Sentence Starters and Writing Study Guide for Oct. 30th

Name the starter: After the rabbit thought he had lost the wolves' trail, he sat down in a clearing and began to munch on grass.

• Start with an adverb

• Start with a prepositional phrase

• Start with an adverbial clause/subordinating conjunction

Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentence: Suppose you traveled back in time and landed in China around 100 B.C.

• Suppose you traveled, in time

• in time, in China, around 100 B.C.

• you traveled in time

• in time, in China

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

Identify the prepositional phrase (s). Before Andrew opened his checking account, he asked about the bank's fees.

• Before Andrew

• about the bank's fees

• Before Andrew, about the bank's fees

• his checking account

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

The lead in for evidence needs to contain

• some background information to help the reader see that the quote supports the claim

• this quote supports my claim

• the author's name and the title of the source

• a few words of quoted evidence and MLA citation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

A mean and matter sentence must

• always contain the author's name and the name of the source

• contain logical reasoning and background information, so the reader will understand that the evidence supports the claim

• always start with "this supports my quote"and "this supports my claim"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

To get home, I had to take the bus.

• Adverbial clause/subordinate conjunction

• Verb + ing

• Infinitive

• Compare 2 adjectives or adverbs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

During the break, my family and I are going on vacation.

• Prepositional phrase

• Adverbial clause/subordinate conjunction

• Adverb/-ly word

• Transition word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Then, the dog began to chase the cat around the house.

• Prepositional phrase

• Infinitive

• Compare 2 adjectives/adverbs

• Transition word

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

After the play was over, the actors took a bow on stage.

• Transition

• Adverbial clause/subordinating conjunction

• Prepositional phrase

• Infinitive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

After the play was over, the actors took a bow on stage. Mark all that apply.

• The underlined part of the sentence is a subordinate clause because it starts with a subordinating conjunction and contains a subject and verb.

• The underlined part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase because After is a preposition and there is no verb.

• The underlined part of the sentence is an introductory prepositional phrase with more than four words, so it needs a comma after it.

• The underlined part of the sentence is an introductory subordinate clause, so there must ALWAYS be a comma after it.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C