1. Sentences A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea. “Wannabe” sentences that are half- thoughts are just fragments. Fragment: hanging from the chandelier Sentence: Gramma is hanging from the chandelier by her toes again. The Giggly Guide to Grammar  2008 Cathy Campbell. All rights reserved. www.discoverwriting.com ･ For classroom use only. Chapter 4 ･ Parts of the Sentence: Subject, Predicate, and Complement ･ p. 55

2. Subject The person, place, thing or idea that’s the main focus of a sentence is called the subject. Sometimes the subject can be more than one word. What’s the subject of this sentence? On bad hair days, Matilda, a fashionable young lady, wears colorful, eye-catching shower caps to hide her trussed up tresses. The Giggly Guide to Grammar  2008 Cathy Campbell. All rights reserved. www.discoverwriting.com ･ For classroom use only. Chapter 4 ･ Parts of the Sentence: Subject, Predicate, and Complement ･ p. 56

3. Compound Subject A sentence about more than one person, place, thing or idea has a compound subject. Who are the subjects of this sentence? Ernie, Prudence, their goldfish and dog Spot chew bubblegum. The Giggly Guide to Grammar  2008 Cathy Campbell. All rights reserved. www.discoverwriting.com ･ For classroom use only. Chapter 4 ･ Parts of the Sentence: Subject, Predicate, and Complement ･ p. 62

4. Predicates Every sentence needs a predicate, a verb. A simple predicate is just the verb, a complete predicate is the verb and all the words and phrases that go with it. A predicate tells what the subject is doing or what’s being said about it. Ramona reads mystery stories by the light of her ponderous firefly. What is the simple predicate? What is the complete predicate? The Giggly Guide to Grammar  2008 Cathy Campbell. All rights reserved. www.discoverwriting.com ･ For classroom use only. Chapter 4 ･ Parts of the Sentence: Subject, Predicate, and Complement ･ p. 63

5. Complements Sometimes a subject and predicate need a word to fully complete the meaning of a sentence. This word is called a complement. What word completes the sentence? This word is the complement. Fido found a bone. The Giggly Guide to Grammar  2008 Cathy Campbell. All rights reserved. www.discoverwriting.com ･ For classroom use only. Chapter 4 ･ Parts of the Sentence: Subject, Predicate, and Complement ･ p. 65

6. Direct Objects A direct object is always a noun or pronoun that comes after the action verb. It receives the action of the verb, so ask whom or what after the verb to find the direct object. Whom or what did Thadeus compliment? Thadeus complimented Nadine on her new Tyrannosaurus earrings. The Giggly Guide to Grammar  2008 Cathy Campbell. All rights reserved. www.discoverwriting.com ･ For classroom use only. Chapter 4 ･ Parts of the Sentence: Subject, Predicate, and Complement ･ p. 66

7. Indirect Objects Some sentences have indirect objects. An indirect object comes before the direct object and is always a noun or pronoun. Find the direct object and then ask to whom, for whom, to what or for what about the direct object to find the indirect object. Find the direct objects in this sentence. Wyonna taught her hamster and garden snake a song and tap dance from a hit Broadway show. The Giggly Guide to Grammar  2008 Cathy Campbell. All rights reserved. www.discoverwriting.com ･ For classroom use only. Chapter 4 ･ Parts of the Sentence: Subject, Predicate, and Complement ･ p. 68

8. Predicate Nominative and Adjective Subject complements only come after linking verbs. There are two types. The predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb. A predicate adjective is an adjective following the linking verb. Which sentence has a predicate nominative and which sentence has a predicate adjective? Gromer’s best friend is his pet eggplant. The hair on Puddington’s three headed cat looks straggly. The Giggly Guide to Grammar  2008 Cathy Campbell. All rights reserved. www.discoverwriting.com ･ For classroom use only. Chapter 4 ･ Parts of the Sentence: Subject, Predicate, and Complement ･ p. 69