Nouns
The students played rugby on the field after school.
students, rugby, field, school
The children ran quickly and jumped over the fence.
ran, jumped
Find the adjective(s):
Our friendly teacher gave us easy homework today.
friendly, easy
Find the subject:
Literacy is the best class ever!
Literacy
Name all the FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
The bakery sells fresh pies and sausage rolls every morning.
bakery, pies, sausage rolls, morning
She sings beautifully and dances every weekend.
sings, dances
What do adjectives describe?
Nouns
Find the predicate:
Literacy is the best class ever.
Name two different FANBOYS that could work in this sentence.
Amira studied all night, ___ she didn’t pass the test.
BUT
SO
My teacher gave us homework about New Zealand birds.
teacher, homework, Zealand, birds
I love to go fishing at Lake Ferry and catch snapper.
love, go (fishing), catch
Adverbs often end with what two letters?
-ly
Ex) beautifully, instantly, hopefully...
Two magpies sang loudly in the pohutukawa tree and tried to attract a mate
sang
tried
Comma or no? Why or why not?
The sun hits the water just right and it makes the sea look like a piece of glass.
Yes.
Two independent clauses on either side of it.
professor smith teaches biology at victoria college of wellington every tuesday and thursday.
Professor Smith teaches biology at Victoria College of Wellington every Tuesday and Thursday.
Ciska, Kaylin and Sune are all from South Africa and like to speak in Afrikaans so Mrs. Casley doesn't know what they are talking about.
are, like, speak, know, are (talking)
Find the adverbs:
Yesterday, I went to the concert and watched excitedly while my favourite band played.
Yesterday (describes WHEN I went)
Excitedly (describes HOW I watched)
What part of speech is a predicate?
Verb
It is the main action of the subject.
What is this conjunction joining?
I hate that I have to take all of these test and hope that I do well.
and-joins two verbs (predicates)
Fix the errors:
The Students visited parliament house in wellington to learn about new zealand Politics.
The students visited Parliament House in Wellington to learn about New Zealand politics.
Mrs. Casley is very kind and lets us play games when we have finished our work.
is, lets, play, finished
True or False:
Every sentence must have at least one adjective or adverb to be a sentence.
FALSE
Only subjects/predicates and a complete thought is needed.
What does a clause need to have?
Subject and predicate
Which sentence below uses the FANBOYS conjunction correctly with a comma? EXPLAIN why your choice is correct, and all the others are incorrect.
A) I wanted to join the debate team but I missed the sign-up day.
B) She studied for hours, and aced the test.
C) We could go to the museum, or we could stay home and watch a documentary.
D) He was tired so he went to bed early.
Answer: C Two independent clause on either side of the conjunction
A: Needs a comma before but (Two independent clauses)
B: No comma needed. Joining predicates (verbs)
D: Needs a comma before so (Two independent clauses)