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• 2. sentence• 4. sentence• 6. sentence• 8. fragment• 10. sentence

• 12. The lava from a volcano

• 14. bicyclists

• 16. The weather during an Alaskan summer

• 18. a huge bowl of fruit

• 20. many famous racehorses

• Many famous racehorses have been trained in Kentucky.

• 22. Lita and Marisa

• 23. (understood you) Check this one out even though you did not do it.

• 24. letters and postcards written around the turn of the century

• 26. need a balanced diet for good health.

• 28. are sometimes in a hurry and skip breakfast

• 30. also provide good nutrition.

• 32. need protein as well

• 34. can be supplied by eggs, dried beans, red meat, fish and poultry.

• 36. can ruin your appetite

• 38. According to nutritionists, are low in nutrients and fill the body with “empty” calories.

• 40. Start eating right

Part D• 42. Julian? / interrogative

• 44. so! Or . / exclamatory or declarative

• 46. England. / declarative

• 48. lost. / declarative

• 50. forever? / interrogative

Grammar HandbookChapter 1

Sentence Fragments

Subjects

Predicates

What is. . .

• What is a group of words that does not have both a subject and a verb and does not express a complete thought?

• sentence fragment

Sentence or fragment?

a) Bought tickets to the game.b) Sit down!c) The bug was crushed.d) In the morning after breakfast.

A) FragmentB) SentenceC) SentenceD) fragment

What is. . .

• What is the part of the sentence that contains all of the words that tell who or what the sentence is about?

• Complete subject

Complete SubjectExamples:

a) My old yellow, torn raincoat has no buttons.

b) Sasha ran across the street.

c) The baby bird in the tree chirped all night long.

What is. . .

• What is the main word in the complete subject that tells who or what the sentence is about?

• Simple subject

Simple SubjectExamples:

a) My old, yellow torn raincoat has no buttons.

b) Sasha ran across the street.

c) The baby bird in the tree chirped all night long.

What is. . .

What has two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb?

Compound subject

Compound Subject

Examples:

a) The dog and the cat love each other.

b) Dave, Carol, or Sandy will pick us up after school.

c) Whales and dolphins are mammals.

What is. . .

What has all the words that describe what the subject does, is or feels?

Complete predicate

Complete PredicateExamples:

• My brother Joel rode his bike all the way to school.

• The bird chirped all night long.

• My old yellow raincoat has no buttons.

What is. . .

What is the main word or words in the predicate?

Verb or simple predicate

Simple Predicate or Verb

• The bird chirped all night long.

• My old raincoat has not buttons.

• She could have come with us to the movie.

• Sasha ran across the street.

What is. . .

• What has two or more verbs joined by a conjunction and has the same subject?

• Compound predicate

Compound Predicate vb vb

• My mom jumped and cheered at the basketball game.

vb vb

• I slipped on the dock and fell into the water.

Watch out for. . .

[Prepositional Phrases] The simple subject is not in the prepositional phrase.

The violin [under the bed] was old and dusty.

The man [inside the car] called for help.

Watch out for. . .

Words at the beginning of the sentence that belong to the predicate:

a) Unfortunately, it rained all day long.

b) Hopefully, John and Joan can come with us.

Watch out for. . .

Sentences that ask a question:

• Have you heard their new song?

Think:

(You have heard their new song.)

Can you identify what is underlined in these sentences?

a) We can stop at Starbuck’s in the morning.

verb phraseb) The red Corvette had a flat tire. Complete subjectc) The police officer chased the

suspect down the street. Complete predicate

d) The girls and boys played all day in the park.

Compound subjectse) Put your name on your paper. complete predicatef) Have they called your name? verb phraseg) My grandmother lives in Newport

Beach. simple subject