Language Arts 6th
What I learned this year! By: Katelyn
Chapter 1:Sentence or sentence fragment
EX. My name is Katelyn, and i love to learn about the ocean.
Subject
Ex: Milo, eats his food.
The subject is Milo.
( Milo is a dog)
Simple Subject
Ex. Bella is my best friend.
Best friend is the simple subject because it tells what the sentence is about. I am talking about my best friend.
Predicate
Ex. Kennedy called Katelyn.
called Katelyn would be the predicate because it is telling the reader what Kennedy did.
Simple predicate or verb
Ex. The cat cleaned herself
cleaned herself would be the simple predicate or verb
Compound subject
Ex. Claire and Bella both like to dance.
Claire, Bella would be the compound subject
Compound Verb
Ex. The dolphin missed the hoop when it went to jump, but the crowd cheered anyway.
Declarative sentence
Ex. Kennedy is a good softball player.
Imperative sentence
Ex. Clean up your messy room!
Interrogative sentence
Ex. How did Mallory do on her report card?
Exclamatory sentence
Ex. My mom got me tickets to a Justin Bieber concert!
Chapter 2:Noun
Ex. My family and I went to Disney World.
Pronoun
Ex. Katelyn likes the the movie Zootopia
She likes the movie Zootopia
Adjective
Ex. That sloth is slow and cute.
Verb: Chapter 3
Ex. The tornado is moving quickly.
Adverb
Ex. The construction workers are slowly building that house.
Preposition
Ex. Down, below the volcano is hot lava.
Conjunction
Ex. Gabby's braid is very good, but Lucy's braid is better.
The way a word is used in a sentence determines what part of speech it is.
Interjection
Ex. Aha! I found the treasure.
Adjective phrase
Ex. There were three crabs on the beach.
Adverb phrase
Ex. The man picked up the cripple man with a stretcher.
Clause
Ex. Katelyn came home after school.
The whole sentence would be the clause.
Independent clause
Ex. After Jonathan fed the chickens, he did his homework.
Subordinate clause
Ex. Unless you come on time.
The whole thing is a subordinate clause.
Adjective clause
Ex. When I was a kid I had chubby cheeks.
Adverb clause
Ex. Since the turtle was slow and steady, he won the race.
Simple sentence
Ex. My sister belongs to my mother and father.
Compound sentence
Ex. Julia likes Kevin, but Kevin does not like Julia.
Complex sentence
Ex. He made a sketch of the layout before he planted his garden.
The whole thing would be a complex sentence.
Compound- complex sentence
Ex. Oran raked up the leaves that had fallen from the trees, and Bella picked up branches.
the whole sentence is the compound-complex sentence
Complement
Ex. Bella got a new puppy.
the whole sentence is the complement
Direct Object
Ex. Mallory bought a new phone.
Indirect Object
Ex. The family brought the letter to Alex , who works at the zoo.
Subject complement
Ex. That chicken smells so good.
Predicate nominatives
Ex. My sister became a marine biologist.
Predicate adjective
Ex. By 12:00 a.m., I was very tired.
Indefinite pronouns
- Use a singular pronoun to refer to the indefinite pronouns anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone,everything , neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, and something.
Ex. Has one of the hamsters broke its leg.
More indefinite pronouns
- Use a plural pronoun to refer to the indefinite pronouns both, few, many, and several.
- Ex.Both of the birds had hidden their nests well.
More indefinite pronouns
- The indefinite pronouns all, any, more, most, none, and some may be singular or plural,depending on their meaning in a sentence.
- Ex. None of the cereal has lost its crunch.
More indefinite pronouns
- Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or or nor.
- Ex. Either Miguel or Randall has his paintings on display.
More indefinite pronouns
- Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more antecedents joined by and.
- Ex. Have Chelsea and Susan tried on their new outfits?
Chapter 7 Principal Parts
Ex. ( this is an example of the past) They took their dog to the vet last Monday.
Regular Verb
Ex. Adam and Eve sinned, causing everyone else in the world to have original sin.
Irregular Verbs
Ex. UL have won their game again today!
Tense
Ex. I wear converse all the time.
Chapter 8: Pronoun as Subject
Ex. I walked to school.
Use the subject form for a pronoun that is a predicate nominative.
Ex. The next singer is she.
Use the object form for a pronoun that is the direct object of a verb.
Ex. The answer surprised us.
Use the object form for a pronoun that is the indirect object of a verb.
Ex. Scott handed me a note.
Use the object form for a pronoun that is the object of a preposition.
Ex. beside us.
Chapter 9:
Ex. The green monster ate us all.
Adverbs make the meanings of verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs more specific.
Ex. The dog next door, barks very loudly.
The three degrees of comparison of modifiers are the positive, the comparative, and the superlative.
The positive degree is used when only one thing is being modified and no comparison is being made.
Ex. Shawn runs quickly.
The comparative degree is used when two things are being compared.
Ex. Which of the two horses jumped more gracefully?
The superlative degree is used when three or more things are being compared.
Ex. Which member of the team runs most quickly?
The modifiers good and well have different uses. Use good to modify a noun or a pronoun.
Ex. The farmers had a good crop this year.
Use well to modify a verb.
Ex. The day started well
Use adjectives, not adverbs, after linking verbs.
Ex. Did Chris seem sad to you.
Avoid using double comparisons.
Ex. Nonstandard: That was the actor's most scariest role
Standard: That was the actor's scariest role.
Avoid using double negatives.
Ex. Nonstandard: Sheila did not tell no one her idea.
Standard: Sheila did not tell anyone her idea, or Sheila told no one her idea.
Place modifying words, phrases, and clauses as close as possible to the words they modify.
Ex. The singer gave a radio interview for her fans from Brazil.
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