"Unpack Your Adjectives" --
School House Rock
Got home from camping last _________.
Saw people, places, and things.
We barely had arrived,
Friends asked us to describe
The people, places, and every last thing.
So we unpacked our ___________.
I unpacked
"frustrating" first.
Reached in and found the word "worst."
Then I picked "soggy" and
Next I picked "___________" and
Then I was ready to tell them my tale,
'Cause I'd unpacked my adjectives.
___________ are
words you use to really describe things.
Handy words to carry around.
Days are sunny, or they're rainy.
Boys are dumb or else they're __________.
Adjectives can show you which way.
Adjectives are
often used to help us ___________ things,
To say how thin, how fat, how short, how tall.
Girls who're tall get taller.
Boys who're small get smaller,
Till one is the tallest and the other's the __________ of all.
We hiked along without care.
Then we ran into a __________!
He was a hairy bear!
He was a __________ bear!
We beat a hasty retreat from his lair,
And described him with __________!
Turtle: Wow! Boy, that was one big, ugly bear!
You can even
make adjectives out of the other parts of speech like
__________ and __________. All you have to do is tack on an ending like "-ic"
or "-ish" or "-ary."
For example: This boy can grow up to be
a huge man, but still have a __________ face. Boy is
a noun, but the ending "-ish" makes it an
adjective,
__________, that describes the huge man's face. Get it?
Next time you go
on a trip,
Remember this little __________:
The minute you get back,
They'll ask you this and that.
You can describe __________, __________, and __________.
Simply unpack your adjectives.
You can do it with adjectives.
Tell 'em about it with adjectives.
You can shout it with adjectives.
Assignment on Adjectives
1. List EIGHT adjectives that describe you.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
2. Using at least
ONE adjective, compose a sentence about each of the following. Underline
the adjective.
(i) Your
favourite food:
(ii) Your favourite TV show:
(iii) Your favourite movie:
(iv)The
best thing about school:
(v) The funniest thing you've seen in a
long time.
"A Noun is a Person, Place, or
Thing" -- School House Rock
Well, every __________ you can know,
And every __________ that you can go,
And __________ that you can show,
You know they're __________.
A noun's a
special kind of word,
It's any name you ever heard,
I find it quite interesting.
A noun's a __________, __________, or __________.
Oh, I took a
train, took a train to another state.
The flora and fauna that I saw were really __________.
I saw some bandits chasin' the __________.
I was wishin' I was back
home again.
I took a train, took a train to another state.
Well, every
person you can know (like a bandit or an engineer)
And every place that you can go (like a state or a home)
And anything that you can show (like animals and plants or a train)
You know they're __________ - you know they're nouns, oh...
Mrs. Jones is a
lady on
She sent her dog to bark at my brother and me.
We gave her dog a big fat __________,
And now he barks at Mrs. Jones.
She's a lady who lives on
Well, every
person you can know (Mrs. Jones, a lady, or a brother)
And every place that you can go (like a street or a corner)
And anything that you can show (like a dog or a bone)
You know they're nouns - you know they're nouns.
Oh, I took a
ferry to the _______________.
My best friend was waitin' there for me. (He took an
early ferry.)
We went for a walk on the island you know,
And in the middle of summer it started to __________,
When I took a ferry to the Statue of
Well, every person you can know (like a friend or the captain of a ship)
And every place that you can go (an island or a sea)
And anything you can show (like a statue, a ferry, or snow)
You know they're nouns - you know they're nouns
Oh, I put a __________ in the drugstore record machine.
Oldie goldies started
playing if you know what I mean.
I heard Chubby Checker, he was doin' the twist
And the Beatles and the Monkees, it goes like this!
I put a dime in the drugstore record machine.
Well, every
person you can know (the Beatles and the Monkees,
Chubby Checker)
And every place that you can go (like a neighbourhood or a store)
And anything that you can __________ (like a dime or a record machine)
You know they're nouns.
A noun's a
special kind of word
It's any name you ever heard.
I find it quite __________
A noun's a person, place, or thing.
A noun is a
person, place, or thing.
Assignment on Nouns
1.
Use the following nouns in sentences:
anagram
bayonet
effigy
imperialism
lobotomy
pallet
2.
