Download Reviewing Parts of Sentence Ch 11

What is a sentence?
Is this a sentence?
Is this a
sentence?
Tessa
Is this a
sentence?
Is this a
sentence?
Running down the street after Danielle
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of related words...
Into the burning building
Is this a
sentence?
...that contains a subject and a verb...
When Nicole ran into the burning building.
...and expresses a complete thought.
A complete
sentence?
Tessa ran down the street after Eric just as she
saw Nicole run into a burning building.
Reviewing Parts of a
Sentence
Complete
Subject
Meagan and Trista
Who or what?
Complete
Predicate
Entered the Miss Teen Wisconsin
contest in April
Did what? Said what? Felt what?
Is what?
Simple
Subject
Mary, our class president,
Specific person, place, thing,
idea that is being talked about.
Simple
Predicate
Verb
Spoke calmly and courageously
to the Board about getting the
gum rule abolished.
Specific action or linking verb
which tells something about
the subject did or is.
A woman on my street received an award.
Complete Subject:
All words that go
with the who?
Or what did
something?
Simple subject:
one noun or pronoun
Complete predicate:
All words that go with
what is being said
about the who or
what.
Simple predicate: all parts
of the verb phrase that tell
what subject did or is
Nick gave Jill a letter.
Who or what did something?
Here is a letter for you.
What is said about this who/what?
When you turn sixteen, you can get your
driver’s license.
In France you and I will be able to buy a
hamburger at McDonalds.
On the last day of the conference regular
season, Wausaukee will play Suring and will
beat them by six points.
Improving Sentence Fluency
•Sentences must be well-built:
--Simple subject(s) must agree with the simple
predicate (verb).
*Mary and Johnny has a nice house.
*Did Jerry or Susie seems nicest?
--Sentences must be parallel in structure:
*Mary is very pretty, intelligent, and gets
good grades.
*Mary wants to be a doctor, but Johnny likes
his younger sister better than Mary.
Improving Sentence Fluency
•Sentences must varied in construction.
--Variety of beginnings.
*Jennifer Aniston is an actress. She was
married to Brad Pitt. He later married
Angelina Jolie. They have many children.
*I like oldies rock & roll music. My
husband likes country. Our daughter
likes hip-hop. Our son likes country
pop.
--Sentences must have a strong rhythm and flow
when read aloud.
*I like toast, but not with jelly, but I kind of
like peanut butter on it, sometimes.
*I have an old wallet, which I got it from my
grandpa when I was five or six, and it is really
worn out now, ripped and faded and waterstained.
--Sentences must have a variety of lengths. (3-30
words)
*Jason is a member of the Jones family.(7)
He has five brothers.(5) They are Jerod,
Jack, Joseph, and Jerry.(6) Jason is very
nice. (4) His brothers are very nice, too. (5)
STOP!
*If I could be anything I wanted to be, I would
still be a teacher.(15) I have wanted to be a
teacher since I first went to school.(12) By
second grade my teacher was already assigning
me first graders to help with their work.(15) I
enjoyed working with them because they looked
up to me. (10) Even though I switched teachers
every two years, my new teachers always had
me help with others. (17)
Now, do Chapter 11 Test Part A
Example: Underline the complete subject once; the
complete predicate twice.
I cannot understand the story.
Example 2: More complicated sentences
Did Andy do the watusi with Wanda Cool?
Example 3: Even more complicated
When Amanda graduates, she wants to run
for public office.
Finding the Simple Subject
What?
Who?
x
The girl in the red dress is Craig’s date for
the dance.
Prepositional phrase
Did Magan really buy a pair of
slacks with tiger-like fur on the
cuffs and a matching mini-top
with fur on the sleeves?
There are so many good kids
in the freshman class.
Bottles of juice and milk were left
on the counter last night.
There are your shoes and socks under
the couch.
Now, Do Part B on Test
Find the simple subjects (S) and Simple Predicate
Verb Phrase(V)
Example 1: The letter is on your desk
Example 2: More complicated
If I were rich, I would buy all of you many gifts.
Example 3: Even more complicated
Does he run as fast in a competition?
COMPLEMENTS
A word or group of words
that completes the
meaning of the predicate
Hit what?
Lilly hit... the ball.
Amy is… a very pretty girl.
Is what?
Complement
SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS
Follows a linking verb
identifies or describes
the subject
Pearl is a freshman.
Subject
Linking Verb
Subject
Complement
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE
Subject
A noun or pronoun
in the predicate that
identifies or renames
the subject.
John will become a senior next year if he passes his classes.
predicate
Same
After the election Tuesday, Rachel was
elected president of our class.
Subject?
Predicate
Verb?
Predicate nominative?
PREDICATE ADJECTIVES
An adjective in predicate that
describes the subject of the
sentence
Even though she is seventy years old, Carla is still beautiful.
Subject?
Predicate
Predicate
adjective
Practicing Complements
Many of these woods are quite valuable to
furniture makers and artists.
Subject?
*a noun in a prepositional
phrase is never the
subject
Predicate
Predicate adjective?
REVIEW SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS
For years, the resources of the rain forests seemed
unlimited.
Many of these woods are quite valuable to furniture
makers and artists.
Are the sneakers in the window leather?
During the last hour of practice, your violin playing
sounded really professional.
Now, do Part D of the Test
Identify only subject complements and label as PN or
PA
Example 1: David
is a freshmen.
Example 2: More complicated
These are more difficult than I remember.
Example 3: Even more complicated
He is a cold-blooded killer.
VERBS
LINKING
Abby is a model student.
Subject
Complements
ACTION
Abby hit Adam.
Object
Complements
OBJECTS
Direct
object
Chris hit Megan.
hit what/whom?
(DO)
Indirect
object
Chris called Megan a
name.
Called what? (DO)
Whom did he call this?
**John gave the book to me. (Words
(IO) in prepositional
phrases cannot be direct or indirect objects.)
Let’s practice finding subjects,verbs and objects.
Her work in the field of science saved many lives.
Her work in the field of science saved many lives. (DO)
At the book sale, the ticket taker handed each shopper a
paper bag.
IO
DO
My oldest sister plays tennis at her school.
Now, Do Part C of Test
Identify all complements (object and subject)
Example 1: Dakota sang two songs.
Example 2: More complicated
Kevin threw Raquel a note.
Example 3: Even more complicated
Jeff was voted “Most Likely to Make a
Million” on Friday.
Now, do Part E on the Test
Identify the object compliments and label IO or
DO
Example 1: I
will drop the Internet.
Example 2: More complicated
When I finish, I will give you a call.
Example 3: Even more complicated
Will you cancel the reservation?