Types of Sentences
How many types of sentences are there?
What is a complete sentence?
A complete sentence is a sentence that has a subject and a predicate and it demonstrates a complete thought
What is an introduction?
What are the three reasons authors write for
To Persuade
To Inform
To Entertain
-First Person
-Second Person
-Third Person
Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory, Declarative
What is a fragment?
A part of a sentence. An incomplete sentence.
What is the purpose of an introduction?
To let the readers know what you will be talking about.
If the author wrote a piece to tell people to conserve water and only use it when needed, what is the author's purpose?
Persuade
What is first person point of view?
When the narrator is in the story. They use I, we, and us.
Which type of sentence is used to give an order?
Imperative
Is the following sentence a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?
-I was so happy to get a dog I named him max.
Run-on
What is missing from the following introduction?
I was on vacation with my family. We did so many activities like snorkeling, diving, and rock climbing. I had the best time.
A hook
A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?" "That's disgusting - don't talk about things like that over dinner, " the dad replies. After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?" "Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in your soup, now it's gone."
What is the author's purpose of this writing?
Entertain
What is third person point of view?
When the narrator is not a part of the story. They use he/she/they/them.
"How sad is this!"
What type of sentence is this?
Exclamatory
-Going to the mall..
I am going to the mall tomorrow.
What are the different types of hooks?
- Sound
- Question
- Quote/Dialogue
What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
Inform
Which point of view is used here?
I love going to the mall with my friends. Sarah and I go there every weekend.
First Person
-Will you go with me to the mall tomorrow
-I was furious with Hana because she forgot my birthday
-Please get me my ball
-Interrogative (?)
-Exclamatory (!)
-Imperative (.)
I went to the beach yesterday with my family I was so happy.
I went to the beach yesterday with my family. I was so happy.
What is missing from the following introduction?
Splash! I jumped in the pool. It was the best vacation ever! I was so excited to go on this trip, we had the best time.
Who was with you and where was it.
Come and buy John's pizza today! It is cheap and tastes amazing!
What is the authors purpose in this text?
Persuade
Which point of view is used here?
Lilly, Hana, and Farid really want ice-cream, but their parents said no. They wanted a plan to convince their parents to let them get some ice cream.
Third Person