Grammar Unit 2: The Parts of a Sentence
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Grammar Unit 2:
The Parts of a Sentence
What is a sentence?
A sentences is a word group that
contains a subject and a verb that
expresses a complete thought.
Verbs are also called predicates
Purposes of a Sentence
Declarative~ A statement
Interrogative~ A question
Imperative ~ A command
Exclamatory ~ Shows emotion
What is the purpose of the following sentences:
Can you picture a robot twenty-five feet tall?
interrogative
Step up and say hello to Beetle.
Imperative
Perhaps you have heard of CAM, an even more advanced robot.
Declarative
What an amazing creation it is!
Exclamatory
Subject and Predicates
Sentences consist of two basic parts:
Subject
Tells whom or what the sentence or clause is about
Predicate
Tells something about the subject
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Some residents of the desert
can survive a long drought
PREDICATE
SUBJECT
Particularly noteworthy is
the Australian frog.
PREDICATE
How can
SUBJECT
an animal
PREDICATE
survive that long
Complete Subject and Predicate
In each of the following examples, the words labeled make
up the complete subject and predicate.
A complete subject and predicate are the subject and
predicate and their modifiers.
SUBJECT
Some residents of the desert
PREDICATE
Particularly noteworthy is
PREDICATE
How can
PREDICATE
can survive a long drought
SUBJECT
the Australian frog.
SUBJECT
an animal
PREDICATE
survive that long
Simple Subject
The main word or word groups that tells whom or what the
sentences is about
The dog with this pedigree is usually nervous.
A dog with this pedigree ~ Complete subject
Dog ~ Simple subject
Both of these cockatiels are for sale.
Both of these cockatiels ~ Complete subject
Cockatiels ~ Simple subject
Simple Predicate (Verb)
The main word or words that tells something about the
subject.
Spiders snare their prey in intricate webs.
Complete: snare their prey in intricate webs
Simple: snare
Rosa has been looking for you all morning.
Complete: has been looking for you all morning
Simple: has been looking
Have my keys been found?
Complete: Have been found
Simple: Have been found
Practice!
Write out the complete subject for each sentence.
Underline the simple subject.
1.
All of the townspeople ran from the burning building.
2.
Only I am able to know what I am thinking.
3.
The saber toothed tiger is a good example of an extinct
predator.
Answers!
1.
All of the townspeople ran from the burning building.
2.
Only I am able to know what I am thinking.
3.
The saber toothed tiger is a good example of an extinct
predator.
Practice!
Write out the complete predicate for each sentence.
Underline the simple predicate.
The bird’s feathers were long and colorful.
2. We went to lunch with Amar and his friend today.
3. Daniel can come with us to the movie.
1.
Answers!
The bird’s feathers were long and colorful.
2. We went to lunch with Amar and his friend today.
3. Daniel can come with us to the movie.
1.
Sentence Fragments
A word or word group that is capitalized and punctuated as a
sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a
verb(predicate) or that does not express a complete thought.
The magazine’s essay contest for the tenth-grade American
history students.
Sentence fragment: Does not contain a verb
The magazine’s essay contest for the tenth-grade American
history students resulted in increased school spirit.
Sentence!
Sentence Fragments (cont)
Was chosen as the best one from over two thousand entries.
Fragment: No subject
Her essay was chosen as the best one from over two thousand
entries.
Sentence: Subject- essay; Verb- was chosen
When the judges announced the winner.
Fragment: Not a complete thought
When the judges announced the winner, everyone
applauded.
Sentence!
Practice!
Determine if each statement below is a fragment or
expresses a complete thought:
If your parents think today’s fashions are weird.
2. Layers very common in medieval clothing.
3. When clothes were edged and lined in fur.
4. In the later Middle Ages, women wore jeweled metal nets
over their coiled braids.
1.
Answers!
1.
If your parents think today’s fashions are weird.
Fragment: Does not express a complete thought
2.
Layers very common in medieval clothing.
Fragment: Does not contain a verb
3.
When clothes were edged and lined in fur.
Fragment: Does not express a complete thought
1.
In the later Middle Ages, women wore jeweled metal nets
over their coiled braids.
Sentence!