Written Expression

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WrittenExpression

• Framing Your Thoughts

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Every sentence begins with a capital letter and
ends with a punctuation mark.
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We know four (4) kinds of sentences.
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1. A sentence can be a statement. (.)

2. A sentence can ask a question. (?)
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3. A sentence can be exclamatory.(!)
4. A sentence can be a command. (! or .)
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The subject names a person, place, thing, or idea
that the whole sentence is about.
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The action of the subject is called the predicate
of the sentence. It can be physical or mental.
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Every sentence has two (2) parts. The subject
action a complete thought.
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The subject (predicate) action makes the
barebones of the sentence.
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A connector joins two subjects, two actions
(predicates), or two complete sentences (thoughts)
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We can expand our action four (4) ways by telling
where, how, when, and why.
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We can describe our subject five (5) ways by
telling
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1. Physical Attributes (looks).

2. Behavior
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3. Number
4. Ownership
5. Set apart
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A pronoun (renamer) takes the place of a subject.
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A What? that receives the action is called a
direct object.
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A Who? that receives an action is called an
indirect object.