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WHAT IS A SENTENCE?
WHAT IS REQUIRED IN
EVERY SENTENCE?
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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
Example: The dogs barked.
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. Linking/Being
verbs: am, is, was,
seem.
ACTION VERB
LINKING VERB
• Express action
• Do not express action.
• Instead, they connect the
subject of the verb to
additional information about
the subject.
– The class read Romeo &
Juliet out loud.
– During the afternoon, my cats
are content to nap on the
couch.
•
Areing isn't something that cats can
do. Are is connecting the subject,
cats, to something said about them,
that they enjoy sleeping on the
furniture.
COMPLETE PREDICATE
• Always contains
the simple
predicate (a verb)
• Can be one word or
several words.
The sunset is
beautiful.
PREDICATE
NOMINATIVE
• Follows a linking verb
and tells us what the
subject is:
– Dr. Couchworthy is
acting president of the
university.
– She used to be the
tallest girl on the team.
PREDICATE ADJECTIVE
• Follows a linking verb and
tells us something about
the subject:
– Ramonita is beautiful.
– His behavior has been
outrageous.
– That garbage on the street
smells bad.
BUILDING SENTENCES
1.
2.
3.
4.
William sang.
My friend William sang.
My friend William sang a song.
My friend William sang a song at the
wedding.
5. My sweet, talented friend William sang a
beautiful, inspirational love song at the
wedding last Saturday in Little Rock.
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.
Parts of Sentence:
OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS
DIRECT OBJECT
INDIRECT OBEJCT
• The receiver of action
within a sentence
• Identifies to or for whom or
what the action of the verb
is performed.
– He hit the ball.
– The instructor gave his
students As.
– Grandfather left Rosalita and
Raoul all his money.
– Jo-Bob sold me her boat.