simple sentences

Sentences

By Ms. Skyles

A Sentence is a group of words taht expresses a complete thought. It has a noun or a SUBJECT, and a verb or a PREDICATE

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What is a sentence?

​Complete Sentences

• ​A complete sentence has a subject & predicate:

  • ​In other words, it has a subject, verb, and complete thought.

• ​Synonyms:

  • ​Independent clause

  • ​Simple sentence

The fun way to remember:

​Complete sentence are "like" adults. They have matured like grown ups with everything they need to succeed in life (like a subject and a predicate.

When a sentence doesn't have a subject or a predicate, it is called a SENTENCE FRAGMENT; it's basically just one part of a sentence. ​

Sentence Fragments​

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Terms we need to know!

•Subject

•Verb

•Clause (a group of words with a subject and a verb)

independent-strong stands alone

dependent-subordinate-weak needs support

What does a simple sentence need to have?

• It must begin with a capital letter.

• It must end with a punctuation mark.

• It must be a complete thought.

• It must have a subject (Who or what?)

• It must have a predicate (What about it?)

• It MUST make sense!!!

Multiple Select

Which one is a simple sentence?

• We outside and played.

• Jacob and David went outside and played outside together.

• jacob that boy over there see what i mean.

• My mom dad sister and brother.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of a sentence?

• Who or what the sentence is about

• The action part of the sentence

• It's the first word in a sentence.

• The subject isn't important in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

Tim loves to ice skate.

• skate

• Tim

• loves

• ice

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

Chloe walked her puppy.

• Puppy

• Walked

• Her

• Chloe

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?

Aaron loved to draw pictures.

• Aaron

• Draw

• Loved

• Pictures

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate, or action, part of the sentence?

• tells what the subject is doing

• tells who the sentence is about

• tells the where everyone is

• doesn't tell you anything

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate part of this sentence?

Johnny went to the zoo.

• went to the zoo

• Johnny

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate, or action part, of the following sentence?

Grace went to the store.

• Grace

• went to the store.

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate of the sentence?

Gabriel went to see a movie.

• went to see a movie

• Gabriel

Multiple Select

Choose the subject of the sentence.

La'Mirah took her mom flowers.

• La'Mirah

• flowers

• took

• mom

Multiple Select

Choose the predicate of the sentence.

La'Mirah took her mom flowers.

• La'Mirah

• took her mom flowers

Multiple Select

Is this a complete sentence?

Lisa sent her brother a book.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Is this a complete sentence?

At the park

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Is this a complete sentence?

Jimena rode all of the rides at the park.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is a verb?

• Action word

• person, place, or thing

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence? James and his friends went to the store and had a good time.

• James and his friends.

• went to the store and had a good time

Multiple Choice

Which of the following MUST a simple sentence have?

• a question mark

• a name

• a capital letter at the beginning

• a comma

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following MUST a simple sentence have?

• the name of a color

• a person

• a subject (who or what?)

• an animal

Multiple Select

A simple sentence MUST have: (Select 3)

• a subject (Who or what?)

• a predicate (What about it?)

• a comma

• a punctuation mark

Multiple Select

Identify the two simple sentences:

• I love pizza.

• My friends also love pizza.

• Pizza from Pizza Hut.

• My super nice friends.

Open Ended

Add a subject

_________ went to the park.

Open Ended

Add a subject

_________ ate a sandwich for lunch.

Open Ended

Add a predicate:

The girl _______.

Open Ended

Add a predicate:

The television _______.