Sentences Mr. Lewis
Person: John went for a walk. Place: Towns are quiet after snowfall. Thing: Meatballs taste delicious. Quality: Silence is golden. Idea: Peace is at hand. Subject
Physical Action: Sally sneezed. Mental Action: John thinks. State of Being Jesse is my friend. Verbs
Your Turn: What are the subjects and verbs? Bob ate a banana for breakfast. Bears eat beats and berries. Salmon swim upstream to claim their mating territory. Stewart and Theresa went to the dance together.
Step 1: Look for the action or state-of- being word to find the verb. Example: Kevin reported the theft. Step 2: Ask yourself “Who or what (verb)? to find the subject. Example: Paula is an astronaut. Verb-Subject Identification Procedure
SV-One Subject and Verb Ex: John went to the store. SSV-Two Subjects and one Verb Ex. Syracuse and Davis played football. SVV- One Subject and two Verbs Ex. Joey went to the park and played on the swings. SSVV- Two Subjects and Two Verbs Ex. The dog and the cat ran and chased each other through the yard. There are four types of Simple Sentences
Identify the Subject and Verbs Some people decided it would be good to cause a ruckus. Dogs and cats do not get along. Batman and Robin fought and defeated the Joker. The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States.
Predicates Sentences have two major parts. Subject-tells who/what sentence is about Predicates-Tells about sentence Some residents of the desert can survive a long drought.
Identify the Predicate and Subject The Australian frog is particularly noteworthy. How can an animal survive that long? Platinum commands a high price today because of its resistance to corrosion.
Simple vs Complete Predicate Simple Predicate is the VERB. Ex: snare Complete Predicate consists of the verb and all the words that modify the verb and complete its meaning. Ex: snare their prey in intricate webs. Spiders snare their prey in intricate webs.
Practice Rosa has been looking for you all morning. Have my keys been found? I love spicy foods. Many different types of species live in various regions of the ocean.