SENTENCE PARTS AND TYPESL 200

SENTENCE BASICS•SUBJECT•PREDICATE•EXPRESS A COMPLETE THOUGHT

IDENTIFYING SUBJECTS•Who/What the sentence is about•Includes more than just nouns: adjectives,

adverbs, prepositions, etc.Examples:Cullen sings. The silly boy slapped his teacher.Ice melts.Lauren wished for a job.Grasshoppers jumped on the fence.

IDENTIFYING PREDICATES•Verb/Action •Tells what the subject is doingExamples:Cullen sings. The silly boy slapped his teacher.Ice melts.Lauren wished for a job.Grasshoppers jumped on the fence.

Simple Subject•Noun or pronoun that the sentence is

about•The red balloon floated.

•The, red are the adjectives•Balloon is the simple subject

•A man with a mustache left.•What is the simple subject?

Simple Predicate•Just the verb•Example:•A man with a mustache left quickly.

•The purple dinosaur quickly stepped on the car.

•What is the predicate? What is the simple predicate?

• quickly stepped on the car•stepped

More Simple Subjects/Predicates

•Robert sweetly sang to Antwanette.•Brandon excitedly ran out of the door.•The large robin gracefully flew toward the

ground.•The tall girl is such a lovely person.

Remember Direct Objects???•Always follow an ACTION verb

•Lauren hid the book.•What is the predicate?•What did Lauren do?•What did she hide? This is the D.O.

Direct Objects•Sharina dropped the cake on the floor.•What is the predicate?•What did she do?•What did she drop?

•The huge gorilla ate the small banana.•The boat hit the rocks on the shore.

Direct Object Practice1. The workers paved the street.2. Alfred ate the pasta hungrily.3. Deshawn prayed before everyone ate

dinner.4. Lauren placed the computers in the cart.5. Brandon accepted the invitation to my

party.

INDIRECT OBJECT•Always before the direct object•Person or thing the direct object is given

to or the action it is done for ?????Robert cooked his family dinner.

Robert cooked his family dinner.

More Indirect Objects1. Montreal gave Justin the book.2. Artezia baked Calvin a cake.3. Braiden gave the dog a home.4. Alex rode with Alias to the store. *5. Chris gave Quincy a camera.6. The bees brought nectar to the hives.

COMPOUND SUBJECT•Two or more subjects•Look for a FANBOY (For And Nor Or But

Yet So)•Examples:

The dog, cat, and the mouse played in the field.

Justin and Roddarius lost their jump drives.Christian and Blake were hunting for

squirrels.My book, purse, and cell phone are

missing.

COMPOUND PREDICATE•Combined with And, Or, or But

•Justin looked for and found his wallet.•Tyvez saw a movie last night but didn’t

like it.•Cullen brought the CDs, ordered the

pizza, and worked the stereo.

QUESTIONS???•Inverted Order: Verb before the subject•How old is DeAndre? Flip around: DeAndre is how old?

Where is the snake with the orange bands?

Flip around: The snake with the orange bands is where?

MORE QUESTIONS1. When is her birthday?2. How fast does Demarcus run?3. Where does the race start?4. Why does Ms. Rivers like flying?5. When is Henisha arriving?

COMMANDS (YOU)•Makes a statement•Tells someone what to do•Understood (YOU)

•Bring the book to me.•Don’t answer my door.•Go to the store for milk.•Stop bothering me.

Exclamation !!!!!•Make a statement•Expresses strong emotions•Look for an exclamation point !!!!!•Does not have to have a subject and a

predicate

•Ouch! (Interjection)•Look out! (Command)•You can count on me! •Keep out of here! (What is the subject?)

COMPOUND SENTENCES•Two sentences joined with a coordinating

conjunction (AND, BUT, OR)

•Akira looked at the clock, and she went back to sleep.

•Two Independent Clauses:•Akira looked at the clock. She went back

to sleep.

COMPOUND SENTENCES? Yes or No

•The dog jumped at the cat, but the cat ran up the tree.

•Markel bought the groceries and put them away.

•Asia broke the phone, and Cierra began to cry.

•I love to eat steak, but it is not good for me.

•Lauren enjoys spending money and shopping for clothes.

COMPLEX SENTENCE•Independent + dependent clause•Dependent clauses=subordinate

conjunctions•Remember:

•Where, While, After, Before, Because, Since, Unless, Until, If

•If your car won’t start, you should check the battery.

SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIONSAs thoughAsBecause WhereverBeforeSo ThatWhenWhenever

AlthoughIfTillThanExcept thatUnlessAs ifSinceWhereEven though

COMPLEX SENTENCES1. Although he likes baseball, he never

goes to any games.2. Even though he was tired, Montreal

went to school anyway.3. If the weather is good, we will have a

picnic.4. She beams with joy when she dances.5. Quincy walked in the classroom as the

bell rang.6. I can’t go because I have to work.

Quick Review•Which word is not part of the subject?The little brown bird flew into the high

nest.a) Flewb) Birdc) Thed) Brown

QUICK REVIEW•Which word is not part of the predicate?Makayla and Josef quietly asked Mrs.

Newton for help with their essays.A. ForB. EssayC. AndD. with