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Lesson 16 Exercise A - Cross out any prepositional phrases. Underline any verbs twice. Circle any negatives. Underline any subjects one time. 1. Jesus did not teach like the teachers of the law. 2. The crowd could not fit into the room. 3. He and his disciples could not eat. 4. He did not say anything to them without using a parable. 5. The child is not dead. 6. He could not do any miracles there. 7. The people had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. 8. He could not keep his presence secret. Exercise B In the blank, write a contraction for each of the verb phrases in Exercise A. The first one has been done for you. 1. Jesus didn t teach. 2. The crowd fit. 3. He and his disciples eat. 4. He say anything. 5. The child dead. 6. He do any miracles there. 7. The people understood. 8. He keep his presence a secret. Page 20
Lesson 17 A declarative sentence makes a statement. It ends with a period. Jesus wept. John 11:35 The heavens declare the glory of God. Psalm 19:1 An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark. What must I do to be saved? Acts 16:30 Exercise A Place a D in the blank if the sentence is declarative. Place an I in the blank if the sentence is interrogative. 1. When evening came, Jesus left the crowd and went into the boat with his disciples 2. Other boats were with him. 3. A furious storm came up, and the waves broke over the boat. 4. The boat was nearly swamped. 5. Jesus was asleep on a cushion. 6. Don t you care about us? 7. We may drown. 8. Jesus got up, rebuked the wind and the waves, and the wind died down. 9. Why are you so afraid? 10. Do you still have no faith? 11. The disciples were terrified. 12. Who is this? 13. Even the wind and the waves obey him. Adapted from Mark 4:35-41, NIV Exercise B Now go back to Exercise A. Cross out the prepositional phrases, underline the verbs twice, and underline the subjects once. Page 21
Lesson 18 The waves broke over the boat. Were they afraid? Exercise A - Diagram each sentence. 1. A furious storm came up. 2. The boat was nearly swamped. 3. Jesus was asleep on a cushion. 4. Don t you care about us? 5. We may drown. Page 22
Lesson 19 An imperative sentence gives a command. It ends with a period or an exclamation point. What are some common commands? Clean your room. Make your bed. Bring me a pencil. Give this to your sister. When you have an imperative sentence, write the word you in parenthesis before the sentence and in your diagramming. (You) Clean your room. (You) Make your bed. (You) Bring me a pencil. (You) Give this to your sister. Exercise A - Cross out the prepositional phrases, underline the verbs twice, and underline the subjects once. Diagram each sentence. 1. The disciples were on the boat. 2. The waves grew large. 3. Were they afraid? 4. Be still! 5. The wind calmed. Page 23
Lesson 20 An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point. All the people saw it happen and fell on their faces in awed worship, exclaiming, "GOD is the true God! GOD is the true God!" 1 Kings 18:39, the Message An exclamatory sentence is diagrammed just like a declarative sentence. GOD is the true God! Exercise A - Cross out the prepositional phrases, underline the verbs twice, and underline the subjects once. Diagram each sentence. 1. He spoke to his disciples. 2. "Why are you so afraid? 3. Do you still have no faith?" 4. They were terrified. 5. "Who is this? 6. Even the waves obey him!" Adapted from Mark 10:40-41 Page 24
Lesson 21 Memorize these common conjunctions. Conjunctions and but or nor for yet so Exercise A Cross out the prepositional phrases, underline the verbs twice, and underline the subjects once. Circle the conjunctions. 1. Moses and Aaron obeyed Yahweh and went to Pharaoh. 2. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials. 3. It became a snake. 4. Pharaoh summoned wise men and sorcerers. 5. The Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts. 6. Each one threw down his staff, and it became a snake. 7. Aaron's staff swallowed their staffs. 8. Pharaoh's heart became hard, so he would not listen to them. Adapted from Exodus 7:10-13 Page 25
Lesson 22 Exercise A Cross out any prepositional phrases. Write the sentence pattern over the subjects, verbs, and direct objects. 1. The boy had supper. 2. He had five loaves and two fish. 3. Jesus gave thanks for the food. 4. The people ate the bread. 5. The disciples gathered twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. Adapted from Mark 6:35-44 Page 26
Lesson 23 Exercise A Cross out any prepositional phrases. Mark (underline) the subjects and verbs. Write the sentence pattern over the subjects, verbs, and direct objects. 1. Some of the teachers of the law from Jerusalem gathered themselves around Jesus. 2. They saw some of his disciples. 3. The disciples were eating food with unwashed hands. 4. The Jews wash their hands before eating. 5. They also wash cups. 6. Don t your disciples wash their hands before eating? 7. Jesus answered their questions. Exercise B Diagram each sentence in Exercise A. Adapted from Mark 7:1-6 Page 27
Lesson 24 Today we re going to continue practicing our new sentence pattern: S TrV DO Exercise A Cross out any prepositional phrases. Mark (underline) the subjects and verbs. Write the sentence pattern over the subjects, verbs, and direct objects. Be watching for compounds! 1. The LORD detests differing weights. (Proverbs 20:23a, NIV) 2. Dishonest scales do not please him. (Proverbs 20:23b, NIV) 3. The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man. (Proverbs 20:27a, NIV) 4. The wicked man craves evil. (Proverbs 21:10a, NIV) 5. His neighbor gets no mercy from him. (Proverbs 21:10b, NIV) 6. A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge. (Proverbs 22:3a, NIV) 7. Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life. (Proverbs 22:4, NIV) Exercise B On a separate piece of paper, diagram each sentence in Exercise A. Page 28
Lesson 25 Exercise A Cross out any prepositional phrases. Mark (underline) the subjects and verbs. Write the sentence pattern over the subjects, verbs, and direct objects. Be watching for compounds! 1. Eve gave birth to Cain and Abel. 2. Abel kept flocks. 3. Cain worked the soil. 4. In the course of time Cain brought an offering of the fruits of the soil. 5. Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. 6. The LORD favored Abel s offering. 7. Cain attacked his brother and killed him. Adapted from Genesis 4 Exercise B On a separate piece of paper, diagram each sentence in Exercise A. Page 29