The True Blue Sentence Challenge

The True Blue Sentence Challenge

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True Blue Sentences

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Lesson 03

Lesson 02

Lesson 01

Lesson 06

Lesson 05

Lesson 04

Lesson 1 Review

Question 01/03

Let's review. A sentence must contain a subject (noun) and verb and possibly an object.

False

True

Question 02/03

A dependent clause or an adverb clause contains an adverb and a noun.

False

True

Question 03/03

A prepositional phrase contains a preposition followed by a noun and a verb.

False

True

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True Blue Sentences

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Lesson 03

Lesson 02

Lesson 01

Lesson 06

Lesson 05

Lesson 04

Lesson 2

Take a few minutes to study the diagram below with your group. What do you notice? Take a picture of the diagram to refer to as you answer the questions on the next few screens. When you're ready, click to go to the next page.

Question 02/06

According to the diagram, what color are prepositional phrases?

red

orange

yellow

Question 03/06

According to the diagram, what color are dependent or adverbial clauses?

green

orange

red

Question 04/06

According to the diagram, what color are independent clauses or simple sentences?

blue

red

orange

Question 0506

According to the diagram, what colors are true blue sentences?

blue, red, and yellow

blue, purple, green, and black

blue, purple, green, orange, and black

Question 0606

According to the diagram, why are true blue sentences blue, purple, green and black?

because blue is a pretty color

because these colors all contain blue (an independent clause)

because these colors all contain red (a dependent clause)

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True Blue Sentences

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Lesson 03

Lesson 02

Lesson 01

Lesson 06

Lesson 05

Lesson 04

Lesson 3

Lesson 2

Study the diagram again. Be prepared to explain what happens when different parts of a sentence are combined.

Question 02/09

independent clause (simple sentence) + dependent clause

purple

yellow

orange pr

green

Question 03/09

9 independent clause (simple sentence) + dependent clause = true blue sentence

False

True

Question 04/09

prepositional phrase + dependent clause

red

orange

black

purple

Question 05/09

prepositional phrase + dependent clause = true blue sentence

False

True

Question 06/09

independent clause (simple sentence) + prepositional phrase

blue

green

black

ppurple

Question 07/09

independent clause (simple sentence) + prepositional phrase = true blue sentence

False

True

Question 08/09

independent clause (simple sentence) + dependent clause + prepositional phrase

purple

black

bgreen

blue

Question 09/09

independent clause (simple sentence) + dependent clause + prepositional phrase = true blue sentence

False

True

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Lesson 4

Question 01/06

After a few years, the younger son asked for his share of the family wealth

purple

green

orange

Ired

Question 02/06

When the father had given it to him, the younger son left.

green

blue

purple

red

Question 03/06

While in the big city, the younger son squandered all the money from his father.

black

blue

purple

green

Question 04/06

During the party when the older brother came home.

green (true blue)

purple (true blue)

orange (not true blue)

red (not true blue)

Lesson 04

Question 05/06

While the the older brother was still outside the house after he heard the news about his younger brother from the servants

purple (true blue)

orange (not true blue)

red (not true blue)

yellow (not true blue)

Question 06/06

The father found his older son, and he comforted him.

hellow (not true blue)

purple (true blue)

blue (true blue)

red (not true blue)

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True Blue Sentences

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Lesson 06

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Lesson 5

After the party

In order to make this a true blue sentence, it needs _____.

an independent clause

a dependent clause

Question 01/05

when the family meeting was finished

In order to make this a true blue sentence, it needs _____.

an independent clause

a prepositional phrase

Question 02/05

After the party, they held a family meeting.

In order to make this a (true blue) black sentence, it needs _____.

a dependent clause

a prepositional phrase

Question 03/05

the older son left home

In order to make this a (true blue) purple sentence, it needs _____.

a dependent clause

a prepositional phrase

Question 04/05

the younger son helped his father

In order to make this a (true blue) green sentence, it needs _____.

a prepositional phrase

a dependent clause

Question 05/05

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You have completed all the lessons, we have finished

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True Blue Sentences

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Lesson 03

Lesson 02

Lesson 01

Lesson 06

Lesson 05

Lesson 04

Lesson 6

After the party

What would make this a true blue sentence?

the older son came home

when the food was all gone

as the sun went down

Question 01/05

when the family meeting was finished

What would make this a true blue sentence?

after the argument was over

at midnight

the older son was no longer angry.

Question 02/05

the older son left home

What would make this a (true blue) purple sentence?

after the family meeting finished

after the family meeting finished before the next day

after the family meeting

Question 03/05

the younger son helped his father

What would make this a (true blue) green sentence?

until his brother came home

for many years

for many years until his brother came home

Question 04/05

the younger son helped his father

What would make this a (true blue) black sentence?

until his brother came home

for many years

for many years until his brother came home

Question 05/05

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