Sentence Patterns
A complete sentence will have a complete sentence
Pattern
A group of words without a Subject or a Verb is a sentence
Fragment
A compound sentence has two complete thoughts connected either by a semicolon or by a comma with its
Conjunction
Interrogative sentence ends with a question mark and ask a
Question
Prepositional phrases add what to our sentence
Meaningful detail
A complete sentence will have a complete sentence
Pattern
A group of words without a subject or a verb is a sentence
Fragment
A sentence can do how many jobs
4
An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation point shows a strong or sudden
Feeling
Use adverbs in sentences to tell
How? When? Or Where?
List the four sentence patterns
N-AV, N-AV-N, N-LV-N, N-LV-A
The "A" after a linking verb stands for a predicate
Adjective
List the steps for identifying a sentence Pattern
1. Set off each prepositional 2.phrase with parentheses.
3. Underline the subject, ver, and any predicate noun or direct object. Some sentences have a predicate adjective.
4. Identifying the sentence Pattern by writing the proper Abbreviation above each part of the sentence Pattern.
An imperative sentence usually ends in a period and gives a
Command
A comparison also helps to paint a_____picture in the reader's mind.
Clearer
List the steps for identifying a sentence Pattern
1. Set Off each prepositional phrase with parenthesis( ).
2. Cross out any adjectives (including articles) or adverbs.
3. Underline the subject, verb, and any predicate noun or direct object. Some sentences have a predicate adjective.
4. Identify the sentence Pattern by writing the paper Abbreviation above each part of the sentence Pattern.
A simple sentence has____ complete thought
One
How many jobs do sentences do
Four
Remember the subject of an imperative sentence is understood to be
You
Adding adjectives to a sentence will paint a ____ picture in the reader's mind
Complete
An "N" after a linking verb stands for a
Predicate noun or predicate
A compound sentence has____complete thoughts
Two
A declarative sentence ends in a with a period and makes a
Statement
Never use two _____ words in the same sentence
Negative
An interrogative sentence often begins with a
Helping verb