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Sentences- A Review

Sentences- A Review. What is a sentence?. A sentence must contain both a subject and a verb and express a complete thought. A subject is who or what is doing the action. The verb is the action. The verb is also called the predicate. Subjects & Predicates.

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Sentences- A Review

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  1. Sentences- A Review

  2. What is a sentence? • A sentence must contain both a subject and a verb and express a complete thought. • A subject is who or what is doing the action. • The verb is the action. The verb is also called the predicate.

  3. Subjects & Predicates • Subject- one subject doing the action Ex. Susie called her friend on the phone. • Compound subject- more than one subject Ex. Susie and Joan jumped rope at recess. • Predicate- one action Ex. Josh swam laps in the pool. • Compound predicate- two or more actions Ex. Josh rode his bike and skated this weekend.

  4. Simple Subject & Complete Subject • Simple subject- just the subject, no descriptors Ex: The young students enjoyed the game. • Complete subject- the subject and descriptors Ex. The young students enjoyed the game.

  5. Simple Predicate & Complete Predicate • Simple predicate- the verb or verb phrase Ex. Many students cheered wildly. Ex. Jane will finish the test after school. • Complete predicate- the action word plus descriptors Ex. Many students cheered wildly. Ex. Jane will finish the test after school.

  6. Types of Sentences • Declarative- makes a statement, ends with a period • Imperative- a command, ends with a period • Interrogative- a question, ends with a question mark • Exclamatory- a statement with emotion, ends with an exclamation mark

  7. Labeling a sentence • Subject- simple (SS) and complete (underline) • Predicate- simple (SP) and complete (double underline) • Adjectives (adj) • Adverbs (adv) • Prepositions & prepositional phrases (label with arrows) • Direct objects & indirect objects (DO, IO) • Essential & non-essential clauses (EC, NC)

  8. The green shirt fell to the ground. SS SP Adj Prepositional phrase

  9. Students who are in Ms. Lowery’s class won the competition. SS EC DO SP

  10. The hockey players won a gold medal at the Olympics.

  11. Boys and girls who attend OMSwere given prizes.

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