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Subject
Predicate
Complete Thought
Simple
Subject
Simple
Predicate
Subjects in
Unusual
Order
Complete
Predicate
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The simple subject is the main word or words
that the sentence is about. Words that
describe the subject are not a part of the
simple subject.
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If a proper name is used as the subject, all
parts of the name make up the simple
subject.
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EXAMPLES:
Dr. Joe Johnson was mad at me.
Big hairy insects all over the world are
fascinating.
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The simple predicate, or verb phrase, is
what the subject is doing. Action Verbs tell
what the subject does, even when the
action cannot be seen. Linking Verbs tell
what the subject “is.
EXAMPLES:
 Children around the world love folktales.
 Alberto will go to the store for Cheetos
after school.
 In
most sentences, the subject
comes before the verb. This is
called NATURAL ORDER.
The book flew across the room.
1.
COMMAND (imperative sentence): The subject of a
command is usually “you.” The subject is NOT in the
sentence and we say it “understood” that the subject is
“you”
2.
INVERTED SENTENCE: Often begins with a prepositional
phrase. The subject comes after the verb.
3.
QUESTIONS (interrogative sentences): the subject comes
after the verb or between parts of the verb phrase.
4.
Here & There. In some sentences beginning with the
words HERE or THERE, the subject often follows the verb.
INVERTED SENTENCE: Often begins with a
prepositional phrase. The subject comes after
the predicate.
Example:
Into the car climbed the boy on the scooter.
Down the street screamed Daniel.
Around the corner came a huge boat with large
sails.
Near the satellite model was a large picture of
Saturn.
QUESTIONS (interrogative sentences):
the subject comes after the verb or
between parts of the verb phrase.
Are you excited?
Have you been to the city?
Was Mom surprised?
Are you searching for the gift shop?
How much do you remember from that
poster?
COMMAND (imperative sentence)
The subject of a command is usually “you.”
The subject is NOT in the sentence and we
say it “understood” that the subject is “you.”
Examples:
Study the your notes for the test carefully.
Look at the schedule for the time.
(you) Take a picture of Dad in the space
suit.
Here & There
In some sentences beginning with the words HERE
or THERE, the subject often follows the verb.
 Here is the road to the city.
 There are the hotels listed in the book.
 Here is the new library in Smyrna.
 There is a beautiful flower in my
garden.
Fragment
• A part of a sentence
written as if it were a
sentence
• missing a subject,
predicate or complete
thought
Run-On
• Two or more sentences written as if
they were a single sentence.
• When you combine two sentences
with a conjunctions, use a comma
before the conjunction.
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A Direct Object is a noun or pronoun
that receives the action of a transitive verb.
Can be more than one in a sentence (Compound DO)
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Found by asking "Whom"? or "What" receives the
action of the verb. Subject + Predicate + what? =
DO
Mother invited Uncle Bill and Aunt
Clara to a party. Dad gave them an
invitation.
What did you have for
dinner?
To help figure it out, change it to statement:
You have what for dinner.
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Nouns or pronouns that come after the
action verb and before a direct object.
PATTERN = Subject + verb + i.o. + d.o.
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It names the person or thing to which
something is given or for which something is
done.
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An i.o. never follows the preposition to or for
in a sentence.
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A sentence must have a direct object to
have an indirect object.
To find the i.o., find the d.o. first. Then ask the
questions: To whom? For whom? To what?
For What?
Subject + Predicate + D.O.+ who = I.O.
_________ + ____________ + ________ who = _______
The dog gave me a bone from his dog
house.
2. Sally gave Ian a big kiss for his birthday.
3. Michael Vick tossed Don the football.
1.