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Predicate Expanders
Bound Predicates
Grab Bag
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Subject Describers
Bare Bones
Define: Subject
The subject names the person, place, thing, or
idea that the whole sentence is about.
What does the s mean at the end of the word
sprints?
The s means that the subject is singular.
Give an example of a barebones sentence with a compound predicate.
eee
How do you punctuate
this sentence?
I enjoy reading a good book going to a movie and visiting friends.
I enjoy reading a good book, going to a movie,
and visiting friends.
Which predicate expander is also
considered part of a barebones sentence?
To, from, and for are starter words for which
predicate expander?
Where Predicate Expander
For attention is an example of which
predicate expander?
Why Predicate
Expander
Explain the use of commas for predicate
expanders preceding the subject of the sentence.
Long expanders of four words or more require a
comma.
Where can –ly predicate expanders be used in a
sentence?
•before the subject•between the subject and predicate•immediately after the predicate
List the starter words for the when predicate
expander.
when, since, before, after, as, as soon as, during,
while
True or False
Subject describers have the property of mobility.
False; they can be reversed with other
subject describers, but they cannot found in other locations in a
sentence.
Give three examples of behavior/ personality
subject describers.
When is a comma needed to separate adjacent subject describers?
When the word and can be placed between them or the word order can be
switched.
Explain the rules for using an apostrophe to denote
ownership.
Use ’s unless the plural subject describer already
ends in s.
Which subject describer is used in the sentence:
The boy with the beautiful singing voice is an honor
student.
Set-apart
Which verb always requires a completer?
forms of be
(linking, helping,
state of being verbs)
What is the formula for a basic thesis statement?
Subject +
Key Point +
Opinion =
Thesis Statement
Which completers are linking?
Predicate nominative
Predicate adjective
Which completers are helping?
When completed with a verb/action word.
What does
GRABS
stand for?
grow, remain, appear, become, seem, stay
What are the two ways
to write a
compound sentence?
eee,
;
What is the symbol for an interrupter?
What is the complete predicate in the sentence:
Like a pit bull, the baby hungrily attacks her toys.
hungrily attacks her toys like a pit bull.
Where is a typical place to find the indirect
object?
usually between the predicate and direct
object
Define: paragraph
A paragraph is a group of sentences working
together to develop one key point.
Make your wager
List as many where predicate expander
position words you can think of in 45 seconds.
And the winners are…