Transcript Grade 7 ELA
Grade 7 ELA Sept 29th 1. interaction: reciprocal action or influence 2. justification: the action of showing something to be right or reasonable. 3. layer: material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body. 4. link: a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other. 5. location: a particular place or position 6. cynically: believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity. 7. incredulously: (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. 8. insolently: showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect 9. raucous: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise. 10.renounce: formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession). 11. venerable: accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character 12.characterization: the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character 13.inference: a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. 14.comparison: a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people. What is Sentence Structure? There are four types of sentences: Simple Compound Complex Compound-Complex What makes a complete sentence? A complete sentence has a subject (who or what it is about) and a predicate (the part that contains a verb or says what the subject is doing): Mary plays tennis. What is the subject and predicate in this sentence? A complete sentence is also known as an independent clause (IC). What’s a dependent clause? A dependent clause (DC) is simply an incomplete sentence. Plays tennis. What is this sentence missing in order for it to make sense? All types of sentences are made of independent and dependent clauses. Simple Sentence: A simple sentence has one or more subjects and one or more predicates (one IC). We went to San Juan yesterday. Identify the subject and predicate in this sentence. Simple Sentence w/ Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates Tom and Mary play tennis and swim. Does this one still qualify as a simple sentence? Compound Sentences A compound sentence has more than one IC and are connected by a conjunction or a semi colon: We went to San Juan and most of us danced all night. Identify the two ICs and their parts. Complex Sentences - Has one IC and one DC, and the two are linked with a conjunction, such as after, although, as, because, before, how, if, since, than, that, etc. Complex Sentences Since my friend and I wanted to have fun, we went to San Juan. Identify the IC and DC and the ICs parts above. Compound-Complex Sentences -Has more than one IC and at least one DC. -The parts are linked with a conjunction. Compound Complex Since we wanted to have fun, my friend and I went to San Juan yesterday, and we danced all night. Identify the parts!