Complete Sentences
What does a complete sentence need?
For a sentence to be complete, it needs both a subject and a predicate.
What is a sentence fragment?
A sentence that does NOT express a complete thought.
Identify the writing errors in the sentence:
they Performed at the thankgiving day parade in new york.
They performed at the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
In the story a Miracle of spring: What does the word ATTEMPTED mean?
If you attempted something, you tried to do it.
Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence:
The school staff awaited the delivery of the package.
The school staff : Subject
awaited the delivery of the package: Predicate
What is a run on sentence?
Two sentences that run into each other without punctuation.
Identify the proper and common nouns in the sentence:
Her dance teacher, Anna. Used to be a Rockette.
Teacher= Common
Anna = Proper
Rockette=Proper
In the story a Miracle of spring: What does the word WITNESS mean?
A witness is someone who appears in court to say what he or she knows about a crime.
Is this sentence missing a subject or predicate?
Upon arriving at the store, the teacher __________
Predicate
What is a possessive noun?
Possessive nouns are nouns that show ownership. They show that something belongs to a person, place, or thing by using an apostrophe (’) and the letter “s.”
When writing a singular possessive noun to show that something belongs to one noun, where does the apostrophe go?
The apostrophe (’) goes before the “s.”
In the story a Miracle of spring: What does the word RESTRAIN mean?
When you restrain yourself, you stop yourself from doing what you want to do.
Is this sentence missing a subject or predicate?
_______ is about the rainforest and its animals.
Subject
Explain the difference between a common noun and proper noun?
A common noun refers to a general person, place, or thing.
A proper noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing.
Plural possessive nouns show something belongs to more than one noun, or a group of nouns. which sentence show plural possessive?
1. The boys' bags were left outside.
2. The boy's bags were left outside.
1. The boys' bags were left outside.
In the story a Miracle of spring: What does the word PRESIDING mean?
If you are presiding over an event, you are in charge of it.
Is this sentence missing a subject or predicate?
________were interactive when the museum guide________.
Subject, Predicate
What is an organization?
An organized group of people who work together, like a neighborhood association, a charity, a union, a dance group or a corporation. You can use the word organization to refer to group or business.
Identify the writing errors in the sentence:
the americen double dutch league is also called addl.
The American Double Dutch League is also called ADDL.
In the story a Miracle of spring: What does the word CONTEMPT mean?
When you show contempt, you show little or no respect for someone or something.