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Ask yourself these 5 questions…
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What is a subject?
What is the difference between a
predicate and a verb?
What is a compound predicate?
What is a complex sentence?
Is “She and I walked to the grocery store
then to the mall” a complex sentence?
Sentence Structure
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Subject: What or who the sentence is about
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Simple subject: The subject without the words that
modify it
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Complete subject: The subject, including all the words
that modify it
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All Americans 50 and older are set in their ways.
All Americans 50 and older are set in their ways.
Predicate (verb): Tells what the subject is doing
(action) or tells something about the subject
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Simple predicate: The verb without words that modify it
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The boy threw the ball.
Complete predicate: The verb, including all the words
that modify it
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The boy threw the ball.
Sentence Structure
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Subject: What or who the sentence is about
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Simple subject: The subject without the words that
modify it
Complete subject: The subject, including all the words
that modify it
Predicate (verb): Tells what the subject is doing
(action) or tells something about the subject
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Simple predicate: The verb without words that modify it
Complete predicate: The verb, including all the words
that modify it
Sentence Structure
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Subject: What or who the sentence is about
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Simple subject: The subject without the words that
modify it
Complete subject: The subject, including all the words
that modify it
Predicate (verb): Tells what the subject is doing
(action) or tells something about the subject
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Simple predicate: The verb without words that modify it
Complete predicate: The verb, including all the words
that modify it
Sentence Structure
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A simple subject may be compound, meaning
that it includes two or more subjects sharing the
same predicate (or predicates).
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Monkeys and sloths live in the jungle.
A simple predicate may also be compound,
meaning it includes two or more verbs sharing
the same subject (or subjects).
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Children run and jump during recess.
Sentence Structure
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Simple Sentence: A sentence that contains a
simple subject and a simple predicate (either of
which may be compound)
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Compound sentence: A sentence that contains
two simple sentences joined by a comma with a
coordinating conjunction or joined by a
semicolon ( ; )
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Bob and Todd ran the show and the concession
stands.
Bob ran the show, and Todd ran the concession
stand.
**Be careful not to confuse a simple sentence
containing compound subjects or compound
predicates with a compound sentence**
Sentence Structure
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Now you be the author. Create the following
sentences:
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Single subject, single predicate (1)
Compound subject, single predicate (2)
Single subject, compound predicate (2)
Compound subject, compound predicate (3)
Complex sentence (2)
The number in parentheses denotes how many
sentences of that type you are to write.
Sentence Structure
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Simple Sentence: A sentence that contains one
independent clause and no dependent clause
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Clause: The smallest grammatical unit that expresses a
thought
Independent clause: A clause that can stand alone as a
sentence
Dependent clause: A clause that provides additional
information for an independent clause but cannot stand
alone as a sentence
Compound sentence: A sentence that contains two
simple sentences joined by a comma with a
coordinating conjunction or joined by a semicolon ( ; )