Harcourt Journeys: Grammar Skills Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Unit 1: Lesson 1 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

This week’s skills: Part 1: Subject and PredicateSubject and Predicate Part 2: Sentence FragmentsSentence Fragments Part 3: Complete SentencesComplete Sentences Part 4: ContractionsContractions Part 5: Sentence FluencySentence Fluency Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Subject & Predicate: Part 1: PowerPoint LessonPowerPoint Lesson Part 2: Projectable 1.6Projectable 1.6 Part 3: Practice Book Page 7Practice Book Page 7 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 1: Simple Subject and Predicate Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A sentence has parts. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The first part is called the subject. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The subject tells the who or what. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The pigs Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The hamster Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The 2nd part is called the predicate. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The predicate tells what the subject does or what the subject is. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

EXAMPLES

The pigs like to paint. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The hamster is a pig! Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Today, we’re going to find the simple subject and simple predicate. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The simple subject is a noun. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The simple predicate is a verb. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A verb can be an action like… run jump play Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A verb can also be a linking verb. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

These are linking verbs: amisare waswere Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: bjectandpredicate/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Projectable 1.6 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 7. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Sentence Fragments: Part 1: PowerPoint LessonPowerPoint Lesson Part 2: Projectable 1.7Projectable 1.7 Part 3: Practice Book Page 8Practice Book Page 8 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 2: Sentence Fragments Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A sentence has parts. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The first part is called the subject. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The subject tells the who or what. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The 2nd part is called the predicate. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The predicate tells what the subject does or what the subject is. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A fragment is missing one of those parts. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A fragment is not a complete sentence. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: ntencefragments/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Projectable 1.7 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 8. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Complete Sentences: Part 1: PowerPoint LessonPowerPoint Lesson Part 2: Projectable 1.8Projectable 1.8 Part 3: Practice Book Page 9Practice Book Page 9 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 3: Complete Sentences Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Complete sentences have two parts. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The first part is called the subject. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The subject tells the who or what. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The 2nd part is called the predicate. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The predicate tells what the subject does or what the subject is. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Projectable 1.8 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 9. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Contractions: Part 1: PowerPoint LessonPowerPoint Lesson Part 2: Practice Book Page 10Practice Book Page 10 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 4: Contractions Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Contractions are made by bringing two words together into one. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Letters are removed and an apostrophe is put in their place. can not = can’t Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Let’s practice. Tell what contraction word the two words make. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

are not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott aren’t

is not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott isn’t

will not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott won’t

do not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott don’t

can not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott can’t

was not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott wasn’t

did not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott didn’t

have not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott haven’t

were not = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott weren’t

Now tell what two words make up the contraction word. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

aren’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott are not

isn’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott is not

won’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott will not

don’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott do not

can’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott can not

wasn’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott was not

didn’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott did not

weren’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott were not

haven’t = Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott have not

Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: ntractions/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Jr. Video: word/contractions/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 10. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 6: Sentence Fluency Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 11. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

How did you do? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott