Language and Grammar: Give Information

Share Information Reread “Kids Are Inventors, Too” for information about the invention of earmuffs and the special baseball glove. Share information about the inventions with a friend or family member. Be sure to use complete sentences.

Chester Greenwood invented earmuffs in 1873. He was 15 years old!

Writing and Grammar: Write Using Effective Sentences

Study the Models When you write, use complete sentences. Complete sentences help readers understand your ideas better. A complete sentence has a subject and a verb.

Not Ok

An inventor creates new things. Often, solves a problem. Other times, it meets people’s needs. Some inventions are very simple, like the wheel. Other inventions very complex, like the computer. Still other seem silly or even useless. Sometimes, they help an invention later on. Make life easier for people. Inventors definitely the world a better place.

The writer uses some sentences that are not complete. The reader cannot tell who is doing things or what they are doing.

Ok

An inventor creates new things. Often, the invention solves a problem. Other times, it meets people’s needs. Some inventions are very simple, like the wheel. Other inventions are very complex, like the computer. Still other inventions seem silly or even useless. Sometimes, they help an invention later on. Inventions make life easier for people. Inventors definitely make the world a better place.

This writer uses a subject and a verb in every sentence. The reader can easily follow the ideas.

Add Sentences Think of two sentences to add to the OK model above. Make sure each sentence has a subject and a verb.

Illustration of the pen icon WRITE ON YOUR OWN Write about an invention that you think would help people. Be sure to use complete sentences.

    Remember

  • • Always include a subject and a predicate in the sentences you write.

  • • The subject is whom or what the sentence is about.

  • • The predicate is what the subject does.