Read the following.

1.Sometimes, the leper2.Always pushed out from churches

and public areas3.For the Jewish leaders 4.Touched and healed the leper5.The faithful and loyal servant of

Jesus Christ

What do you notice with the sets of words?

Sentence vs. Non-SentenceGrade 4 2013-2014

Non-sentence• group of words that has an incomplete idea/thought

Examples: 1. One day in a certain town 2. During the old times 3. Completely changes the way a

person looks

Sentence• group of words that has a complete idea/thought

Examples: 1. One day in a certain town, Jesus visited. 2. During the old times, people thought

leprosy was caused by sins. 3. Leprosy completely changes the way

a person looks.

Sentence• has BOTH the subject (who or what is being talked about) and the predicate (what the subject did; action or linking verb with descriptions)

Sentence• has a subject (who or what is being talked about)

Examples:1.The leper approached Jesus Christ.

2. Leprosy changes the appearance of the ill.

Sentence•has a predicate (what the subject did; action or linking verb with descriptions)

Examples:1.The leper approached Jesus Christ.

2. Leprosy changes the appearance of the ill.

Sentence• Subject: A noun (person, place, thing, idea) or pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, they, we)

• Predicate: an action (swims, runs, gave, brought) or a linking verb with descriptions (am ____, is the _______, was our ______, are in ______, were _______)

Jesus Christ This is not a sentence because it contains no verb.

fell on his knees

This is not a sentence because it contains no noun.

in the cities This is not a sentence because it contains neither a verb nor a subject.

REMEMBER: Both subject and predicate must be present to form a sentence.

To understand subjects and predicates more, let us watch The Tale of Mr. Morton.

Sentences or Non-sentences? If it is a sentence, stand up, if it is a non-sentence, remain seated.

1.So many times went to live in the dumps. 2. He reached his hand out and touched the man. 3.Not afraid of the man.

4. Your sickness is gone!5. So if someone. 6. The man had spots. 7. Becoming unclean of

their skin.

For additional exercises on Sentence vs. Non-sentence, read pages 138- 139 of your textbook. Then, answer pages 139 to 140, exercises A and B only.

How can you be sure that you are writing complete sentences?

with complete thought proper capitalization and punctuationwith subject and predicate

For more examples of how sentences are formed, let us sing the Subject and Predicate Song.

Let’s Practice!

Read and understand pages 140- 141 on Subject and Predicate. Then, answer pages 141- 142, exercises D and E.

Now that you are more equipped with skills in writing sentences, let us put them in good use through the following activities.

For this activity:• 5 activities you can choose from• only 8 to 9 participants per activity• listen well as teacher gives the instructions so you can find the activity that fits you and your skills

STEP-BY-STEP

TASK: Create a simpler version of an instructional manual for a chosen appliance at home.

HOW: Write sentences to operate the appliance in 5-10 easy steps. Share these steps to the class.

EARTH CHEER

TASK: Come up with an “earth cheer” to show support for our planet.

HOW: Create a cheer to show support to our planet. Make sure you write in complete sentences. Assign some dance steps to it and perform it before your classmates.

Comic Strip Making

TASK: Create a comic strip about any of the following:

a. a Povedan Core Valueb. Nutrition Month celebration

HOW: Fill out the blank speech balloons with appropriate sentences about what is happening to your created characters. Make it interesting and share it to the class.

WHO AM I?

Imagine what kind of person/character each group member will be. Create a sentence-speech and say it to the class. The audience must be able to guess who the projected person/character is.

OrigamiShare an origami technique to the class. Make sure that each sentence step being said is clear and complete to be understood/ followed by the audience.

How do we assign groups?• Each one will draw a number for enlistment.• We will follow the order of the number in filling up the groups/ activities.• A maximum of 9 members can be in a group.