do now what does a sentence need in order to be a sentence?

DO NOW

What does a sentence need in order to be a

sentence?

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE

Each group will complete another group’s subject and verb agreement exercise that was created yesterday in class. The answer keys have been checked and corrected if needed.

VERBS:DEFINITION, TENSES, & PREDICATES

MISS BROWN

ROOM 118

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

How can a writer locate predicates in a sentence?

WHAT IS A VERB?

It is a word that shows action or a state of being.

• Action: run, swim, jump, leap, fall, dream

• State of Being: be, appear, seem, feel

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TENSES?(VERB TENSE: LETS US KNOW WHEN THE

ACTION HAPPENS)

• Present tense: I eat pizza often.

• Past tense: I ate pizza last night.

• Future tense: I will eat pizza later today.

• Present perfect tense: I have eaten pizza many times.

• Past perfect tense: I had eaten pizza just before you arrived.

• Future perfect tense: I will have eaten pizza at least a million times by the year 2020.

KEEP VERB TENSE CONSISTENT

While you write, it is important to make sure you keep all verb tenses the same!

Example:

WEAK

I got home late and Mom fusses at me for not calling to let her know where I will be.

BETTER

I got home late and Mom fussed at me for not calling to let her know where I had been.

HOW TO LOCATE SUBJECT AND PREDICATE

Subject- What/who the sentence is about or what/who performs an action

Predicate- part of the sentence that contains the verb and states something about the subject

***Locate the main verb in the sentence in order to separate the subject from the predicate

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

The dark alley is a scary place.

TODAY’S AGENDA

• Complete the subject/predicate exercise

• Complete the verb tense exercise

• Homework: Write a one page response (Possible Topics), one page summary on the article, or answer to this question in one page: “How can a person create positivity from tragedy?”. Circle EACH verb to get full points. ---6 points

SAMPLE SENTENCE

1. The dog bit the man and the woman.

SAMPLE SENTENCE

2. I was bitten by the dog.

SAMPLE SENTENCE

3. That dog seemed rather unpleasant.

SAMPLE SENTENCE

4. John, my brother, has given Frank a dollar.

SAMPLE SENTENCE

5. In 1976 Americans elected Carter president.

6

Yesterday the three old ladies at the bar were drinking warm beer.

7

He will sing at her party next week.

8

She has sung very beautifully.

9

Oh, I want to see him in the house tomorrow.

10

The author’s oldest daughter is coming to visit me.

11

When he comes, everyone will leave.

12

Whoever is elected makes no difference to me.

13

A story that I heard today sickened me.

14

He says that he would go away if John were to come.

15

I want to make a long story short.

16

The house which I bought is burning.

17

Flying airplanes is a dangerous business.

18

I study hard because I do want better grades.

19

The man singing happily will soon have welcomed everyone.

20

Peter, who is a star on the basketball team, lost his job.

21

Mary, can you come here?

22

Go home!

TODAY’S AGENDA

• Complete the subject/predicate exercise

• Complete the verb tense exercise

• Homework: Write a one page response (Possible Topics), one page summary on the article, or answer to this question in one page: “How can a person create positivity from tragedy?”. Circle EACH verb to get full points. ---6 points