Writing Wednesday! (copy on page 8) Tell about the best gift you have ever given / received. Who gave it to you? Who did you give it to? What was given? What was received? When did you give it / receive it? Where did you give it / receive it? Why was it special to you? How did it make you feel? Did it change anything in your life? Do you / they still have it now? Why or why not?

The Basic Parts of a Sentence

Basic Parts of a Sentence Subject Verbs Pronouns Objects

What is a sentence? A sentence is “a complete unit of thought.” Normally, a sentence expresses relationship, conveys a a command, voices a question, or describes someone or something Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark

Subject and Verb Basic parts of a sentence are the subject and the verb Subject is usually a noun – a word (or phrase) that names a person, place, thing Verb (or predicate) usually follows subject and identifies action or state of being

Identify the subject and verb in these sentences. The hawk soars. The boys laugh. My daughter is a wrestler. The children are tired.

Pronouns Pronouns take the place of nouns in a sentence Molly danced on the roof of the barn during the thunderstorm. She was waving an American flag. What are the common subject pronouns?

Objects Nouns can also function as objects in sentences Instead of performing the action, objects receive the action and usually follow the verb The girls hurled stones. The professor swigged coffee. Gus dropped the iPad.

Objects Pronouns can also serve as objects (direct objects) Before eating the brownie, Nancy sniffed it. When I finally found my brother, I kissed him. What are the common object pronouns?

The Basic Sentence Unit Subject + Verb Subject + Verb + Object Remember: Subject names what the sentence is about Verb tells what the subject does or is Object receives the action of the verb There are many other sentence structures, but this pattern can be found in even the longest and most complicated structures

Practice time! Directions: Identify whether the word in bold is a subject, verb, or an object. (1) Mr. Buck donated a wishbone to the Museum of Natural History. (2) After the final song, the drummer hurled his sticks at the crowd. (3) Gus smashed the electric guitar with a sledge hammer. (4) Felix stunned the dragon with a ray gun. (5) Very slowly, Pandora opened the box. (6) Very slowly, Pandora opened the box. (7) Very slowly, Pandora opened the box. (8) Thomas gave his pen to Bengie. (9) After breakfast, Vera drove to the mission with Ted. (10) Even though it rarely rains here, Professor Legree carries his umbrella wherever he goes.

Basic Sentence Patterns SV Subject + Verb SVO Subject + Verb + Object SVIODO Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object SVC Subject + Verb + Complement SVOC Subject + Verb + Object + Complement

Direct Object vs. Indirect Object Direct object will follow verb (immediate receiver) Indirect object: receive benefits of an action When somebody does something for someone, or something the person or thing it is done for Tom gave me the book. Melissa bought Tim some chocolate.

Indirect objects answer questions Indirect objects answer the questions 'to whom', 'to what', 'for whom' or 'for what'. Susan offered Fred some good advice. - To whom was advice (direct object in a sentence) offered? -> Fred (indirect object) The teacher teaches the students science in the morning. For whom is science (direct object in a sentence) taught? -> the students (indirect object)

Nouns as indirect objects Indirect objects can be nouns (things, objects, people, etc.). Generally, however, indirect objects are usually people or groups of people. This is because indirect objects (people) receive the benefit of some action. I read Peter the report. - 'Peter' is the indirect object and 'the report' (what I read) is the direct object. Mary showed Alice her house. - 'Alice' is the indirect object and 'the house' (what she showed) is the direct object.

Pronouns as Indirect Objects Pronouns can be used as indirect objects. It's important to note that pronouns used as indirect objects must take the object pronoun form. What are the object pronouns? Greg told me the story. - 'Me' is the indirect object and 'the story' (what Greg told) is the direct object. The boss lent them the start-up investment. - 'Them' is the indirect object and 'the start-up investment' (what the boss lent) is the direct object.

If the indirect object comes second, a preposition must be used If the indirect object comes first in a sentence, there is no preposition They gave Harold a new car. Mrs. Jones offered the girls a cake. My grandma always wishes me good luck. If the indirect object comes second, a preposition must be used They gave a new car to Harold. Mrs. Jones offered a cake to the girls.

Rewrite the sentences correctly. He wrote to Dan a letter. They gave a lot of presents Simon. This picture is so nice – can you show to me? I have brought for your sister this book. Please, will you pass me it? I’m looking forward to your reply. Write me soon. Grandma, could you read me? Don’t smoke anymore. Will you promise to me?