Sentences, Subjects, and Predicates

Sentences Subjects Predicates

What is a sentence?

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

You need 4 things to make a complete sentence...
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What is a sentence?

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

You need 4 things to make a complete sentence...
1. Capitalization at the beginning
2. Complete subject - tells who or what the sentence is about
3. Complete predicate - tells what a subject is or does
4. Punctuation - periods, exclamation marks, or question marks

Multiple Choice

What is the COMPLETE subject in the sentence?

My dog is wearing a pink collar.

• My dog

• dog

• is wearing

• is wearing a pink collar.

Multiple Choice

What is the SIMPLE subject in the sentence?

My cat likes to run in the field.

• likes to run in the field

• My cat

• cat

• My cat likes to run in the field.

Multiple Choice

What is the COMPOUND subject in the sentence?

Mia and Kylie are the best dogs in the entire world.

• Mia

• Kylie

• are the best dogs in the entire world

• Mia and Kylie

Multiple Choice

What is the SIMPLE predicate below?

I love chocolate chip cookies!

• love

• I

• I love

• chocolate chip cookies

Multiple Choice

What is the COMPLETE predicate below?

Christmas and Halloween are my favorite holidays.

• are my favorite holidays

• Christmas and Halloween

• favorite holidays

• are

Multiple Choice

What is the COMPOUND predicate in the sentence?

Mia and Kylie eat all of the treats and sleep all day.

• Mia and Kylie

• eat all of the treats and sleep all day

• eat all of the treats

• sleep all day

Multiple Choice

A _______________________ does not have both a subject and a predicate.

• sentence

• sentence fragment

• run-on sentence

What's the difference?

Sentence - subject + predicate (capitalization/punuctatoin)

Sentence Fragment - just subject / just predicate
(how do you correct a fragment?)

Run-On - joins 2 sentences that should be seperate
(how do you correct a run-on?)

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a run-on?

• I like soccer and volleyball.

• breakfast in the morning

• First, Dad and I

• I like summer I always go hiking with my dogs.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a fragment?

• Have you ever built a campfire?

• She walked home.

• Went to the store.

• I love cheesecake my husband hates it.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a complete sentence?

• I am 25 years old!

• The answer to your test is.

• Is Heaven?

• Sunday is my husband's favorite day because of football he also loves going to Church.

Complete worksheet (pg 40)