Language Network Chapter 1

THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS  A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.  Every complete sentence has at least two parts:  A complete subject  Who or what the sentence is about?  A complete predicate  What does the subject do (or is doing)?

THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS  Example:  Miss Moss is my favorite teacher.  Who is the sentence about? (complete subject)  Miss Moss  What is Miss Moss doing? (complete predicate)  is my favorite teacher. Miss Moss is my favorite teacher.

THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS  A simple subject is the main words in the complete subject that tell who or what the sentence is about.  Examples:  Fillmore students are the smartest around.  Sponge Bob lives in a pineapple under the sea.  Many girls think the Jonas Brothers are hot.

THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS  A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects that share a verb.  Examples:  Sponge Bob and Patrick went for a walk in Bikini Bottom.  Bart and Lisa Simpson were fighting over the remote control.  The students and teachers left the classrooms during the fire drill.

THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS  The simple predicate is the verb of the sentence. It is the word that tells what the subject is doing.  Examples:  Fillmore students are the smartest around.  Sponge Bob lives in a pineapple under the sea.  Many girls think the Jonas Brothers are hot.

THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS  The compound predicate is made up of two or more verbs that have the same subject.  Examples:  Bart Simpson designed and built a skateboard.

THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS AA verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. AA main verb can stand alone as the simple predicate of a sentence. LLisa Simpson plays the saxophone. HHelping verbs help main verbs express action or show time. LLisa Simpson will practice the saxophone.

 Common helping verbs:  Forms of be: is, am, are, was, were, be, been  Forms of do: do, does, did  Forms of have: has, have had  Others: may, might, can, should, could, would, shall, will

KINDS OF SENTENCES  THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF SENTENCE:  Declarative: makes a statement; always ends with a period.  Miss Moss is my favorite teacher.  Interrogative: asks a question; always ends in an exclamation point.  Who is your favorite teacher?

KINDS OF SENTENCES  Imperative: tells or asks someone to do something; usually ends with a period, but it may end with an exclamation point.  Go to your room.  Exclamatory: shows strong feeling; always ends with an exclamation point.  There’s a purple elephant flying over your head!