Download Sentence and its parts

Sentence Parts
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. A sentence
tells a whole idea.
Terry plays the piano.
This new car runs on special fuel.
Where does Samantha work?
If a writer leaves out a part of a sentence it is called a sentence fragment. A
sentence fragment is a group of words that do not express a complete thought.
Plays jazz piano. (Who plays jazz piano)
This new car. (What happened to this new car?)
Kinds of Sentences
Words are together into sentences for different purposes. For each purpose
there is a different kind of sentence.
Declarative Sentence
- makes a statement
- ends with a period
This plant is delicate.
Kara left on the bus
Interrogative Sentence - asks a question
- ends with a question mark
Has Vicky called?
What is the starting lineup?
Imperative Sentence
- tells someone to do something
- ends with a period
Sit in the front row.
Wait for a reply.
Exclamatory Sentence
- expresses strong emotions
- ends with a exclamation mark
What a game that was!
Don’t jump!
Each sentence has a subject and a predicate.
Sarah McLachlan sang.
We were cheering.
Finding the subject - The simple subject is the precise person(s), places(s),
thing(s), or idea(s) that the sentence is about.
The simple subject contains a noun or a pronoun. It never contains adjectives,
adverbs, or other words that describe or limit.
To find the simple subject, ask yourself exactly whom or what the sentence is
about.
Renata swam.
My bike with the broken fenders was stolen!
Carla and Stephan sold their house.
Find the subject
1. Oranges arrive from Florida.
2. The lively crowd rose to its feet to greet the team.
3. The locker next to the library belongs to Mandy.
4. The pirate Anny Bonny fought fiercely.
5. The bike in the garage has a flat tire.
6. The computer printed our class schedules.
Finding the Predicate - The simple predicate is the verb or verbs that tell
what the subject does or is.
To find the simple predicate (or verb) in a sentence, find the complete subject
and ask what?
Apohonso mashed the peas.
Jamie is no taller that a giraffe on stilts.
Raisa woke up and smelled the coffee.
The simple subject is always a verb, but don’t assume that all the verbs in a
sentence are part of the simple predicate. Only the verbs that answer what?
I like the skirt that Sally wore.
The coat hat Grey bought is not very warm.
Some words that look like verbs act as other parts of speech, such as nouns,
adjectives, or adverbs. A verb that does not function as a verb can not be the
simple predicate
Watching basketball is my favorite sport.
She found broken glass in her cereal box.
Find the predicate (verb) and the subject
1. A tiny spark started the huge fire.
2. The slide show explained energy.
3. The corridor outside the cafeteria leads to the music room.
4. A stray cat wandered aimlessly into the garage.
5. The chestnut-brown horse trotted around the track.
The parts of a verb
A verb may consist of one word or of several words. I may be made up of a main
verb and on or more helping verbs.
Helping verbs
might have
will
are
could
go
+ Main verb =
gone
see
driving
could
verb
might have gone
will see
are driving
go
Separated parts of a verb
Sometimes the parts of a verb are separated from each other by words that are
not part of the verb.
I have never been to Daytona Beach.
We did not see the accident.
The bus has often been late.
Under line the verb and the subject in the following sentences.
1. We have not gone to the lake once this summer.
2. The package may have been delivered to the wrong house.
3. Cheryl did not see the eclipse.
4. Them has mastered that video game.
5. This report has not been completed.
6. Jim and I will finish this job later.
7. We haven’t planted a flower garden this year.
Objects of Verbs
Direct objects
Some verbs do not express a complete meaning by themselves. They need other
words to complete the meaning of a sentence.
Jim raised ___________. (Raised what?)
Sue met _____________. (Met who?)
The word that completes the action of the verb is called a direct object of the
verb.
Jim raised vegetables.
Sue met Chris.
To find the direct object, first find the verb. Then ask what or whom after
it.
Anne painted a picture
Verb painted
painted what? picture
direct object picture
Carlos saw the president.
Verb saw
saw what?president
direct objectpresident
Identify the verb, subject and direct object
1. The band plays music.
2. Mark called the operator.
3. Don worked quickly.
4. We found the manager.
Indirect Object
An indirect object tells to whom or for whom something is done or to what or for
what something is done.
Indirect objects appear only in sentences with direct objects. They are found
between the verb and the direct object.
We gave Mary some money.
Anne knitted Kim a sweater.
We gave the boat a coat of paint.
Jeff made his dog collar.
The words to or for are never used with the indirect objects.
The baked me a cake.
Jan told Bill te news.
They baked a cake for me.
Jan told the news to Bill.
Find the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object for each sentence.
1. I hooked Mom a rug for her birthday.
2. The official gave the co-captains the trophy.
3. Maria made us a Mexican dinner.
4. Paul gave the chili a stir.
5. I brought Cindy a book from the library.
6. We gave our parents a scare.
7. Will you bring me some ice?
8. The sun sparkled on the waves.
9. Nathan must have ironed my shirt.
10. Pat got a digital camera for Christmas.