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Sentence Notes for Writer’s Notebook Subject & Predicate p.180 in Notebook Subject: the person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about Predicate: tells you what happened Ex. Camp starts today. Subject: camp Predicate: starts Subject & Predicate p.179 in Notebook simple subject: the main word in the complete subject. complete subject: contains all the words that help to identify the main person, place, thing, or idea of the sentence. The complete subject in each of the following sentences is italicized. The simple subject is underlined. Someone in this row is sitting in the wrong seat. A wonderful and exciting display is planned. Subject & Predicate p.178 in Notebook simple predicate(verb): the main word or phrase in the complete predicate. complete predicate: the verb and all the words that describe it. The complete predicate in each of the following sentences is italicized. The simple predicate is underlined. Veronica finished the puzzle in record time. Compound Sub’s and Pred’s p. 177 in Notebook Compound subjects & predicates are when there's 2 or more subjects and/or predicates. Bill and Ted were late. Meredith danced and sang. Finding Subjects in Weird Places! p. 176 (1 of 2) 1. Finding Subjects in Questions To find the subject in a question, the best thing to do is rephrase the question into a statement. ex: Why is Ulrick chewing on that rubber chicken? Ulrick is chewing on that rubber chicken why? Finding Subjects in Weird Places! p. 176 (2 of 2) 2. Finding Subjects in Commands In a command, the subject is not stated. It's implied. Ex. Sit down. (YOU) Ex. Take out the garbage. (YOU) 4 Types of Sentences Ntbk p 175 (1 of2) 1. Declarative makes a statement & ends w/ a "." Ex._______________________________ 2. Interrogative asks a question & ends w/ a "?" Ex._______________________________ 4 Types of Sentences Ntbk p 175 (2 of2) 3. Imperative gives a command & ends w/ a "." or "!" Ex.______________________________ 4. Exclamatory shows excitement or strong emotion & ends w/ a "!" Ex.______________________________ Fragments ntbk p. 174 A Fragment is: missing a subject OR a verb OR is not a complete thought. Ex. Frag: A very smart ant. Frag: When Betty woke up. Sentence: Betty is a very smart ant. Run-Ons & Comma Splices ntbk p. 173 (1 of 2) Run-On: A sentence with 2 complete thoughts that run together Ex. Rowena and Woovis are friends they jog together twice a week. Run-Ons & Comma Splices ntbk p. 173 (2 of 2) Comma Splice: A sentence with 2 complete thoughts separated only by a comma. 3 ways to fix a run-on: 1) Use a comma AND a conjunction 2) Make two sentences 3) Separate with a semicolon Subject Verb Agreement Ntbk p. 172 (1 of 2) 1) Singular subjects take singular verbs. Ex. Wrong: One parent are home. Right: One parent is home. 2) Plural subjects take plural verbs. Ex. Wrong: Both parents is home. Right: Both parents are home. Subject Verb Agreement Ntbk p. 172 (2 of 2) 3)compound subjects connected by and require plural verbs (Albert and I ride the King-Da-Ka.) 4) indefinite pronouns require singular verbs (Everyone enjoys the park.) 5) with compound subjects connected by or or nor, the verb must agree with the subject nearest the verb (Neither Alfredo nor Sheila likes amusement rides.) Types of sentences Ntbk p.171 Simple Sentences: 1 independent clause Ruiz hit a home run! (one subject; one verb) Ruiz hit a grounder and ran to first. (one subject; compound verb) Ruiz and Asche hit home runs. (compound subject; one verb) Compound Sentence: 2 independent clauses Victorino caught the ball, and Pedroia covered second. (two independent clauses joined by a comma plus "and") Complex Sentence: After they lost to St. Louis, we cried for days. (one dependent clause, plus one independent clause)