Vocabulary 1
to focus your attention on something
concentrate
_________ animals live in nature; not with people.
wild
What are groups of lines in a poem called?
Stanzas
How many simple sentences are needed to make a compound sentence?
What conjunctions are used in complex sentences?
a person's feelings
Mood
Students often _________ in the hallways when they ask to go to the bathroom.
wander
What is rhyme?
When words have the same ending sounds
What types of conjunctions are used in compound sentences?
Coordinating Conjunctions
What do you need to make a complex sentence?
something that causes illness
disease
stress
Do write and ride rhyme?
No
True or False: You don't need a comma when writing compound sentences.
False (You always need a comma when writing a compound sentence with at least two subjects and two verbs.)
Name 3 subordinating conjunctions.
feeling nervous or afraid about something
anxious
Sometimes doctors will give advice to help with our _________ health.
mental or physical
What is repetition?
Where should the comma go in a compound sentence?
Before the conjunction
Where should the comma go in this complex sentence? Before it rained all the grass was brown.
after the word "rained"
a good effect or result
benefit
It's important to ________ the amount of sugar you eat in order to stay healthy.
reduce
Why is repetition important?
It show that the repeated idea is important.
Name 4 of the coordinating conjunctions.
Answers will vary
Where should the comma go in this complex sentence? I lived in Philadelphia when I was a small child.