Clauses
What are the two types of clauses?
Is this a simple sentence:
"The kittens like to play outside"
Yes, it's a simple sentence
What is a topic sentence?
A topic sentence state the main idea of a paragraph.
What is the purpose of a narrative paragraph?
To tell a story.
True or false: making sure your writing is organized is only important when writing expository paragraphs?
False! You should always make sure your paragraphs and your writing is organized.
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that can stand alone as a grammatically correct sentence.
What are the four sentence types?
1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-Complex
What should a concluding sentence do?
Restate the main idea/topic sentence in a new and different way.
If you wanted to write about why Iron Man is a better superhero than Captain America, what type of paragraph would you write.
Persuasive paragraph.
What is the main idea of a paragraph?
It is the key idea/concept being expressed by that paragraph.
What is a linking word called?
A conjunction and/or a subordinator.
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence is 2 independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What are the 3 types of sentences you should write when writing a paragraph?
1. Topic sentence
2. Supporting details
3. Concluding sentence
What are the four types of paragraphs?
1. Persuasive
2. Expository
3. Descriptive
4. Narrative
Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:
Since I am a big fan of the Star Wars movies, I dressed up as Darth Vader for Halloween.
Since
What does a subordinator, or subordinating conjunction, do? What is its role in a sentence?
A subordinator is a linking word that specifically marks/signals dependent clauses.
What type of sentence is this:
"Despite all the rain that they had gotten this week, the farmer's fields were still dry."
Complex sentence.
What's the purpose of using transition words when we write.
Transition words help link ideas together and help with making writing flow.
What's the difference between a descriptive paragraph and a narrative paragraph?
A descriptive paragraph will describe a scene clearly without necessarily telling a story. A narrative paragraph must have a plot or a conflict that it follows.
What would you call a word that acts as a bridge to smoothly connect ideas together.
A transition word.
Identify all the clauses in the following sentence as either independent or dependent:
"Although I like to go camping, I have not had time to go lately, and I have not found anyone who wants to go with me.
Independent: "I have not had time to go lately,
Independent: "I have not found anyone who wants to go with me."
What is the difference between a complex sentence and a compound-complex sentence?
A complex sentence contains ONE independent clause and at least ONE dependent clause. The clauses are combined with conjunctions OR subordinators.
A compound-complex sentence contains MULTIPLE indepenent clauses at and least ONE dependent clause. The clauses are combined wtih conjunctions AND subordinators.
"On the other hand"
"Rather"
"On the contrary"
"However"
To contrast two ideas; to connect two ideas that are different or opposite from one another.
If you follow these four tips to write a strong paragraph, what kind of paragraph are you writing:
1) teach the reader about a topic
2) focus on the facts
3) present information and details from trustworthy sources
4) be organized
An expository paragraph
Why is it important to vary sentence lengths and structures when you are writing.
It makes your writing more exciting and engaging for a reader.