2. Complete Sentences Objectives: 1.Fragments 2.Run-ons 3.Combining Sentences 4.Parts of a Sentence 5.Types of Sentences

3. Complete Sentences  A complete sentence has a _____and a ________that work together to make a complete thought. Bobby smiled until he thought his face would crack.

4. 1. Sentence Fragments  A SENTENCE FRAGMENT fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot ________by itself.  may locate something in time and place, but lack a subject-verb relationship.  may have most of the makings of a sentence but still be missing an important part of a verb string.  may have a subject-verb relationship, but cannot stand by itself.

5. Sentence Fragments Examples Last Saturday after the ballgame at the ice cream shop. Shooting just before the buzzer rang and hoping to score the winning point. Some of the girls going together to the mall. Even though she was the prettiest girl and had a great talent presentation.

6. 2. Run-On Sentences  Remember: The ______of a sentence really has nothing to do with whether a sentence is a run-on or not; even a very ______sentence could be a run-on. The books are heavy don’t carry them. The books are heavy, don’t carry them. The game is going to be very close you have to play your best. Mother packed my lunch today however she forgot to put in my desert..

7. 3. Combining Sentences  Sentences have to be combined to avoid the boredom that would happen if all sentences were the same length. They can be combined with  ___________

8. Combining Sentences: Commas  To combine two sentences with a comma, you MUST use a _________ __________. (Remember these? They are the FANBOYS)  Alice brought the buns. Fred brought the potato salad. Alice brought the buns, and Fred brought the potato salad.  Any other variation is a run-on!

9. Combining Sentences: Semicolons  There are two ways to combine sentences with a semicolon. First, _______a semicolon is needed to combine sentence together:  Alice brought the buns. Fred brought the potato salad. Alice brought the buns; Fred brought the potato salad.  NO conjunctions are needed here.

10. Combining Sentences: Semicolons  The next way to combine sentences with a semicolon is to use it with a _______ _________: however, therefore, nevertheless, moreover, furthermore, subsequently, for example Use a semicolon after the first complete sentence followed by a conjunctive adverb followed by a comma followed by the next complete sentence  Alice brought the buns. Fred brought the potato salad. Alice brought the buns; however, Fred brought the potato salad.

11. 4. Parts of a Sentence  Subject (simple and complete)  Predicate (simple and complete)  Predicate Nominative  Predicate Adjective  Direct Object  Indirect Object

12. Parts of a Sentence - Subject  Subject – Names the person, place, thing, or idea spoken about in the rest of the sentence ______ _______  Their scientific discoveries made them famous. _________ ________– the simple subject and any words, phrases, or clauses that modify the simple subject  Their scientific discoveries made them famous. Compound subject – two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb.  Anthony and Mae baked the bread.

13. Parts of a Sentence - Predicate  Predicate – says something about the subject ________ ________– the verb  The ambulance raced out of the hospital drive and down the crowded street. ________ ________– the main word or group of words within the complete predicate  The ambulance raced out of the hospital drive and down the crowded street. _________ _________– two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject.  They looked but saw nothing.

14. Parts of a Sentence - Predicate  Predicate Nominative – a noun or pronoun in the predicate that explains or identifies the subject of the sentence A whale is a mammal.  Predicate Adjective – an adjective in the predicate that modifies the subject of the sentence The soup is hot.

15. Parts of a Sentence - Predicate  Direct Object – a noun that _________the action of the verb or shows the result of the action. It answers the question Whom? Or What? after an action verb. Her poem won an award. Lucy visited me.  Indirect Object – a noun or pronoun that _________the direct object and usually tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done. Sheila told the children a story. Frank gave the Red Cross a donation.

16. 5. Types of Sentence  There are four different ways to construct sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound- complex.  First you must understand these terms:  __________________– a group of words with a subject and verb that CAN’T BE ALONE (or else it’s a fragment).  __________________– a group of words with a subject and verb that CAN BE ALONE. (It could be a complete sentence)

17. Simple Sentences  This is a sentence with ______ independent clause: Sally likes eating cake. Many people enjoy playing these board games: chess, checkers, and Monopoly. Yesterday, I went to the lake. Without her guidance, the students will feel lost.

18. Compound sentence  This is a sentence with ______ independent clauses.  Danny ran a mile, but John fell down and dropped out.  I have some pencils, and you have some paper.  The curtains in the bathroom are yellow; the curtains in the living room are brown.  The following are ______compound sentences:  Danny ran a mile and fell down.  Susan ate dinner and fixed the dessert.

19. Complex Sentence  This is a sentence with one __________ clause and one ___________ clause.  After we watched the game, we went to Waffle House.  Susan loves to eat chocolate even though it is not good for her.  Because John ran three miles without drinking water, he became deh

20. Compound-Complex Sentence  This sentence has at least ______ independent clauses and one subordinate clause  Campers need fuel for cooking, but they should use stoves that require no wood.  Allen had a list, and he forgot to buy milk which was the one thing I needed!