Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Mentor Sentence

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Mentor Sentence #1 I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth. -Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons What do you notice about this week’s mentor sentence? Suggestions for you to notice:

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 - Wednesday Mentor Sentence #1 I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth. -Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Some things you noticed about this sentence: q Complex sentence q Hyperbole q Repetition q Teenager talking/first person q Run-on sentence q Simple word choice

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 - Thursday Label the entire part of speech for the sentence I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth. -Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Label the entire part of speech for the sentence I- pronoun never -adverb had- helping verb a- article brain - noun until - preposition Freak – proper noun came - verb along - adverb and – sub. conjunction let - verb me - pronoun borrow- verb his – poss. pronoun for - preposition a - article while, - adverb and – coord. conjunction that’s – pronoun (is – linking verb) the - article truth, - noun the - article whole adjective truth. - noun -Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Thursday Write each of these parts of a sentence and their definitions on the back of your worksheet: Dependent Clause: a group of words that contain a subject and verb, but does not express a complete thought; cannot be a sentence (independent clause) Independent Clause: a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Friday Write each of these types of sentences and their definitions: Simple Sentence: The most basic sentence; contains a subject and a verb; a complete thought Ex: Jo waited for the train Compound Sentence: a sentence made up of two independent clauses, connected with a coordinating conjunction. Ex: Jo waited for the train, but the train was late. Complex Sentence: Made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Ex: While she waited at the train station, Jo realized the train was late. Compound-Complex Sentence: Made up of two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Ex: Jo waited for the train, while talking on her phone, and suddenly she realized the train was late.

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Friday Write this figurative language and definition: Hyperbole: an exaggeration that can not possibly be true. Ex: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Friday I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth. -Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Make the mentor sentence better. Improve any of the parts of speech, punctuation, figurative language to make the mentor sentence better. Ex: I was not considered smart until my friend Freak came along and let me borrow his intelligence for awhile. That’s the truth, the whole truth.

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Monday I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth. -Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Create a new sentence that uses the same pattern as the mentor sentence. Use the grammar skills we learned this week as well. Ex: I never had a life until Duke came along and let me borrow his for a while. That’s the truth, or at least most of the truth.

Mentor Sentence Grammar Lessons Week 1 Tuesday Quiz Review 8 minutes to study Know: three types of sentences – on the back of your worksheet grammar book 441, 445, & 447 Know: clauses (dependent and independent) – on the back of your worksheet – grammar book page 424 Know: hyperbole – on the back of your worksheet Know: simple subject and simple predicate – grammar book page 318 & 322