Pluralize the following nouns:
jar |
candy |
octopus |
wolf |
hero |
moose |
axe |
buoy |
knife |
mouse |
mango |
trick |
basis |
child |
fungus |
"Interjection" -- School House
Rock
When Reginald was home with the flu, uh-huh-huh,
The doctor knew just what to do-hoo.
He cured the __________
With one small injection
While Reginald uttered some __________...
Hey! That smarts!
Ouch! That hurts!
Yow! That's not fair givin' a guy a shot down there!
Interjections (Hey!) show excitement (Yow!) or emotion (Ouch!).
They're generally set apart from a sentence by an
__________
Or by a __________ when the feeling's not as strong.
Though Geraldine played hard to get, uh-huh-huh
Geraldo knew he'd woo her ye-het
He showed his __________
Despite her objections
And Geraldine hollered some interjections...
Well! You've got some nerve!
Oh! I've never been so insulted in all my live.
Hey! You're kinda cute!
Interjections (Well!) show excitement (Oh!)
or emotion (Hey!).
They're generally set apart from a sentence
by an exclamation point,
Or a by a comma when the feeling's not as strong.
So when you're __________ (Hurry!)
or sad (Aw!)
Or frightened (__________) or __________ (Rats!)
Or excited (Wow!) or __________ (Hey!)
An interjection starts a sentence right.
The game was tied at seven all, uh-uh-huh,
When
He made a connection
In the other __________,
The crowd started shoutin' out interjections...
Aw! You threw the wrong __________!
Darn! You just lost the game!
Hurray! I'm for the other team!
Interjections (Aw!) show excitement (Darn!) or
emotion (Hurray!).
They're generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling's not a strong.
So when you're happy (Hurray!) or sad (Aw!)
Or frightened (Eeek!) or mad (Rats!)
Or excited (__________!) or glad (Hey!)
An interjection starts a sentence right.
Interjections (Hey!) show excitement (Hey!) or
emotion (Hey!).
They're generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong.
Interjections show excitement or emotion,
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, YEA!
Girl: __________! That's the end!
Interjections Assignment
Add either an exclamation point or a comma
after each interjection, depending on which is appropriate. Also insert
periods, question marks, and quotation marks where appropriate.
1. Ahhh You shot him in the
face
2. Please don't take my money
3. The girl yelled Yaaargh
as she fell off the CN Tower
4. Peep peep went
the mouse
5. Bang went the pistol Ouch went the son
of a gun
6. We have a winner cried the bingo master
7. Well I was very bored studying grammar
in English class
8. Oh what a tangled web we weave
9. Good morning Starshine
The Earth says Hello
10 It's alive Alive
11 Yikes You
scared me half to death
12 Aw shucks Jane You sure are pretty
13 Yeehaw I ain't had so much fun since the pigs et
my little sister
14 Hey how's it going
15 Listen do you want to know a secret
"Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here" -- School House Rock
(Mmm...Mmm...Mmm)
Ready Pop? Yup.
Ready son? Uh-huh.
Let's go!
Let's go!
One! Two!...
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get
your __________ here.
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, got some adverbs here.
Come on down to Lolly's, get the
adverbs here
You're going to need
If you write or read,
Or even think about it.
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get
you're adverbs here.
Got a lot of lolly, jolly adverbs
here.
Anything you need and we can make it absolutely clear...
An adverb is a word
(That's all it is! And there's a lot of them)
That __________ a verb,
(Sometimes a verb and sometimes)
It __________ an adjective, or else another adverb
And so you see that it's positively, very, very necessary.
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get
your adverbs here.
Father, son, and Lolly selling
adverbs here.
Got a lot of adverbs, and we make it clear,
So come to Lolly! (Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
Hello folks,
this is Lolly, Sr., saying we have every adverb in
the
book, so come on down and look.
Hello folks, Lolly, Jr., here. Suppose your
house needs painting -
how are you going to paint it? That's where the adverb comes
in. We can also give you a special intensifier so you can paint it
very __________ or rather __________.
Hi! Suppose
you're going nut gathering; your buddy wants to
know where and when. Use an adverb and tell him!
Get your
adverbs!
