Fragment
What is a sentence fragment?
an incomplete sentence
What is a compound sentence
a sentence that combines two thoughts or sentences
What is declarative
A statement
What is an exclamatory sentence?
A sentence that shows intense feeling and ends with an exclamation mark.
What do all sentences have in common?
What is sentence
A complete thought or idea
What are conjunctions
Words used to join sentences
What is an imperative sentence?
a command or request
What is an interrogative sentnece
A question that ends with a question mark.
How many words are you required to put in a sentence?
6
Find the fragment:
We went to the game.
I went to the food stand.
Mike went to his grandma's house
Who went with?
Who went with?
What are the three most common conjunctions?
but, and, or
What do both imperative and declarative have in common
Both start with a capital letter and end with a period.
What are the six usual words that start an interrogative sentence?
What, who, where, when, why, how
Why do we use an exclamation point in an exclamatory sentence?
to show it is exclamatory
Find the sentence:
She really did it!
I wanted the other one.
Who went there?
I went to the store.
I went to the store.
Where do you put the comma
before the conjunction
Change the sentence to be declarative.
You will go to church and pray.
He went to church and prayed.
Which statment is exclamatory:
Who ate the cake in the fridge
The moon has different phases
We should go for a run
We need to get to the house
We need to get to the house!
What has the majority of the sentences been?
interrogative
What must you do to identify a sentence fragment?
Ask what is missing.
What are two lesser-known conjunctions
as, so
What is one clue that helps tell if a sentence is imperative?
If it has you, they or them.
what words can also start an interrogative sentence
Can, are, Do
How do you show that a sentence is exclamatory or interrogative?
Exclamation point and question mark.