Language ArtsLanguage Arts

Danielle ClarkDanielle Clark

Period 6Period 6

Sentence TypesSentence Types

Simple- A sentence with only 1 Simple- A sentence with only 1 complete thoughtcomplete thought

Complex- A sentence that begins Complex- A sentence that begins with an incomplete thought followed with an incomplete thought followed by a comma then a complete thoughtby a comma then a complete thought

Compound- Two complete thoughts Compound- Two complete thoughts joined by a conjunction and comma joined by a conjunction and comma or semicolonor semicolon

Examples of Sentence Types

Simple- The lion got loose at the circus.

Complex- Because I didn’t take my vitamins, I got sick.

Compound- She fell into the gorilla enclosure at the zoo; it was hours before they got her out

Sentence ExamplesSentence Examples•When Group- A phrase that gives when When Group- A phrase that gives when

something happenedsomething happened•Why Group- A phrase that gives why an event Why Group- A phrase that gives why an event

happenedhappened•Where Group- A phrase that gives where Where Group- A phrase that gives where

something happenedsomething happened•Conditional Clause- A phrase that has one event Conditional Clause- A phrase that has one event

being dependent on anotherbeing dependent on another•Surround the Noun- A phrase with a noun that Surround the Noun- A phrase with a noun that

has an adjective on both sides of it with the has an adjective on both sides of it with the second one starting with “with” or “that”second one starting with “with” or “that”

Examples for Examples for SentencesSentences

• When Group- After school, I dug a hole.• Why Group- To play in the game on

Saturday, I had to get an A+ on my math test

• Where Group- At the Museum, I saw a dinosaur skeleton come to life

• Conditional Clause- If you light the wick, the stick of dynamite will explode

• Surround the Noun- The shaved cat with pointy ears, attacked the teacher

Parts of Speech

Proper Noun- The title of a person place or thingPronoun- Replacement for the nounConjunction- A word used to combine two independent clausesAdverb and Adjective- Descriptive wordsPrepositional Phrase- A word that shows location and the word that follows

Examples of Parts of SpeechExamples of Parts of Speech

Proper Noun-Proper Noun- We ran to We ran to Space MountainSpace Mountain to find that it was closedto find that it was closed

Pronoun-Pronoun- SheShe saw her hamster running saw her hamster running down he roaddown he road

Conjunction-Conjunction- She died her hair blue She died her hair blue so so her mom freaked outher mom freaked out

Adverb and Adjective-Adverb and Adjective- The The clog dancingclog dancing shoes weren’t the right color.shoes weren’t the right color.

Prepositional Phrase-Prepositional Phrase- I put my hand I put my hand in in the jar the jar and it got stuckand it got stuck

Figurative Language

• Simile- A comparison of different things using like or as

• Metaphor- A comparison of different things not using like or as

• Hyperbole- An exaggeration• Personification- Making an inanimate object

come to life• Alliteration-Multiple words in a sentence that

begins with the same consonant• Idiom- A figure of speech not meant to be

taken literally

Examples of Figurative Examples of Figurative LanguageLanguage

Simile- She could run as fast as a turtle.Simile- She could run as fast as a turtle. Metaphor- The baby’s voice was a sirenMetaphor- The baby’s voice was a siren Hyperbole- My backpack weighed a tonHyperbole- My backpack weighed a ton Personification- The water danced down Personification- The water danced down

the streamthe stream Alliteration- The toad told me not to take Alliteration- The toad told me not to take

the testthe test Idiom- It’s raining cats and dogsIdiom- It’s raining cats and dogs