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Subjects, Predicates, & More
Parts of Sentences
A group of words that contains a subject and itspredicate and makes a complete thought.
Donny watched.is a sentence.
If Donny watchedis not a sentence.
“If Donny watched,” then what?
Sentence
SubjectPredicat
e
D.O
I.O
Subj.Comp.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
I gave him the ring.
I was finally relieved.
SubjectPredicat
e
D.O
I.O
Subj.Comp.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
Hit, Do,
Think,
Act, M
ake…
To Be, Become,
Feel, Seem,
Appear…
I gave
was
the ring
him
relieved
I gave him the ring.
I was finally relieved.
I gave the ring to him.
D.OI.O
D.O Object of the preposition
Every sentence has two basic parts.
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Huge cresting waves pounded the sailboat.
The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about.
The predicate tells what the subject is or does or what happens to the subject.
Basic Parts of A Sentence
To figure out what the subject is, ask the
question, “don’t they?” or “can’t they?” to the
end of a sentence. Whatever “they” or “it” refers to is the subject
of the sentence.
The basic elements of a sentence are the simple subject and the simple predicate. The simple predicate is a VERB!!
The simple subject is the key word or words in the subject.
The simple predicate is the verb or verb phrase that tells something about the subject.
Basic Parts of A Sentence
The simple subject and the simple predicate do NOT include any describing words like adjectives and adverbs.
The violent storm battered the sailboat.
Basic Parts of A Sentence
Simple subject. Ask who or what does something.(noun or pronoun)
The violent STORM
Simple predicate.Ask what the subject is or does or what happens to it. (verb)
BATTERED the sailboat.
If you cannot find the simple subject and simplepredicate in a sentence, you have created aSENTENCE FRAGMENT which is an incomplete
thought. For example,
Blew a boat with five fishermen out into the Pacific Ocean.Missing?Subject
Sharks around the boat all the time.Missing?Predicate
Why does it matter?
Try this….Identify the simple subject and simple predicate in the following sentences.1. Hurricane Andrew struck southern Florida in August
1992.
2. This ferocious storm destroyed several communities.
3. The high winds also tore a county zoo apart.
4. Many animals, afraid of the wind, cowered in their cages.
5. Many Florida residents will remember this storm for the rest of their lives.
Try this….Identify the simple subject and simple predicate in the following sentences.1. Hurricane Andrew struck southern Florida in August
1992.
2. This ferocious storm destroyed several communities.
3. The high winds also tore a county zoo apart.
4. Many animals, afraid of the wind, cowered in their cages.
5. Many Florida residents will remember this storm for the rest of their lives.
Collected rainwater in canvas bags and old metal containers.Needs SUBJECT
Costa Rica a parade and celebration for the men’s homecoming.Needs PREDICATE
Finally, a Japanese ship rescued the weary crew.Nothing Wrong
What's wrong with these?
The complete subject includes simple subject and all the words that describe it.
The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that describe it.
Disaster movies fascinate nearly everyone.
Complete Subject: Disaster moviesComplete Predicate: fascinate nearly everyone.
Complete Subjects and Predicates
NOTICE! Every word in the sentence is part of the
complete subject or the complete predicate.
Underline the compound subject or compound predicates in the following sentences. Circle the simple subjects and verbs.
• Children and adults can survive frigid weather for a long time.
• Cold water signals the brain and triggers a ‘diving reflex.’
• The brain slows and needs only half the normal level of oxygen.
• Electrical activity and chemical actions in the brain keep the body alive.
• The heart and brain can survive for 40 or 50 minutes in this state.
Try These….
A sentence can have more than one subject or verb.
A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects that SHARE a verb.
Ciera and Alex share the same desk.
Compound Subjects and Verbs
COMPOUND SUBJECT VERB
A sentence can have more than one subject or verb.
A compound verb is made up of two or more verbs or verb phrases that are joined by a conjunction and have the SAME SUBJECT.
The exhausted diver ached and moaned.
Compound Subjects and Verbs
COMPOUND VERB
Underline the compound subject or compound predicates in the following sentences. Circle the simple subjects and verbs.
• Children and adults can survive frigid weather for a long time.
• Cold water signals the brain and triggers a ‘diving reflex.’
• The brain slows and needs only half the normal level of oxygen.
• Electrical activity and chemical actions in the brain keep the body alive.
• The heart and brain can survive for 40 or 50 minutes in this state.
Try These….
If the verb is an ACTION…
SubjectPredicat
e
D.O
Action Verb
Then look for a direct object!
A noun or pronoun that tells
WHO or WHAT RECEIVES
the action of the verb.
Direct Objects
Nothing can escape a black hole.
Direct Object
John gave me the book. DO?
