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The Subject and Verb in the
Simple Sentence
Lesson 1
Joseph C. Blumenthal
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
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A sentence is a group of words that give us a
sense of completeness.
a.
b.
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The barking dog
The dog is barking.
Which group of words is a sentence: a or b?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
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A sentence is a group of words that give us a
sense of completeness.
a.
The barking dog
b.
The dog is barking.
Which group of words is a sentence: a or b?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The dog is barking.
This group of words is a sentence because it gives
us a sense of:
a. completeness
b. incompleteness
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The dog is barking.
This group of words is a sentence because it gives
us a sense of:
a. completeness
b. incompleteness
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The dog is barking.
This group of words gives us a sense of
completeness because it
(1) names what we are talking about, and
(2) tells something about it.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The dog is barking.
• Which two words belong to the naming part of the
sentence?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The dog is barking.
• Which two words belong to the naming part of the
sentence?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The dog is barking.
Which two words tell something about the dog and
therefore belong to the telling part of the sentence?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The dog is barking.
Which two words tell something about the dog and
therefore belong to the telling part of the sentence?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
a.
b.
The argument was useless.
A useless argument.
Which group of words is a sentence because it gives
us a sense of completeness: a or b?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
a.
b.
The argument was useless.
A useless argument.
Which group of words is a sentence because it gives
us a sense of completeness: a or b?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
a.
b.
c.
Helping his friend.
With the help of his friend.
Alonzo helped his friend.
Which group of words is a sentence because it gives
us a sense of completeness: a, b, or c?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
a.
b.
c.
Helping his friend.
With the help of his friend.
Alonzo helped his friend.
Which group of words is a sentence because it gives
us a sense of completeness: a, b, or c?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
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The naming part of a sentence is called the
complete subject. A complete subject is
usually built around a noun or pronoun that is
known as the simple subject.
The complete subject is likely to be (longer, shorter)
than the simple subject—or subject, as we usually
call it.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
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The naming part of a sentence is called the
complete subject. A complete subject is
usually built around a noun or pronoun that is
known as the simple subject.
The complete subject is likely to be (longer, shorter)
than the simple subject—or subject, as we usually
call it.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The old black dog wagged its shaggy tail.
The complete subject of this sentence consists of
four words—The old black dog.
The simple subject, or subject, is the
one word ____________.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The old black dog wagged its shaggy tail.
The complete subject of this sentence consists of
four words—The old black dog.
The simple subject, or subject, is the
one word ____dog_____.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The old black dog wagged its shaggy tail.
The telling part of a sentence is called the complete
predicate.
The complete predicate of this sentence consists
of _________ words. (How many?)
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The old black dog wagged its shaggy tail.
The telling part of a sentence is called the complete
predicate.
The complete predicate of this sentence consists
of __four____ words. (How many?)
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The complete predicate is built around the simple
predicate, which we shall hereafter refer to as the
verb. A verb makes—or helps to make—a
statement about the subject.
The old black dog wagged its shaggy tail.
The simple predicate, or verb, around which the
complete predicate is built is the one word _____.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The complete predicate is built around the simple
predicate, which we shall hereafter refer to as the
verb. A verb makes—or helps to make—a
statement about the subject.
The old black dog wagged its shaggy tail.
The simple predicate, or verb, around which the
complete predicate is built is the one word wagged.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The subject and the verb are the most important words
in any sentence because they carry the most
meaning.
Two small boys | rang our doorbell.
The subject of this sentence is the noun ____.
The verb of this sentence is the word ____.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The subject and the verb are the most important words
in any sentence because they carry the most
meaning.
Two small boys | rang our doorbell.
The subject of this sentence is the noun boys.
The verb of this sentence is the word ____.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
The subject and the verb are the most important words
in any sentence because they carry the most
meaning.
Two small boys | rang our doorbell.
The subject of this sentence is the noun boys.
The verb of this sentence is the word rang.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
From now on we shall color the subject with yellow
and the verb with red.
