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3. Grammar MondayLearning Targets Week 1:
• I can recite the eight parts of speech.• I can match the definitions to the
correct part of speech.
Learning Targets Week 2:• I know the four purposes of sentences
and can name them.• I can find examples of these sentences
in my reading.• I can write examples of these four types
of sentences.
Review:
• Four random students will each write one type of sentence based on purpose on the white board. Spelling counts.
• Now those four students will each name a student to explain each purpose.
• Finally those four will call on four more students to give sentence examples.
There are four purposes for sentences:
1. declarative (states) 2. interrogative (asks)3. imperative (commands)4. exclamatory (exclaims)
Learning Targets for this Week:
• I know the difference between a dependent and independent clause.
• I know the four structures of sentences.
• I can identify sentences by their structure.
• I can write sentences with the four structures.
Writing is more interesting to read when the author constructs a variety of sentence structures for various purposes.
But first, to understand these four structures, you need to understand the difference between …
dependent and
independent clauses.
Prediction:
Based on the names what do you anticipate
are the differences between
independent versus dependent clauses?
It all goes back to the definition of a sentence…
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and has a subject and verb.
A dependent clause may have a subject and verb but does not contain a complete thought.
It is a sentence fragment.
Examples of dependent clauses:
• Because Joe was tardy• If lunch is over• Since the beginning of school
These dependent clauses do not express a complete thought. More is needed.
An independent clause has a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
An independent clause can stand alone. It can be a complete sentence.
• He sat in the cafeteria for first period.
• Clean up can start. • Jill has turned in all of
her homework.
Examples:
2. Identify the following as dependent or independent clauses:
___a. When my family went to Seattle
___b. It is located in the basement
___c. After school today
___d. When I get home