ELA8C1. the Student Demonstrates Understanding and Control of the Rules of the English

ELA8C1. The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats. The student b. Uses simple, compound, complex, and compound- complex sentences correctly, punctuates properly, and avoids fragments and run-ons. d. Revises sentences by correcting errors in usage. f. Analyzes the structure of a sentence (basic sentence parts).

What is the difference between a sentence and a sentence fragment? (p. 361-362) What is a complete sentence? What is a sentence fragment? B.R. Analyze these two quotes from Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. Pick out the one that is a complete thought.

a) Ghaslty grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore- b) Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore.”

I. What is a complete sentence? --Every sentence has two parts: a subject and a predicate

Complete Sentence Emily Dickenson wrote poetry. Subject Predicate --The subject of the sentence names whom or what the sentence is about. (Emily Dickenson-whom)

--The predicate of the sentence tells what the subject does or has. It can also describe what the subject is or is like. (wrote poetry-does)

FYI: A sentence must have both a subject and a predicate. It must also express a complete thought.

TIP: A good way to identify the subject is first to identify the verb. Then ask a who or what question using the verb. For example, the verb in the sentence Emily Dickenson kept her unpublished poems in her attic is easy to find: kept. Even though there are several nouns in the sentence, only one answers the question, Who kept? Thus, Emily Dickenson is the subject of the sentence.

II. What is a sentence fragment? --A sentence fragment does not express a complete thought. It may also be missing a subject, a predicate, or both.

--You typically use fragments when you talk to your friends, etc. Some narratives may use fragments as a way to express characterization, mood, etc. However, you should use complete sentences when addressing parents, teachers, or people in the business world. Correcting Sentence Fragments Fragment Problem Sentence Her sister. Missing predicate Her sister discovered the poems in her bureau. Wrote about her Missing subject This gifted poet wrote about emotions. her emotions. Of meaning. Missing subject Her poems contain many and predicate layers of meaning.

FYI: Punctuation at the end of a group of words does not necessarily mean that it is a complete sentence.

Try This: p. 362 #1-4 1. Emily Dickinson lived in Amherst, Massachusetts.

2. At her parents’ home.

3. Few of her poems were published during her lifetime.

4. Considered one of the greatest American poets.

**ASSESSMENT** Complete Exercise 3 #5-20 in Writer’s Choice