1. Harcourt Journeys: Grammar Skills Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

2. Unit 1: Lesson 4 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

3. This week’s skills: Part 1: Simple & Compound SentencesSimple & Compound Sentences Part 2: Subject and Verb AgreementSubject and Verb Agreement Part 3: Combining Simple SentencesCombining Simple Sentences Part 4: Making ComparisonsMaking Comparisons Part 5: Sentence FluencySentence Fluency Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

4. Part 1: Simple & Compound Sentences Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

5. Simple Sentence Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

6. A simple sentence has one subject-verb relationship. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

7. EXAMPLE Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

8. Mark plays baseball. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

9. Compound Sentence Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

10. A compound sentence is made up of two shorter sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

11. A conjunction is a connecting words like: and but or Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott so because

12. A compound sentence has two subjects and two verbs. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

13. It must join two sentences and have two complete thoughts. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

14. EXAMPLE Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

15. Mother felt happy, so she sang a song. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

16. Turn your Practice Book to page 43. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

18. Projectable 4.6 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

21. Part 2: Subject & Verb Agreement Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

22. Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/su bjectverbagreement/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

23. Subject-Verb Agreement Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

24. Agreement means that the sentence parts match. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

25. The subject of the sentence must match the verb. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

26. Singular Subjects Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

27. Singular subjects are followed by singular verbs. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

28. EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

29. Garfield plays the violin. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

30. Miss Mott runs with her dog. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

31. Sam writes neatly. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

32. Notice that most singular subjects are combined with verbs that ends in s. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

33. The only time a singular verb will not end in s is if it is irregular or if it is combined with the subject I. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

34. EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

35. I play the violin. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

36. I write neatly. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

37. Plural Subjects Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

38. Plural subjects are followed by plural verbs. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

39. EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

40. The kids build a snowman. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

41. The girls play volleyball. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

42. We ride the bus to school. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

43. Notice that most plural subjects are combined with verbs that do not end in s. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

44. Turn your Practice Book to page 44. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

46. Projectable 4.7 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

49. Part 3: Combining Simple Sentences Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

50. One way to make sentences more interesting is to make them different lengths. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

51. Combining sentences can make our writing interesting. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

52. We can combine subjects, predicates, or even whole sentences together. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

53. We combine them with a comma and a connecting word called a conjunction: and but or Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott so because

54. Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/co njunctions/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

55. Turn your Practice Book to page 45. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

57. Projectable 4.8 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

60. Part 4: Making Comparisons Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

61. Adjectives are words that describe a noun. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

62. EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

63. cute Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

64. funny Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

65. nice Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

66. smart Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

67. playful Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

68. You can use different forms of adjectives to compare two or more things. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

69. Comparing Two Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

70. When you compare two things, add -er to the adjective. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

71. EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

72. My dad is taller than my mom. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

73. Ben is faster than Sara. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

74. Comparing 3 or more Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

75. When you compare 3 or more things, add -est to the adjective. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

76. EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

77. Dana is the loudest girl on the squad. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

78. Moby is the smartest one in the group. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

79. Adjectives with 2 or more syllables Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

80. Some adjectives with 2 syllables and all adjectives with 3 or more syllables use the words more and most instead of -er or -est. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

81. EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

82. My cat is more playful than my dog. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

83. My teacher is the most caring teacher of all. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

84. Turn your Practice Book to page 46. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

87. Part 6: Sentence Fluency Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

88. One way to make sentences more interesting is to make them different lengths. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

89. Combining sentences can make our writing interesting. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

90. We can combine subjects, predicates, or even whole sentences together. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

91. We combine them with a comma and a connecting word called a conjunction: and but or Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott so because

92. Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/co njunctions/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

93. Turn your Practice Book to page 47. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

96. How did you do? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott