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Subject and Predicate/ Parts of Speech
Writing Clinic
Duration: 45 minutes
Teaching materials prepared in collaboration with: CA
Unit & Sahar Gaad
WHAT IS A SENTENCE?
TODAY’S LESSON WILL EXPLAIN:
1. WHAT IS REQUIRED IN EVERY
SENTENCE?
2. WHAT IS A SUBJECT?
3. WHAT IS A PREDICATE?
WHAT IS REQUIRED IN
EVERY SENTENCE?
•
Not every group of words is a sentence.
To be a sentence, a group of words must
make a complete thought AND contain:
1. SUBJECT
2. PREDICATE
SUBJECTS
• Simple Subject
1. Usually only one
word.
2. Always a noun or
pronoun.
3. Tells what or who
the sentence is
about.
• Complete Subject
1. Can be several
words or only one
word.
2. Always contains a
noun or pronoun.
3. Always includes the
simple subject.
SIMPLE PREDICATE
•
Always a verb. (A
verb is a word that
tells what the subject
is doing or being.)
There are two kinds
of verbs:
1. Action verbs: run,
jump, sit, sleep.
2. Being verbs: am, is,
was, seem.
COMPLETE PREDICATE
• Always contains
the simple
predicate (a verb)
• Can be one word or
several words.
The sunset is
beautiful.
BUILDING SENTENCES
1. William writes poems.
2. My friend William writes poems about
nature.
3. My friend William wrote a poem about
flowers and trees.
4. My kind, talented friend William wrote
the poem “The Earth’s Paintings” which
is about the beauty of nature.
BUILDING YOUR OWN
SENTENCES
1. Write a two-word sentence that contains ONLY
a simple subject and simple predicate.
2. To that sentence, add one or more words to
describe the subject.
3. Keep that sentence and add one or more words
to the predicate.
4. Add more words or phrases to that sentence to
make it longer and more descriptive.
5. Underline the simple subject and simple
predicate in each sentence.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
1.
2.
3.
4.
Dogs barked.
Those big dogs barked.
Those big dogs barked loudly.
Those big dogs in the pen next
door barked loudly all night.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
1.
2.
3.
4.
Dogs barked.
Those big dogs barked.
Those big dogs barked loudly.
Those big dogs in the pen next
door barked loudly all night.
WHAT IS A SENTENCE?
• What must it do?
• What must it contain?
• What is a simple subject? A complete
subject?
• What is a simple predicate? A complete
predicate?
QUICK PRACTICE
ANSWER KEY
QUICK PRACTICE 2
Direction: Complete the following subject and predicate
to make complete sentences.
1. The students
2. are watching their students reading their books
PARTS OF SPEECH
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea:
People: farmer, mechanic, father, Professor Haskins,
accountant, Marcia
Places: ocean, Canada, porch, Spain, classroom
Things: scissors, giraffe, pen, jet ski, fridge, skateboard,
picture, pencil
Ideas: love, inspiration, courage, anxiety, eagerness,
happiness, kindness
PARTS OF SPEECH
An adjective modifies (qualifies or limits the meaning of ) a
noun or a pronoun. It answers the questions, What kind?
Which one(s)? How many? How much?
Example:
•Carrie read an interesting story. (What kind of story?)
•The recent article has that information. (Which article?)
•Kent owns those surfboards. (Which surfboards?)
•Wendy paid fifty dollars for the jacket. (How many dollars?)
•Much space was devoted to her artwork. (How much
space?)
PARTS OF SPEECH
A verb tells what action (often a physical action) a subject is
performing, has performed, or will perform.
Example:
•My father delivers packages to department stores each day.
•Louie won a perfect game last night.
•Suzanne skated across the rink in Central Park.
•Turn at the next corner, Noel.
•Oscar will help Yousuf with the project.
PARTS OF SPEECH
An adverb is a word that modifies (qualifies or limits) a verb, an
adjective, or another adverb.
◗ Many adverbs end in - ly.
◗ Adverbs answer any of these four questions: Where? When? How? To
what extent?
◗ Adverbs make writing more specific and more exact.
◗ Here are some adverbs that do not end in -ly:
QUICK PRACTICE 3
Direction: Write complete sentences using the
following parts of speech.
1.
2.
3.
4.
shop assistant (noun)
disgusting (adjective)
earn (verb)
immediately (adverb)