Compound Sentences
The clouds were growing, but it was not raining.
The sentences are joined with "but" to show...
...that two things are being contrasted- the sky and rain coming.
Which word is plural:
cat
dog
geese
box
geese- and it's an irregular noun
goose-geese
Which part of the sentence is the independent clause?
Because it was winter, the fourth grade had a party.
Because it was winter, - dependent clause
Which word is a dipthong?
class
allow
you
allow
What is the meaning of scope?
To see
Animals mimic each other.
This is how they find protection.
Join these two sentences with a conjunction.
The animals mimic each other, and this is how they find protection.
Which word is an irregular plural noun?
oxen
daisies
factories
leaves
Leaves-
leaf-leaves- the f changes to a v
Name the independent clause
He went to work, and he had fun with his friends.
Compound sentence with two independent clauses.
Which word is a dipthong?
snow
without
monkey
without
What is the the meaning of phon?
Sound
telephone
The lion has a loud roar.
The monkey has a low howl.
The lion has a loud roar, but the monkey has a low howl.
Which words need es to become plural? Choose 4
dollar speech sash ax
donkey class shark
ax- axes
class-classes
speech-speeches
sash-sashes
Join these two ideas with and
The weather is nice. He brought a light jacket to wear.
The weather is nice and he brought a light jacket to wear.
Comound sentence
Which word contains a dipthong?
soil
sash
system
soil
What is the meaning of tract?
To pull or draw back
retract the curtain
The students wanted to go to lunch.
The students became very quiet.
The students wanted to go to lunch, so they became very quiet.
Example: factory
If it ends in a consonant y change y to i and add es
factory- factories
Make this a complex sentence using because.
The tiger is striped.
The tiger's stripes hid him in the grass.
Because the tiger is striped, he was able to hide in the grass.
Which word contains a dipthong?
voice
though
shark
voice
What is the meaning of /rupt/ in abrupt?
To break/ leave suddenly
He abuptly left the room.
It was early. We were ready for bed after the long day.
Combine using the conjuction "yet"
It was early, yet we were ready for bed after the long day.
Which words do not change when written as a plural?goose moose mouse sheep
life scissors deer tooth
moose-moose
sheep-sheep
scissors-scissors
deer-deer
What does the word but do in this sentence?
Its fur is good for warmth, but its tail is great for balance.
But shows a contrast or comparison between two ideas.
Describe a dipthong.
A dipthong is two letters that create a unique sound as a vowel.
What is the meaning of tele in telescope?
distance- to see something in the distance.