Parts of a Sentence Lesson 1

Parts of a Sentence Lesson 1

by Suaad Younis San Nicolas

​The Sentence

​A sentence is a word group that contains a subject and a verb and that expresses a complete thought.

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​A thought is complete when it makes sense by itself.

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​Examples

​John Derrick was fixing his car yesterday.

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​How did you upload the video to Tik Tok?

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​Stop! (The understood subject is you.)

​A sentence should begin with a capital letter. The punctuation mark that follows a sentence depends on the purpose of the sentence.

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​Do not mistake a sentence fragment for a sentence. A sentence fragment is a group of words that is capitalized and punctuated like a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought.

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​Examples:

​When I was walking

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​Because we overslept and missed the bus

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​My thick, fluffy jacket

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment:

because we overslept and missed the bus

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment:

when I was walking

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using the following sentence fragment:

my thick, fluffy jacket

Parts of a Sentence Lesson 2

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​The Subject and Predicate

​Sentences consists of two basic parts: subjects and predicates.

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​The subject is a word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about.

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​The predicate is a word or word group that tells something about the subject.

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​Examples

​Notice in the following examples that the subject may appear before or after the predicate or between parts of the predicate.

​Subject / Predicate

​Rain pelted the students.

​​Subject / Predicate

​Each of the amateur dancers performed.

​Predicate / Subject

​Away on the breeze sailed the small boats.

​Predicate / Subject / Predicate

​When did J.K. Rowling write Harry Potter?

Open Ended

Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence:

Running down the hall were a group of friends.

Open Ended

Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence:

The dog barked ferociously at the visitor.

Open Ended

Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence:

What was Sharon wearing that day?

​Simple, Complete Subjects and Predicates

​The simple subject is the main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about.

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Example:
Bonnie wanted to rob banks with Clyde.

​The complete subject consists of the simple subject and any word or word groups that modify the simple subject.

Example:

​The kingdom of Prute was waiting to see their queen again.

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​Simple, Complete Subjects and Predicates

The simple predicate, or verb, is the main word or word group that tells something about the subject.

​Example:

​The kingdom of Prute was waiting to see their queen again.

​The complete predicate consists of the simple predicate and all the words used to modify the simple predicate and to complete its meaning.

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Example:
Bonnie wanted to rob banks with Clyde.

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Open Ended

Identify the simple subject and predicate in the following sentence:

Small, shy Suzie left her house early.

Open Ended

Identify the simple subject and predicate in the following sentence:

Howie wants the red bicycle.

Open Ended

Identify the simple subject and predicate in the following sentence:

The victorious players were surrounded by their fans.

Multiple Choice

A sentence

• is a word group of related words put together.

• is a word group that contains a subject and a verb and that expresses a complete thought.

• is a word group that either contains a subject or verb and that does not express a complete thought.

• is a word group that modifies a verb, an adjective, and other adverbs.

Multiple Choice

How does the underlined word function in the sentence?

Mary and Joe are best friends.

• subject

• preposition

• verb

• direct object

Multiple Choice

What is the subject?

Edward walked to the store yesterday.

• walked

• Edward

• store

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

Which group of words is a complete sentence?

• Cat loud.

• Before the storm

• I eat donuts.

Multiple Choice

A predicate is

• is a word or word group that tells something about the subject.

• is a word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about.

Multiple Choice

A subject is

• is a word or word group that tells something about the subject.

• is a word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about.