Sentence Structure
This type of sentence contains one subject and one verb. (The dog ate its food.)
Simple Sentence
A person, place, or thing (cat, dog, chair)
Noun
You find this at the back of your science or social studies textbook
Glossary
When you picture what you are reading in your mind like a movie
Visualize
Planning or organizing your writing
Prewrite
Type of sentence that has two independent thoughts joined by a conjunction. (The cat jumped but it did not land on the table.)
Compound Sentence
An action or something that you can do (run, jump, yell)
Verb
A small part of the word that comes at the start of a word to help you determine its meaning (restart, unresponsive, indecisive)
Prefix
When you make a guess about what will happen in a story
Prediction
When you start to write about your topic without worrying about thing like grammar, spelling, or punctuation
Drafting
A sentence with both a subject and a predicate. (The cat jumped.)
Complete Sentence
A word that describes a noun (red, old, scratchy)
Adjective
The small part of a word that comes at the end of a word that helps you determine its meaning (peaceful, called, bigger)
Suffix
When you can tell a part of a story in your own words
Summarize
When you look over your writing to see if you can improve it
Revising
A sentence with only a subject but no verb. (The cat.)
Incomplete Sentence
A word that takes the place of a noun (it, she, he, they)
Pronoun
Words that have similar meanings (big/large)
Synonyms
When you wonder what is happening in a story; helps the reader have a purpose for reading
Question
When you proofread your writing for spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Editing
A group of words that expresses a complete thought.
Sentence
A word that tells describes a verb and tells you how, when, or where (slowly, quickly, quietly)
Adverb
Words that have opposite meanings (hot/cold)
Antonyms
When you make clear a specific part of a story
Clarify
When you present your final writing to an audience
Publish