Use it with an
adjective, it says much more,
Anything described can be described some more.
Anything you'd ever need is in the store,
And so you choose very __________ every word you use.
Use it with a
verb, it tells us how you did,
Where it happened, where you're going, where you've been.
Use it with another adverb - that's the end,
And even more...
How, where, or
when,
Condition or reason,
These questions are answered
When you use an __________.
Come and get it!
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get
your adverbs here.
__________, quickly, quickly, get those adverbs here.
__________, surely, really learn your adverbs here.
You're going to need 'em if you read 'em,
If you write or talk or think about 'em...Lolly! (Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
Announcer: If
it's an adverb, we have it at Lolly's. Bring along
your old __________,
too - like slow, soft, and sure. We'll fit 'em out
with our L - Y
attachment and make perfectly good __________ out of them!
(Get your
adverbs here!)
Lots of good
tricks at Lolly's so come on down.
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
Adverbs deal
with manner, place, time,
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
Condition, reason,
(Father, son, and Lolly)
Comparison, contrast
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
Enrich your language with adverbs!
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
Besides they're absolutely free!
(Lolly, Lolly, Lolly)
At your service.
Indubitably.
Adverbs Assignment
1. Use
an adverb to complete each sentence.
2. The boy _______________
ate raw horsemeat.
3. Deep in the woods, the serial
killer _______________ sharpened the teeth on his chainsaw.
4. After a millennium, the alien race flew _______________
to Earth whereupon they _______________ decided to destroy
everything in sight.
5. Each new day brought several new
challenges that the woman _______________ embraced.
6. Losing sight of land
_______________, the sailors wept _______________, lamenting the prospect of a
long journey.
7. The boy belched
_________________ in class, knowing that his breath stank
_______________ badly.
8. _______________, we're all going to be
killed!
9. He drove a _______________ slow Chevette.
10. Run _____________ if you don't want to miss
your bus!
11. The women worked _________________ after her
accident.
12. Having been busted for drugs,
the student yelled _______________ as he was taken away in handcuffs.
13. The student continually arrived _______________
for class.
"Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla" -- School House
Rock
Now, I have a
friend named Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla,
And I could say that Rufus found a kangaroo
That followed Rufus home
And now that kangaroo belongs
To Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla.
Whew! I could
say that,
but I don't have to,
'Cause I've got __________,
I can say, "HE found a kangaroo that
followed HIM home and now IT is HIS"
You see, (uh)
HE, HIM, and HIS
are pronouns,
Replacing the noun,
Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla,
A very __________ noun.
And IT is a pronoun, replacing the noun, kangaroo! (How common!)
Now Rufus has a
sister named Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla.
If she found a kangaroo I'd say to you:
"__________ found a kangaroo that followed __________ home, and now it is __________."
But I can't say that...
'Cause SHE found an aardvark
That fell in love with HER, and THEY're
so happy.
And my name's
Albert Andreas Armadillo.
(No relation to the Sarsaparillas.)
Because of pronouns, I can say:
I wish SHE would find a rhinoceros for ME and WE'd be
happy."
You see, a
pronoun was made to take the __________ of a noun,
'Cause saying all those nouns over and over
Can really wear you down!
Now I could tell
you Rafaella Gabriela and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
and Albert Andreas
Armadillo found an aardvark,
a kangaroo, and a rhinoceros. And now that aardvark and that
kangaroo and that rhinoceros belong respectively to Rafaella
Gabriela Sarsaparilla and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and Albert
Andreas Armadillo!
Whew! Because of
pronouns I can say, in this way:
"WE found THEM and THEY found US and now THEY are
OURS
and WE're so happy."
Thank you, __________!
You see a
pronoun was made to take the place of a __________,
'Cause saying all those nouns over and over
Can really wear you down.
Sometimes, when
we take 'em all on the bus
People really raise a fuss.
They start shouting out a lot o' pronouns at us, like
"__________ brought that rhinoceros on this bus?" and
"__________ made that horrible noise?" and
"__________ one of them is getting off first?"
WHO, WHAT, and
WHICH are special pronouns that can as a question
In a sentence when you do not know the name of the noun,
But I know:
I have __________, and SHE has HERS,
HE has __________. Do YOU have YOURS?
