Chapter 10 The Sentence

10a The Sentence pg 316 A sentence is a word or word group that contains a subject and a verb and that expresses a complete thought. Sentence or Fragment? Sailing around the world. The hike through the Grand Canyon. After they pitched the tent.

Exercise one 1.do you know what happened during Michelle’s boat trip 2.down the rapids on the Colorado River 3.at first her boat drifted calmly through the Grand Canyon 4.then the river dropped suddenly 5.and became foaming rapids full of dangerous boulders 6.many of which can break a boat Try it!

Subject and Predicate Sentences consist of two basic parts: subjects and predicates. 10.b The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. Examples: Nicholas Mohr is a writer and an artist. The girls on the team were all good students. Swimming is good exercise. To find the subject, ask who or what is doing something or whom or what is being talked about.

examples The pitcher struck Felicia out. [who struck Felicia out? The pitcher] After practicing for two hours, Timmy bowled two strikes. [who bowled two strikes? Timmy did] How kind you are! [Who is kind? You are] Exercise 2 1.____________ is a difficult game to play 2.____________ works in the post office 3.Luckily for me, ___________ was easy to read 4.Tied to the end of the rope was ____________ 5.Did ___________ help you

6._________________eventually became President of the United States 7.Have ___________ always wanted to visit Peru 8.Louis, ___________ was the score 9.Before the game, ___________ will meet in the gym 10.__________ has always been one of my favorite books 11.What a great basketball player _____________ is Try it! Worksheet 1

Simple Subject and Complete Subject 10 c The simple subject is the main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about. The complete subject consists of all the words that tell whom or what a sentence is about. Example: The four new students arrived early. complete subject: the four new students simple subject: students

Exercise 3 pg Born in 1934 in Oklahoma, Momaday lived on Navajo and Apache reservations in the southwest. 2.Momaday’s father was a Kiowa. 3.As a young man, Momaday attended the University of New Mexico and Stanford University. 4.In The way to Rainy Mountain, he tells about the myths and history of the Kiowa people. 5.The book includes poems, and essay, and stories about the Kiowa people.

Another way to look at things: simple subject, simple predicate Julia can sing. Julia can sing compound subject, simple predicate Sharks and eels can swim sharks can swim eels cmpound subject, compound predicate

Simple subject, compound predicate Babies cry or sleep cry Babies sleep Compound subject, compound predicate Julia and Rose can sing and dance. Try it! Worksheet 2 or

Exercise 4 pg. 320 Enclose the [complete subject] in each sentence. Then, underline the simple subject. 1.Ray Bradbury is also a writer of science fiction. 2.The Golden Apples of the Sun is a collection of Bradbury’s short stories. 3.Is your favorite story in that book “A Sound of Thunder”? 4.The main character in the story is called Mr. Eckels. 5.For ten thousand dollars, Mr. Eckels joins Time Safari, Inc. 6.He is looking for the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The Predicate 10d The predicate of a sentence tells something about the subject. Examples: The phone rang. Old Faithful is a giant geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Jade Snow Wong wrote about growing up in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Like the subject, the predicate may be found anywhere in the sentence.

Exercise 5 Underline the predicate in each of the following sentences. 1.Also among my baseball treasures is a book about Clemente’s life and career. 2.Clemente played right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates, my favorite team. 3.During his amazing career, he won four National League batting titles. 4.In 1966, he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player. 5.Twice Clemente helped lead the Pirates to World Series victories.

Simple predicate and Complete predicate 10e The simple predicate or verb, is the main word or word group that tells something about the subject. The complete predicate consists of a verb and all the words that describe the verb and its complete meaning. Example: The pilot broke the sound barrier Complete predicate: broke the sound barrier Simple predicate: broke

Exercise 7 pg. 323 Underline the complete predicate and then double underline the verb. 1.Many scholars are unsure about the history of the Stars and Stripes. 2.The Continental Congress approved a design for the flag. 3.The flag’s design included thirteen red stripes and thirteen white stripes. 4.The inner quarter of the flag was a blue field with thirteen white stars. 5.The name of the designer has remained a mystery.

The Verb Phrase Some simple predicates, or verbs, consist of more than one word. Such verbs are called verb phrases (verbs that include one or more helping verbs). Example: Kelly is riding the Ferris wheel. The carnival has been in town for two weeks. Try it!

Complete subject and complete predicate scramble

Exercise 8 Underline the verb phrase 1.Hawaii is called the Aloha State. 2.It was settled by Polynesians about 2,000 years ago. 3.The musical heritage and rich culture of the original Hawaiians have contributed to the islands’ popularity. 4.Have you ever seen a traditional Hawaiian dancce, one with drums?

Finding the subject pg. 325 To find the subject of a sentence, find the verb first. Then, ask “Who?” or “What?” before the verb. Example: In the high school we will have more homework. [the verb is will have. Who will have? WE will have] Can you untie this knot? [Can untie is the verb. Who can untie? YOU is the subject]

Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs 10f. A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same verb. The conjunctions most commonly used to connect the words of a compound subject are and and or. Paris and London remain favorite attractions. [The two parts of the compound subject have the same verb, remain]