Language-Usage Activity: Word Order in Sentences with the Verb Language Arts Support

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LESSON 2
Language-Usage Activity: Word Order in Sentences with
the Verb Be
In statements, the subject of the sentence comes before the verb be. Other forms of the verb
be include am, are, been, is, was, and were.
A Calorie is a measure of the energy contained in food.
Nutrients are substances that your body uses for growth and development.
In questions, a form of the verb be is generally used before the subject. When asking yes/no
questions, it is easy to see that a form of the verb be comes before the subject.
Were they on a field trip yesterday?
Is she eating breakfast?
In other questions (for example, who, what, where, when, why, how), we generally follow
the same word order as a yes/no question for the subject and the verb form of be.
What is Robert studying in his textbook?
When is the science test you have to take?
Directions: On each line, write a C if the sentence is correct or an I if it is incorrect. Then draw an arrow from
the verb to the place in the sentence where it should be located.
1. Who the first person to discover vitamins was?
3. What the amount of protein in the meal was?
4. Are there carbohydrates in bread?
5. Why are enzymes important for digestion?
6. Who the person is who gave the report on nutrition?
7. Where is the information about Calories located on a nutrition label?
8. How the nutrition label is organized?
9. What a protein is?
10. Where is the esophagus in relation to the stomach?
11. What is the function of peristalsis?
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2. When is the next snack time?
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Language-Study Activity: Compound Sentences
Remember that a simple sentence can be made from a single subject and verb.
Digestion occurs.
It can also be expanded to include more than one subject and verb and some descriptive
words.
Mechanical digestion and chemical digestion occur in different parts of the digestive
system.
A compound sentence consists of two simple sentences that are combined into one
sentence. The two sentences can be combined by using conjunctions such as and, but, for,
or, so, and yet.
Mechanical digestion occurs primarily in the mouth, but chemical digestion occurs
throughout the digestive system.
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Conjunction
Use
and
joins two ideas
but
indicates a contrast or joins two
ideas that are different
or
explains a choice between two
ideas
so
shows results
Directions: Circle the proper conjunction for each compound sentence below.
1. Do you prefer eating vegetables, (and/or) do you think fruits taste better?
2. Vitamin deficiencies can cause health problems, (but/so) it is important to eat
a balanced diet.
3. They liked to eat rice, (and/so) they liked to eat bread.
4. Many chemical reactions in digestion would occur on their own, (but/so) enzymes
make them occur faster.
5. Headaches can be a result of dehydration, (or/so) drinking a glass of water can help
a person with a headache feel better.
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