Language Review

Main idea and details

How can you determine the main idea of a reading selection?

Conjunctions

Grammar Review

Grammar: Clauses

Independent and Dependent Clauses

​Independent and Dependent Clauses

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Grammar Review

• Sentences

• Parts of Speech

• Punctuation

Multiple Choice

She got a perfect score.

• Independent

  (can stand alone)

• Dependent

  (cannot stand alone)

Multiple Choice

Because she was so smart.

• Independent

  (can stand alone)

• Dependent

  (cannot stand alone)

Parts of Speech

• Noun - Person, Place, Thing or Idea

• Verb - Action

• Pronoun - Takes the place of a noun

• Preposition - Describes location, direction, or time

​Before, when, because

​A dependent clause (cannot stand on its own) usually begins with a subordinating conjunction, such as before, when, or because.

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• There are many other subordinating conjunctions that we will study later​

Essential Questions

How can you determine the main idea of a reading selection?

Before and when, along with some other words, show time.

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They explain when something happened​

​​Before & when

Because, along with others, shows reason, or cause.

because

Sentences

• Start with a capital letter, end with a period, exclamation point, or question mark.

• Need a subject (who/what the sentence is about)

• Need a predicate (action -what is the subject doing?)

Before

Before shows time

when

​When shows time

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• pretty
• clock
• running
• red

because

Because shows a reason

Bats

Some kind of bats eat many insects. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in an hour. Bats are helpful to the environment. Bats help us by eating insects. Without bats, we would have too many insects.

Multiple Choice

Choose the subordinating conjunction:

Because she was so smart.

• Because

• she

• was

• so

• smart

Multiple Choice

_{The ball rolled under the couch. Which word is the preposition?}

• ball

• under

• couch

• rolled

Multiple Choice

Choose the subordinating conjunction:

Before I could ask.

• Before

• I

• could

• ask

Multiple Choice

Choose the independent clause:

• Because of the time.

• It got very cold.

• Before the morning.

• When the moon is high.

Multiple Choice

_{He would not have homework if he was at school. Which word is the preposition?}

• have

• if

• at

• school

Multiple Choice

Choose the subordinating conjunction:

• My

• birthday

• comes

• before

• yours

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Bat are mammals.

• Bats eat 600 mosquitoes in one hour.

• Bats eat many insects.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subordinating conjunction to form a complex sentence:

The Arctic is barren (before/because) it is so cold.

• before

• because

Multiple Choice

When students ______ to Harmon for third period, there _____ no opportunities to attend tutorials.

• goes, is
• go, are
• goes, are
• go, is

Poll

How do you feel so far about clauses and subordinating conjunctions?

• So far, so good!

• I've almost got it!

• I'm still a little confused

• What's a subordinating comjunction??

Multiple Choice

That student in two of my classes always ______ his  homework.

• d0
• does

Read the passage Bats and choose the sentence that best supports the main idea that bats eat many insects.

1. Some kind of bats eat many insects.
2. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in an hour.
3. Bats are helpful to the environment.
4. Bats help us by eating insects.
5. Without bats, we would have too many insects.

Multiple Choice

Whenever students are under a great deal of stress, _____ often stop studying.

• he or she
• they
• them
• we

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• When a turtle lays her eggs, she does not stay to watch the baby turtles hatch.

• Since a turtle lays her eggs, she does not stay to watch the baby turtles hatch.

• Because a turtle lays her eggs, she does not stay to watch the baby turtles hatch.

• If a turtle lays her eggs, she does not stay to watch the baby turtles hatch.

Multiple Choice

What sentences supports the main idea that bats eat many insects?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

• sentence 5

Multiple Choice

What is wrong with this: swam quickly through the blue water.

• It needs a comma.

• It is a fragment because it is just the subject without the predicate.

• It is a fragment because it is just the predicate without the subject.

• It is a compound sentence.

Multiple Choice

What is wrong with this sentence? The majestic sea turtle.

• It needs a comma.

• It is a fragment because it is only the subject.

• It is a predicate because it is only the verb.

• It is a compound sentence.

Multiple Choice

The main idea is what the passage is ____ about.

• Partly

• Mostly

Punctuation

• Quotation Marks - Go around dialogue or some titles.

• Commas can go in a list or before a conjunction.

• Proper nouns and beginning of sentences get capitalized.

• 
  

Multiple Choice

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete

The Main idea is what the

passage is mostly about.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct edit?
The game unfortunately went into overtime

• The game unfortunately went into overtime.
• The game, unfortunately went into overtime.
• The game, unfortunately, went into overtime.
• The game unfortunately, went into overtime.

While reading this passage please look out for the main idea?

Multiple Choice

What is the correct edit for this sentence?
James the paperboy arrived early this morning

• James the paperboy arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy, arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy arrived, early this morning.

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

The cake looked delicious, ___ few people ate it.

• so

• yet

• and

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

• My aunt melanie loves to visit Austin, Texas.

• My aunt Melanie loves to visit Austin, Texas

• My Aunt Melanie loves to visit austin, Texas

• My Aunt Melanie loves to visit Austin, Texas.

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

Julian went to the movies, ___ his sister stayed home.

• or

• for

• but

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• It rained a lot in March.
• Barbara knows how to speak chinese.
• The Dog swam in lake pleasant. 
• The children picked up Trash on the field. 

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

Marcos heard knocking, ___ he went to the door.

• not

• but

• so

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

My homework isn't in my desk, ___ is it in my binder.

• nor

• but

• so

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

The parade will be canceled, ___ it is going to rain.

• for

• but

• so

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

Ralph swept the floors, ___ Julie washed the dishes.

• or

• and

• for

Multiple Choice

Which coordinating conjunction best completes the sentence?

You can bring a lunch from home, ___ you can buy a lunch at school.

• or

• and

• but