Scott Foresman Reading Street

Define and identify sentences that are commands.
Define and identify sentences that are exclamations.
Use commands and exclamations correctly in writing.
Become familiar with command and exclamation identification assessment on high-stakes tests.

then…
provide additional instruction and practice in The Grammar and Writing Book pp. 68–71.

If… students have difficulty identifying commands and exclamations,

Grammar

This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 4.

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Grammar Support See the Grammar Transition lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.

The Grammar and Writing
Book

For more instruction and practice,
use pp. 68–71.

Teach and Model

Develop the Concept

Apply to Writing

Test Preparation

Cumulative Review

READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION

Write these sentences on the board. The first one is from If You Made a Million:

Take your pick—they're all worth ten dollars.

That was well done!

Explain that the first sentence is a command. The second sentence
is an exclamation.

Display Grammar Transparency 4. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.

Grammar Transparency 4

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Hannah dreemed she had one hundred dollar. (dreamed; dollars)
Nick and I took our pennys to the bank (pennies; bank.)

GUIDED PRACTICE

Review the concept of commands and exclamations.

A sentence that tells someone to do something is a command. Some commands begin with please. Commands usually end with periods.
Sentences that show strong feelings are exclamations. Exclamations begin with a capital letter and end with an exclamation mark.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 13. Work
through the first two items with the
class.

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 13

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What a beautiful Sundy it is. (Sunday; is!)
dad agread to cash the check for me. (Dad; agreed)

USE COMMANDS AND EXCLAMATIONS

The subject of a command is
you, so a command can get
readers' attention. Exclamations
can make writing vivid by
expressing surprise, anger, or
excitement.

Have students review something they have written to see if they can enliven it by adding commands and exclamations.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 14.

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 14

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Beth is worryed about losing her money (worried; money.)
Was that Beths quarter. (Beth's quarter?)

Have you seen this kind of nickle. (nickel?)
The boys is colecting coins. (are; collecting)

Test Tip

You may be asked to identify commands or exclamations. Commands often begin with an action verb, such as take or play. Like questions, exclamations may begin with what or how. However, exclamations end with exclamation marks, not question marks.

Command: Take the ball outside.

Exclamation: What a nice day it is!

Question: What is in the sky?

HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 15.