Parts of a Sentence Let’s review, shall we?

What is a subject? A subject tells us WHO or WHAT the sentence is about. It usually comes BEFORE the predicate.

Ok…so what is a predicate? The predicate makes a statement about the subject. For example… “The soccer player ran down the field.” The soccer player is the subject. “ran down the field” is the predicate. It tells us what the soccer player did.

The cute piglet walked to the store in her pink boots. What is the subject of the sentence? What is the predicate of the sentence?

How cute was that pig?! Almost as cute as this waving baby panda.

Let’s practice… “The children went to the county fair”. What is the subject? What is the predicate? Way to go!

A complete subject… Tells us who or what the sentence is about. The green, slimy alien from Mars waved to us.

The Simple Subject… Tells us who or what the sentence is about, but doesn’t have all those descriptive words. Ex: The green, slimy alien from Mars waved at us. The simple subject is just a single NOUN.

The Complete Predicate: This is the action or linking part of the sentence. It includes all of the words attached the the verb or action. Ex: The green, slimy alien from Mars waved at us.

The Simple Predicate: Is the basic word that tells the action of the sentence. Look for the verb. Example: The green, slimy alien from Mars waved at us.

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Independent Clauses. They are independent…so they can stand on their own as a sentence. It contains a subject and a predicate. Ex: Sarah bought a car. There’s a subject and a predicate, and yep, it can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

The dog drove us to school. Is this an independent clause? ….yep.

A Subordinate Clause: Subordinate clauses can never stand on their own as a complete sentence. They don’t express a complete thought. They also tend to begin with a subordinate conjunction… EX: “Because the dog was a good driver.” “ Although the dog drove us home.”

Which one is an Independent Clause? “Every student passed the test.” “Since we were ordering pizza.” “Unless you catch the bus on time.” “Dean wrote an excellent essay.” “Because she talked to the teacher.”

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Types of Sentences: Give me an example of an EXCLAMATION… Give me an example of a QUESTION… Give me an example of a COMMAND… Give me an example of a STATEMENT…

That was easy, right?

Direct Objects What does that even mean? Well, there are three ways to find a direct object. 1) The direct object is always a NOUN. 2) The direct object always is in a sentence with an ACTION VERB (linking verbs not included). 3)The direct object answers, “What?” Ex: The little boy threw the ball. The action verb is “threw”. He threw what? the ball. Ball is a noun, so it IS the direct object.

Find the Direct Objects: Tina fed the birds. Craig will read the book tomorrow. Marcia cooked a turkey for the dinner party.

Was that difficult?

No way! You got it!

One more thing to learn… The subject-verb agreement: A singular subject requires a singular verb. Ex: The maid cleans the kitchen. Adding an “s” to a verb often ensures that there is a subject-verb agreement if the subject is SINGULAR.

Subject-Verb Agreement If a subject is plural, then the verb must be plural. Ex: The maids clean the kitchen. There are several maids, so the verb must be plural. Should NOT be: The maids cleans the kitchen. The subject ALWAYS determines the verb.

For linking verbs… IS = for singular subject ARE = for plural subject Example: The child is happy. The children are happy

Congratulations!!! You learned all of the Parts of the Sentence!