Sentence Rules
A sentence must have what two things?
subject and verb
or
subject and predicate
What does Fanboys stand for?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so.
What is the acronym used for complex sentences?
AAAWWUBIS
Identify the subject.
Pam liked Wayne.
Pam
All sentences need what at the end?
Ending punctuation
Which of the FANBOYS do you use when comparing two choices?
or
Identify the AAAWUBIS word in the sentence.
Because there is no rain, we will have practice.
Because
Identify the verb in the sentence.
The little boy spilled his drink.
Spilled
What acronym do we use for capitalization rules?
MINTS
Fill in the blank Jasmine doesn't like Javier, ________ does she like Nestor.
Nor
When the AAAWUBIS word is at the beginning of the sentence, then it causes a ________.
Comma
Identify the adjective in the sentence.
The blue water looked perfect.
Blue
Which article do we use for vowels? A, an, or the?
An
"She went to the mall." is an example of a ______
Sentence or simple sentence
Write a compound sentence using the FANBOY "but"
Which AAAWUBIS word belongs in this sentence?
_______ I studied, I listened to music.
Options: As, After, When, While, Before
Why is this not a complete sentence?
fell down the stairs.
There is no subject.
Rewrite this sentence where the commas belong.
The beach the park and the mall are my favorite places to go.
The beach, the park, and the mall are my favorite places to go.
"Once upon a time" is an example of a _________
Fragment
Correct the sentence:
molly and sarah went to the beach and they went to the movies
She could not go to the park. Her sister could go.
Although she could not go to the park, her sister could go.
Make this into a complete sentence.
Dennis went to DMC. He was acting up.
Dennis went to detention because he was acting up.
*teacher's discretion*
Marys book is old.
What is the sentence missing to make the noun possessive?
An apostrophe