REVIEW: Write the flawed sentences and correct with proofing marks the errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Identify and label the parts of speech. Some will have two labels. Use: subject, noun, verb, pronoun, adverb, adjective, article, conjunction, direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, predicate adjective. After we have gone over in class then rewrite the corrected sentences in cursive and in ink. (penmanship--means write your neatest!)
1. In the desert, both people and animals search for water. 2. Shelia gave him an apple for the trip. 3. The red flowers were bright and beautiful. 4. The two students hurried to get to class. 5. After the rain, the rainbow was beautiful 6. The police officer gave Dad a ticket. As I sat in my most comfortable chair, I realized,...changes are coming. I knew I had to do something, but what? "I know!" I shouted, jumping out of my seat, "I'll start with..."
You will be given a worksheet to take notes as we watch the video together in class. Fill out as much as you can with information that sticks out for you. We will be defining motivation and how it affects the decisions one may make. After you have taken notes you will select 1-2 topics to write about in your. You will be sharing this with the class. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucv8O75erpg
Diagram the following sentences.
1. A gentle, cool wind whispered. 2. Stan shouted very loudly. 3.The warm and friendly nurse spoke softly but firmly. 4. Father and Mother gave their children a curfew. 5. Several blue balloons and diamond-shaped kites floated overhead. 6. Jeffery acts well and sings magnificently. 7. Stop now. 8. Children drink chocolate milk. **9. I have read five books and two magazines. 10.The teacher gave them the good news. 11. Those stamps are old and very valuable. 12. He seems very intelligent. Orders, sentences beginning with There and Here, and interjections.
Orders: the subject "you" is understood and diagrammed in the Subject position. There and Here sometimes appear at the beginning of the sentences and are mistaken for subjects. They are usually adverbs that modify the verb. Adverb= when it can answer Where? Example: Here is your watch. There is sometimes used simply to start a sentence and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence. An example: There is an important meeting. Diagram the following sentences. 1. Begin now. 2. Here is my homework. 3. There once was a snake. 4. Whew! that hurt. 5. Gee! Watch out. Directions: Correct the following sentences for errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Show proofing and edit marks. Rewrite the sentences in cursive and in ink.
1. I said i askd peeple and sum body told me were I shud go to lern. 2. the nice lady who gave it me told me the name of the test 3. i asked her how to spellit so i can rite it in my progris riport. There are three kinds of complements---direct objects, indirect objects, and subject complements.---all diagramed differently
Direct Objects: placed on the same horizontal line as the subject and verb. The direct object follows the verb and is separated from it by a short vertical line. Indirect Objects: only complement that is NOT placed on the main horizontal line. It is placed instead on a short horizontal line extending from a slanted line directly below the verb. Subject Complements: The subject complements---predicate nouns and predicate adjectives--follow linking verbs. Like direct objects, they are placed on the same horizontal line as the subject and verb. They are positioned after the verb and separated from it by a slanted line that points back to the subject. Examples done is class: notes in journal. Diagraming Direct Objects and Indirect Objects. 1. The girls opened the carton. 2. I gave them the news. 3. They told us several scary stories. 4. The boys bought themselves new sneakers. Diagraming Subject Complements 1. Steve is an excellent swimmer. 2. The room is attractive. 3. The redecorated kitchen looks absolutely sensational. Create your Own. 1. Write a sentence that contains a subject complement. Then, diagram it. 2. Write a sentence that contains a direct object. Then, diagram it. Diagram the following sentences.
1. A gentle, cool wind whispered. 2. Stan shouted very loudly. 3.The warm and friendly nurse spoke softly but firmly. 4. Father and Mother gave their children a curfew. 5. Several blue balloons and diamond-shaped kites floated overhead. 6. Jeffery acts well and sings magnificently. 7. Stop now. 8. Children drink chocolate milk. **9. I have read five books and two magazines. 10.The teacher gave them the good news. 11. Those stamps are old and very valuable. 12. He seems very intelligent. The Imperative sentence gives orders or a command. The diagram for this type of sentence follows the pattern to the ones you already know. The understood subject "you" is in the regular subject position., but in parentheses. "( )".
Diagram the following imperative sentences. 1. Read slowly. 2. Look closely. 3. Choose very carefully. 4. Stand up and sing loudly! |