Unit 1 Types of Sentences Complete Subjects and Predicates Simple Subjects and Predicates

Types of Sentences Four types of sentences- Declarative Imperative Exclamatory Interrogative

Declarative Sentences Makes a statement Ends with a period Example: I am a middle school teacher.

Imperative Sentence Makes a command or request Ends with a period or exclamation point Example: Clean up your room after school.

Exclamatory Sentence Shows strong feeling Ends with an exclamation point Example: That was the best movie that I have ever seen!

Interrogative Sentence Asks a question Ends with a question mark Example: Why does he write music?

Complete Subject Names whom or what the sentence is about Example 1: Students / like to attend art class. Students= complete subject Example 2: The very fat cat / needs to go on a diet. The very fat cat= complete subject

Complete Predicate Tells what the subject is, does, has, or feels Example 1: People / like tacos. complete predicate= like tacos Example 2: The coach / told his point guard to shake a leg complete predicate= told his point guard to shake a leg

Hint #1 When you draw the “cut line,” all of the words to the left of the line are included in the complete subject. All of the words to the right of the line are included in the complete predicate. Example: The eighth grade students / are preparing for a play next week. Complete subject= The eighth grade students Complete predicate= are preparing for a play next week

Simple Subject The key word or words in the complete subject Example 1: That important crop / is cultivated in the United States. crop= simple subject Example 2: The flowering tree / should have a different name. tree= simple subject

Simple Predicate The key word or words in the complete predicate The simple predicate= the verb or verb phrase (a verb phrase is helping verb(s) + main verb) Example: Asia / produces most of the world’s rice. produces= simple predicate

Simple Predicates (continued) Sam should have completed his chores by now. should have completed= simple predicate I will not repeat the directions again. will repeat= simple predicate ** “not” is an adverb.

Hint #2 Don’t include adverbs as part of your simple predicate. Adverbs answer how, when, and to what extent. Examples= not, seldom, often, never, always

Hint #3 Watch out for interrogative sentences. The first word might be a helping verb (and therefore part of the simple predicate). Example: Can I go with you? can go= simple predicate

Hint #4 In an imperative sentence, the subject is usually understood you. The notation for understood you is (you) Example= Erase the chalkboard. simple subject= (you) simple predicate= erase