Aim: How do we form complete

sentences?

Do Now:

A sentence is a group of words that expresses

a complete thought. Are these sentences?

1. "Ashley walks to the park."2. "She takes a friend with her."3. "Climb a tree."

Complete Sentences

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."

Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. The subject usually contains the main subject

or noun, and the predicate tells what the subject is doing, which contains the verb of the sentence.

Subject & Predicate

Subject Predicate

Ashley walks to the park

She takes a friend with her

Ashley and her friend climb a tree

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.

Rules for Writing Sentences

A period (.) ends a sentence that tells

something, or makes a statement. A questions mark (?) ends a sentence that

asks a question. An exclamation point (!) ends a sentence that

shows excitement.

Punctuation

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!"

Types of Sentences

"Did Juan finish his chores?“

WHAT TYPE OF SENTENCE IS THIS? Interrogative

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT? Juan

WHAT IS THE PREDICATE? Finish his chores

Examples

"Sam and Adam played football.“

WHAT TYPE OF SENTENCE IS THIS? Declarative

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT? Sam & Adam

WHAT IS THE PREDICATE?Played football

"Charlie, stop that now!“

WHAT TYPE OF SENTENCE IS THIS? Imperative

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT? Charlie

WHAT IS THE PREDICATE?Stop that now