3. Grammar Lesson 1:
1. When the alarm went off at 6:00 a.m.
2. I fixed eggs and bacon for breakfast.
3. Seen the movie Eclipse?
4. Don't run in the halls!
Which ones are sentences? Why?
*A sentence is a word group that contains a
subject and a verb that expresses a complete
thought.
*Class writes a complete sentence.
*Student writes a complete sentence in Journal.
Share it with members of your group. Each group
share one sentence with the class.
4. Grammar Lesson 2:
1. _________________ found a cool bicycle at the garage sale.
2. Laughing and running down the street were ____________.
What is missing in these sentences?
A subject tells whom or what the sentence is about.
To find the subject, ask who or what is doing something or
about whom or what something is being said.
The simple subject is the main word or word group that tells
whom or what the sentence is about.
Class: Identify the simple subject. To prepare for the beginning
of school, Mrs. Debo painted her room.
Student: Write a complete sentence in your journal and
underline the subject. Share it with your group. Your group
share one sentence with the class.
5. Grammar Lesson 3:
1. Dylan's brother __________________________.
2. The tiny rabbit __________________________________.
What's missing in these sentences?
The predicate of a sentence tells something about the subject.
The simple predicate or verb, is the main word or word group
that tells something about the subject.
Class: Identify the complete predicate in this sentence.
Our English class is reading the novel Comfort.
Identify the simple predicate or verb in the sentence.
Student: Write a complete sentence in your Journal. Underline
the complete predicate once. Circle the simple predicate or
verb. Share it with your group. Group share one sentence with
the class.
6. Grammar Lesson 4:
1. Among the guest speakers were a _________, a ________
and an _____________.
2. ___________ or ______________ will be playing the position
of quarterback on the football team this year.
What's missing?
A compound subject consists of two or more connected subjects
that have the same verb.
Class: Identify the compound subject in this sentence.
Among American holidays are the Fourth of July and Memorial
Day.
Student: Write a sentence in your Journal with a compound
subject. Underline the compound subject. Share it with your
group. Your group share one sentence with the class.
7. Grammar Lesson 5:
1. The dog _________ and ____________ at the stranger.
2. The pizza _________ good and _________ delicious.
What's missing?
A compound verb consists of two or more verbs that have the same
subject.
Class: Identify the compound verb in this sentence.
This year the Liberty Eagles won seven games and lost three.
Student: Write a sentence in your Journal that contains a compound
verb. Underline the compound verb. Share the sentence with your
group. Your group share one sentence with the class.
8. Grammar Lesson 6:
What is the purpose of these sentences?
1. My favorite color is yellow. _______________
2. Did you do your homework last night? _______________
3. Bring me a napkin from the kitchen. _______________
4. Look out for the dog in the road! _______________
A sentence may be classified, depending on its purpose, as
declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory.
Class: Identify each of the following sentences.
Have you been to Texas?
Wow, the Grand Canyon is awesome!
Stop talking, Bobby.
This summer, I went to Myrtle Beach with my family.
Student: Write 4 sentences in your Journal - one of each kind.
Share with your group. Your group share one sentence with the
class and the class identifies it.
9. Grammar Lessons 1-6 Review
1. Write a complete sentence.
2. Write a sentence and identify the simple subject.
3. Write a sentence and identify the complete predicate.
4. Write a sentence and identify the simple predicate.
5. Write a sentence with a compound subject.
6. Write a sentence with a compound verb.
7. Write a declarative sentence.
8. Write an imperative sentence.
9. Write an interrogative sentence.
10. Write an exclamatory sentence.
10. Grammar Test 1
Lessons 1-6: Sentences
Multiple Choice. Select the correct answer and fill in the scantron.
_____ 1. Which one is not a complete sentence?
a. The students were late to school.
b. When the storm came through
c. My friends and I went to the movies this weekend.
d. My favorite book is Twilight.
_____ 2. Identify the simple subject in this sentence. To prepare for the beginning of school,
Mrs. Debo painted her room.
a. school b. prepare c. room d. Mrs. Debo
_____ 3. Identify the complete predicate in this sentence. Our English class is reading the novel Comfort.
a. is reading the novel Comfort. b. Our English class
c. is reading d. the novel Comfort.
_____ 4. Identify the simple predicate in this sentence. Let’s eat breakfast at Perkins this morning.
a. breakfast b. Perkins c. eat d. morning
_____ 5. Identify the compound subject in this sentence. Paul and Jason are playing football and
basketball this year at LMS.
a. are playing football b. football and basketball
c. Paul and Jason d. at LMS
11. _____ 6. Identify the compound verb in this sentence. The chocolate chip cookies smelled
delicious and tasted good.
a. smelled, tasted b. chocolate chip cookies
c. delicious, good d. smelled delicious and tasted good
_____ 7. Identify the declarative sentence.
a. What is your favorite color?
b. My favorite color is red.
c. There’s blood all over the walls of the bedroom!
d. Get the bucket and clean up this mess.
_____ 8. Identify the imperative sentence.
a. Whose turn is it to take out the trash?
b. I took out the trash yesterday.
c. Oh my gosh, someone spilled the trash all over the kitchen floor!
d. Take out the trash, Bobby.
_____ 9. Identify the interrogative sentence.
a. What did you do this summer?
b. I went to Disney World this summer.
c. Get your suitcase in the car right now.
d. We forgot the tickets to Disney World at home!
_____ 10. Identify the exclamatory sentence.
a. I missed my bus to school today.
b. Did you ride the bus to school today?
c. You missed the bus!
d. Hurry up or you’ll miss the bus.
12. Answers to Grammar Test 1:
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. C
