Parts of a Sentence

Let’s Brainstorm…  What 4 things does every sentence need to have?

Answer…  The sentence must begin with a capital letter.  The sentence must end with a punctuation mark.  The sentence must have a subject… Who or what the sentence is about (noun)  The sentence must have a predicate… What the subject does or says (verb)

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Now, Let’s Practice  On you white board, please identify the subject (who or what the sentence is about…)  The seven children ran to school on Monday morning.

Simple Subjects  The simple subject of a sentence is just the NOUN in the subject.  Example: The seven children ran to school on Monday morning.

Try this…  Please identify the subject and circle the simple subject  The very old woman walked across the street.

Let’s take a look at Predicates…  Reminder… The predicate is what the subject does or says…  Find the predicate in this sentence…  The four hungry boys ate twelve slices of pizza.

Let’s Check  The four hungry boys ate twelve slices of pizza.

Let’s Try This One…  I walked slowly to school yesterday because there was ice on the side walks.

Let’s Check  I walked slowly to school yesterday because there was ice on the side walks.

Simple Predicates  The simple predicate of the sentence is just the verb.  Example:  I walked slowly to school yesterday because there was ice on the side walks.

Let’s Try  Please underline the predicate and circle the simple predicate.  The gray cats viciously attacked the small dog.

What’s wrong with this sentence?  Sea turtles, tropical fish and coral  Jumped through the blazing fire hoop.  Felt so anxious about the upcoming Reading test.  The seven children in the small group.

Fragments  Fragments are INCOMPLETE sentences.  Fragments are missing either a subject or a predicate.