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ORGANIZATION
WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?
 A Indenting
paragraph
is a group
of related Margin
sentences
about
single topic
Title

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 When you write a paragraph, make it look like this:
INDENT THE
FIRST
SENTENCE
TITLE IN
My Classmate CENTER
My classmates name is Omar. He comes
from Saudi Arabia. He arrives in Indonesia two
years ago. He is single and lives with his best
friend. They grew up in the same neighborhood in
Riyadh, and their friendship has lasted sixteen
years so far.
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GRAMMAR
AND
MECHANIC
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 WHAT IS A
SENTENCE?

A Sentence is a group of words that

contains a subject and a verb and
expresses a complete thought.

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1 He is a student. 6 Whos there?

2 Speed kills. 7 The man bought a new car.

3 Its hot today. 8 Does your sister live with you?

4 He looks tired. 9 Where did you buy your new car?

5 Are you hungry? 10 Hurry! (The subject is you)

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1. Hot weather. (There is no verb)
2. The man bought. (This is not a complete
thought)
3. Because it rained. (This is not a complete
thought)
4. Is very handsome. (There is no subject)
5. Every morning before breakfast. (There is
no subject or verb)
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 RECOGNIZING SENTENCES

WORK WITH A PARTNER.

-Decide which ones are complete sentence and which
ones are not.
-Write yes next to the complete sentences and no next
to the nonsentences.
-Explain why the nonsentence are not sentences.
Example:
_no___ is very hot day. (There is no subject)
_yes___ it is very hot day. ( )
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1. _______ My new classmate from Brazil. ( )
2. _______ He speaks three languages fluently. ( )
3. _______ Is very handsome. ( )
4. _______ When he arrived here. ( )
5. _______ He wants to start his own business. ( )
6. _______ He isnt married. ( )
7. _______ Enjoys many sport, especially soccer. ( )
8. _______ Dont worry! ( )
9. _______ Help! ( )
10. _______ They didnt like. ( )
11. _______ Because they are new students. ( )
12. _______ They dont want. ( )

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Review

Every sentence must have at least one subject and

one verb in order to be a sentence. Some sentences
must have other parts in order to express a complete
thought. The man bought is not a sentence because it
does not express a complete thought. We need to know
what he bought.
Subjects and verbs are the most important parts
of a sentence. In English, the subject of a sentence is
always expressed except in a command: Hurry! (We
know the subject is you.)
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 The subject tells who or what did
something. It is a noun or pronoun.
My roommate lost the keys to his car.
(Who lost the keys?my roommate)
The car hit the pedestrian.
(What hit the pedestrian?the car)
Skiing and snowboarding are my favorite winter
sport.
(What are my favorite winter sport?skiing and
snowboarding)
The verb often tells the action. However, sometimes a
verb doesnt tell an action. Sometimes it just links the
subject with the rest of the sentence.
Action verbs
The car hit the pedestrian.
My family lives in a two-bedroom apartment.
My roommate lost his car keys.
His girlfriend found them.

Linking verbs
Snow skiing is my favorite winter.
I feel sick.
You look hungry.
I am lucky that my roommate is a good cook.
 Finding Subjects and Verbs
Work with a partner.
1. Underline the subject with one line.
2. Underline the verbs with two lines.
3. Write S or V above each underlined word.
1. My best friend is single.
2. He likes his job but hates boss.
3. He didnt go to work yesterday.
4. This semester, he is studying English and computer science.
5. He and I dont have any classes together.
6. He speaks and understands English well.
7. On weekends, he and his friends play soccer.
8. He doesnt have a steady girlfriend yet.
9. Smile!
10. Be happy!
 End-of-Sentence Punctuation

A sentence ends with a period (.), an exclamation point (!), or a

question mark (?).

Introducing Myself
My name is Mickey Mouse. I live in a place called
Disneyland my fathers name is Walt Disney he was a famous
cartoonist a cartoonist is a person who draws cartoon characters
like me I was born about seventy years ago in a movie studio in
Hollywood, California I first appeared in a cartoon in 1928 the
name of the cartoon was Steamboat Willie at first I appeared in
cartoons with Minnie Mouse soon my friends Donald Duck and
Goofy joined me in addition to starring in cartoons, I also work at
Disneyland there I stand around and smile a lot I also pose for
pictures with visitors I enjoy my job a lot because I make children
all over the world happy.