Sentences

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Sentences

• Are you ready to dive deep and swim into
  sentences?
• Kristina Grimes
• Sharon Elementary-3rd Grade

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Sentences have two parts

• subject-who or what the sentence is about
• find the verb and ask yourself who or what

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John runs down the street.

• What is the verb?
• Who or what is doing the verb?
• That is your subject!

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Try to find the subjects.

• My mom cooked dinner last night.
• Elizabeth went shopping last weekend.
• We spilled popcorn on the floor.
• Our babysitter arrived late.
• My friends and I are hungry.

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Now what about the predicate?

• The predicate tells you what the subject is or
  what the subject does
• Usually includes the verb and all of its
  helpers.

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John runs down the street.

• You know the subject is John, so what did John do
  or what is her like?
• This is your predicate!

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Find the predicate in these sentences.

• I watched television last night.
• Uncle Bob asked for directions.
• My cats scratched up the sofa.
• My sister and I went bowling and skating last
  night.
• She is the principal of Sharon Elementary School.

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Our whole class won the competition.

• What is the subject?
• Ok, now ask yourself what is this sentence MAINLY
  about?
• class-this is called the simple subject

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Identify the simple subjects.

• My little brother ate my cake!
• Samantha went to play outside.
• Those two cats are beautiful!
• My new television broke yesterday.

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Can you identify the verb?

• John runs down the street.
• Runs is the verb. We call this the simple
  predicate!
• Only the verb

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What is the simple predicate?

• My cat ran across the room!
• She is playing outside.
• A piece of chocolate candy would taste great!
• My little brother ate my cake!

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What if there is more than one subject?

• We call it a compound subject.
• John and Judy run down the street.
• Who runs down the street?
• The compound subject is John and Judy.

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Find the subject. Is it a compound subject?

• Jake is in third grade.
• Bella and Cortese are my two cats.
• Cats, dogs, and mice live here in Georgia.
• Tiffany needs bacon, cheese, and eggs for
  breakfast.

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Oh no Ms. Grimes, what if there is more than one
verb? -0

• Its ok if there is more than one verb, we call
  it a compound predicate.
• I like to read and write stories.
• What do I like to do?
• This sentence has a compound predicate!

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Which sentence contains a compound predicate?

• My mom and I like to shop together.
• The horse leaps and runs perfectly!
• Can I drive home today?
• Ms. Dawdy and I went to the movies and ate
  popcorn.

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Okwe are almost done.

• A compound sentence is created when 2 complete
  sentences are put together with
• ,and
• ,but
• ,or
• in the middle of the two.
• http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7304/conj.
  wav

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Watch this

• Take these two sentences
• I like the color red.
• My mom likes the color yellow.
• Lets combine them
• I like the color red, but my mom likes the color
  yellow.

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Look at this

• Do you like Mexican food?
• Do you like Chinese food?
• Do you like Mexican food, or do you like Chinese
  food?

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Is it a simple or compound sentence?

• Alex played football, and Maria went shopping.
• He cut the string, but the balloon wouldnt go
  any higher.
• I love to eat fruits on a summer afternoon.
• Fruit are very juicy, but they can be messy.
• Mary, John, and Max went to the store.

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Now you are a sentence expert!
Any questions?
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Want extra practice?

• http//suzyred.com/subjects.html
• http//www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sentence_ga
  rden/index.html
• http//www.harcourtschool.com/activity/predicate_c
  oaster/index.html
• http//www.harcourtschool.com/activity/subjectpath
  way/index.html