Subjects

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Subjects Predicates

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Every complete sentence contains two parts a
subject and a predicate.

• The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is
  about.
• The predicate tells something about the subject.

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Judy and her dog run on the beach every morning.
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Judy and her dog run on the beach every morning.

• First find the verb and then make a question by
  placing who?'' or what?'' before it.

The answer is the subject, Judy and her dog.
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Lets try one

• We spilled popcorn on the floor.

What is the verb of this sentence?
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
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Now find the subject

• We spilled popcorn on the floor.

Now decide who or what spilled popcorn?
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
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Can you find the subject in each sentence below?

1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

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Can you find the subject in each sentence below?

1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

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Can you find the predicate in each sentence below?

1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

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Can you find the predicate in each sentence below?

1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

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Simple Subject and Simple Predicate

• Every subject is built around one noun or pronoun
  (or more). When all other words are removed the
  simple subject is left.

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Simple Subject
A piece of chocolate candy would taste great.
The main word in the subject is the noun
piece,'' with the other words of the subject --
a'' and of pepperoni pizza'' tell about the
noun. piece'' is the simple subject.
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Can you find the simple subject in each sentence
below?

1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

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Can you find the simple subject in each sentence
below?

1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

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Simple Predicate

• A simple predicate is always the verb or verbs
  that links up with the subject.

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Simple Predicate
A piece of chocolate candy would taste great.
The simple predicate is would taste'' -- in
other words, the verb of the sentence.
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Can you find the simple predicate in each
sentence below?

1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

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Can you find the simple predicate in each
sentence below?

1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

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Compound Subject
A sentence may have a compound subject -- a
subject made up of more than one noun or pronoun.
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Can you find the compound subjects?
Team pennants, rock posters and family
photographs covered the boy's bedroom walls.
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Can you find the compound subjects?
Team pennants, rock posters and family
photographs covered the boy's bedroom walls.
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Can you find the compound subjects?
Her uncle and she walked slowly through the art
gallery and admired the beautiful pictures
exhibited there.
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Can you find the compound subjects?
Her uncle and she walked slowly through the art
gallery and admired the beautiful pictures
exhibited there.
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Can you find the compound subject in each
sentence below?

1. My little brother and my cousin broke their
   fingers.
2. His Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked for
   directions.
3. Those soldiers and agents carried guns.
4. Our babysitter and her friend arrived late.

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Can you find the compound subject in each
sentence below?

1. My little brother and my cousin broke their
   fingers.
2. His Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked for
   directions.
3. Those soldiers and agents carried guns.
4. Our babysitter and her friend arrived late.

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Compound Predicate
A compound predicate, is more than one verb
relating to the same subject.
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Can you find the compound predicate?
Mother mopped and scrubbed the kitchen floor.
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Can you find the compound predicate?
Mother mopped and scrubbed the kitchen floor.
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Can you find the compound predicate in each
sentence below?

1. My little brother bruised and broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob looked and asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried and used guns.
4. Our babysitter overslept and arrived late.

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Can you find the compound predicate in each
sentence below?

1. My little brother bruised and broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob looked and asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried and used guns.
4. Our babysitter overslept and arrived late.

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PREPOSITIONhttp//www.youtube.com/watch?vyfExXGM
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• A preposition is a part of speech that shows a
  relationship between two things.
• Location (on, under, in)
• Timing (before, after, during)
• Direction (from, toward, to)

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Prepositions
The mouse is on the table. Two things mouse
table Relationship one is on the other On is a
preposition!
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Prepositions
The mouse is under the table. Two things mouse
table Relationship one is under the
other Under is a preposition!
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Prepositions
Here is a list of the most common prepositions
aboard along behind but (except) from off past until
about amid below by in on since up
above among beneath down inside onto through upon
across around beside during into out to with
after at between except near outside toward within
against before beyond for of over under without
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Test Your Knowledge
Which word is a preposition? The runners raced
around the track.
runners
around
the
track
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Which word is a preposition? The girl by the
door is my sister.
girl
by
door
my
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Prepositional Phrases
Lets look again at the sentences you practiced
with. The girl by the door is my sister. The
runners raced around the track.
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Prepositional Phrases
by the door around the track
These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional
phrases start with a preposition and end with the
object of a preposition.
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Object of a Preposition

• The object of a preposition
• must be a noun or a pronoun
• always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase

Example The cookies are in the oven. Oven is a
noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Oven is
the object of the preposition.
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Test Your Knowledge

• Identify the prepositional phrase.
• I sat with my mom.

I sat with
with my
with my mom
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Test Your Knowledge
Identify the prepositional phrase. I chose a
book from the library.
chose a book
book from the library
from the library