1. English 100 Miller, (2009)

2. A group of words Express a complete thought Have a special order make sense on their own make sense on their own

3. A sentence can be: a statement a statement Example: My family had a picnic in a forest. Example: My family had a picnic in a forest.

4. a question Example: Is she a new student? Will Maria come to the party? A sentence can be:

5. an exclamation Example: What a brilliant idea! Look below! A sentence can be:

6. A command Example: You have to stop that now! A wish Example: I wish I had a million dollars. A request Example: Please don’t write the book. A sentence can be:

7. REMEMBER A sentence MUST begin with a CAPITAL letter and end with a punctuation mark. letter and end with a punctuation mark. Punctuation Marks are: period (.), exclamation point (!), or question mark (?).

8. A sentence must have: Subject (person, place, thing or idea) Subject (person, place, thing or idea) Example: Maria, UNE, chair, love Verb (doing word, states action or movement) Verb (doing word, states action or movement) Example: jump, runs, moves, sleeps

9. Example: The boy sits in the desk. The boy sits in the desk. boy- subject boy- subject sits- verb sits- verb

10. Example: The phone rings. The phone rings. phone- subject phone- subject rings- verb rings- verb

11. SUBJECT + VERB = SENTENCE

12. Let’s Review: A sentence can be a statement, a question, an exclamation, a wish, a command or a request. A sentence can be a statement, a question, an exclamation, a wish, a command or a request. It must begin with a capital letter and end with an exclamation point.

13. Let’s Review: A sentence must have a subject and a verb. A sentence must have a subject and a verb. A subject names a person, place, thing or idea A verb states action or movement.

14. Workshop http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/word_order/sentences.htm http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/word_order/sentences.htm http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/word_order/sentences3.htm http://www.englisch- hilfen.de/en/exercises/word_order/sentences3.htm http://www.learn-english- online.org/Lesson3/TestIt/SortIt3a.htm http://www.learn-english- online.org/Lesson3/TestIt/SortIt3a.htm

15. Workshop Choose five subjects and five verbs from the word list. Choose those words that are pertinent with your interests. Practice the process and write five sentences using the tools discussed in class. Word list: Executive practices Secretary plays Job reads Skills shares Culinary meets Cuisine paints Arts is Medicine confirms Law writes Legal cooks Teaching runs