1. The Sentence and Its Parts
Chapter 1
The Sentence and Its Parts

2. Complete Subjects and Predicates
Lesson 1
Complete Subjects and Predicates

3. Sentence
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

4. Sentence
Every complete sentence has two basic parts: a subject and a predicate.

5. Subject
The complete subject includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.
Some architects
bring nature indoors.
COMPLETE SUBJECT

6. Subject Subject= Noun or Pronoun Noun- a person, place, thing, or idea
Pronoun- a word that takes the place of a noun

7. Predicate
The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that modify the verb.
bring nature indoors.
Some architects
COMPLETE PREDICATE

8. Predicate Predicate= Verb
Verb- shows action, condition, or a state of being
Action verb
Linking verb
Helping verb

9. Practice & Apply
Directions: In each of the following sentences identify the complete subject and complete predicate.

10. Practice & Apply Many animals need shelter from cold and predators.
Lodges on islands often/ give beavers the best protection.
Many animals / need shelter from cold and predators.

11. Practice & Apply
Lodges on islands often give beavers the best protection.
Many animals/need shelter from cold and predators.
Lodges on islands often/ give beavers the best protection.
Lodges on islands often/ give beavers the best protection.

12. Practice & Apply These homes are built up from the bottom of the pond.
Strong saplings/ are anchored into the mud.
3. These homes /are built up from the bottom of the pond.

13. Practice & Apply Strong saplings are anchored into the mud.
3. These homes /are built up from the bottom of the pond.
Strong saplings/ are anchored into the mud.
Strong saplings/ are anchored into the mud.

14. Lesson 2
Simple Subjects

15. Subject
The simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject.
Some architects
bring nature indoors.
SIMPLE SUBJECT

16. Lesson 3
Simple Predicates

17. Predicate
The simple predicate, or verb, is the main word or words in the complete predicate.
Some architects
bring nature indoors.
SIMPLE PREDICATE

18. Practice & Apply
Directions: In each of the following sentences identify the simple subject and simple predicate.

19. The sturdy rodents then pile debris into a mound.
5. Rodents/ pile
Branches buried in the mud are food for the winter.
5. 6.
6. Branches/ buried

20. The whole family lives together in the snug burrow.
Their warm bodies keep the temperature comfortable.
8. Bodies / keep

21. Predators can claw at the frozen lodge.
The crafty beavers stay safe and warm inside.
10. Beavers / stay

22. Lesson 4
Verb Phrases

23. Verb Phrases
A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.
The computer can help you learn.
VERB PHRASE

24. Helping Verbs
Forms of be: is, 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

25. Practice & Apply
Directions: In each of the following sentences identify the verb phrase.

26. The first “smart house” was developed in the early 1980s.
Its appliances could communicate with each other.
2. Could communicate

27. Suppose you were running the vacuum cleaner.
The noise might keep you from hearing the phone.
4. Might keep

28. Those with disabilities may benefit the most from a smart house.
The house will perform some of the tasks beyond their capability.
6. Will perform

29. Compound Sentence Parts
Lesson 5
Compound Sentence Parts

30. Compound Subject
A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects that share the same verb.

31. Compound Verb
A compound verb is made up of two or more verbs that share the same subject.

32. Practice & Apply
Directions: In each of the following sentences identify the compound subject or compound verb.

33. In the future, we may design and build outer-space cities.
Space stations and orbiting platforms are our first step away from earth.
Space stations and platforms
In the future, we may design and build outer-space cities.
2. May design and build

34. Several nations or international groups could pool their resources.
3. Nations or groups
They could create and manage a colony on the moon.
4. Could create and manage

35. We already design and plan model cities.
Minerals and other raw materials would be shipped to colonies in space.
5. Minerals and raw materials
We already design and plan model cities.
6. Design and plan

36. Lesson 6
Kinds of Sentences

37. Declarative
Makes a statement; always ends with a period.

38. Interrogative
Asks a question; always ends in a question mark.

39. Imperative
Tells or asks someone to do something; usually ends with a period but may end with an exclamation point.

40. Exclamatory
Shows strong feeling; always ends with an exclamation point.

41. Practice & Apply
Directions: identify each of the following sentences as declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative.

42. The nests are made from cellulose and are very strong
Did you know that some wasps build round, gray nests that can be as big as beach balls . ?
interrogative
declarative

43. Their sting is very painful !.
Stay away from wasps
3. imperative
Their sting is very painful !
4. Exclamatory

44. Subjects in Unusual Order
Lesson 7
Subjects in Unusual Order

45. Questions
In a question, the subject usually comes after the verb or between parts of the verb phrase.

46. Commands
The subject of a command, or imperative sentence, is usually you.

47. Inverted Sentences
In an inverted sentence, the subject comes after the verb. Writers use this method to emphasize particular words or ideas.

48. Here or There
In some sentences beginning with here or there, subjects follow verbs. To find the subject in such a sentence, look for the verb and ask the question who or what.

49. Practice & Apply
Directions: In each of the following sentences identify the subject and verb.

50. There are some benefits to games at the home stadium.
Benefits / are
In the bleachers sit all your fans.
2. Fans / sit

51. There are fewer hostile fans from the other team.
3. Fans / are
Is travel time shorter to and from the game?
4. Travel/ is

52. On the field can be seen special landscaping.
5. Landscaping/ can be seen
Will the umpires give the home team a break?
6. Umpires/ will give

53. Does the team usually play better on their own field?
7. team / does play
Look at the team’s record for the season.
8. you / look

54. There are more wins at home.
9. wins/ are
Plan more home games for next year.
10. You / plan

55. Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons
Lesson 10
Sentences, Fragments,
and Run-ons

56. Sentence
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

57. Fragments
A sentence fragment is a part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence.

58. Run-On
A run-on sentence is two or more sentences written as though they were a single sentence.

59. Practice & Apply
Directions: Identify each of the following sentences as a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on.

60. Their traditional homes.
The Maya live in Mexico.
Their traditional homes.
Complete Sentence
2. Fragment
Have been much the same for centuries.
3. Fragment

61. Some were made of stucco and stone.
Complete Sentence
Today Mayan houses have electricity and telephones other things haven’t changed.
5. Run-on

62. The End