Warm up

1
Warm up

• What makes a sentence complete?
• What makes a sentence incomplete?

2
Subjects, Predicates, Objects

• Sentence Structure Lesson

3
What is a Sentence?You may laugh, but even
adults struggle with them.

• A sentence is a subject and a predicate working
  together to convey meaning. That is to say, every
  sentence contains something (a person, place,
  thing, or idea) and that thing must act in some
  way (even if the action is just being alive).

4
Subjects

• Nouns and pronouns that take verbs
• Example
• Robert asked for his late work.
• It was late when we got home.
• Lime green is my favorite color.

5
Predicates

• Actions (verbs) in the sentence
• Examples
• Jane cried.
• Marcus was talking.
• The rain ended the baseball game.

6
Did you know that to be is a verb?
Present Tense I am You are He/She/It is We
are They are
Past Tense I was You were He/She/It was We
were You were They were
I have been, etc. I am being, etc.
7
Objects

• Nouns that do not take predicates (verbs).
• Examples
• He kicked the can.
• She threw the paper ball at Eric.
• Charity is important to humanity.

8
Complete Sentences

• Each needs a subject and a predicate.
• Imperative sentences do not need subjects.
• Subjects are on the left, predicates are right.
• Examples
• She runs.
• Stop.
• I am.
• Bob went to school, but Kyle stayed home.

9
Compound Subjects Predicates

• Sentences can have more than one subject and/or
  predicate.
• Chris and I studied.
• Jane swept and vacuumed.
• She and I ate pizza and watched movies.

10
Longer Sentences

• Sentences may have more than one set of subjects
  and predicates.
• I went home and my mom yelled at me.
• She threw the ball at me but I dropped it.
• I had a headache until I took a nap.

11
Practice

1. Write each sentence.
2. Underline subjects.
3. Circle predicates.
4. Double-underline objects.

12
1

• Sean went home and did his homework.

13
1 Answer

• Sean went home and did his homework.

14
2

• It doesnt rain in the desert very much.

15
2

• It doesnt rain in the desert very much.

16
3

• My dog and I went to the lake and swam.

17
3

• My dog and I went to the lake and swam.

18
4

• Darren always picks Law in Tekken.

19
5

• Nike shoes are made by kids in sweatshops.