THEY love US, and WE love THEM,
WHAT's OURS is __________ -
That's how it is with friends,
And pronouns, you are really friends, yeah!
'Cause saying
all those nouns over and over
Can really wear you down.
Pronouns Assignment
Circle all the pronouns in each of the
following sentences:
1. Who are you?
2. Whatever you say, I will not listen.
3. I was the person who did it.
4. They gave each other hugs and kisses.
5. It stood quietly before it attacked the
small children.
6. She herself was afraid to make a
mistake.
7. Lost in the woods, they made a lean-to
for shelter.
8. Whoever doesn't like dancing doesn't
have to attend the recital.
9. Which witch is the one that did it?
10. How much is it to ride the C-Train?
11. It was the worst day of my life.
12. Each one tasted better than the next
one.
13. That is my car
over there.
14. These have just arrived.
15. I shot the sheriff, whose name was Dennis.
16. Nobody could describe the murderer's
face accurately.
"Busy Prepositions" -- School
House Rock
Like a __________
or like a bee,
Like an ant
as busy as can be,
these little words
we call the busy P's.
(Prepositions)
Nine or ten of them do most all of the work.
(of, on, to, with, in, from, by, far, at over, across)
and many others do their job,
which is simply to connect
their noun or pronoun object
to some other word in the sentence.
Busy P's...
If you please.
__________ the top is where you are.
(top relates to where)
__________ a friend you'll travel far.
(with a friend you'll go)
If you try you know that you can fly.
__________ the rainbow.
(over the rainbow is where you can fly)
Busy prepositions.
Always on the go.
Like a bunch of busy bees,
Floating pollen on the breeze.
__________ over the meadows,
beyond the forest, through the trees,
into the beehive.
Busy, busy P's.
(in, to, beyond, over, on, through)
Busy __________.
Always out in front.
On the edges, __________ the cracks.
'round the corner 'round the back.
In between the action,
stating clearly to your satisfaction,
the location and direction.
Prepositions give specific information.
Though little words they are
they never stand __________.
Gathering words behind them
you soon will see
how they have grown into the parade.
A prepositional __________.
With a noun or at least a pronoun
bringing up the __________.
A little phrase of two or
three or four or more words.
(Prepositions! Attention! Foreword
march!)
Busy Prepositions.
Always on the march.
Like a hoard of soldier ants,
inching bravely foreword on the slimmest chance
that they might better their __________.
Busy, busy prepositions.
In the air. On the ground. Everywhere.
The sun sank lower in the west,
__________ the west it sank.
And it will rise in the morning,
and will bring the light of day.
Each day the sun comes up in the east,
everydayyyyyyy.
In the east it rises.
Busy Prepositions.
Busy, busy, busy.
On the top is where you are.
On the top.
If you will try you know that you can fly.
Fly where?
Over the rainbow.
Prepositions Assignment
Definition:
A preposition is a word or phrase that links an object to another word in the
sentence to show the relation between them.
I.
Use a preposition to complete the following sentences:
as
at
by
down
for
from
in
like
of
off
on
plus
since
through
to
toward
up
with
1.
After a night of dancing, the girls went ___________ their friend's house.
2. The
panther stood motionless ___________ the tree and the giant rock.
3.
Cookies are best ___________ milk.
4. The
left ___________
5. He
ran ___________ the jungle in fear for his life.
6. The
coconut fell___________ the tree ____________ the ground.
7. I've
been waiting _______________
8. Six
____________ six equals twelve.
II.
Use a prepositional phrase to complete each of the following sentences.
according
to
because
of
by
means of
by
reason of
by
way of
contrary
to
for
the sake of
in
accordance with
in
addition to
in
case of
in
consideration of
in
front of
in
regard to
in
respect to
in
spite of
on
account of
out
of
with
reference to
with
regard to
with
respect to
1.
____________________ the dictionary, the word "ain't"
is a slang form of "is not."
2.
_________________ fire, break glass.
3. He
gave money ____________________ the poor.
4. He
waited ____________________ the ticket booth for concert seats.
5. The
girl lost her wallet ____________________ the fact that it was chained to her
belt.
