Fundamentals in the Sentence Writing Strategy

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Fundamentals inthe Sentence Writing Strategy

• Cue Cards
• The University of Kansas
• Center for Research on Learning

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Complete Sentences
Cue Card 1

• 1.Start with a ______________.
• 2.Have ___ _____________ (. ? !)
• 3.Have a __________. (S)
• 4.Have a _________. (V)
• 5.Make _________.

S V . ? !
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The Subject
Cue Card 2

• The_____, _____, _____, _______, or _____ that
  the sentence is about.
• Examples
• Jenna went for a walk. (________)
• The store was closed. (_______)
• Balloons rose into the sky. (______)
• Silence filled the streets. (______)
• Peace was declared at midnight. (______)

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Action Verb
Cue Card 3

• A word that _____ ___ _______of the ________of
  the sentence.
• Examples
• _____ Actions ______ Actions
• walk think
• run want

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The PENS Strategy
Cue Card 4

• P_____ a formula
• E______ the words to fit the formula
• N_____ the words
• S_______ and_______

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Search Check Step
Cue Card 5

• M
• Ask Is there______?"
• Root out the_______
• (ask, Who or What _________?")
• Key in on the
• ____________of the sentence
• ____________of the sentence
• ____________of the sentence

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9 Linking Verbs
Cue Card 6

• Words that link the ______to another word that
  describes the ________.
• Am Was
• Are Were
• Is Seem
• Be
• Been
• Become

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Verb
Cue Card 7
(Both types- action state-of being)

• A word that shows
• the _____or ____-__-______
• of the subject
• Examples Examples
• Action State-of being
• __________ ___________
• __________ ___________
• __________ ___________

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Infinitives
Cue Card 8a

• Usually made up of 2 words the word ___ in
  front of an ______ verb
• Examples
• Madonna likes to sing.
• Sarah wants to ride the bus.
• Tikki yearns to play football.

I
I
I
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Search Check Step
Cue Card 8b

• Mark out __________
• _________
• ______________ _________
• A___ Is there a _____?"
• R_____ out the subject
• (ask, Who or What _____?")
• K____ in on the
• beginning
• ending
• meaning

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Search Check Step
Cue Card 8b

• Mark out imposters
• infinitives
• prepositional phrases
• Ask Is there a verb?"
• Root out the subject
• (ask, Who or What _____?")
• Key in on the
• beginning
• ending
• meaning

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Cue Card 9
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Prepositions
Cue Card 10a
about down past above during across sin
ce after except against through along for
throughout amid from to among toward a
round in at inside under into undernea
th before until behind like up below
upon beneath near with beside of with
in between off without beyond on by over
out outside of
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Prepositional Phrase
Cue Card 10b

• A group of words that show ________or
• ______________.
• (where or when the action takes place)
• Each prepositional phrase contains a _________
  and at least one word, either
• _________
• _________
• _________
• A bee flies _______ the jar.
• A bee flew around the bottle for an hour.

P
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Types of Simple Sentences

• SV "One person doing one thing"
• SSV "Two people doing one thing"
• SVV "One person doing two things'
• SSVV Two people doing two things"

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Adjective
Cue Card 11a

• A word that describes a ______.
• Examples
• The new black bike was Toms birthday present.
• The last girl in line wore a blue shirt.
• A terrible storm damaged the trees.

A
A
A
A
A
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Main Subject
Cue Card 11b

• The one word that best tells
• what the sentence is about.
• Example
• The new movie was exciting.
• complete subject_____________
• complete verb________________
• My little sister is five.
• Complete subject_____________
• Complete verb_______________

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Helping Verbs
Cue Card 12

• Words that help the ________________
• show the action in a sentence.
• Helping verbs join with a ______ verb to form a
  complete verb.
• Examples
• Latasha can play the guitar.
• The bird will build the nest.

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Helping Verbs
Cue Card 13a
can could
may might must
do does did
shall should
has have had
will would
be being been
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Recall Device for Helping Verbs
Cue Card 13b

• C H A D B. S W I M
• 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 1 3
• Chad B. Swim is 23 years old

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Adverbs
Cue Card 14

• Words that add information about the ______of
  the subject of the sentence.
• They show
• _______
• _______
• _______
• To what extent the action takes place
• _______
• _______