Transcript Simple Sentences

GRoW
(Grammar of the Week)
Our weekly grammar exploration
What is grammar?
Grammar is the writing conventions that have been forged over time
between writers and readers. They are the agreed upon rules and
standards that writers developed so that others could read their writing
and so it could be read in the way the writer intended.
GroW Week #1- Subject and Predicate
aka: Independent Clauses
(Simple Sentences—the building
blocks of all sentences.)
NOTICE
 “I am fast. You are slow. I win. You lose.”
 Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli
 “My heart stopped…And for the first time in
my life, I had that feeling.”
 Flipped, Wendelin Van Draanen
 “A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms.
He felt awful.”
 “Seventh Grade,” Gary Soto
NOTICE
 “I am fast. You are slow. I win. You lose.”
 Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli
 “My heart stopped[…]And for the first time in
my life, I had that feeling.”
 Flipped, Wendelin Van Draanen
 “A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms.
He felt awful.”
 “Seventh Grade,” Gary Soto
OBSERVE
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OBSERVATIONS OF THE READER BECOME GRAMMAR RULES
FOR THE WRITER
We agree that…
1. All complete sentences have a subject and a predicate.
2. The simple subject is a noun that tells whom or what the
sentence is about (the topic).
3. The simple predicate is a verb that tells what the subject is or
does (the action).
4. Simple Sentence= Independent Clause
5. All independent clauses have a subject and a predicate and
express a complete thought.
IMITATE
 Open up your SSR book and write down a simple
sentence as your example.
Teacher’s IMITATATION
Think about it…
 Why might a writer choose to use simple sentences?
 When would this be most effective?
Notice #2
What do you notice about these subjects and
predicates?
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Susan and John walked to the store.
Olivia, Stacy, and Margie joined the soccer team.
Bruce and Buell played with the rope.
Laila and Buell jumped and splashed in the water.
Victoria diced, seasoned, and sautéed the vegetables.
Jason and Betty danced and laughed all night.
OBSERVE #2
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A simple sentence can have a compound (more than one) subject or
a compound verb.
A sentence can easily be broken into two halves: The complete
subject and the complete predicate.
The complete subject consists of all the words that tell whom or
what a sentence is about.
The complete predicate begins with the verb and extends to all
words that describe the verb and complete its meaning.
The simple subject is the word or words (if compound) that are
nouns or pronouns who are performing the verb in the sentence.
The simple predicate is the verb or verbs (if compound) that the
subject does or is in the sentence.
IMITATE
 Open up your SSR book and locate a simple sentence
that contains a compound subject OR a compound
verb OR both.
Teacher’s IMITATATION
 Just try and avoid being killed.
 Put on your things and come at once, said the
Stewart.
 As soon as Mark and Alec had boarded the berg and
disappeared into the woods, she had taken charge.
EXTRA PRACTICE
Directions: Place a vertical line between the Complete Subject
and the Complete Predicate. Then, underline the simple subject
once and the simple predicate twice.
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Mr. Rush speaks a little Spanish.
My friend and I went on vacation this summer.
Our school soccer team won their first game of the season.
On Saturdays I never rise before 9 o’clock.
We walked to Rita’s last night for ice cream.
GRoW #1 Review
 GOAL: Be able to define Subject and
Predicate by the end of the video.
 VIDEO: School House Rock- “Mr. Morton”
Identify the Subject and Predicate
 EXAMPLE: The old dog
is hungry.
 Most birds can fly.
 I want a new bike.
 My mom drove to the supermarket last night
 The cat scratched at the door.
 John ran home from the bus stop.
Beyonce says, “Know the clauses that are
independent? Throw your hands up at me!”
All the students who
know the reasons,
throw your hands up
at me!
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Jim devours sandwiches
A fridge without cheese
So we went to the store
Jim and Laura bought bread and cheese
Which is why he’s eating sandwiches
Jim is happy
Sentence Arranging &
ACTIVE LEARNING
1. Arrange the sentence in the correct order so
that it makes sense.
2. Split the sentence in half between the
complete subject and predicate.
3. Identify the simple subject.
4. Identify the simple predicate.
MANIPULATIVES
TEACHER’S REFERENCE:
 Dr. Massey is the Granite team leader. OR The granite team
leader is Dr. Massey.
 Mrs. Ripley and Mrs. Woodring teach math. OR Mrs.
Woodring and Mrs. Ripley teach math.
 The pool is cleaned and repaired after Labor Day. OR After
Labor Day the pool is cleaned and repaired. (repaired or
cleaned)
 The ugly caterpillar became a stunning butterfly.