Mentor Sentence #4

The people of Bone Gap called Finn a lot of things, but none of them was his name.

- This is what type of sentence?

• exclamatory

• complex

• compound

• simple statement

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The people of Bone Gap called Finn a lot of things, but none of them was his name.

Why is the word, Finn, capitalized?

• It is Mrs. Steinbrink's dog's name

• it is a noun

• it starts the compound sentence

• Proper noun

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The people of Bone Gap called Finn a lot of things, but none of them was his name.

The end mark makes the sentence a ------

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The people of Bone Gap called Finn a lot of things, but none of them was his name.

List the pronouns in this sentence in order.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The people of Bone Gap called Finn a lot of things, but none of them was his name.

What is the preposition from the sentence?

• of

• a lot

• the

• but

The people of Bone Gap called Finn a lot of things, but none of them was his name.

What is the conjunction in the sentence?

• a lot

• of

• the

• but

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the job of the comma and the conjunction?

• to make a sentence longer

• to combine two complete sentences

• to add more work for the writer

• to create a run-on sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the conjunction in the sentence known as?

• Mr. Negative

• King of Conflict

• The Matchmaker

• The Decision Maker

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which sentence is a great imitation of the mentor sentence?

• The people of Bone Gap called Finn a lot of things, none of them were nice.

• The teachers at our school enjoy teaching, yet it is very difficult.

• The students of Richland Middle School like to chew gum, and they don't know where trash cans are.

• The people of America like their smartphones, but they don't like their bill at the end of the month.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What 4 things needs to be present for a sentence to qualify as a Compound Sentence?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A