Sentences

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Sentences

• A sentence must have a subject and a predicate a
  noun and a verb.
• Noun Verb
• Rats peered.

Noun
Verb
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sentences

• To add interest to your sentences, you can add
  phrases.
• Noun Verb Prepositional Phrase
• Rats peered from garbage cans.

Noun
Verb
Noun (Object)
Preposition
Adjective
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sentences

• The prepositional phase will connect to the word
  it modifies (describes) here it describes where
  the rats are peering.
• Rats peered from garbage cans.

Noun
Verb
Noun (Object)
Preposition
Adjective
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Sentences

• Also, to add more interest, you may use a variety
  of sentence starters.
• You are going to practice 11 different sentence
  starters over the next several weeks to make your
  writing more exciting.

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1-- Noun

• Noun Verb Prepositional Phrase
• Rats peered from garbage cans.

Noun
Verb
Noun (Object)
Preposition
Adjective
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2 Article Noun

• Article Noun Verb Prepositional Phrase
• The rats peered from garbage cans.

Noun
Verb
Article
Noun (Object)
Preposition
Adjective
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3 Adjective Noun

• Adjective Noun Verb Prepositional Phrase
• Greedy rats peered from garbage cans.

Noun
Verb
Adjective
Noun (Object)
Preposition
Adjective
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4 ProNoun

• Pronoun Verb Prepositional Phrase
• They peered from garbage cans.
• If you start with a pronoun, it must have a
  clear antecedent!

Pronoun
Verb
Noun (Object)
Preposition
Adjective
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5 Adverb Noun

• Adverb, Noun Verb Prepositional Phrase
• Cautiously, rats peered from garbage cans.

Preposition
Noun
Verb
Noun (Object)
Adverb
Adjective
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6 Absolute Phrases

• Eyes wide, ears twitching, rats peered from
  garbage cans.

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7 participle Phrase

• Munching on stale cheese, rats peered from
  garbage cans.

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8 Prepositional Phrases

• Beneath the glow of a full moon, rats peered from
  garbage cans.

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9 Infinitive Phrase

• To watch for prowling cats, rats peered from
  garbage cans.

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10 adverbial clause

• As the half moon arose in the dingy sky like a
  hunk of rancid cheese, rats peered from garbage
  cans.

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11 implied adjective clause

• Suspicious of their surroundings, rats peered
  from garbage cans.