Summary
In “Complex Sentences,” Melissa Boyd teaches complex sentences built from an independent and a dependent clause through a catchy, award-winning grammar song. Quick to drop into an ELA warm-up, a mini-lesson, or a language center, and easy to sing along with.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A complete sentence needs the right pieces in the right order. Knowing how subjects, predicates, and clauses fit together helps us write clearly and avoid fragments and run-ons.
- What makes a sentence complete (or not) in this song?
- What are the parts of the sentence the song points out?
- How could you fix or improve a sentence using this idea?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: sentence, subject, predicate, clause, fragment, run-on.
Try it: Write two sentences of your own that follow the rule from the song.