GRoW (Grammar of the Week) Our weekly grammar exploration Writing Grammar Observing how professional writers use grammar so that we can imitate it in our own writing.

GRoW Week #1- Subject and Predicate aka: Independent Clauses (Simple Sentences)

NOTICE “I am fast. You are slow. I win. You lose.” Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli “My heart stopped…And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling.” Flipped, Wendelin Van Draanen “A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful.” “Seventh Grade,” Gary Soto

NOTICE “I am fast. You are slow. I win. You lose.” Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli “My heart stopped[…]And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling.” Flipped, Wendelin Van Draanen “A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful.” “Seventh Grade,” Gary Soto

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OBSERVE All complete sentences have a subject and a predicate. Simple Sentence is another name for an Independent Clause The simple subject is a noun that tells whom or what the sentence is about (the topic). The simple predicate is a verb that tells what the subject is or does.

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IMITATATION Write 2 sentences, each with a subject and predicate. CHOP the sentences between the subject and predicate

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Notice #2 What do you notice about these subjects and predicates? Laila jumped and splashed in the water. Bradley and Sawyer cast their lines into the ocean. Olivia and Stacy joined the soccer team. Bruce and Buell played. Victoria diced and sautéed the vegetables. Jason and Betty danced and laughed all night.

OBSERVE #2 A simple sentence can have a compound subject or a compound verb. A sentence can easily be broken into two halves: The complete subject and the complete predicate. The complete subject consists of all the words that tell whom or what a sentence is about. The complete predicate begins with the verb and extends to all words that modify the verb and complete its meaning.

IMITATATION 1. Write a sentence that has a compound subject. 2. Write a sentence that has a compound predicate (2 verbs. Chop them.

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EXTRA PRACTICE Directions: Place a vertical line between the Complete Subject and the Complete Predicate. Then, underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice. Mr. Rush speaks a little Spanish. My friend and I went on vacation this summer. Our school soccer team won their first game of the season. On Saturdays I never rise before 9 o’clock. We walked to Rita’s last night for ice cream.

SoW Review GOAL: Be able to define Subject and Predicate by the end of the video. VIDEO: School House Rock- “Mr. Morton”

Sentence Arranging & ACTIVE LEARNING Arrange the sentence in the correct order so that it makes sense. Split the sentence in half between the complete subject and predicate. Identify the simple subject. Identify the simple predicate.

MANIPULATIVES TEACHER’S REFERENCE: The man became tired. The girl is upstairs. The boy is a student.  OR The student is a boy. The ugly caterpillar became a stunning butterfly.

Identify the Subject and Predicate EXAMPLE: The old dog is hungry. Most birds can fly. I want a new bike. My mom drove to the supermarket last night The cat scratched at the door. John ran home from the bus stop.