Transcript Sentence Writing Strategies

Sentence Writing
Strategies
Simple Sentences
• A simple sentence is an independent
clause that has a subject and a
predicate.
Independent Clause
• A group of words that makes a
complete statement and has a
subject and a predicate.
Subject
• The person, place, thing, or idea that
the sentence is about. It’s always a
noun.
• All subjects are nouns, but not all
nouns are the subject of the
sentence.
Predicate
• The predicate shows the state of
being or action of the subject of the
sentence.
• Action can be physical or mental or
state of being (is/are).
• All predicates are verbs, but not all
verbs are predicates.
Subject-Verb
Identification Procedure
• Step 1: Find the verb.
• Step 2: Ask yourself “Who or
What?” is doing the action to find
the subject.
4 Types of Simple
Sentences
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SV
SSV
SVV
SSVV
Jill sat.
Jill and Jan sat.
Jill sat and ate.
Jill and Jan sat and ate.
s=subject
v=verb
Noun Phrase
• When two or more words are used
together for the subject
– These typically describe the subject,
give us information about the subject
• The noun phrase is the Complete
Subject
Head Word of Subject
• Is the one word that names what the
sentence is about.
• Example:
• The old gray horse grazed in the
field.
• Head word = horse
• Complete subject= old gray horse
Verb Phrase
• When one or more helping verbs is in
front of a main verb
• The verb phrase is the Complete
Verb
23 Helping Verbs
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Shall, should
Will, was, were, would
Is
May, might, must
Be, being, been
Can, could
Has, have, had
Am, are
Do, does, did
Helping Verbs
• Helping verbs can be right in front of
the verb or a few words away.
• Example:
• I could have walked to the park.
• Main Verb= walked
• Helping Verbs= could have
Complete Verb
• Includes the main verb and the
helping verbs.
• Example:
• She may be going to the mall today.
• Main verb= going
• Complete Verb= may be going
Verbs Can Move
• Verbs can come before the subject
• Example: Down the street ran the
bulls.
Verbs Can Move
• Sometimes the subject will appear
between the helping verb and the
verb.
• Example: Will you go to the movie
tonight?
Infinitives
• Any verb that has the word “to” in
front of it is an infinitive – it is NOT
the main verb
• Infinitive= to + verb
Infinitive
• I am going
to eat cake.
• I = Subject
• Am Going=Complete verb (helping
verb + main verb)
• To eat = infinitive
Compound Subjects
• When there are two or more
subjects in an independent clause
• Bill and Sue want to go to the movies.
• SSV
Compound Verbs
• When there are two or more verbs in
an independent clause
• Sally swam and played all afternoon
• SVV
Compound Subjects and
Compound Verbs
• When there are two or more
subjects and verbs
• The ponies and calves scampered and
played in the field.
• SSVV
Practice
• What is a simple sentence?
• A simple sentence is an independent
clause that has a subject and a
predicate.
Practice
• How many independent clauses are in
a simple sentence?
• One
Practice
• What’s a subject?
• The person, place, thing, or idea that
the sentence is about. It’s always a
noun.
• What’s a predicate (verb)?
• The action or state of being of the
subject of the sentence
Practice
• An independent clause has two
important parts; what are they?
• A subject and a Verb (predicate).
Practice
• What’s a compound subject?
• When there are two or more
subjects in an independent clause
• What are compound verbs?
• When there are two or more verbs in
an independent clause
Practice
• What is the head word of the
subject?
• The one word that names what the
sentence is about.
• What makes up a complete verb?
• The main verb and the helping verb
Practice
• What are the simple sentence
formulas?
• SV
• SSV
• SVV
• SSVV
Practice
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The tree fell down.
S=tree, V=fell
Here are the cookies.
S=cookies, V=are
Are you going to the mall?
S=you, V=going, Helping verb=are