Sentences 1
What does a sentence need to be a sentence?
1. start with a capital
2. end with punctuation
3. make sense
What are the two parts of a sentence?
subject and predicate
What is a prefix?
letters added to the beginning of a word that change the word's meaning
what a story is mostly about
main idea
What air do humans need to breathe to live?
oxygen
declarative sentence
a sentence that makes a statement; ends in a period
What is a fragment?
a piece or part of a sentence
What is a suffix?
letters added to the end of a word that change the word's meaning
main idea needs to be supported by these
details
In which direction does the sun set?
west
interrogative
asks a question; ends in a question mark
What is a run on?
two or more sentences put together without the proper punctuation
prefix - pre
before
words that explain a picture
caption
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
exclamatory
says something with feeling; ends in an exclamation point
How do you fix a fragment?
add what is missing
suffix - ful
full of
genre that provides many facts and details
expository nonfiction
What is a baby kangaroo called?
joey
imperative
gives instructions or a command; can end in a period or exclamation point
How do you fix a run-on? (3 ways)
1. split it into two sentences with a period
2. comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
3. semicolon
suffix - ly
in a certain way
telling events of a story in time order
sequence
What team is Bristow's biggest rival?
Cushing