Grammar #2 Basic Sentence Structure

The subject of a sentence is...

• the what someone or something is doing or being

• the verb

• the who or what is doing something or being something

• The same as a subject in school. Example: English, Math, etc.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

The subject of the following sentence is:

The boys slid down the slide and into the puddle.

• into the puddle

• the slide

• slid

• The boys

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

The predicate of the sentence is...

• Who or what is doing something or being something.

• The subject

• The main noun of the sentence.

• What someone is doing or being in a sentence.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the predicate in the following sentence?

The girls played soccer until it became dark.

• The girls

• played soccer

• became dark

• played soccer until it became dark.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

Match the following

• verb

• an action or a state of being

• is an example of a noun

• "is"

• is an example of a verb

• freedom

• noun

• freedom is an example of a ____

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Match the following

• a part of a sentence that needs a predicate or subject

• fragment

• word that describes a verb or adjective

• run-on

• has a subject, predicate and states a whole idea that makes sense

• adjective

• a word that describes a noun

• complete sentence

• a sentence that goes on and on

• adverb

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Fix the following fragment(Make sure to use proper punctuation and capitalization):

The frog

(1 pt for correct sentence, 1 pt for correct punctuation/capitalization)

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Fix the following fragment(Make sure to use proper punctuation and capitalization):

jumped in the puddle

(1 pt for correct sentence, 1 pt for correct punctuation/capitalization)

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is a conjunction? (only one answer)

• It is a word to separate nouns, verbs, and sentences.

• It is a word that describes what something looks like.

• It is a word that is used to combine nouns, verbs, and sentences.

• It is a word that is only used at the end of sentences.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which are ways to correct a run-on? (check all that apply)

• Use a conjunction and comma

• insert a period and capitalize the beginning of the next sentence.

• leave it the way it is

• just insert a comma to make a comma splice

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F