1. What makes a sentence a sentence? You can write a sentence, but do you know why you can write a sentence?

2. Harriet ran. Two essential parts of every sentence. What are they in this sentence? Part 1=Harriet Part 2=ran

3. Part 1 (Harriet) SUBJECT—The subject is the naming part of the sentence. The subject names whom or what a sentence is about.

4. Subject We saw the eclipse. Tigers are on the list of endangered species. I will run the marathon and win the medal. Tabitha likes summer more than winter. The Miracle Worker is about Helen Keller. Annie Sullivan is a character in the miracle worker. They knew which car they wanted to buy.

5. Part 2 ran PREDICATE The predicate indicates action

6. Predicate Tigers are on the list of endangered species. I will run the marathon and win the medal. Tabitha likes summer more than winter. The Miracle Worker is about Helen Keller. Annie Sullivan is a character in the miracle worker. Our family moves to Alaska next week.

7. Verb Tigers are on the list of endangered species. I will run the marathon and win the medal. Tabitha likes summer more than winter. The Miracle Worker is about Helen Keller. Annie Sullivan is a character in the miracle worker. Our family moves to Alaska next week.

8. Sentence Smack-Down Get in a group of 3. Your group will receive a sentence. Read the sentence together and decide what the subject is and what the verb is. When asked, you will come to the front of the room and complete the SMACK-DOWN (1) Reader reads the sentence aloud, (2) Subject slaps “subject” and says the subject as the reader reads it, (3) Verb slaps “verb” and says the verb as the reader reads it.