Simple Clauses

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Simple Clauses

• A subject-verb combination forms
• the core of any clause.

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What makes a sentence?

• A sentence is a group of words that
• Tells about people or things doing something
• Jennie is studying in college.
• 2. Or describes people or things by connecting
  them to the words that describe them
• She is a smart girl.

How can her grammar improve?
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What must a clause contain?

• Every clause has both a subject and a verb.
• The subject is who or what a sentence is about.
• What are the subjects in these sentences?
• After class, Brandon walked to the student
  center.
• On the way over there, he met his friends Zach
  and Billy.

Hows this subject?
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Here are the subjects

• After class, Brandon walked to the student
  center.
• On the way over there, he met his friends Zach
  and Billy.

• The subject of the first sentence is Brandon
  because he is the one that walked.
• The subject of the second sentence is he
  because he is the one that met his friends.

• Notice that subjects are often nouns such as
  Brandon and pronouns such as he.

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Whats the core of the clause?

• The verb comments on the subjectit makes a
  statement.
• What are the verbs in these sentences?
• After class, Brandon walked to the student
  center.
• On the way over there, he met his friends Zach
  and Billy.

Wheres the verb?
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Here are the verbs

• After class, Brandon walked to the student
  center.
• On the way over there, he met his friends Zach
  and Billy.

• The verb of the first sentence is walked because
  it is what Brandon did.
• The verb of the second sentence is met because
  it is also what he did.
• The main non-action verb is Be.

• Notice that verbs often indicate action such as
  walked and met do in the above sentences.

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What else do clauses add?

• The object is what receives the action of the
  verb.
• What are the objects in these sentences?
• After class, Brandon ate lunch in the student
  center.
• On the way over there, he met his friends Zach
  and Billy.

Who are these poor objects of bias?
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Here are the objects

• After class, Brandon ate lunch in the student
  center.
• On the way over there, he met his friends Zach
  and Billy.

• The object of the first sentence is lunch
  because that is what Brandon ate.
• The object of the second sentence is friends
  because they are whom Brandon met.

• Notice that not every sentence has an object
  since it is an optional part of many sentences.

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Sentences give complete thoughts.

• Which of the below are complete sentences?
• Understanding simple sentences isnt really all
  that hard.
• Grammar tells us what is a sentence and what
  isnt.
• You kidding!
• Well, not really.
• I will just have to study grammar more carefully.

Are these sentences?
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Sentences give complete thoughts.

• Which of the below are complete sentences?
• Understanding simple sentences isnt really all
  that hard.
• Grammar tells us what is a sentence and what
  isnt.
• You kidding!
• Well, not really.
• I will just have to study grammar more carefully.

How about this one?
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What makes a full sentence?

• An expression is a full sentence when
• There is a subject, usually at the start of the
  sentence.
• There is a verb, generally after the subject and
  about it.
• The expression may also have an object, but
  objects are optional parts of many sentences,
  depending on the verb itself.

Is the pastor speaking in complete sentences?
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What are the three verb types?

• There are three broad classes of verbs
• Action Verbs
• Run, Eat, See, Try, Study
• Linking Verbs
• Is, Seem, Feel, Become
• Helping Verbs
• BE, Have, Do

How are these verbs?
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What kind of verb is each?

• Identify each verb as action, linking or be
• __1. Every morning the runner gets up at 600 a.
  m.
• __2. The athletes like to start their training
  early.
• __3. They feel more like exercising early.
• __4. They can finish early and play cards before
  dinner.

__5. The computer feels hot after awhile. __6.
Our course is very informative. __7. Some
students seem to learn a lot. __8. Henry answers
most of the questions correctly.
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What kind of verb is each?

• Identify each verb as action, linking, or Be.
• A 1. Every morning the runner gets up at 600 a.
  m.
• A 2. The athletes like to start their training
  early.
• A 3. They feel more like exercising early.
• A 4. They can finish early and play cards before
  dinner.

L 5. The computer feels hot after awhile. B 6.
Our course is very informative. L 7. Some
students seem to learn a lot. A 8. Henry answers
most of the questions correctly. B 9. He is the
best student in the class.
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Which verbs arent really so?

• Infinitives (to verb) are never verbs in
  sentences.
• I want you to learn this well.
• Want is the only verb in this sentence.
• To learn is called the infinitive form of the
  verb.
• Runners like to start training.
• The main verb is like to start is the
  infinitive.

Is there an infinitive here?
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Which words are main verbs?

• Identify each verb as main or helping verb.
• __ 1. To find the verb element.
• __ 2. Check the action word.
• __ 3. Looking for it.
• __ 4. You will discover it sooner or later.
• __ 5. It is really not as hard as it looks.

What is the workers main activity?
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Which are main verbs?

• Identify each verb as main or helping verb.
• H 1. To find the verb element.
• M 2. Check the action word.
• H 3. Looking for it.
• M 4. You will discover it sooner or later.
• M 5. It is really not as hard as it looks.

Do you believe Juniors comment?
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How do you find subjects?

• 1. Subjects are never in prepositional phrases
  In the night, we watch TV.
• 2. The subject you may not appear in a sentence
  Get me my drink!
• 3. Here and there arent subjects There are
  enough computers in this room.
• 4. -ING words can be subjects Watching TV can
  be relaxing.

How real is this?
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Subjects can be compound.

• Compound subjects include two or more parts.
• Asiya and Asfiya are sisters.
• Cars as well as bikes represent types of
  transportation.
• Neither he nor she left the house during the
  rainstorm.

How different are they?
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Find subjects, verbs and objects

• 1. Despite the risk, we tried the key.
• subject _________
• verb ___________
• object __________
• 2. There were no drinks in the box.
• subject _________
• verb ___________
• object __________
• 3. How many books do you have?
• subject _________
• verb ___________
• object __________

• 4. Give me the answer right away!
• subject _________
• verb ___________
• object __________
• Lets give full effort on this one.
• subject _________
• verb ___________
• object __________

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Subjects, verbs and objects

• 1. Despite the risk, we tried the key.
• subject WE
• verb TRIED
• object KEY
• 2. There were no drinks in the box.
• subject DRINKS
• verb WERE
• object NONE
• 3. How many books do you have?
• subject YOU
• verb HAVE
• object BOOKS

• 4. Give me the answer right away!
• subject YOU
• verb GIVE
• object BOOKS
• Lets give full effort on this one.
• subject WE
• verb GIVE
• object EFFORT