Transcript Parts of a Sentence

Parts of a Sentence
English III
Instructor: Patty Brown
Western High
Davie, FL
Prepare for Notes
• Take out a sheet of paper.
• Write your name and today’s date in the top
right-hand corner.
• Label your paper “Subject and Predicate
Notes.”
• The sub-topics will be covered in the
following order:
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Compound subjects and compound verbs
Interrogative sentences
Declarative sentences
Imperative sentences
A sentence is a group of words
with two main parts
and
Flowers bloom
Complete Subjects
and
Complete Predicates
The bright red flowers bloom in the spring.
The complete subject
includes all modifiers that tell
who or what the subject is
about
The complete predicate is
the verb and all modifiers
and compliments that tell
what the complete subject
does or is
Attention!
Although complete subjects often come first,
sometimes part of a complete predicate will be
found at the beginning of a sentence.
Yesterday, the red flowers bloomed for the first
time.
Complete Subject
Complete Predicate
Compound Subjects and
Compound Verbs
A compound subject is two or more subjects that
have the same verb and are joined by a
conjunction such as and or or.
The bees and the butterflies are happy when
the flowers bloom.
Compound Subjects and
Compound Verbs
A compound verb is two or more verbs that have
the same subject and are joined by a conjunction
such as and or or.
The bee and the butterfly flew in circles, landed
on the same flower, and shared the pollen.
Show Off Your Sweet
Grammar Skills!
Page 413. Exercises 5, 6 & 7
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Locating Subjects in
Interrogative Sentences
In many interrogative sentences, the subject
may appear after the verb or between parts of
a verb phrase.
Will the flowers bloom by May?
Do they always work in the garden?
Hint
To locate the subject of an interrogative sentence,
simply rephrase the sentence into a statement.
Will the flowers bloom by May?
The flowers will bloom in May
Do they always work in the garden?
They always work in the garden.
Locating Subjects in
Declarative Sentences
Beginning with There or Here
Here are some flowers for your dinner table.
There are many roses blooming in my garden.
Hint
To locate the subject in sentences beginning with here or
there, simply rearrange the sentence in subject-verb order.
Here are some flowers for your dinner table.
The flowers for your dinner table are here.
There are many roses blooming in my garden.
Many roses are blooming in my garden there.
Locating the Subject in an
Inverted Declarative Sentence
In some declarative sentences, the subject follows the verb in
order to receive greater emphasis. Such inverted sentences
usually begin with prepositional phrases.
Toward the warmth of the sun stretched the
newly sprouted flowers.
Throughout the summer worked the tireless
gardeners.
Hint
To locate the subject in an inverted declarative sentences,
simply rearrange the sentence in subject - verb order.
Toward the warmth of the sun stretched the newly
sprouted flowers.
The newly sprouted flowers stretched toward
the warmth of the sun.
Throughout the summer worked the tireless
gardeners.
The tireless gardeners worked throughout
the summer.
Locating the Subject in an
Imperative Sentence
The subject of an imperative sentence is usually implied
rather than specifically stated.
The Subject is understood to be you.
Plant the seeds before the first frost.
Who should plant the seeds?
You should plant the seeds.
Always bring your girlfriend flowers.
Who should bring their girlfriend flowers?
You should bring your girlfriend flowers.
Show Off Your Sweet
Grammar Skills!
Page 419. Exercises 12 & 13
Girls like guys with skills. You
know, like grammar skills,
analyzing literature skills,
sweet writing skills… girls
only want boyfriends who
have great skills.