11/12 Parts of a Sentence

11/12 Parts of a Sentence

Assigned Tues. Jan. 26; extended time until Thurs. Jan. 28

Thursday's Quiz will cover the following GrammarFlip Lessons:

• Compound Subjects & Predicates

• Hard to Find Subjects in Here/There

• Linking Verbs

• Other Linking Verbs

• Subject Complements

• Active Voice vs Passive Voice

1.06 Compound Subjects & Compound Predicates

• COMPOUND: means more than one

• Subject: the who/what the sentence is about; they usually appear at the front of the sentence (Ex/ MRS. HILL gave a quiz.)

• Predicate: the verb in the sentence plus whatever may come after (Ex/ Mrs. Hill GAVE a quiz.)

Multiple Choice

Marge read and studied throughout the weekend.

• Compound Subjects

• Compound Predicates

• Neither.

Multiple Choice

Brandon loves to write fantasy and historical fiction novels.

• Compound Subjects

• Compound Predicates

• Neither.

Multiple Choice

Milk and hot cocoa are a nice treat at night.

• Compound Subjects

• Compound Predicates

• Neither.

2.13 Hard to Find Subjects (Here/There)

When using the words Here or There in a sentence, this sometimes moves our Subject away from the beginning. To better find it, rearrage the words in the sentence to move teh subject to the start.

Ex/ Here is the soccer ball!

The soccer ball is here.

Multiple Choice

Here is the last cookie for your birthday dessert.

• Here

• cookie

• dessert

Multiple Choice

There goes your mom to get the tickets for the concert tonight.

• There

• mom

• tickets

• concert

Multiple Choice

Here is the funniest comic book in the store.

• Here

• funniest

• comic

• book

1.09 Linking Verbs

• Linking Verbs do not show action; they connect/link a subject to a description.

• Being Verbs are part of the linking verb category.

Open Ended

Where is the linking verb: I am a superstar in my own mind.

Open Ended

Where is the linking verb: Her sisters are the loudest sleepers in the house.

Open Ended

Where is the linking verb: She is the smartest student at our school.

2.04 Other Linking Verbs

• Linking Verbs do not show action; they link or connect a subject to a description.

• Besides being verbs, a linking verb might LOOK like an action. (Ex/ The flower smells lovely).

• To determine if this is an Action or Linking verb, ask yourself if the Subject is DOING the verb (Ex/ is the flower the one doing the smelling? NO. So it is a Linking Verb.)

• REMEMBER: you can replace a linking verb with an equal sign (Ex/ Flower = lovely).

Multiple Choice

Diane looked somewhat sick when she came back from the school nurse.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

Jan felt the rain on her face.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

The rain felt cold.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

2.18 Subject Complements

• When using a linking verb in a sentence, you will have a type of complement that comes after it; this is the description that is being linked back to the subject through the linking verb (Ex/ Mrs. Hill is a TEACHER; Mrs. Hill = teacher).

• Predicate Noun: a person/place/thing after a linking verb that connects to the subject (Ex/ Ms. Smith is a TEACHER).

• Predicate Pronoun: a pronoun after a linking verb that connects to the subject (Ex/ It is SHE that you want).

• Predicate Adjective: a descriptive word after a linking verb that connects to the subject (Ex/ I am BORED).

Multiple Choice

The winner of the math competition was she.

• Predicate Noun

• Predicate Adjective

• Predicate Pronoun

Multiple Choice

Alejandro is feeling very sad today.

• Predicate Noun

• Predicate Adjective

• Predicate Pronoun

Multiple Choice

Maxine and Ebony were the only tennis players at practice yesterday.

• Predicate Noun

• Predicate Adjective

• Predicate Pronoun

2.02 Active Voice vs Passive Voice

• Active Voice is when the subject performs an action (Ex/ I made a mistake.)

• Passive Voice is when the subject receives an action (Ex/ A mistake was made).

• We don't like Passive Voice writing!

• To tell the difference, ask yourself is the Subject PERFORMING that verb?

Multiple Choice

David’s hat was taken from his head without his permission.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Multiple Choice

The homework was given by the teacher.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Multiple Choice

The teacher gave homework.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice