9/25/12

TP- Students will be able to identify different types of sentences.

There are 4 types of sentences.
1) statement
2) question
3) command
4) exclamation

A statement is tells something.

A question asks something.

A command tells someone what to do.

An exclamation shows strong feeling.


Turn & Talk:
What kind of sentence is this?

• Where is your jacket?
• I love that song!
• Don't touch my things.
• My birthday is in March.

PLAY

Write an example of one of the types of sentences.

9/21/12

Subjects & Predicates


TP- Students will be able to identify the subject and predicate.

Remember a sentence has TWO parts: subject + predicate.
The subject is WHO the sentence is talking about.
The predicate is what the subject DOES in the sentence.

Identify the subject & predicate in these sentences with a partner:
1. The monster chased the children.
2. Eli Manning's brother threw the football to the receiver.
3. Many cars are black.
4. The sun shines brightly in the morning.

TAKE THE QUIZ

9/14/12

Hello third graders!

Today we learned about sentences.
Sentence have two parts: the subject & the predicate.

Take a short quiz to see how much you learned today!
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/subpred.htm