Grade3 Name: __

Name: ______Grade 3

Pattern 1 Noun – Verb 1. The volcano exploded. 2. The burning lava flowed. 3. The islanders escaped. 4. The earth’s crust cracked. 5. The sky darkened.

Please write 5 sentences with your peer group.

Please write 5 sentences by yourself. Name: ______Grade 3

Pattern 2 Noun –Verb – Nouns 1. The spider spun a lacy web. 2. Mammals feed their babies. 3. The snake shed its skin. 4. The snake flicked its tongue. 5. Most snakes lay eggs. . Please write 5 sentences with your peer group.

Please write 5 sentences by yourself. Name: ______Grade 3 . Pattern 3 Interrogative Sentence 1. Why do rainforest trees have shallow roots? 2. How many acres does the South America rainforest cover? 3. Why do so many types of trees grow in the rainforest? 4. What do orangutans eat? 5. Which mammal can fly?

Pattern 4 Adverbs – Sentence 1. Slowly, the Conestoga wagons creaked along the Oregon Trail. 2. Frequently, the pioneers faced fatigue and hunger. 3. Often fires broke out in the wagons. 4. Daily, the pioneers hunted for food. 5. Tragically, cholera spread through the camps.

Pattern 5 Introductory prepositional phrase

1. In 1607 people settled Jamestown. 2. During the first year disease killed many colonists. 3. Instead of growing crops, the settlers quarreled. 4. Because of their foolishness, many settlers starved the first winter. 5. In the spring John Smith bought corn from the Indians.

Pattern 7 Open with an adverb clause 1. Because the river flooded, many people moved. 2. When settlers moved to California, they killed sea lions for blubber. 3. Although laws now protect sea lions, they still face extinction. 4. Because litter can hurt ocean animals, people should use trashcans. 5. When people visit beaches, they should not litter.

Pattern 8 End with an adverb clause 1. Queen Elizabeth II knighted Edmund Hillary after he climbed Mount Everest. 2. The archeologists found artifacts when they dug near the mesa. 3. The hiker broke her leg when she tumbled into the canyon. 4. The frightened family huddled in the basement as the tornado roared across the plains. 5. Wildflowers grew in the valley after the spring rains fell.

Pattern 9 Parallel subjects

1. Alligators, crocodiles, and gharials grow all through their lives. 2. Sharks, humpback whales, and manatees face extinction. 3. Penguins, caribou, and polar bears live in the Arctic. 4. Snakes, lizards, and turtles belong to the reptile family. 5. Yaks, llamas, and goats can climb to the tops of huge mountains.

Pattern 9b Parallel objects 1. My kitten scratched the chair, the sofa, and my bed. 2. My kitten chases mice, birds, and balls of yarn. 3. Lions attack buffalo, antelope, and gazelles. 4. At the zoo my sister saw tigers, leopards, and cheetah. 5. Tigers have sharp claws, keen eyes, and fierce teeth.

Pattern 9C Parallel verbs 1. Rabbits can hop, scurry, and hide. 2. On Saturdays my brother washes the car, cleans his room, and cuts grass. 3. The cheerleaders cheered, jumped, and hollered. 4. The computer buzzed, hissed and exploded. 5. The expensive lamp wobbled, fell over, and broke.

Pattern 13 Open with a Present Infinitive 1. To destroy the dead branches, the forest rangers set a controlled burn. 2. To help prevent forest fires, the rangers taught the campers the correct way to put out campfires. 3. To save songbirds from extinction, Harriet Hemmenway began an Audubon Society in Massachusetts. 4. To impress the king, a miller bragged that his daughter could spin gold from straw. 5. To improve their writing, the students learned a variety of sentence patterns. Please write 5 sentences with your peer group.

Pattern 14 Open with a Present Participle

1. Foraging for food, the monkeys found ripe bananas. 2. Swinging from tree to tree, the monkeys entertained everyone. 3. Standing on their hind legs, the elephants performed a trick. 4. Racing around the corner, the Corvette spit rocks through the air. 5. Jumping from the high dive, my sister splashed water onto the girls sitting near the pool.

Pattern 19 Compound sentences - coordinating conjunction 6. Abraham Lincoln grew up in a log cabin, but by 1862 he lived in the White House. 7. Thomas Jefferson built Monticello, and he planted 1000 peach trees there. 8. Benjamin Franklin invented the Pennsylvania fireplace, but today we call it the Franklin stove. 9. Martha and George Washington married in 1759, and he adopted her children. 10. My family visited the White House, and we saw a picture of George Washington.

Please write 5 sentences by yourself.