Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
person, place, or thing
What are the three parts of most sentences?
Subject, verb, and object
This year, I’m going to volunteer at a school.
Simple sentence
What is a verb?
action of the sentence
What are the two parts of a topic sentence?
topic and controlling idea.
List 2 signals to show "similarities"
similarly, likewise, the same, alike, like, similar, as...as, so, too, either, neither
My friends and I volunteered last year, and it was a great experience.
compound sentence
What is an adjective?
describes nouns
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
List 2 signals to show "contrast"
on the other hand, however, but, whereas, in contrast, while, unlike
When you visit a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving, you see many people lining up to get their dinner.
Complex sentence (adverb clause)
What is an adverb?
describes adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs.
What is the independent and dependent clause in this sentence?
When students email their professors, they often expect an immediate reply.
Independent: They often expect an immediate reply.
Dependent: When students email their professors
Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence.
She shouted for help. No one heard her.
She shouted for help, but no one heard her.
The museum which opened last year will host a special exhibit.
Complex sentence (adjective clause)
What is a clause?
a sentence that has a subject and a verb
Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?
The reporters interviewed the President at the news conference yesterday.
simple sentence
Combine the sentences to make a complex sentence:
The Pilgrims came to the New World. The government limited religious freedom in England.
The Pilgrims came to the New World because the government limited religious freedom in England.
I think that the celebration will be unforgettable.
Complex sentence (noun clause)