English ClassTeacher: Ms. Carolina

August 13. 2013What happened on a day like this?1961-Early in the morning of August 13, 1961, the

East German government closed the border between sectors of Berlin with barbed wire fence to discourage further population movement to the West. Telephone and postal services were interrupted. Later in the week a concrete wall was built to strengthen the barrier between the official crossing points. The dismantling of the wall began on November 9, 1989.

Topic: Sentences

Sentence- is a group of words that tells a complete thought. In order to tell a complete thought a sentence must tell who or what. It must also tell what is or what happens.

For example:

Mary is going on a vacation next summer.

Lola vacation tonight.

Sentences Not sentencesJason likes camping. Likes camping by the

lake.Our new tent leaks. Our new green tent.I like camping with friends.

At the woods.

Statements QuestionsThe airport was crowded.

Was the airport crowded?

Her plane landed on time.

When did her plane land?

Carlos bought a ticket. Did Carlos buy a ticket?

Let’s fix this paragraph!

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Kinds of Sentences

Examples

Declarative- tells something and ends with a period.

Deserts are dry.

Interrogative – asks something and ends with a question mark.

Are they always hot?

Imperative – gives an order. It ends with a period.

Always carry water.

Exclamatory – expreses strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point.

How hot it was!

It was so hot!

Subject PredicateCaptain Ortega is a good pilot.The large jet carries many people.

The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. The predicate tells what the subject is or does.

Examples:

Simple Subjects and Predicates

Simple subject Simple predicateThe doorbell rang. The frisky brown puppy jumped at the noiseBob Smith from New York

was visiting at the time.

He has been playing with the puppy.

New York is Ann’s home too.Ann’s dog has grown large.