Cookie Grammar

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Cookie Grammar

• A Delectable Language Lesson

Notice the splendid adjective and the use of
alliteration for fun?
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Before we get started

• We need to understand that a sugar cookie is an
  independent clause.
• COMPLETE SENTENCE
• Oh my gosh-- this teacher has done lost her mind!

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Whats an independent clause?

• A complete simple sentence
• Or, ONE whole cookie

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Whats a complete simple sentence?

• Oh just some words thrown together that have a
  subject and a predicate.

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Whats a subject?

• You know math, English, history
• Nah, Im just joking!
• The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is
  about. The subject is what is doing the action in
  the sentence.
• Cookie Monster loves to eat cookies.

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Okay, so whats a PREDICATE?

• The predicate tells something about the subject.
• Cookie Monster loves to eat cookies.

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Put the subject and the predicate together and
they make an independent clause or a simple
sentence.

• Subject Predicate Complete Simple Sentence/
  Independent Clause
• Subject Predicate A match made in
  heaven

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So, how do sentences relate to cookies?
Hmm . . . Cookie must consider this.
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Dependent Clause Loose Fudge

• dependent
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• The fetus is dependent on the mother to one day
  become a baby.
• The dependent clause is dependent on the
  independent clause to be a complete sentence.
• The fudge is dependent on the cookie to be a
  cookie.
• Without the cookie, loose fudge is just a nasty,
  mushy FRAGMENT.
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Independent Clause
ndependent
The independent clause can stand alone as a
complete sentence. It is a simple sentence that
can take a dependent into its house. The
independent clause is like a sugar cookie. Alone,
it is one complete cookie. You can add loose
fudge to it, but it is still just one complete
cookie.
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Sugar Cookie or Loose Fudge?

1. Sugar cookies are a delectable treat.
2. When Cookie Monster gets hungry.
3. Chocolate chips are an exciting surprise.
4. My mind is always dreaming of cookies.
5. Sprinkles can make any cookie special.
6. Before you eat cookies.

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So, What Happens when we add exciting and
grandiloquent verbs and adjectives to our sugar
cookies?
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We get a scrumptious iced cookie with those
crunchy sprinkles on top! Yummmm
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Or we get the even better- beloved chocolate
chip cookie .
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Theyre all the same . . . -Independent Clause
-Simple Sentence -One Cookie
No matter how much icing, sprinkles, or chocolate
chips you add to your sugar cookie, you still
only have _____ cookie!
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Forizzle?
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Foshizzle
One delicious cookie that stands on its own, and
even if you add chocolate chips, icing, or
sprinkles its still ONE delicious cookie.
Hey, notice the correct usage of its to show
possession and its to show contraction!
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So, What About All That Loose Fudge You Were
Playing With?

• Glad you asked.
• We cant just leave that stuff laying around. It
  can get pretty messy.

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This loose fudge brings us to the Complex
Sentence

• Or, the Fudge-Striped Cookie! OH YEAH!

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So, as you may have guessed

• The fudge-striped cookie is just like a complex
  sentence.
• Sugar Cookie Loose Fudge Fudge-Striped Cookie
• Independent Clause Dependent Clause Complex
  Sentence
• Thus,
• complex sentence

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Still Not Convinced
Delicious dependent layer. (If you took all the
chocolate off of one cookie it wouldnt be enough
for a snack.
One (and only one) independent cookie.
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Lets bake some Fudge-Striped Cookies!
Are you ready?
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WAIT!

• Theres one thing I forgot If you dont follow
  the recipe, the cookie wont turn out good.

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There are TWO recipes Give both a try!

• 1. Dependent Clause COMMA Independent Clause
  Complete Fudge-Striped Cookie
• When you add nuts to your cookies, you can add
  some extra crunch to your night.
• 2. Independent Clause Dependent Clause
  Complete Fudge-Striped Cookie
• You can add some extra crunch to your night
  when you add nuts to your cookies.
• It all depends on which ingredient you want to
  mix in first.

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Mix an independent clause with a dependent clause
to make a Fudge-Striped Cookie

• LOOSE FUDGE
• Because cookies have no calories whatsoever
• When the cookie crumbles
• Made of caramel, chocolate, and coconut

• SUGAR COOKIES
• I am able to sample every type the bakery has to
  offer
• It is often hard to pick up the pieces of your
  life
• A macaroon is a delicious cookie

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• I am able to sample every type the bakery has to
  offer because cookies have no calories
  whatsoever.
• It is hard to pick up the pieces of your life
  when the cookie crumbles.
• A macaroon is a delicious cookie made of caramel,
  chocolate, and coconut.

• Because cookies have no calories whatsoever, I am
  able to sample every type the bakery has to
  offer.
• When the cookie crumbles, it is hard to pick up
  the pieces of your life.
• Made of caramel, chocolate, and coconut, a
  macaroon is a delicious cookie.

