Sentence Structure
"Jayla loves to read." is what kind of sentence structure?
Independent Clause
A "." is what punctuation mark? What does it do?
Use in a sentence.
A period.
It ends a sentence; goes at the end.
A finished thought.
For. And. Nor. But. Or. Yet. So.
What is past-tense?
Use it in a sentence?
Expressing an action that has happened or state of action that previously existed
Who are the characters in a story?
Protagonist and Antagonist.
___ contains two or more independent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions.
Compound Sentence
A "?" is what punctuation mark? What does it do?
Use in a sentence.
A question mark.
It is used at the end of a question.
What does "nor" mean? Give an example
Used in a negative statement to introduce a second negative idea or another.
What is "present tense"?
Give an example
When describing actions happening right now.
What is setting? BE SPECIFIC
Time, Place, Weather, Color, and/or Described Surrounding
List all three predicts in the sentence:
Sister Khadijah is watching as all the students are struggling to gather the answers for the 300 point question; she started laughing in suspense of the said answers
1. Watching
2. Struggling
3. Laughing
A "-" is what punctuation mark? What does it do?
Use in a sentence.
Known as a dash OR hyphen.
Used for single idea: He is twenty-nine years old.
Used to describe job titles: He is the vice-president.
What is "or"? Give an example
Expresses choice between two or more options
What is "future perfect tense"? Give an example
shows that one future actions will be completed before another future action
What is conflict?
It is what your main character is trying to overcome; the central problem.
"Over there" is what type of sentence structure?
Phrase.
A phrase is a group of words that function as a unit within a sentence but does not contain both a subject and a predicate to form a complete thought
A ":" is what punctuation mark? What does it do?
Use it in a sentence.
A colon.
It is used to introduce groups of words in a series or introduce a quote.
What is "so"? Give an example
Expresses choice
Cause and effect
What is "future continuous tense"? Give an example
A verb tense that describes on going actions in the future
What are the 5 senses in sensory detail?
Use them in a sentence.
Sight. Sound. Taste. Touch. Smell.
"Whenever Sister Khadijah decides to start class with a study game, while keeping in mind benchmarks are in two week, October 23, she remembers that she doesn't have a prize for the winner(s) in mind; she contemplates the entire class."
Sentence structure and punctuation used?
Compound-Complex Sentence.
Period, Commas, and Semi-Colon
A ";" is what punctuation mark? What does it do?
Use it in a sentence.
A semi-colon.
Is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related.
What is "yet"? Give an example
Shows contract or exception
What is "present perfect tense"
A verb tense to show actions that happened at an unspecific time before now
Hints and clues given by the author about future events of the story.