Week 3 - Sentence Types

As you know there are four types of sentences (declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory). Read the following sentence and identify each as one of the four types. This activity is worth 2.5 bonus points (each is worth .25).

1. The heat made all the travelers agitated.
2. Don't exert yourself when it's very hot outside.
3. Swimming in the pool cooled everyone off yesterday.
4. Did you see that under the shade of the tree, the chipmunk took a nap?
5. Holy Moly! You could fry an egg on the sidewalk it's so hot!
6. Aren't you tired of the sticky, humid weather?
7. Sitting in an air conditioned house all day can become pretty boring.
8. Even if it's hot, go outside and play for a little bit each day.
9. Phew! I started to sweat as soon as I walked out of the house!
10. Drink plenty of water throughout the hot day to stay hydrated.

Good luck and I will post the answers for last week in a day or so. I have a few people who need to e-mail me the simple subjects and predicates and then I will post the answers. Thanks to the 23 who did last week's challenge.

Miss Perry

Week 1 Answers

I didn't even think to post the first week's answers.

1. vacation
2. beach
3. sunshine
4. baseball
5. fireworks
6. swimming
7. picnic
8. mosquitos
9. weddings
10.barbecues
11. gardening
12. flipflops

Thanks to all 23 who participated. Hopefully even more of you will participate in week 2

Miss Perry

Week 2- Subjects and Verbs

This week's challenge is subjects and verbs. There are ten sentence and each has a subject and a predicate (often referred to as the verb). Be careful! Some sentences have compound subjects and/or predicates. The activity is worth 4 bonus points (.2 for the subject(s) and .2 for the predicate(s)) Good luck and don't forget to e-mail your answers to summerblog1@gmail.com.
1. The busy bees flew from bud to bud.
2. After the rain, the boys and girls splashed in the puddles.
3. A roller coaster can be thrilling but sometimes scary to ride.
4. Disney World is a common destination for summer vacation.
5. On the Fourth of July, fireworks explode in the sky.
6. Bike riding and swimming are excellent forms of exercise.
7. America's Got Talent starts this week to identify the most talented person or group.
8. Even though there is no school, students read books and magazines to pass the time.
9. Beaches and water parks fill with families all summer.
10. Instead of heavy tennis shoes, flip flops and sandals keep feet cooler on hot days.

1st Week's Activity

This week I have created a summer themed word scramble. Just unscramble the summer related words and you could earn as much as 3 bonus points. Don't forget to e-mail me your response to summerblog1@gmail.com.

1. caaivnot

2. aebch

3. nusnhies

4. esbablal

5. rsrfkweoi

6. gwmimsin

7. ipiccn

8. ooqutsmsi

9. esiwgddn

10. eusacrbbe

11. ingedargn

12. pfifsllop

This is the summer packet for language arts this year. Each week, I will post a new activity or questions to be answered. If you participate, you will e-mail me your answers and receive bonus points to start the new school year. I hope to hear from all of you, so you can all start with an A++ at the beginning of the year.

Miss Perry