Parts of a Sentence

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Parts of a Sentence

• Subjects and Predicates

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Basic Definitions

• Subject whom or what the sentence is about
• Predicate tells what the subject is or does or
  what happens to the subject
• Ex. Huge cresting waves pound the sailboat.
• Subject Predicate

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Simple vs. Complete

• Simple subject the key word or words in subject
• Simple predicate the verb or verb phrase
• Huge cresting waves pound the sailboat.
• Simple Subject Simple Predicate

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Simple vs. Complete

• Complete subject the simple subject and all the
  words that modify, or tell more about it
• Complete predicate the simple predicate and all
  the words that modify, or tell more about it.
• Huge cresting waves pound the sailboat.
• Complete Subject Complete Predicate

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Parts of a Sentence

• Subjects in Unusual Positions

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Inverted Sentences

• When the subjects comes after the verb or part of
  the verb phrase
• Ex Down came the savage storm on the Spanish
  group.
• Ex Across the deck of the hopeless ship swept
  the sea.

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Here or There

• Here and there can begin a sentence, but are
  rarely subjects
• The subject usually follows the verb in this case
• Ex Here is the massive anchor of the boat
• Ex. There lies a great ship, far beneath the
  ocean.

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Questions

• In a question, the subject usually comes after
  the verb
• Ex Was the cargo of the boat valuable?
• Ex Did the great ship survive the storm?

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Imperative Sentences

• The subject is usually you, but is understood,
  not written
• Its a demand
• Ex Please read the tale of the boat
• Ex Beware of the dog.

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Any questions?

• Turn to page 49, then 588
• Homework pg 588 1,2, and 3page 590