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Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................ v
Word Bank ........................................................................................................ vii
Review from Books 1 and 2 .............................................................................. 1
When Phrases .................................................................................................... 3
Compound Sentences....................................................................................... 7
Adverbs ............................................................................................................ 11
Review .............................................................................................................. 17
Language Planner............................................................................................ 18
Descriptive Words ........................................................................................... 19
Dialogue............................................................................................................ 22
Verbs ................................................................................................................. 24
Story Writing .................................................................................................... 27
How Phrases .................................................................................................... 38
Similes .............................................................................................................. 41
Why Phrases .................................................................................................... 45
Review .............................................................................................................. 48
Subject Describer Phrases and Words ......................................................... 50
Interjections ..................................................................................................... 54
Parenthetical Expressions.............................................................................. 57
Appositives ...................................................................................................... 60
Hyperbole ......................................................................................................... 63
Combining Sentences ..................................................................................... 64
Review .............................................................................................................. 66
Expository Writing ........................................................................................... 69
Informative Essay ............................................................................................ 71
Audience........................................................................................................... 77
Sequencing Information.................................................................................. 78
Operational Paragraphs .................................................................................. 80
Operational Essay ........................................................................................... 84
Essay Review ................................................................................................... 91
Answer Key .................................................................................................... 110
English Translation of Spanish Directions ................................................. 125
Glossary.......................................................................................................... 137
Index................................................................................................................ 142
Compound Sentences Versus Multiple Verbs
Oraciones compuestas en lugar de varios verbos
Haga un diagrama de las siguientes oraciones. Escriba S encima de los
sujetos, V encima de los verbos, O encima de los complementos, A encima
de los adjetivos, C encima de las conclusiones de los verbos y ( ) encerrando
las frases con where o when.
Algunas oraciones son oraciones
compuestas con dos sujetos y dos verbos. Otras oraciones no son
oraciones compuestas. En lugar de ello, tienen varios verbos.
Después de cada una de las oraciones, escriba CS si es una oración
compuesta y MV si es una oración con varios verbos. La primera ya se ha
hecho.
S
V
O
V
O
1. (In the morning), mom made breakfast, cleaned the house
V
O
and mowed the lawn. MV
2. In a flash, the cat ran, jumped and caught the mouse.
3. The lawn is big, but the garden is small.
4. His closet is a mess, but his room is spotless!
5. The small girl ate a jumbo meal, and her dad ate a salad.
6. The boys are marching, singing and dancing in the parade.
7. The clothes are in the box, and the hangers are in the bag.
8. The three dogs howled, wrestled and dug in the garden.
9. The boys are running around the room, and the girls are
sitting quietly.
10. The six boys ran five miles, and the two girls ran six miles.
Adverbs * Adverbios
Los adjetivos describen sujetos y complementos. Los adverbios
describen verbos e indican dónde, cuándo o cómo sucede la acción.
Los adverbios a menudo terminan en -ly.
Ejemplo: The truck turned right. Right es el adverbio porque dice
hacia dónde volteó el camión.
Ejemplo: Tomorrow, I will visit my mother. Tomorrow es el adverbio
porque dice cuándo visitaré a mi madre.
Ejemplo: The man ate slowly. Slowly es el adverbio porque dice
cómo comió el hombre.
Haga un diagrama de las siguientes oraciones. Escriba S encima del sujeto, V
encima del verbo, C encima de la conclusión del verbo, A encima del adjetivo
y AD encima del adverbio. La primera oración ya se ha hecho.
AD
S
V
A
O
1. This afternoon, Ana read two books.
2. Tomorrow, it will rain.
3. The five athletes ran quickly.
4. This morning, the man cleaned his house.
5. The thirty trees have rats.
6. The small girl softly sang the song.
7. The good student instantly knew the answer.
8. The bus turned south.
9. José never eats meat.
10. The small boy sadly picked-up the broken toy.
How Phrases * Frases con how
Al lado de cada ilustración, escriba una oración con una frase how.
Use la preposición al lado de la ilustración.
without
1.
with
2.
without
3.
with
4.
in
5.
in
6.
without
7.
Operational Essay *Composición operacional
Escriba una composición operacional sobre cómo lavar un carro.
Público: alguien que está aprendiendo a lavar un carro por primera
vez.
Step 1: Brainstorm
Step 2: Outline:
Introductory Paragraph
Topic Sentence:
Why:
What you need:
Transitional Sentence:
Step 1 Paragraph (first)
Main Idea Sentence:
How:
Why:
Step 2 Paragraph (second, then)
Main Idea Sentence:
How:
Why:
Step 3 Paragraph (third, next)
Main Idea Sentence:
How:
Why:
Step 4 Paragraph (fourth, after that)
Main Idea Sentence:
How:
Why:
Last Step Paragraph (last, finally)
Main Idea Sentence:
How:
Why:
Final Paragraph
Conclusion:
Personal thought:
Call to action:
Step 3: Rough Draft
On another piece of paper write your rough draft using the
information from your outline. Remember to indent the first word in
each paragraph.
Step 4: Edit
Now reread your paragraph several times looking for the following
errors.
Capitalization
Spelling
Run-on sentences
Punctuation
Subject/verb agreement
Incomplete sentence
Step 5: Final Copy
After you have fixed your errors, your rough draft becomes your final
copy if you are working on a computer. Otherwise, write your final
copy on another piece of paper.
En las próximas páginas, deberá escribir otras dos
composiciones pero está vez usted seleccionará los temas y el
público.