Weekly Language Mechanics Review #7

What is the subject of a sentence?

• the verb
• the action in the sentence
• tells who or what the sentence is about

Before I learned to keep score I didn't understand bowling.

• Before I learned, to keep score I didn't understand bowling.

• Before I learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling.

• Before, I learned to keep score I didn't understand bowling.

• Before I, learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling.

Rearrange it: I want to take a nap since I didn't sleep much last night.

• Last night, since I didn't sleep much, I want to take a nap.

• Since I did sleep much, I want to take a nap last night.

• Since I didn't sleep much last night, I want to take a nap.

• Since I want, to take a nap I didn't sleep much last night.

We ordered chips salsa fajitas and queso dip.

• We ordered chips, salsa fajitas and queso dip.

• We ordered chips, salsa, fajitas, and, queso, dip.

• We ordered, chips salsa fajitas and queso dip.

• We ordered chips, salsa, fajitas, and queso dip.

Maci Josie Avery and Jade went swimming today.

• Maci Josie Avery and Jade went, swimming today.

• Maci, Josie, Avery, and, Jade, went swimming today.

• Maci, Josie, Avery, and Jade went swimming today.

• Maci Josie Avery and, Jade went swimming today.

Rearrange it: We bought an umbrella today because our old one was broken in the storm last week.

• Because our old one was broken in the storm last week, we bought an umbrella today.

• Because we bought an umbrella today, our old one was broken in the storm last week.

• Because our old one, in the storm last week was broken we bought an umbrella today.

• Today because our umbrella was broken in the storm last week, we bought one.

Bring your pencil clipboard worksheet and chromebook to the back table.

• Bring your pencil clipboard worksheet and chromebook to the back table.

• Bring your pencil clipboard worksheet and chromebook to the back table.

• Bring your pencil, clipboard, worksheet, and chromebook to the back table.

• Bring your pencil clipboard worksheet and chromebook to the back table.

We wanted to go shopping eat at Walk-On's and stop at Cold Stone Creamery for dessert.

• We wanted to go shopping, eat at Walk-On's, and stop at Cold Stone Creamery for dessert.

• We wanted to go, shopping eat, at Walk-On's and, stop at Cold Stone Creamery for, dessert.

• We wanted to go shopping, eat, at Walk-On's, and stop, at Cold Stone Creamery, for dessert.

• We wanted to go shopping eat at Walk-On's and stop at Cold Stone Creamery for dessert.

Rearrange it: Our soccer team won two games last week because we practiced more than the other teams.

• Because the other teams practiced more, our soccer team won two games last week.

• More than the other teams, our soccer team won two games last week because we practiced.

• Because our soccer team won two games last week, we practiced more than the other teams.

• Because we practiced more than the other teams, our soccer team won two games last week.

Rearrange it: We will be late for the concert if the rain is heavy.

• If the rain is heavy we will be late for the concert.

• If the rain is heavy, we will be late for the concert.

• If we will be late, the rain is heavy for the concert.

• If we will be, the rain is heavy for the late concert.