Improving our Sentences....

Transition Words and phrases.... (select all that apply)

• Holds Ideas together when writing

• Are only used in simple sentences

• Can be used between sentences and paragraphs.

What is the subject of my sentence.....

• Who or what the sentence is about

• The main character

• The action of my sentence

What is a Descriptive Starter

• When a sentence uses sensory words

• When a sentence begins by describing what you're writing about.

• When the sentence include descriptions of the character

Descriptive Starters are

• Dependent Clauses

• Independent Clauses

Interrogative Sentences....(select all that apply)

• Makes a Command

• Asks A Question

• Ends with an exclamation mark

• Ends with a question mark.

A simple sentence contains?

• Subject

• Verb

• Complete Thought

• Conjunction

A compound sentence is made up of.....

• One Dependent and One Independent Clause

• Two Independent Clauses

• Two Independent Clauses connected with a Coordinating Conjunction

• Two Dependent Clauses connected with a Coordinating Conjunction.

A Complex Sentence is made from....

• An Independent Clause joined with a Dependent Clause and a Subordinating Conjunction

• A Dependent Clause and a Coordinating Conjunction

• Two Dependent Clauses

• An Independent Clause joined with a Dependent Clause and a Coordinating Conjunction

Identify the following sentence as Subject Starter, Descriptive Starter, Interrogative sentence, Compound sentence , Complex sentence, or Simple sentence......

Dalton was nervous about his soccer game, but he appeared calm.

Identify the following sentence as Subject Starter, Descriptive Starter, Interrogative sentence, Compound sentence , Complex sentence, or Simple sentence......

In the meantime, I plan to work harder at improving my grades.