Transcript Sentences

Sentences
A complete
sentence must
have three parts:
1. SUBJECT
2. PREDICATE
(VERB)
3. COMPLETE
IDEA
If not all three
parts are present
then it is
considered a
FRAGMENT.
Fragment—no subject
oFelt happy and relaxed.
Sentence:
oI felt happy and relaxed.
Fragment—no predicate (verb)
oThe sign in the rehearsal hall.
Sentence:
oThe sign in the rehearsal hall indicated
the audition results.
Fragment—not a complete idea
oWhen she first touched the drums.
Sentence:
oWhen she first touched the drums, her
family wondered why they had
consented to let her play.
Sentence or Fragment?
1. An array of finely tuned instruments.
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Fragment
2. Will play any instrument in the band.
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Fragment
3. In the concert hall on the stage.
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Fragment
4. Stringed, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.
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Fragment
5. That’s loud.
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Sentence
Sentence or Fragment?
6. Wanting to play the harp.
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Fragment
7. To play the violin takes many years of practice.
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Sentence
8. Performers playing electronic instruments such as
synthesizers or electric guitars.
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Fragment
9. Achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Fragment
10. After you finish reading, I will practice the cello.
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Sentence
Subjects and
Predicates
Complete
Subjects
and
Predicates
Complete Subject
includes a NOUN or
PRONOUN that
names the person,
place, or thing that
the sentence is
about.
Complete Predicate
includes a VERB
that tells something
about the complete
subject.
COMPLETE SUBJECT
/
COMPLETE PREDICATE
The area / lies between Florida,
Bermuda, and Puerto Rico.
The U.S.S. Cyclops
there in 1918.
/ disappeared
He / read about many different
careers.
The nurse in the white uniform
arrived.
Two of his friends
enforcement.
Sick in bed, she
job interview.
/
/ studied law
/ had missed her
Let’s Practice!
Directions: Draw a line / between the complete subject and
the complete predicate.
1. The tired nurse / completed her rounds.
2. Nurses / teach preventative care and rehabilitation.
3. Most nurses / work in hospitals.
4. Other nurses / provide their services in health agencies,
nursing homes, offices, schools, and industries.
5. Nurses / can be educators, administrators, and
supervisors.
6. Most nursing / was done at home in the nineteenth
century.
Simple
Subjects and
Predicates
Simple Subject is
the essential NOUN,
PRONOUN, or group
of words acting as a
noun that cannot be
left out of the
complete subject.
Simple Predicate is
the essential VERB
or VERB PHRASE
that cannot be left
out of the complete
predicate.
SIMPLE SUBJECT / SIMPLE PREDICATE
The area / lies between Florida,
Bermuda, and Puerto Rico.
The U.S.S. Cyclops
there in 1918.
/ disappeared
He / read about many different
careers.
The nurse in the white uniform
arrived.
Two of his friends
enforcement.
Sick in bed, she
job interview.
/
/ studied law
/ had missed her
Let’s Practice!
Directions: Underline the simple subject once and the simple
predicate twice.
1. A friend of mine visited the police barracks.
2. The police are government agents.
3. They protect citizens from unlawful acts.
4. The U.S. Police Establishment operates at several levels.
5. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the largest
and most important department.
6. Two other federal departments are the Secret Service
and the Customs Service.
Compound
Subjects and
Verbs
COMPOUND SUBJECTS:
Compound Subject
is 2 or more subjects
that have the same
verb and are joined
by a conjunction
such as and, but, or
or.
oSnow, ice, and flooding made the roads
dangerous.
Compound Verb is 2
or more verbs that
have the same
subject and are
joined by a
conjunction such as
and or or.
oYou and she took entrance tests yesterday.
oEither the actor or the director will talk at our
career day.
COMPOUND VERBS:
oI neither want nor need your help on the test.
oThe children hopped, skipped, and jumped
around the playground.
COMPOUND SUBJECTS AND VERBS:
oThe boys and girls danced and listened to the
music for hours.
Let’s Practice!
Directions: Underline the subject(s) once and the
predicate(s) twice.
1. Carpenters and plumbers spoke to us about their
trades on our career day.
2. The physical therapist and his patient plan and
practice exercises.
3. Some students go to college and study to become
computer programmers.
4. Programmers write and encode application programs.
Let’s Practice!
Directions: Underline the subject(s) once and the
predicate(s) twice.
5. Heat, light, water, and massage are used to treat
certain physical disabilities.
6. A hot bath or hot compress heats deep, sore tissues.
7. A computer programmer will uncover and fix defects
in design specifications.
8. Applications programs modify the computer’s
powers and perform specific tasks.