The Parts of a Sentence

Mrs. Hill's English Reading & Language Arts Skills

The Parts of a Sentence Review

A predicate is a grammatical word for verb & what follows after. Verbs are most often action or linking.

To help you find the verb, first locate the subject and ask yourself, "s/he what?"

Predicates

A subject is the WHO or WHAT a sentence is about.

To help you find it, locate the verb and ask yourself, "who/what" does this verb?

Subjects

Simple & Compound Subjects & Predicates

SIMPLE means singular; COMPOUND means more than one

On the next slides, identify each sentence type.

Multiple Choice

The teachers and the students wanted a snow day.

• Simple Subject/Predicate

• Compound Subject

• Compound Predicate/Verb

• Compound Subject & Predicate/Verb

Multiple Choice

People had to plow and shovel the driveway.

• Simple Subject/Predicate

• Compound Subject

• Compound Predicate/Verb

• Compound Subject & Predicate/Verb

Multiple Choice

They called the city of Akron.

• Simple Subject/Predicate

• Compound Subject

• Compound Predicate/Verb

• Compound Subject & Predicate/Verb

Multiple Choice

Snow and ice poured and piled over the city.

• Simple Subject/Predicate

• Compound Subject

• Compound Predicate/Verb

• Compound Subject & Predicate/Verb

A linking verb typically cannot be performed; they are used to describe.

Ex/ Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

Some linking verbs might look like action verbs; ask yourself if the subject is the one performing the action or being described.

Linking Verbs

An action verb typically shows an action that can be performed.

Ex/ Do, done, went, gone, go, goes, etc.

Action Verbs

Action vs Linking Verbs

On the next slides, identify each verb type.

Multiple Choice

The student SLEPT in.

• Action Verbs

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

The basketball player IS tall.

• Action Verbs

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

The flower SMELLS lovely.

• Action Verbs

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

The girl SMELLS the flower.

• Action Verbs

• Linking Verb

Subject / Verb Agreement

Singular SubjectS uSe S verbS in the preSent tenSe

If you have a Singular Subject and are writing in the present tense, then you must select a singular verb - which actually uses an S.

To help, locate the subject of the sentence and determine if it is singular or plural.

Singular Verbs in the present tense:

is, runs, catches, hides, hits, jumps, etc.

Select the correct verb form for each of the following sentences

Multiple Choice

The class ( listen / listens ) to the teacher.

• listen

• listens

Multiple Choice

The students ( talk / talks ) during class.

• talk

• talks

Multiple Choice

The teams ( work / works ) hard.

• work

• works