Sentence Structure
This sentence type has 1 independent clause, and no conjunctions, it is a complete sentence.
Simple sentence
A person, place or thing
Noun
Someone who is cautious and careful is?
Wary
What are synonyms for the words "main idea"?
central idea, big idea
Where does Spongebob live?
In a pineapple under the sea.
This sentence type has 2 independent clauses, and is separated by 1 coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
Compound Sentence
A describing word, is what part of speech?
Adjective
What word means moving slow or feeling lazy?
Sluggish
What is the main idea?
What the story or article is mostly about.
How did spiderman get his power?
He got bitten by a spider.
This sentence type has 1 independent clause, 1 dependent clause. The dependent clause begins with the subordinating conjunction.
Complex sentence
An action word, something that you do is what part of speech?
Verb
Someone who is brave and bold is?
Audacious
What strategy can we use to find the main idea and write a main idea statement?
Gist Strategy
Where does the Black Panther live?
Wakanda
True or False. An independent clause stands alone, and makes sense by itself. It is a complete thought.
True
What does the MINTS strategy help with?
Remembering when to capitilize.
Superman is many different powers.
Is this a run on sentence? What kind of sentence type is this?
No its a simple sentence.
What are the 3 steps to the gist strategy?
1. Who or What is the article mostly about?
2. What is the most important information about the who or the what?
3. Write the gist of the article in 10 words of less.
Use two vocabulary words that we learned to describe the Black Panther.
Audacious and Optimistic
True or False. The dependent clause does not need an independent clause.
False.
A dependent clause needs the independent clause to make sense. The dependent clause does not make sense by it self. It is an incomplete thought. It begins with the subordinating conjunction.
What part of speech is the word livid? Why?
Adjective because its describing a personality or feeling
The flash is a superhero who can run in a dash and he wears a red and yellow suit that has lightening bolts and he is married to Iris because she is supportive of him.
Is this a run on sentence? If so, how would you fix it?
Yes. The flash is a superhero who can run in a dash. He wears a red and yellow suit that has lightening bolts. He is married to Iris because she is supportive of him.
What is the main idea of this short passage? Use the gist strategy.
This paragraph discusses why the Flash has a secret identity.
Use two vocabulary words that we learned to describe Thanos.
Devious and Shrewd