The Parts of a The Parts of a SentenceSentence

Subjects, Predicates, and Subjects, Predicates, and ComplementsComplements

SentenceSentence

Definition: A Definition: A sentencesentence is a word is a word group that contains group that contains a subject and a verb a subject and a verb and expresses a and expresses a complete thought.complete thought.

Examples:Examples: A geek bites the A geek bites the

heads off chickens.heads off chickens. Another type of geek Another type of geek

teaches English. teaches English.

Sentence FragmentSentence Fragment

Definition: A word Definition: A word or word group that or word group that does not contain a does not contain a subject or a verb or subject or a verb or does not express a does not express a compete thought.compete thought.

Examples:Examples: Tonight’s Tonight’s

homework.homework. After you finish the After you finish the

homework.homework.

Subject and PredicateSubject and Predicate

Subject: Tells whom or what the Subject: Tells whom or what the sentence is about.sentence is about.

Predicate: tells something about the Predicate: tells something about the subject.subject. The subject may appear before or after The subject may appear before or after

the predicate.the predicate. Verb is part of the predicate.Verb is part of the predicate.

SubjectSubject Simple subject: the main Simple subject: the main

word or word group that word or word group that tells whom or what the tells whom or what the sentence is about.sentence is about. The The principalprincipal of our of our

school fired the school fired the uncompetent English uncompetent English teacher.teacher.

Complete subject: Complete subject: consists of simple consists of simple subject + any words or subject + any words or word groups that modify word groups that modify the subject.the subject. The The principal principal of our of our

schoolschool fired the fired the uncompetent English uncompetent English teacher. teacher.

PredicatePredicate

Simple Predicate: the verbSimple Predicate: the verb Complete predicate: the verb + all Complete predicate: the verb + all

words modifying and completing words modifying and completing meaning. meaning.

Compound subjects and Compound subjects and verbverb

Compound subject consists of two or Compound subject consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb:conjunction and have the same verb: Examples: Hinsdale South and Hinsdale Examples: Hinsdale South and Hinsdale

Central belong to the West Suburban Central belong to the West Suburban Conference. Conference.

Compound verbs consists of two or Compound verbs consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject.conjunction and have the same subject. I brush and floss my teeth. I brush and floss my teeth.

How do I find the parts of a How do I find the parts of a sentence?sentence?

Find the verb.Find the verb. Subject: ask who or Subject: ask who or

what before the what before the verb:verb: The coffee tasted The coffee tasted

strong.strong. What tasted strong?What tasted strong?

Standing in front of Standing in front of the Space needle, the Space needle, Mr. Kelly looked Mr. Kelly looked huge.huge.

Who looked huge?Who looked huge?

YOU (understood)YOU (understood)

Run!Run! Duck!Duck! Go to Hell! Go to Hell! The subject is you (understood). The subject is you (understood).

Your turnYour turn

Turn to exercise 1: Identifying Turn to exercise 1: Identifying Subjects and verbs on page 37Subjects and verbs on page 37

Read and follow the directions on a Read and follow the directions on a clean piece of paper. clean piece of paper.

The Direct ObjectThe Direct Object

Direct Object: a noun, pronoun, or Direct Object: a noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb or receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action. shows the result of the action. The monster ate the The monster ate the boyboy..

Answers the question, “ate whom?”Answers the question, “ate whom?”

The indirect objectThe indirect object

Indirect object is a noun, pronoun, Indirect object is a noun, pronoun, or word group that precedes a direct or word group that precedes a direct object and tells to whom or to what object and tells to whom or to what the action is being done. the action is being done. The monster fed The monster fed the monster gods the monster gods a a

little boy. little boy.

Four types of sentencesFour types of sentences Declarative:Declarative:

Makes a statement and ends with a period.Makes a statement and ends with a period. This sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.This sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.

InterrogativeInterrogative Asks a question and ends with a question markAsks a question and ends with a question mark

Does this interrogative question end with a question mark?Does this interrogative question end with a question mark? Imperative:Imperative:

Makes a request or gives a command.Makes a request or gives a command. Make a command.Make a command.

Exclamatory:Exclamatory: Shows excitement or expresses strong feelings and Shows excitement or expresses strong feelings and

ends with an exclamation point.ends with an exclamation point. I can’t believe she won Homecoming queen!I can’t believe she won Homecoming queen!

HomeworkHomework

Page 49 “exercise A: Identifying Page 49 “exercise A: Identifying Sentences and Sentence Sentences and Sentence Fragments,” “exercise B: Identifying Fragments,” “exercise B: Identifying Subjects and Verbs,” and “exercise Subjects and Verbs,” and “exercise D: Identifying the four kinds of D: Identifying the four kinds of sentences.” sentences.”