The Telling Parts in a Sentence

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Telling Parts (or Predicates) in Sentences
By Emma
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This sentence has a naming part
(subject) and a telling part ( predicate) .

• Puppy eats a lot every day.

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Telling Parts (Predicates) of Sentences

• Verbs can show action . We are going to
  find the action verbs that begin each
  telling part or predicate.

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• Libby crawled all around.
• What is the verb that starts the
• telling part or predicate in
  
• this sentence?

Did you say crawled ? Crawled is the verb
that starts the telling part or
predicate.
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Read the predicates, then say the verbs that
start the telling parts.

• He hid all the Easter eggs.
• hid
• The car stalled on the road.
• stalled
• . My rabbit ate the carrot
• ate

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Find these verbs also.

• Savannah kissed the little bunny.
• kissed
• Tyler swung the bat.
• swung
• My sister found a dime.
• found

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The baby wore a pink dress.

• .
• What is the telling part or predicate of the
  sentence?
• (clue It tells what the naming part or subject
  (The baby) did!)

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Did you say, wore a pink dress?

• .
• What is the verb that starts the
• telling part?

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Did you say, wore ?

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• Wore is the verb that starts the
• telling part.

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A predicate (telling part) of a sentence
begins with a verb.

• Find the verbs in these predicates
• ____ runs and jumps onto the bed
• runs jumps
• ____ likes to sing songs
• likes
• ____ ate all his lunch
• ate

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Can you think of some verbs to start each
of these telling parts (predicates) in these
sentences.

• We _____ to the store .
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  She _____ her doll.
• Evan _____ the book .
• Daddy ____ the car.
• I

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Lets summarize what we have practiced

• Sentences must have a telling part or
  predicate.
• The telling part (predicate) starts with a
  verb and tells the reader what is
  happening what the thing or main character
  of the sentence is doing.

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• A sentence wouldnt be a sentence without
  a telling part (predicate) .
• So is you want to write a good sentence, dont
  forget to include a telling part (predicate)
  that starts with a really good verb !

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• Now pat yourself
• on the back and go write some fantastic
  sentences !