Transcript Grammar Handbook Chapter 1

pp.21-22 Chapter Review
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2. sentence
4. sentence
6. sentence
8. fragment
10. sentence
• 12. The lava from a volcano
• 14. bicyclists
• 16. The weather during an Alaskan
summer
• 18. a huge bowl of fruit
• 20. many famous racehorses
• Many famous racehorses have been
trained in Kentucky.
• 22. Lita and Marisa
• 23. (understood you) Check this one out
even though you did not do it.
• 24. letters and postcards written around
the turn of the century
• 26. need a balanced diet for good health.
• 28. are sometimes in a hurry and skip
breakfast
• 30. also provide good nutrition.
• 32. need protein as well
• 34. can be supplied by eggs, dried beans, red
meat, fish and poultry.
• 36. can ruin your appetite
• 38. According to nutritionists, are low in
nutrients and fill the body with “empty” calories.
• 40. Start eating right
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Julian? / interrogative
so! Or . / exclamatory or declarative
England. / declarative
lost. / declarative
forever? / interrogative
Grammar Handbook
Chapter 1
Sentence Fragments
Subjects
Predicates
What is. . .
• What is a group of words that
does not have both a subject
and a verb and does not
express a complete thought?
• sentence fragment
Sentence or fragment?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Bought tickets to the game.
Sit down!
The bug was crushed.
In the morning after breakfast.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Fragment
Sentence
Sentence
fragment
What is. . .
• What is the part of the
sentence that contains all
of the words that tell who
or what the sentence is
about?
• Complete subject
Complete Subject
Examples:
a) My old yellow, torn raincoat has no
buttons.
b) Sasha ran across the street.
c) The baby bird in the tree chirped all
night long.
What is. . .
• What is the main word in the
complete subject that tells who
or what the sentence is about?
• Simple subject
Simple Subject
Examples:
a) My old, yellow torn raincoat has no
buttons.
b) Sasha ran across the street.
c) The baby bird in the tree chirped all night
long.
What is. . .
What has two or more
subjects that are joined by
a conjunction and have
the same verb?
Compound subject
Compound Subject
Examples:
a) The dog and the cat love each other.
b) Dave, Carol, or Sandy will pick us up
after school.
c) Whales and dolphins are mammals.
What is. . .
What has all the words
that describe what the
subject does, is or
feels?
Complete predicate
Complete Predicate
Examples:
• My brother Joel rode his bike all the way
to school.
• The bird chirped all night long.
• My old yellow raincoat has no buttons.
What is. . .
What is the main word
or words in the
predicate?
Verb or simple
predicate
Simple Predicate or
Verb
• The bird chirped all night long.
• My old raincoat has not buttons.
• She could have come with us to the
movie.
• Sasha ran across the street.
What is. . .
• What has two or more
verbs joined by a
conjunction and has the
same subject?
• Compound predicate
Compound Predicate
vb
vb
• My mom jumped and cheered at the
basketball game.
vb
vb
• I slipped on the dock and fell into the
water.
Watch out for. . .
[Prepositional Phrases] The simple subject is
not in the prepositional phrase.
The violin [under the bed] was old and
dusty.
The man [inside the car] called for help.
Watch out for. . .
Words at the beginning of the sentence that
belong to the predicate:
a) Unfortunately, it rained all day long.
b) Hopefully, John and Joan can come
with us.
Watch out for. . .
Sentences that ask a question:
• Have you heard their new song?
Think:
(You have heard their new song.)
Can you identify what is underlined in these
sentences?
a) We can stop at Starbuck’s in the
morning.
verb phrase
b) The red Corvette had a flat tire.
Complete subject
c) The police officer chased the
suspect down the street.
Complete predicate
d) The girls and boys played all day in
the park.
Compound subjects
e) Put your name on your paper.
complete predicate
f) Have they called your name?
verb phrase
g) My grandmother lives in Newport
Beach.
simple subject