Fundamentals in the Sentence Writing Strategy

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Fundamentals inthe Sentence Writing Strategy

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

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• Complete Sentences
• 1.Start with a ______________.
• 2.Have ___ ________________(. ? !)
• 3.Have a _________. (S)
• 4.Have a _________. (V)
• 5.Make _________.
• S V . ? !
• Cue Card 1

• The Subject
• 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. (______)
• Cue Card 2

• Action Verb
• A word that _____ ___ _______of the ________of
  the sentence.
• Examples
• _____ Actions ______ Actions
• walk think
• run want
• Cue Card 3

The PENS Strategy P_____ a formula E______ the
words to fit the formula N_____ the
words S_______ and_______ Cue Card 4
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• Search Check Step
• M
• Ask Is there______?"
• Root out the_______
• (ask, Who or What _________?")
• Key in on the
• ____________of the sentence
• ____________of the sentence
• ____________of the sentence
• Cue Card 5

Linking Verbs Words that link the _______to
another word that describes the
________. Am Was Are Were Is
Seem Be Been Become Cue Card 6
Verb A word that shows the _____ or _____-__-
______ of the subject. Examples
Action State-of being __________ ___________ _____
_____ ___________ __________ ___________ Cue Card
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Infinitives 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. Cue Card 8a
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• Search Check Step
• Mark out __________
• _________
• ______________ _________
• A___ Is there a _____?"
• R_____ out the subject
• (ask, Who or What _____?")
• K____ in on the
• beginning
• ending
• meaning
• Cue Card 8b

• Linking Verbs
• 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
• Cue Card 8b (complete)

Prepositions about down past
above during
across since after except against throu
gh along for throughout amid from to among tow
ard around in at inside under into underneath
before until behind like up below upon bene
ath near with beside of within between off w
ithout beyond on by over out outside of
Cue Card 10a
Cue Card 9
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• Prepositional Phrase
• 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.
• Cue Card 10b

Adjective 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 Cue Card 11a
Helping Verbs 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.
Cue Card 12

• Main Subject
• 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_______________
• Cue Card 11b

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

• Adverbs
• Words that add information about the ______of
• the subject of the sentence.
• They show
• _______
• _______
• _______
• To what extent the action takes place
• _______
• _______ Cue Card 14