Building Stronger Sentences Part II

Building Stronger Sentences Part II

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Multiple Select

Yesterday we learned all sentences -

1. must have a noun - which words are nouns (a person, place, or thing) ?

• cat

• Miss Spink

• kidnapped

• witch

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1. Every sentence needs a noun - a person, place or thing. What is the noun in this sentence?

Other mother wants Coraline to live with her.

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2.Every Sentence also needs a verb (action or to be). 

What is the verb in this sentence:

Coraline explored the forest with the cat. 

Multiple Select

We also learned that a sentence must have a verb (action word or any form of the verb to be is/are/was/were) to be complete.

Which words are verbs?

• good luck

• whispered

• kidnapped

• ate

Multiple Choice

To be a complete sentence - it must have a noun + verb

Is this a complete sentence? The book Coraline was written by Neil Gaiman.

• Complete

• Incomplete

Multiple Choice

To be a complete sentence - it must have a noun + verb

Is this a complete sentence?

Other father sad.

• Complete

• Incomplete

Multiple Choice

To be a complete sentence - it must have a noun + verb

Is this a complete sentence?

In the exposition of Coraline, the reader learns the setting is England?

• Complete

• Incomplete

Multiple Choice

How many nouns are there?

Person, Place, Thing

In the exposition of Coraline, the reader learns the setting is England.

• 5- exposition, Coraline, reader, setting, England

• 4- Exposition, reader, setting, England

• 2 - reader, England

• 1- reader

Poll

Coraline is a girl. She is young. Other Mother is Ugly. 

Are these complete sentences?  (have a noun - person place or thing & a verb?)

• Yes! They Are. 

• No, they aren't

These sentences are correct, but they're also boring.

Strong writers use conjunctions to join their ideas together.

Use AND to show similarity.

Both (ambos) Peter Parker & Miles Morales are Spiderman.

Use BUT to show difference.

Both Peter Parker and Miles Morales are spiderman, but Miles can speak Spanish.

Poll

Both a cat and a lion have _______________

• one is bigger

• one is smaller

• have paws and tails

• whiskers

Open Ended

Both a cat and a lion have paws, tails and whiskers, but a lion is different because __________________________.

Careful! Use only one AND in a sentence.

Using more the one AND is confusing.

Both Other Mother and Coraline's real mother cook and have brown hair and love her and have light skin.

I understand the words but this is confusing too read.

Both other mother and Coraline's real mother have brown hair and light skin.

They also both cook her food and love her.

This is easier to read.

Open Ended

They are both _____________ and _____________.

Open Ended

Both chips _________________________ and _________________________.

Open Ended

Both Coraline's bedrooms have ___________________________ and_____________________.

You can use a but and and together to make a long sentence.

*The AND goes 1st

Example:

Both Coraline's bedrooms have beds and toys, but her real room is different because it is magical.

*The AND goes 1st

Open Ended

They are both happy and live in the sea, but sponge bob is different because he _______________.

Open Ended

Both chips are spicy and delicious but takis are different because _______________________.

Open Ended

Both these pictures are of the house , but one is different because _________________________.