1. What is a sentence? Is this a sentence? Is this a sentence?

2. Tessa Is this a sentence? Running down the street after Danielle Is this a sentence?

3. What is a sentence? A sentence is a group of related words... Into the burning building Is this a sentence?...that contains a subject and a verb... When Nicole ran into the burning building. A complete sentence?...and expresses a complete thought.

4. Tessa ran down the street after Eric just as she saw Nicole run into a burning building.

5. Reviewing Parts of a Sentence Complete Subject Complete Predicate Meagan and Trista Entered the Miss Teen Wisconsin contest in April Who or what? Did what? Said what? Felt what? Is what?

6. Simple Subject Simple Predicate Verb Mary, our class president, Specific person, place, thing, idea that is being talked about. Spoke calmly and courageously to the Board about getting the gum rule abolished. Specific action or linking verb which tells something about the subject did or is.

7. A woman on my street received an award. Complete Subject: All words that go with the who? Or what did something? Complete predicate: All words that go with what is being said about the who or what. Simple subject: one noun or pronoun Simple predicate: all parts of the verb phrase that tell what subject did or is

8. Here is a letter for you. When you turn sixteen, you can get your driver’s license. In France you and I will be able to buy a hamburger at McDonalds. On the last day of the conference regular season, Wausaukee will play Suring and will beat them by six points. Nick gave Jill a letter. Who or what did something? What is said about this who/what?

9. Improving Sentence Fluency Sentences must be well-built: --Simple subject(s) must agree with the simple predicate (verb). *Mary and Johnny has a nice house. *Did Jerry or Susie seems nicest? --Sentences must be parallel in structure: *Mary is very pretty, intelligent, and gets good grades. *Mary wants to be a doctor, but Johnny likes his younger sister better than Mary.

10. Improving Sentence Fluency Sentences must varied in construction. --Variety of beginnings. *Jennifer Aniston is an actress. She was married to Brad Pitt. He later married Angelina Jolie. They have many children. *I like oldies rock & roll music. My husband likes country. Our daughter likes hip-hop. Our son likes country pop.

11. --Sentences must have a strong rhythm and flow when read aloud. *I like toast, but not with jelly, but I kind of like peanut butter on it, sometimes. *I have an old wallet, which I got it from my grandpa when I was five or six, and it is really worn out now, ripped and faded and water- stained.

12. --Sentences must have a variety of lengths. (3-30 words) *Jason is a member of the Jones family.(7) He has five brothers.(5) They are Jerod, Jack, Joseph, and Jerry.(6) Jason is very nice. (4) His brothers are very nice, too. (5) *If I could be anything I wanted to be, I would still be a teacher.(15) I have wanted to be a teacher since I first went to school.(12) By second grade my teacher was already assigning me first graders to help with their work.(15) I enjoyed working with them because they looked up to me. (10) Even though I switched teachers every two years, my new teachers always had me help with others. (17) STOP!

13. Now, do Chapter 11 Test Part A Example: Underline the complete subject once; the complete predicate twice. I cannot understand the story. Example 2: More complicated sentences Did Andy do the watusi with Wanda Cool? Example 3: Even more complicated When Amanda graduates, she wants to run for public office.

14. Finding the Simple Subject Who? What? The girl in the red dress is Craig’s date for the dance. Prepositional phrase x

15. There are so many good kids in the freshman class. Did Magan really buy a pair of slacks with tiger-like fur on the cuffs and a matching mini-top with fur on the sleeves?

16. Bottles of juice and milk were left on the counter last night. There are your shoes and socks under the couch.

17. Now, Do Part B on Test Find the simple subjects (S) and Simple Predicate Verb Phrase(V) Example 1: The letter is on your desk Example 2: More complicated If I were rich, I would buy all of you many gifts. Example 3: Even more complicated Does he run as fast in a competition?

18. COMPLEMENTS A word or group of words that completes the meaning of the predicate Lilly hit... Amy is… Hit what? Is what? the ball. a very pretty girl. Complement

19. SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS Follows a linking verb identifies or describes the subject Pearl is a freshman. Subject Complement Linking Verb

20. PREDICATE NOMINATIVE A noun or pronoun in the predicate that identifies or renames the subject. John will become a senior next year if he passes his classes. predicate Subject Same

21. After the election Tuesday, Rachel was elected president of our class. Subject? Predicate Verb? Predicate nominative?

22. PREDICATE ADJECTIVES An adjective in predicate that describes the subject of the sentence Even though she is seventy years old, Carla is still beautiful. Subject? Predicate adjective

23. Practicing Complements Many of these woods are quite valuable to furniture makers and artists. Subject? *a noun in a prepositional phrase is never the subject Predicate Predicate adjective?

24. REVIEW SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS For years, the resources of the rain forests seemed unlimited. Many of these woods are quite valuable to furniture makers and artists. Are the sneakers in the window leather? During the last hour of practice, your violin playing sounded really professional.

25. Now, do Part D of the Test Identify only subject complements and label as PN or PA Example 1: David is a freshmen. Example 2: More complicated These are more difficult than I remember. Example 3: Even more complicated He is a cold-blooded killer.

26. VERBS LINKING Abby is a model student. ACTION Abby hit Adam. Subject Complements Object Complements

27. OBJECTS Direct object Chris hit Megan. hit what/whom? (DO) Indirect object Chris called Megan a name. Called what? (DO) Whom did he call this? (IO) **John gave the book to me. (Words in prepositional phrases cannot be direct or indirect objects.)

28. Let’s practice finding subjects,verbs and objects. Her work in the field of science saved many lives. At the book sale, the ticket taker handed each shopper a paper bag. My oldest sister plays tennis at her school. Her work in the field of science saved many lives. (DO) IO DO

29. Now, Do Part C of Test Identify all complements (object and subject) Example 1: Dakota sang two songs. Example 2: More complicated Kevin threw Raquel a note. Example 3: Even more complicated Jeff was voted “Most Likely to Make a Million” on Friday.

30. Now, do Part E on the Test Identify the object compliments and label IO or DO Example 1: I will drop the Internet. Example 2: More complicated When I finish, I will give you a call. Example 3: Even more complicated Will you cancel the reservation?