1、Where the Red Fern Grows Lesson 1-Understanding Sentences 第1页How can you tell a complete sentence from an incomplete sentence?Usually you tell just by listening.Incomplete Sentence(Fragment)Everyday.(What?Who does what everyday?I dont get it.This is not complete.)第2页Incomplete Sentence(Fragment)Ever
2、y day,rain or shine.(I dont care about the weather!Tell me who is doing what.)第3页Complete SentenceBilly hunts.(This is a very simple sentence,but it has a subject Billy and a verb hunts.We know what happened and who did it.)第4页Complete SentenceBilly hunts everyday.(Here is the same sentence with a l
3、ittle more information.Theres no confusion here.)第5页Complete SentenceBilly hunts everyday,rain or shine.(Here is the same sentence with even more information,and its still very clear.)第6页A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate.The subject tells who or what does the action,and the pre
4、dicate contains the verb and tells what the action is.A verb is a word that expresses one of two things:n nAction:jump,scream,fly,runn nState of being:appear,seem,feel第7页A subject can be any of the following things:n nThe person who does the action in the sentence.Grandpa sells goods in his general
5、store.n nThe place that does the action in the sentence.The general store swarms with people before the Fourth of July celebration.n nThe thing that does the action in the sentence.Flour and sugar are mixed together to make cookies.第8页n nThe person described in the sentence.Grandpa is happy when he
6、makes a good sell.n nThe place being described in the sentence.The general store is crowded on Saturday.n nThe thing being described in the sentence.Cookies are best when the flour and sugar are fresh.第9页Subjects may come in different forms:n nOne noun as the subject Billy wants hound dogs.n nTwo no
7、uns as a subject Little Ann and Old Dan are two dogs.n nOne pronoun as the subject He prays each night for dogs.n nTwo pronouns as the subject He and she are both still awake because of the coon hounds.n nA phrase Staying awake all night is no fun.n nA clause What makes me mad is all the noise!第10页C
8、lausewhen he gets the money(This has a subject he and a verb gets,but youre left dangling,arent you?Its not a complete sentence.This is called a dependent clause.It depends on something else to make a complete sentence.第11页Complete SentenceBilly will buy coon hounds when he gets the money.(Now we kn
9、ow whats going on!)第12页Determine if the following are complete sentences or dependent clauses.1.1.When I left my office that beautiful spring day.2.2.I was walking along whistling when I heard the dogfight.3.3.About twenty-five feet from me they caught him and down he went.4.4.Down on my knees.5.5.W
10、ith one final whimper.6.6.Where the alley emptied into the street,he stopped and looked back.第13页7.7.As I watch him disappear in the twilight shadows.8.8.Whatever it was that had interrupted his life,he was trying to straighten it out.9.9.As I turned to enter my yard.10.10.As I caressed the smooth s
11、urfaces,my mind drifted back through the years,back to my boyhood days.第14页Phrasethe sound of the hounds(We just saw that a clause has a subject and a verb.Theres no verb here;this is called a phrase.It could be the start of a great sentence,but it needs some help.It needs some action.)第15页Complete
12、SentenceThe sound of the hounds echoed in Billys mind even after the night quieted.(Now theres some action!It makes a very clear,complete sentence.)第16页Tell which part of the sentence(subject or predicate)is missing in the sentence fragments below:1.1.A whole bucketful of tears.2.2.My dog-wanting.3.
13、3.Bawling and yelling for Mama.4.4.Had a talk with him.第17页Lets build a few sentences.Phraseyoung BillyDependent Clauseby the time hunting season was overComplete SentenceBy the time hunting season was over,young Billy was a nervous wreck.第18页Phraseour cat SamieDependent Clausewith one loud squallCo
14、mplete SentenceWith one loud squall,our cat Samie scooted under the barn.第19页Phrasethe glow of the fireDependent Clauseas I sat there in silenceComplete SentenceAs I sat there in silence,the glow of the fire grew larger.第20页Phrasesparkled like a white star in the heavensDependent Clauseas I struck a
15、 matchComplete SentenceAs I struck a match,the smaller cup sparkled like a white star in the heavens.第21页Video on Sentence Fragments第22页Practice Complete Sentence or Sentence Fragment?1.1.I found some slick little trails out in the garden down under some tall hollyhocks.2.2.Once I decided to make friends with him.3.3.Thinking they were game trails.4.4.Mama had another talk with Papa.第23页Go to your Student Packet and complete Lesson 1 Practice for English.第24页