John gave me the book. (The book RECEIVES the action of being given.)
The ball was thrown.
For Example…
If you find a D.O, then look for an INDIRECT OBJECT!…
SubjectPredicat
e
D.O
Action Verb
There won’t be an I.O. if
there is no D.O.
I.O
Nouns or pronouns that tell
TO WHOM or FOR WHAT
the action of the verb is done.
Indirect Objects
The Hubble telescope showed scientists an enormous black hole.
Indirect Object
John gave me the book.IO?John gave me the book.
The ball was thrown to him.
For Example,
If the verb is LINKING, look for a subject complement!
SubjectPredicat
e
Subj.Comp.
Linking Verb
Follow
linking verbs and
identify or describe the subject.(feel, seem, consider, smell, sound, taste)
Subject Complements
PRED. NOMINATIVE
A NOUN used as a subject complement
PRED. ADJECTIVE
An ADJECTIVE used as a subject complement.
Subject Complements Cont'd
PRED. NOMINATIVE
A NOUN used as a subject complement
The Amazon is a very wide river.
PRED. ADJECTIVE
An ADJECTIVE used as a subject complement.
In places, neither bank is visible from the middle of the river.
1. The American West offers residents and tourists an abundance of beautiful rock formations.
2. For example, Bryce Canyon in Utah is popular among sightseers and photographers.
3. Visitors find its multicolored formations unspeakably gorgeous.
4. The huge sandstone arches also show humans the power of erosion.
5. The federal government made Bryce Canyon a national park in 1928.
Try these…
A sentence can be used to make a statement, ask a question, give a command, or show strong feelings.
There are four kinds of sentences:DeclarativeInterrogativeImperativeExclamatory
Kinds of Sentences
We’ve never swum out this far.
This kind of sentence expresses a fact, wish, intent, or feeling. It always ends with a period.
Write your own. 1.2.3.
Declarative Sentence
Is that a shark following us?
This kind of sentence asks a question and always ends in a question mark.
Write your own.1.2.3.
Interrogative Sentence
Hide until it leaves. Now swim for shore!
This kind of sentence expresses a command, request, or direction. (It usually ends with a period. If the command is strong, it may end with an exclamation point. )
Write your own. 1.2.
Imperative Sentence
Leave me alone.Do your work.
Listen.
We almost didn’t make it!
This kind of sentence expresses strong feelings. It always ends in an exclamation point.
Write your own.1. 2.3.
Exclamatory Sentence
Look at the following cartoon….Write a dialogue for it using All four different types of sentences.
Be creative!
Your Turn
Usually, subjects come before verbs. However, on some occasions subjects appear in unusual positions—after verbs or inside verb phrases.
In an inverted sentence, the subject comes after the verb or part of the verb phrase.
Usual Order: The savage storm came down on the Spanish galleon.
Inverted Order: Down came the savage storm on the Spanish galleon.
Subjects in Unusual Positions
Usual Order: The sea swept across the deck of the hopeless
ship.
Inverted Order:
Across the deck of the hopeless ship swept the sea.
Subjects in Unusual Positions
Sentences Beginning with Here or There.
Though “here” or “there” may begin a sentence, these words are rarely the subjects.
In fact, the subject of a sentence that begins with one of these words usually follows the verb.
Ex: Here is the massive anchor of the galleon.There lies the great ship, far beneath the ocean.
Subjects in Unusual Positions
Agreement between subject and verb can be tricky.
Identify the subject before deciding on the verb form.
Here is the massive anchor of the galleon.Anchor is
Here are the massive anchors of the galleon.Anchors are
Sentences Beginning with Here or There
In a question, the subject usually comes after the verb or inside the verb phrase.
Subject After VerbEX: Was the cargo of the galleon valuable?
Subject inside Verb PhraseEX: Did the great ship survive the storm?
Questions
In an imperative sentence, the subject is usually “you.”
Request: (You) Please read the ancient scroll.
Command: (You) Beware of the wild sea.
Imperative Sentences
A complement (not compliment)…is a word or word group that follows the verb and complete its meaning.
There are 4 types of complements:1. Direct objects2. Objective complements3. Indirect objects4. Subject complements
Complements….(Oh, why thank you! )
A noun or adjective that follows the direct object and identifies or describes it.
ONLY CERTAIN VERBS & THEIR SYNONYMS CAN BE FOLLOWED BY OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS.
appoint, choose, consider, elect, keep, make, name, call,
find, make, think.
Objective Complements
Over 1,500 species of fish call the Great Barrier Reef home.
Over 1,500 species of fish call the Great Barrier Reef home. (home=objective complement)
Its colorful formations make the reef unique.
Its colorful formations make the reef unique.
For Example,
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