Unit 1 Subjects and Verbs Grammar

Warm-Up Will you pick up some eggs at the store? There were many celebrations throughout Germany after the end of the World Cup. Watch out for falling rocks!

Explanations Every sentence must have a subject and verb (100%) Subject—who or what did the verb? Verb—establishes the action or state of being Compound subject Two or more subjects that share a verb, connected by and, or, nor, but, yet Mr. Lamb and Ms. Bergen will marry each other. Compound verb two or more verbs that share a subject, connected by and, or, nor, but, yet Last night, I cooked dinner and cleaned the kitchen.

Mmm…Mnemonic One verb can have many words Auxiliary Verbs (helping verbs): 3 rhyme, Mike Hates Dogs, to be Can/could Shall/should Will/would May, might, must Have, has, had Do, does, did To be

Curveballs 1) Imperative sentences have an understood (you) as subjects 2) Adverbs are NEVER subjects a. Here and there (where?) b. Not, never, always (when, to what degree?) 3) KNOW YOUR PREPOSITIONS!!!! a. Create a magical force field with example sentences b. Generally, use the “tree” example 4) Re-write questions as sentences: eliminates inversion

Answers Will you pick up some eggs (at the store)? There were many celebrations (throughout Germany) (after the end) (of the World Cup). (you) Watch out (for falling rocks)!

More Practice The students should have checked their work. The little girl walked into the house and called her mother. Is this the place of Lee’s surrender?

Explanations The students should have checked their work. One verb may have more than one word. The little girl walked (into the house) and called her mother. Compound Verbs: two or more verbs that share a subject, connected by and, or, nor, but, yet Is this the place (of Lee’s surrender)? Re-write questions as sentences to eliminate inversion

Warm Up Ted must have really worked hard for that prize. All of the king’s horses and all of the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again. My parents and our neighbors got into our car and went to lunch. Can this set of shelves be moved?

Explanations Ted must really have worked hard (for that prize). -ly words are GENERALLY adverbsj > Adverbs are not verbs, they are adverbs KNOW YOUR PREPOSITIONS All (of the king’s horses) and all (of the king’s men) couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again. KNOW YOUR PREPOSITIONS “Not” is always an adverb, cannot be a verb My parents and our neighbors got (into our car) and went (to lunch). Compound subjects: two or more connected by and, or, nor, but, yet Compound verbs: two or more verbs that share a subject connected by and, or, nor, but, yet Can this set (of shelves) be moved? Rewrite as a sentence Prepositional phrases are distractions: remove them One verb can have many words

More Practice Here under the stairs and behind the closet are two of those huge heavy books from English class.

Explanation Here (under the stairs) and (behind the closet) are two (of those huge heavy books) (from English class). KNOW YOUR PREPOSITIONS! Nothing in the parentheses can be subjects or verbs ‘here’ and ‘there’ cannot be subjects b/c they are adverbs

Pre-Quiz Review Sue had not gone to school. Learn your grammar. Did those boots fit you?

Explanations Sue had not gone to school. “Not” is ALWAYS an adverb, NEVER a verb One verb can have many words (you) Learn your grammar. Commands have an (understood) ‘you’ as subjects Did those boots fit you? Re-write questions as sentences One verb can have many words