Sentences
This type of sentence has a single, independent clause.
Simple Sentence
Where does the comma go - Answer by reading the sentence to us and saying "comma" where it goes.
Because it rained the field was muddy.
Because it rained comma the field was muddy.
What is the largest canyon in the world?
Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA)
Exit, external, ex...
In first person texts, where the narrator says "I, me, my", is the author also the narrator?
No! Nyet! Nein! Nee!いいえ Não नहीं
Bonus: Give an example that we've read and explain why it is not possible for the narrator and author to be the same person.
This type of sentence using a coordinating conjunction to combine two independent clauses.
Compound Sentence
Where does the comma go - Answer by reading the sentence to us and saying "comma" where it goes.
Since school ended early the kids were home by lunch.
Since school ended early comma the kids were home by lunch.
July 4, 1776 became important because this document was signed.
Declaration of Independence
What are the other, non-Latin, root languages most common in English?
Greek and Old English/Anglo-Saxon
This form of 3rd person does NOT know everything.
3rd Person Limited
Independent clause
Where does the comma go - Answer by reading the sentence to us and saying "comma" where it goes.
Jerry brought a game chips salsa and soda.
Jerry brought a game comma chips comma salsa comma and soda.
What was the very first example of student work I put on the board this year?
This Latin root means "before" (technically) "in front of"
Pre
Every single book we read is, except the names, a remix of this book.
Dictionary
Another name for a subordinate clause.
Dependent clause.
Where does the comma go - Answer by reading the sentence to us and saying "comma" where it goes.
The injured player who tore his ACL was out for the game.
The injured player comma who tore his ACL comma was out for the game.
This is the smallest country on earth with less than 1,000 people! It is so tiny, it fits entirely inside the city of Rome, Italy. Hint: It is also the center of religious government for 1.4 billion people.
The Vatican/Vatican City
This root word means to write (I will accept either form of the Latin root, I will not take the Greek. Confused? Is the word spelled logically?)
This form of 3rd Person narrator DOES know everything
Omniscient 3rd person
What is the relative pronoun: Ms. Evans, whose eyebrows are pink, dressed up for Pink Out Day.
Whose
Where does the comma go - Answer by reading the sentence to us and saying "comma" where it goes.
Dave had a crush on Sarah who was a girl at his school but Sarah never clearly said she liked him.
Dave had a crush on Sarah comma who was a girl at his school comma but Sarah never clearly said she liked him.
BONUS: NAME THE TYPE OF SENTENCE: COMPOUND, COMPLEX, COMPOUND-COMPLEX, OR SIMPLE
This is the largest city in Egypt
Cairo
Explain how Latin came to be part of English, about 2000 years ago, when England is so far from where Latin began (what is now Italy).
Something about the Roman Empire ruling England (then Britannia).
This is where and when a story takes place.
Setting