SENTENCE PARTS

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SENTENCE PARTS

• WOO HOO!!!
• THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT OF GRAMMAR HAS JUST
  BEGUN!!!

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A SENTENCE

• A complete sentence is a word group that has
• A subject
• A verb
• Expresses a complete thought
• Ex The Great Wall of China was built in 214 B.C.
• Subject Great Wall of China
• Verb was built
• Complete thought? YES!

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A SENTENCE FRAGMENT

• A Sentence Fragment is a group of words that has
  been capitalized and punctuated as if it were a
  complete sentence.
• EX Commanded the Continental Army in the
  Revolutionary War.
• Subject NONE!
• Verb commanded
• Complete thought? NO! Who commanded the army?

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A SENTENCE FRAGMENT

• EX On December 25, 1776, Washington his troops
  across the icy Delaware River.
• Subject Washington
• Verb NONE!
• Complete thought? NO! What did Washington do to
  his troops?
• Simply statedalways ask yourself if the group of
  words makes sense!

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YOUR TURN!

• First, complete worksheet pages 3 and 4.
• Second, use the following sentence fragments and
  write 5 interesting COMPLETE sentences!
• On the last day of summer
• Found only in the country
• A graceful ballerina
• The duck-billed platypus
• Singling loudly in the woods

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SUBJECTS

• A subject tells whom or what the sentence is
  about.
• EX Aunt Louise found a beautiful antique lamp at
  the garage sale.
• Subject? Aunt Louiseshes the one who found the
  lamp!
• EX How surprised we were!
• Subject? Wewe were the ones surprised!

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PREDICATES

• A predicate of a sentence tells something about
  the subject
• EX Marcos brother delivers pizzas.
• Predicate? Deliversthats what Marcos brother
  does!
• EX Under the large bush sat the tiny rabbit.
• Predicate? Satthats what the rabbit is doing!
• EX How talented you are!
• Predicate? Aream, is, are, was ,were, be, being,
  been are all verbs!

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YOUR TURN AGAIN!

• Add words to each of the following subjects and
  verbs to make complete sentences. Underline the
  subject once and the verb twice in your sentence.
  
• 1) Tent collapsed 2) Rabbits hop
• 3) Hours passed 4) Shirt was
• 5) Horses ran 6) Cars compete
• 7) Had neighbors gone 8) Africa contains
• 9) Pinatas will be fastened 10) is Japan

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COMPOUND SUBJECTS

• A compound subject consists of two or more
  connected subjects that have the same verb.
• EX Pepper and Salty are our pet cats.
• Subjects? Pepper, Salty
• EX Children and nature are honored with their
  own festivals in Japan.
• Subjects? Children, nature

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COMPOUND VERB

• A compound verb consists of two or more verbs
  that have the same subject.
• EX The dog barked and growled at the stranger.
• Verbs? Barked, growled
• EX The man was convicted but later was found
  innocent of the crime.
• Verbs? Was convicted, was found

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YOUR TURN!

• Complete workbook pages 11 and 12.
• Combine the following pairs of sentences by
  writing one sentence with either a compound
  subject or a compound verb.
• Maples grow well in this area. Birches grow well,
  too.
• Sabrina runs every other day. Sabrina swims every
  other day.
• The emu is a flightless bird. So is the kiwi.
• Maggie designed a knew kind of kite. Then she
  built the kite.

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PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER!

• When you feel like you have mastered the art of
  locating subjects and verbs complete workbook
  pages 14 and 15.
• Be sure to take your time and read through each
  question AND the directions carefully!
• Feel free to look back through your notes AND/OR
  use your grammar book to help you! Look through
  Chapter 10, pages 322-338!
• Turn in all your completed work when you
• finished with the entire grammar packet!