WHAT IS A SENTENCE

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WHAT IS A SENTENCE?

• TODAYS LESSON WILL EXPLAIN
• WHAT IS REQUIRED IN EVERY SENTENCE?
• WHAT IS A SUBJECT?
• WHAT IS A PREDICATE?

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WHAT IS REQUIRED IN EVERY SENTENCE?

• Not every group of words is a sentence. To be a
  sentence, a group of words must make a complete
  thought AND contain
• SUBJECT
• PREDICATE

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SUBJECTS

• Simple Subject
• Usually only one word.
• Always a noun or pronoun.
• Tells what or who the sentence is about.

• Complete Subject
• Can be several words or only one word.
• Always contains a noun or pronoun.
• Always includes the simple subject.

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SIMPLE PREDICATE

• Always a verb. (A verb is a word that tells what
  the subject is doing or being.) There are two
  kinds of verbs
• Action verbs run, jump, sit, sleep.
• Being verbs am, is, was, seem.

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COMPLETE PREDICATE

• Always contains the simple predicate (a verb)
• Can be one word or several words.
• The sunset is beautiful.

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BUILDING SENTENCES

• William sang.
• My friend William sang.
• My friend William sang a song.
• My friend William sang a song at the wedding.
• My sweet, talented friend William sang a
  beautiful, inspirational love song at the wedding
  last Saturday in Little Rock.

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BUILDING YOUR OWN SENTENCES

• Write a two-word sentence that contains ONLY a
  simple subject and simple predicate.
• To that sentence, add one or more words to
  describe the subject.
• Keep that sentence and add one or more words to
  the predicate.
• Add more words or phrases to that sentence to
  make it longer and more descriptive.
• Underline the simple subject and simple predicate
  in each sentence.

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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Dogs barked.
• Those big dogs barked.
• Those big dogs barked loudly.
• Those big dogs in the pen next door barked loudly
  all night.

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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Dogs barked.
• Those big dogs barked.
• Those big dogs barked loudly.
• Those big dogs in the pen next door barked loudly
  all night.

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WHAT IS A SENTENCE?

• What must it do?
• What must it contain?
• What is a simple subject? A complete subject?
• What is a simple predicate? A complete predicate?