Transcript Sentence Tanglers

Sentence Tanglers
Grade 3
A double negative contains
two negative words:
• He doesn't even know no one
• My sister used to play.. um
basketball.. but she doesn't
no more
• They don’t ave nothin
• But no-one didn’t answered
Repeated information is
another common sentence
tangler.
• For example, "We're going to the
park so since we're going to the park
I'll bring my bike," is a sentence that
contains repeated information.
Ain’t
• In speaking, many people use the
word "ain't." In formal writing,
however, this is considered an
inappropriate verb form.
Ain’t
• For example, in the sentence, "I ain't
going to clean my room," we can
replace "ain't" with "am not."
Subject Verb Agreement
• When the subject is
singular the verb must
be plural
• When the subject is
plural and the verb is
singular.
Subject Verb Agreement
• For example, in the
sentence, "John eat
vegetables," John, the
subject, is singular. Eat,
the verb, is plural. We
can replace "eat" with
"eats."
Irregular Verbs
• Irregular verbs can be tricky.
These verbs change form when in
the past, or future tense. Many
have to be joined with helping
verbs. For a complete list of
irregular verbs, click
HERE.
Choose the sentence that is
written correctly.
1. We been having hamburgers
for dinner.
2. We be having hamburgers
for dinner.
3. We are having hamburgers
for dinner.
Choose the sentence that is
written correctly.
1. We been having hamburgers
for dinner.
2. We be having hamburgers
for dinner.
3.We are having
hamburgers for dinner.
Choose the sentence that is
written correctly.
1.I ain't got any money.
2.I haven't got no
money.
3.I doesn't have any
money.
Choose the sentence that is
written correctly.
1.I ain't got any money.
2.I haven't got no
money.
3.I don't have
any money.
Choose the sentence that is
written correctly.
• We don't have any homework
tonight.
• We don't got any homework
tonight.
• We ain't got any homework
tonight.
Choose the sentence that is
written correctly.
•We don't have any
homework tonight.
• We don't got any homework
tonight.
• We ain't got any homework
tonight.
Choose the sentence that is
written correctly.
•I don't got practice
today
•I do not has practice
today.
•I do not have
practice today.
Choose the sentence that is
written correctly.
• We been having hamburgers
for dinner.
• We be having hamburgers for
dinner.
•We are having
hamburgers for dinner.
Want to learn more? Try
these!
• http://www.ecu.edu.au/ses/research/
CALLR/AENG/what/rules/negative.ht
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• Irregular Verbs
• English Grammar Quizzes