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Learning Objective : combine short related sentences with appositives

Learning Objective : combine short related sentences with appositives Writing conventions 1.2. What will we learn how to use today?. Combine short related sentences with appositives. Partner Share. Combine these sentences using a conjunction ( and, or, but)

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Learning Objective : combine short related sentences with appositives

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  1. Learning Objective: combine short related sentences with appositives Writing conventions 1.2

  2. What will we learn how to use today? Combine short related sentences with appositives

  3. Partner Share Combine these sentences using a conjunction (and, or, but) • Redwood trees have thick bark. • Their leaves are high above the ground. Redwood trees have thick bark, and their leaves are high above the ground.

  4. Appositives • Appositive – a word or group of words that tell more about the subject. Example: Mrs. Fajardo, our principal, wants us to do well on the CSTs. • What is an appositive?

  5. Why is it important? Knowing what an appositive is helps you build vocabulary Helps you become a better writer because you learn how to write sentences in different ways

  6. Steps for Combining sentences using appositives • Read the two sentences. • Identify how the two sentences are related. • Choose the appositive that will describe the subject. • Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive. 1.Our soccer team dashed to victory last night. 2.Our team is called the Eagles. • Our soccer team,the Eagles, dashed to victory last night.

  7. Steps for Combining sentences using appositives • Read the two sentences. • Identify how the two sentences are related. • Choose the appositive sentence that will describe the subject. • Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive. • Sarah is going to camp. • Sarah is my best friend. Sarah ,my best friend, is going to camp

  8. Steps for Combining sentences using appositives • Read the two sentences. • Identify how the two sentences are related. • Choose the appositive that will describe the subject. • Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive. • My favorite movie has a lot of cool cars. • My favorite movie is Transformers. • My favorite movie, Transformers, has lots of cool cars.

  9. What did we use to combine sentences?Why is knowing how to combine sentences with appositives important? • Combine the following sentences with an appositive • Mr. Kemp will pull my tooth out today. • Mr. Kemp is a dentist. Mr. Kemp, a dentist, will pull my tooth out today. • Read the two sentences. • Identify how the two sentences are related. • Choose the appositive that will describe the subject. • Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive.

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