Two small boys | rang our doorbell.
The subject of this sentence is the noun boys.
The verb of this sentence is the word rang.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
Which are the subject and verb in the following
sentence?
A handsome blue car|stopped in front of our house.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
Which are the subject and verb in the following
sentence?
A handsome blue car|stopped in front of our house.
The subject car and the verb stopped carry more of
the meaning of this sentence than any other two
words we could possibly choose. (True, False)
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
Which are the subject and verb in the following
sentence?
A handsome blue car|stopped in front of our house.
The subject car and the verb stopped carry more of
the meaning of this sentence than any other two
words we could possibly choose. (True, False)
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
Verbs have a special characteristic that helps us to
identify them. Verbs are the only words that can
show by a change in their spelling whether they
mean present or past time; for example, cook-cooked,
see-saw, speak-spoke.
What is the past form of the verb jump?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
Verbs have a special characteristic that helps us to
identify them. Verbs are the only words that can
show by a change in their spelling whether they
mean present or past time; for example, cook-cooked,
see-saw, speak-spoke.
What is the past form of the verb jump?
Jumped!
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
PRESENT:
I never eat oysters
PAST:
I never ate oysters.
In the changing of this sentence from present to past
time, the only word that changed was the verb ____.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
PRESENT:
I never eat oysters
PAST:
I never ate oysters.
In the changing of this sentence from present to past
time, the only word that changed was the verb eat.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
PRESENT:
Some of the boys ride to school.
PAST:
Some of the boys rode to school.
Because ride is the only word that changed, we can
be sure that it is a ____.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
PRESENT:
Some of the boys ride to school.
PAST:
Some of the boys rode to school.
Because ride is the only word that changed, we can
be sure that it is a verb.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
A small number of verbs have the same form for
both present and past time; for example, hit, cut, let,
put, hurt, coast.
a. We hit the ball back and forth.
b. We bat the ball back and forth.
In which sentence could the verb mean either
present or past time?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
A small number of verbs have the same form for
both present and past time; for example, hit, cut, let,
put, hurt, coast.
a. We hit the ball back and forth.
b. We bat the ball back and forth.
In which sentence could the verb mean either
present or past time?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
On your paper write and label the subject and the
verb in each sentence.
1. Players from both teams scrambled over the field.
2. A huge, spreading maple stands in front of the
church.
3. A large white cat with yellow patches emerged
from the bushes.
4. An expensive silver pin disappeared from the
counter.
5. The pond across the road seldom freezes before
December.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
A big green milk truck
This group of words is only a subject. There is no
predicate to tell what the truck did or what
happened to it.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
A big green milk truck
a. Ahead of our car
b. stopped suddenly
Which group of words is a predicate—a or b?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
A big green milk truck
a. Ahead of our car
b. stopped suddenly
Which group of words is a predicate—a or b?
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
For the next frames write an S if the
word group is just a subject, P if it is just
a predicate, and SP if it has both that
form a complete sentence. Capitals and
periods are omitted so as to not reveal
the answer.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
S, P, or SP?
6. most large European cities
7. complained about the very slow service
8. the music stopped
9. supplies electric power to several states
10. my dad has a good sense of humor
11. a bottle of red ink
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
S, P, or SP?
12. the linoleum on our kitchen floor
13. some parts of the world get mail only
once or twice a year
14. moves through the water by a kind of jet
propulsion
15. the kindly old doctor in this small Iowa
town
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
Fill in the blank.
16. The predicate of a sentence makes a
statement about the _______.
17. Every word in a sentence belongs to either
the complete subject or the complete
___________.
The Subject and Verb in the Simple Sentence
Fill in the blank.
18. Just like the heart of the complete subject is
the subject, the heart of the complete predicate is
the simple predicate, also commonly called the
_______.
19. When we change a sentence from present
to past or from past to present, the only
word that would ordinarily change is the
________.
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You are done!!!
Please turn in your 19
answers for points.