?
“Armando and Tanya will be there.”
“That should be fun, for you like meeting
new people.”
“We’ve invited Paula, Raul, Amod, and
Camilla.”
“Like you, she loves to fish.”
You have finished your important project so you should have more free time now.
Which word is used to connect the two ideas?
She has to leave at 8:00, so you should come early.
The conjunction so is used in this sentence to connect…
You met her at our last party. She is bringing her famous cookies.
Which of these revisions best combines the sentences?
We hope to see you. We will have such fun.
Which of these best describes the sentences?
You’ll probably like Paula. Like you, she loves to fish.
Which of these revisions best combines the sentences?