6. He
lost his licence ____________________ a drunk driving
conviction.
7. Have
you ever heard the expression, "__________________ the pan and into the
fire"?
III.
Fix the preposition problems in the following sentences:
1.
___________________________________________________________________
2.
That's the place where I just came from.
___________________________________________________________________
3. The
girl always gives in in every argument.
___________________________________________________________________
4. Jane
is my favourite person to be with.
___________________________________________________________________
5.
Bobby knows where the bicycle is at.
___________________________________________________________________
6. The
space man rode on on his rocketship.
___________________________________________________________________
"Conjunction Junction" -- School House
Rock
Conjunction
Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and __________
and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I got three favourite cars
That get most of my job done.
Conjunction Junction, what's their function?
I got "__________", "__________", and "__________",
They'll get you pretty far.
"And":
That's an __________, like "this and that".
"But":
That's sort of the opposite,
"Not this *but* that".
And then there's "or":
O-R, when you have a choice like
"This or that".
"And", "but", and "or",
Get you pretty far.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up two boxcars and making 'em run right.
Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice.
Hey that's nice!
Dirty but happy, digging and scratching,
Losing your shoe and a button or two.
He's poor but honest, sad but true,
Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up two cars to one
When you say something like this choice:
"__________ now __________ later"
Or no choice:
"Neither now nor ever"
Hey that's clever!
Eat this or that, grow thin or fat,
Never mind, I wouldn't do that,
I'm fat enough now!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up phrases and clauses that balance, like:
Out of the frying pan __________ into the fire.
He cut loose the sandbags,
__________ the balloon wouldn't go any higher.
Let's go up to the mountains,
__________ down to the sea.
You should always say "thank you",
Or at least say "__________".
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses
In complex sentences like:
"In the mornings, when I am usually wide awake,
I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the __________,
Where I often see a duck __________ a drake,
And I wonder as I walk by
Just what they'd say if they could speak,
Although I know that's an absurd thought."}
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up cars and making 'em function.
Conjunction Junction, how's that __________?
I like tying up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, watch that function.
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
Conjunction Assignment
nevertheless
otherwise
consequently
and
but
or
still
yet
either
neither
hence
so
thus
therefore
as
a consequence
as
a result
I.
Use the appropriate conjunction to complete each of the following sentences:
1. Jane
_______________ Fairyn went to the store
_______________ could not find what they wanted.
2. You
must _______________ sit quietly _______________ leave the library!
3. They
had _______________ sufficient money _______________ sufficient time to attend
the music festival.
4. All
birds have feathers. Ducks have feathers, _______________, ducks are birds.
5.
_____________________, there was nobody left alive.
II.
Fix the conjunctions in the following sentences:
1. But
he didn't want to go to school.
___________________________________________________________________
2. And
another thing that bothered her was all the grammar assignments in English
class.
___________________________________________________________________
3. Or
sometimes they would swim down at the quarry.
___________________________________________________________________
4. So
they decided to go to the restaurant instead of staying at home for supper.
___________________________________________________________________
"Verb, That's What's Happening"
-- School House Rock
I put my heart in __________
(Verb!)
To run, to go, to get, to give (Verb!)
(You're what's __________)
That's where I find satisfaction, yeah! (Yeah!)
To search, to find, to have, to hold.
(Verb! To be bold)
When I use my imagination (Verb!)
I think, I plot, I plan, I dream
Turning in towards creation (Verb!)
I make, I write, I dance, I sing
When I'm feeling really active (Verb!)
I run, I ride, I swim, I fly!
Other times when life is easy
(Oh!) I rest, I sleep, I sit, I lie.
(Verb!
That's what happenin')I can
take a noun and bend it,
Give me a __________
-
(Bat, boat, rake, and plow)
Make it a __________
and really send it!
(Show me how)
Oh, I don't know my own power. (Verb!)
I get my thing in action (Verb!)
In being, (Verb!) In doing, (Verb!)
In saying
A __________ expresses action,
being, or state of being.
A verb makes a statement.
Yeah, a verb tells it like it is!
(Verb!
That's what's happenin'.)
I can tell you when it's happenin',
(Past, present, future tense)
Ooh! Tell you more about what's happenin',
(Say it so it makes some sense)
I can yell you who is happenin'!
