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The Parts of a Sentence The subject’s connected to the predicate… Subjects and Predicates A sentence has two main parts Complete Subject Includes a noun (antelope) or pronoun (he) What the sentence is about Doing the action • Complete Predicate Includes a verb (dances) Tells what the subject does • The surprisingly skilled antelope dances the hula on Thursdays. • He dances. Practice Makes Perfect The motorcycles in the right lane simultaneously popped wheelies. The very wrinkly, terribly tanned old man wearing several gold chains kept winking at the young, pretty waitress. The spaceship launch was delayed because a group of protesting Avatar fans didn’t want them destroying the home planet of their favorite aliens. A trick! If you are stumped when determining a complete subject, you can use the pronoun replacement test! The words that can be replaced by a pronoun (they, he, she, we, it) make up the complete subject of the sentence. My outrageously clumsy cousin Alfred broke his leg while sunbathing. The dancing antelopes were invited to be the star attraction at the circus. Complete Ex 1, pg 422 Simple Subjects and Predicates Every complete subject and predicate contains a word or phrase that is essential to the sentence. Simple Subject = essential NOUN (antelope) Simple Predicate = essential VERB (dances) Ignore any words that add detail to the subject or predicate Adjectives Adverbs Prepositional phrases The surprisingly skilled antelope dances the hula on Thursdays. He dances. Practice Makes Perfect The motorcycles in the right lane simultaneously popped wheelies. The motorcycles in the right lane simultaneously popped wheelies. The motorcycles in the right lane simultaneously popped wheelies. Practice Makes Perfect The very wrinkly, terribly tanned old man wearing several gold chains kept winking at the young, pretty waitress. The very wrinkly, terribly tanned old man wearing several gold chains kept winking at the young, pretty waitress. The very wrinkly, terribly tanned old man wearing several gold chains kept winking at the young, pretty waitress. Practice Makes Perfect The spaceship launch was delayed because a group of protesting Avatar fans didn’t want them destroying the home planet of their favorite aliens. The spaceship launch was delayed because a group of protesting Avatar fans didn’t want them destroying the home planet of their favorite aliens. The spaceship launch was delayed because a group of protesting Avatar fans didn’t want them destroying the home planet of their favorite aliens. Practice Makes Perfect Page 423 Exercise 2 Green Simple Sub/PredWorksheet Compound Subjects and Predicates A compound subject is 2 or more subjects joined by a conjunction that have the same verb. A bleeding Mrs. Anderson and viciously punching Ms. VanderMeer fought fearlessly over the right to use the copy machine first. Ms. VanderMeer obviously won. Mr. Sanchez, Ms. Boughner, and Officer Finstrom were all called in to break up the fight. Either Mrs. Anderson or Ms. VanderMeer must be declared the winner of the fight and supreme ruler of the copy room. Mr. Sanchez, Ms. Boughner, and Officer Finstrom unanimously decided that Ms. VanderMeer was the supreme ruler of the copy room. (obviously) Compound Subjects and Predicates Compound predicates (compound verbs) contain 2 or more verbs that have the same subject and are joined by a conjunction. Dominic unwisely rode his dirtbike down an icy hill, crashed magnificently, and had to explain to his mother why he had snow and dirt in his hair. All afternoon, Cam twirled, jumped, and pranced around the backyard to prepare for his rhythmic gymnastics competition. In front of the mirror, Macy dressed all in black, ripped clothes, applied copious amount of black eyeliner, and smeared on red lipstick so she was appropriately dressed for the heavy metal concert. After his mother wouldn’t let him get a new Polly Pocket, Anthony threw himself on the floor of Toys R Us, wailed, and beat his fists. His mother, ashamed of Anthony’s behavior, walked quickly out of the store, started her car, and drove home without him. Practice Makes Perfect Pg 424-425; Ex 3, 4, 5 Green Worksheet