1. Unit 1 Sentences Mrs. Woytko

2. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. The dog ran away. Sue loves to read.

3. A fragment is not a complete sentence Ran away The little boy

4. A complete sentence has 2 parts: a subject and a predicate. The little boyran across the field. The young kidsplayed basketball together. Several black helicopterslanded in the field. The helicopterslanded.

5. The cute dog ran across the road. Sara went shopping all day. Lily is the best dog. Subject Who or what Predicate Tells what the subject is or does

6. Read each sentence. Where do we draw the line between the subject and the predicate? Click the mouse to see if you are correct. Mark and Tom played hockey last night. The tallest building is a historical landmark. The park has a swimming pool. Mom made cookies for the picnic.

7. Simple Subject The little golden puppy ran away. A big red ball rolled down the driveway. Bats look like little mice.

8. Let’s try - Out in the yard, the dog was barking. The tall, yellow flowers are beautiful. The flat screen television is mounted on the wall.

9. Simple Predicate or Verb The girls went to the movies. The dog ran down the hill. The movie lasted three hours.

10. Let’s Try Mary went to the mall. The black ants crawled on the picnic table. Golden Retrievers are the friendliest dogs.

11. Complete pages 1 & 2 1

12. Compound Subjects: 2 or more simple subjects connected by a joining word. Dogs and cats are a big responsibility. Mom or Dad will pick you up from the dance.

13. Compound Predicates: 2 or more simple predicates connected by a joining word The children ran and jumped through the park. Sue planned and organized the entire event.

14. 4 Types of Sentences 1.Declarative : a statement ends with a period I have a beautiful dog. Sue is a great student.

15. 2. Interrogative: asks a question and ends with a question mark? Do you like to read? Are you going to the movies with us? Do you have a pet?

16. 3. Imperative: gives a command and ends with a period Please sit down. Close the door for me. Turn out the lights. Take the dog for a walk.

17. 4.Exclamatory : expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point! Look at that cute dog! Watch out for that car! Don’t run in the hallway!

18. Subjects in Interrogative sentences Rearrange the sentence. Does Mark play basketball? Mark plays basketball. Did Paula find her seat? Paula finds her seat.

19. Subjects in Imperative sentences The subject is usually not stated in the sentence. You is the understood subject. Please sit down. (you) Please read the story. (you)

20. Complete pages 3-6

21. Review for test Any questions?