(Verb, you're so intense)
Every sentence has a __________.
(Noun, person, place, or thing)
Find that subject: Where's the __________?
Verb can make a subject sing.)
Take the subject: What is it? (What!)
What's done to it? (What!)
What does it say?
(Verb, you're what's happenin')
I can __________,
like: What is it?
(Verb, you're so demanding.)
I can __________
like: Go get it!
(Verb, you're so commanding.)
When I hit I need an __________
(Verb, hit! Hit the ball!)
When I see, I see the object
(Verb, hit! Hit the ball!)
When I see,, I see the object
(Do you see that furthest wall?)
If you can see it there, put that ball over
the fence, man!
Go ahead. Yeah, all right.
What?! He hit it. It's going, it's going, it's __________!
(What?!)
I get my thing in __________.
(Verb, that's what happenin')
To work, (Verb!)
To play, (Verb!)
To live, (Verb!)
To __________...
(Verb!...)
Verb Assignment
I. Write complete sentences using the
following verbs in the present tense.
accelerate
_________________________________________________________________________
belittle
_________________________________________________________________________
convince
_________________________________________________________________________
II. Write complete sentences using the
following verbs in the past tense.
dilute
_________________________________________________________________________
fabricate
_________________________________________________________________________
hallucinate
_________________________________________________________________________
III. Write complete sentences using the
following verbs in the future tense.
justify
_________________________________________________________________________
lacerate
_________________________________________________________________________
masticate
_________________________________________________________________________
"The Tale of Mr. Morton" -- School
House Rock
This is the tale of Mister __________
Mister Morton is who?
He is the __________
of our tale
and the __________
tells what Mister
Morton must do
Mister Morton walked down the street
Mister Morton walked
Mister Morton talked to his cat
Mister Morton talked
(Hello, cat. You look good.)
Mister Morton was lonely
Mister Morton was
Mister Morton is the subject of the
__________,
and what the predicate says,
he __________.
Mister Morton knew just one girl
Mister Morton knew
Mister Morton grew flowers for __________
Mister Morton grew
Mister Morton was very shy
Mister Morton was
Mister Morton is the __________
of the
sentence, and what the __________ says, he does.
The subject is a __________,
that's person, place or thing
It's who or what the __________ is about
And the predicate is the __________
That's the __________
word
that gets the subject up and out
Mister Morton wrote Pearl a __________
Mister Morton wrote
Pearl replied in the afternoon
Pearl replied by a note
Mister Morton was very nervous
Mister Morton was
Mister Morton is the subject of the
sentence, and what the predicate says,
he does!
The cat stretched,
the sun beat down,
a neighbour chased his kid.
(come here kid - come on!)
Each sentence is __________ when
you know the subject did.
Mister Morton knocked on her door
Mister Morton knocked
Mister Morton sat on her porch
Yes, he just sat and __________
when she opened up the door he ran.
Mister Morton climbed up his stairs
Mister Morton climbed
Mister Morton rhymed pretty words
Mister Morton __________
Mister Morton was lonely
Mister Morton was
until
Who says women can't __________?
Now Mister Morton is happy
and
They're the subjects of the sentence
and what the predicate says, they do.
Subject - Predicate Assignment
Circle
the subject and underline the predicate in each sentence. Indicate if each
sentence is complete.
Example |
Sentence or Sentence fragment? |
1.
War. A timeless tragedy. |
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2.
The lion ran across the great plain after the gazelle. |
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3. No
dogs allowed. |
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4.
Ruining lives. Drugs kill our kids. |
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5.
When the music's over turn out the lights. |
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6. A
statistical study that deals with divorce rates across |
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7.
Who knows? Practically everyone! |
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8.
With a whimper, the small boy fell to the ground. |
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9.
Loving. Helping. Holding one another dear. These are the things that matter. |
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10.
Who are you? Who? Who? Who? Who? |
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11.
Love, reign over me. |
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12.
For those about to rock, we salute you! |
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13.
One small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind. |
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14.
Ecstasy is a drug that liquefies your spine and inhibits your thought
processes by changing the chemistry of your brain. |
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