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Tell Us More Cookie!Cookie Grammar pt.2
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What?! You still havent had enough cookies?!
Are you ready for more.?
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First, we need to talk about how we like to eat
our Oreos!

• 1. Mrs. Hyde loves to devour Oreos.
• 2. Mrs. Hyde likes to dunk her Oreos in milk,
  which is pretty irrelevant. (Notice my use of a
  comma with the word which for irrelevant
  material?!)
• 3. When Mrs. Hyde eats Oreos from the bag, she
  often forgets how many she has eaten.
• 4. Jamison, Mrs. Hydes son, likes to dissect his
  Oreo before he gobbles it up.
• 5. Jamison has three layers when he dissects his
  Oreo top cookie, creamy center, and bottom
  cookie.
• So, class, how many cookies does Jamison really
  have? (Notice my use of commas surrounding a
  direct address?!)

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TWO (2) Cookies!
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If you know me, you knew where this was going.I
love Oreo Cookies(or any sandwich cookie)
These are your compound sentences.
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How?2 cookies and one creamy center

• Chocolate cookie Independent clause
• Creamy center a comma coordinating
  conjunction, a subordinating conjunction (no
  comma), or a semi-colon
• Chocolate cookie Independent clause

Two (2) Independent Clauses and One of the Creamy
Center items in the middle Compound Sentence
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There are THREE different ways to make a Compound
Sentence

• Creamy Center made of a Comma and Coordinating
  Conjunction
• 2. Creamy Center made of a Subordinating
  Conjunction (no comma)
• 3. Creamy Center made of just a semi-colon

Its all about that Creamy Center
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1. Creamy Center made of a Comma and a
Coordinating Conjunction
Independent Clause
Comma and Coordinating Conjunction
(AKA-FANBOYS) ,for ,and ,nor ,but ,or ,yet ,so
Independent Clause
Oreo cookies are delicious with milk, but some
ill-minded people might disagree with me.
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Really?
Yep!
independent clause
Comma and a coordinating conjunction joining the
two
independent clause
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2. Creamy Center made of a Subordinating
Conjunction (no comma)
Subordinating Conjunctions (some) after
although as as if as long as as though
because before if in order that provided
that since so that that though unless
until when where whereas while
Independent Clause
Independent Clause
Oreo cookies are delicious with milk although
some ill-minded people might disagree with me.
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3. Creamy Center made of just a Semi-colon
Independent Clause
Semi-colon
Independent Clause
Oreo cookies are delicious with milk some
ill-minded people might disagree with me.
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Okay, I Will Repeat
independent clause
Comma and a coordinating conjunction joining the
two A subordinating conjunction joining the two
(no comma) Or, just a semi-colon joining the two
independent clause
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Cookie Wants More Cookies
Theres only one sentence type left.
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• Its two times the chocolate fun
• Its creamy
• Its fudgalicious

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Thats Right! Its the Compound/Complex Sentence!
It has a creamy filling that holds it together
like a comma and a conjunction, a subordinating
conjunction, or a semi-colon
Notice the cookies could stand alone as a
delicious treat?
But the loose fudge would still not make a cookie
alone.
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Baking a Compound-Complex Sentence

• Its the compound sentence plus a dependent
  clause.
• Independent Clause
• Comma and a coordinating conjunction joining
  the two
• A subordinating conjunction joining the two (no
  comma)
• Or, just a semi-colon joining the two
• Independent Clause
• Dependent Clause
• Compound/Complex Sentence

After watching Sesame Street, Mrs. Hyde likes to
dunk her Oreos in milk, but she never lets
Cookie Monster find out. Mrs. Hyde likes to dunk
her Oreos in milk after watching Sesame Street,
but she never lets Cookie Monster find out.
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Yo Dawg--Lets Review
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Simple Sentence
one clause
one cookie
simple sentence
Chocolate chips, or oatmeal, or raisins are like
extra details MIXED into the independent clause.
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Complex Sentence
one independent clause
add a dependent clause
and another dependent clause (if you want)
It doesnt matter how many DEPENDENT clauses you
add.
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Compound Sentence
one independent clause
another independent clause
and more independent clauses (if you want)
Joined together by a comma and a coordinating
conjunction, subordinating conjunction, or a
semi-colon
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Compound/Complex
two or more independent clauses
joined with a comma and a conjunction or a
semi-colon
one or more dependent clauses
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Remember . . .
Punctuation of your sentence depends upon where
the clauses join.
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Are you ready for your Cookie Test? Get your
toothpick ready!
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What type of cookie or sentence do you see?

• 1. Making cookies with you has been divine.
• 2. Since we have been enjoying some delicious
  cookies, I hope you have learned something
  valuable.
• 3. After you have eaten this many cookies, you
  should brush your teeth, or your teeth will most
  likely rot out.
• 4. Cookie monster and I hope you dont forget
  your sentences, so we will give you a handout to
  study.
• 5. Its been a delectable, cookielicious time
  yall!

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Thank you for coming!