Monday 9/29What are the two things that a sentence must

have to be considered a sentence?

A sentence must have a subject and a predicate.

A predicate is the verb/verb phrase in an independent clause

A subject is the noun or pronoun performing the verb

What are the sentence types?

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Writing: Describe one of these scenes by writing a short narrative using only complex sentences, then underline the subordinator:Biker gang drive into a small townSnake attacking preyWalking into a room

Scavenger hunt: Read this excerpt from Rosemary Timperley’s “Harry.” Identify one example of each type of sentence structure.Bonus! Explain why Timperley used sentence fragments in the beginning paragraph.

“Such ordinary things make me afraid. Sunshine. Sharp shadows on grass. White roses. Children with red hair. And the name – Harry. Such an ordinary name.

Yet the first time Christine mentioned the name, I felt a premonition of fear.

She was five years old, due to start school in three months’ time. It was a hot, beautiful day, and she was playing alone in the garden, as she often did…The sun burned on her pale red hair and made her skin look very white” (33, Dahl).

Writing: Describe one of these scenes by writing a short narrative using only compound sentences.Buying groceriesPetting your neighbor’s dogRiding a bike

Scavenger hunt: Open one of the books – find and copy one line of dialogue that shows compound sentence structure and another that shows complex sentence structure.

Writing: create a formula or visual to remember the needs of each sentence structure type.

Scavenger hunt and Writing: In your narratives – highlight one example of each sentence structure types of you used. Edit your story to make sure each sentence type is used more than once.