The Sentence and Its Parts

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The Sentence and Its Parts

• Subjects
• and
• Predicates

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Complete Subjects and Predicates

• - A sentence has two parts the subject and the
  predicate.
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• - The subject is the part of the sentence that
  identifies the person, place, thing, or idea that
  the sentence is about. The complete subject
  includes all the words that the sentence is
  about.
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• - The predicate is the part of the sentence that
  tells what the subject is, what the subject does
  or did, or what happened to the subject. The
  complete predicate includes all the words that
  make a statement about the subject.

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Complete Subject?Complete Predicate?

• The volcano erupted again.

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Complete Subject?Complete Predicate?

• The volcano erupted again.

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Complete Subject?Complete Predicate?

• A reporter from the paper relayed the news.

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Complete Subject?Complete Predicate?

• A reporter from the paper relayed the news.

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Complete Subject?Complete Predicate?

• Continents drift.

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Complete Subject?Complete Predicate?

• Continents drift.

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Complete Subject?Complete Predicate?

• Basketball and astronomy are two of my interests.

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Complete Subject?Complete Predicate?

• Basketball and astronomy are two of my interests.

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Complete SubjectsPRACTICE!

• The remarkably talented Bronte sisters lived in
  England during the early and middle 1800s.
• Charlotte, Emily, and Anne all became writers.
• They grew up on the lonely moors of Yorkshire.
• The Brontes were a family who believed in
  educating themselves at home.
• The society of other children was not a part of
  their lives.
• Their isolation allowed the sisters and their
  brother time for pretending.
• The four Bronte children invented strange and
  fascinating imaginary lands.
• Fantastic characters and complicated stories were
  spun out of their active imaginations.
• Each of the three sisters remembered these
  childhood stories as an adult.
• Some of the events and characters even appeared
  in the Brontes books.
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Complete SubjectsPRACTICE!

• The remarkably talented Bronte sisters lived in
  England during the early and middle 1800s.
• Charlotte, Emily, and Anne all became writers.
• They grew up on the lonely moors of Yorkshire.
• The Brontes were a family who believed in
  educating themselves at home.
• The society of other children was not a part of
  their lives.
• Their isolation allowed the sisters and their
  brother time for pretending.
• The four Bronte children invented strange and
  fascinating imaginary lands.
• Fantastic characters and complicated stories were
  spun out of their active imaginations.
• Each of the three sisters remembered these
  childhood stories as an adult.
• Some of the events and characters even appeared
  in the Brontes books.
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Complete PredicatesPRACTICE!

• Charlotte Brontes novel Jane Eyre tells the
  story of a courageous and independent young
  woman.
• Janes cruel aunt treats the orphan girl badly.
• She sends Jane to Lowood, a boarding school for
  homeless girls.
• The young girl learns many hard lessons about
  life.
• Jane leaves the school after eight years.
• She takes a job as governess at Thornfield.
• The story of Janes romance begins there.
• She meets the fascinating and mysterious Mr.
  Rochester.
• Secrets from his past complicate the story.
• The plot of Jane Eyre has become the model for
  many Gothic romance novels of the present day.
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Complete PredicatesPRACTICE!

• Charlotte Brontes novel Jane Eyre tells the
  story of a courageous and independent young
  woman.
• Janes cruel aunt treats the orphan girl badly.
• She sends Jane to Lowood, a boarding school for
  homeless girls.
• The young girl learns many hard lessons about
  life.
• Jane leaves the school after eight years.
• She takes a job as governess at Thornfield.
• The story of Janes romance begins there.
• She meets the fascinating and mysterious Mr.
  Rochester.
• Secrets from his past complicate the story.
• The plot of Jane Eyre has become the model for
  many Gothic romance novels of the present day.
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Simple Subjects

• - A simple subject is the key word or words in
  the complete subject.
• - The simple subject names the person, place,
  thing, or idea the sentence is about.
• - Modifying words are not part of the simple
  subject however, it may be more than one word
  when it is a compound noun (high school) or a
  proper noun (North America)
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• - EX Jaws is a good movie.
• - EX John Lennon wrote many songs.
• - EX One of my friends plays the trumpet.

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Simple Predicates

• A simple predicate is the main word or words in
  the complete predicate.
• - The simple predicate is always the verb or verb
  phrase other words that add to the meaning of
  the predicate are not part of the verb.
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• - EX All the lines in this picture converge.
• - EX A reporter from the paper relayed the news.
• - EX The radio was once a novelty.

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Finding the Verb and the Subject

• In any sentence, the verb and the simple subject
  are the most important words.
• - To find the key words in a sentence, first find
  the verb.
• - It will express some kind of action or state
  of being.
• - Then place the words who or what in front of
  the verb the answer will tell you the subject.
• EXAMPLE
• An attendant at the station checked the oil.
• Verb checked
• Who checked? attendant
• Subject of verb attendant

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The Verb Phrase

• - A verb may consist of one or more words. It may
  consist of a main verb and one or more helping
  verbs (also called auxiliary verbs).
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• - A verb phrase consists of a main verb and one
  or more helping verbs.
• HELPING MAIN VERB PHRASE
• was sinking
  was sinking
• must have caused
  must have caused
• - Venice was sinking one-fifth of an inch each
  year
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• - The storm must have caused the damage to the
  house.
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