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Sentence Writing Strategies Simple Sentences • A simple sentence is an independent clause that has a subject and a predicate. Independent Clause • A group of words that makes a complete statement and has a subject and a predicate. Subject • The person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. It’s always a noun. • All subjects are nouns, but not all nouns are the subject of the sentence. Predicate • The predicate shows the state of being or action of the subject of the sentence. • Action can be physical or mental or state of being (is/are). • All predicates are verbs, but not all verbs are predicates. Subject-Verb Identification Procedure • Step 1: Find the verb. • Step 2: Ask yourself “Who or What?” is doing the action to find the subject. 4 Types of Simple Sentences • • • • SV SSV SVV SSVV Jill sat. Jill and Jan sat. Jill sat and ate. Jill and Jan sat and ate. s=subject v=verb Noun Phrase • When two or more words are used together for the subject – These typically describe the subject, give us information about the subject • The noun phrase is the Complete Subject Head Word of Subject • Is the one word that names what the sentence is about. • Example: • The old gray horse grazed in the field. • Head word = horse • Complete subject= old gray horse Verb Phrase • When one or more helping verbs is in front of a main verb • The verb phrase is the Complete Verb 23 Helping Verbs • • • • • • • • • Shall, should Will, was, were, would Is May, might, must Be, being, been Can, could Has, have, had Am, are Do, does, did Helping Verbs • Helping verbs can be right in front of the verb or a few words away. • Example: • I could have walked to the park. • Main Verb= walked • Helping Verbs= could have Complete Verb • Includes the main verb and the helping verbs. • Example: • She may be going to the mall today. • Main verb= going • Complete Verb= may be going Verbs Can Move • Verbs can come before the subject • Example: Down the street ran the bulls. Verbs Can Move • Sometimes the subject will appear between the helping verb and the verb. • Example: Will you go to the movie tonight? Infinitives • Any verb that has the word “to” in front of it is an infinitive – it is NOT the main verb • Infinitive= to + verb Infinitive • I am going to eat cake. • I = Subject • Am Going=Complete verb (helping verb + main verb) • To eat = infinitive Compound Subjects • When there are two or more subjects in an independent clause • Bill and Sue want to go to the movies. • SSV Compound Verbs • When there are two or more verbs in an independent clause • Sally swam and played all afternoon • SVV Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs • When there are two or more subjects and verbs • The ponies and calves scampered and played in the field. • SSVV Practice • What is a simple sentence? • A simple sentence is an independent clause that has a subject and a predicate. Practice • How many independent clauses are in a simple sentence? • One Practice • What’s a subject? • The person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. It’s always a noun. • What’s a predicate (verb)? • The action or state of being of the subject of the sentence Practice • An independent clause has two important parts; what are they? • A subject and a Verb (predicate). Practice • What’s a compound subject? • When there are two or more subjects in an independent clause • What are compound verbs? • When there are two or more verbs in an independent clause Practice • What is the head word of the subject? • The one word that names what the sentence is about. • What makes up a complete verb? • The main verb and the helping verb Practice • What are the simple sentence formulas? • SV • SSV • SVV • SSVV Practice • • • • • • The tree fell down. S=tree, V=fell Here are the cookies. S=cookies, V=are Are you going to the mall? S=you, V=going, Helping verb=are