PPT-Mini-Unit: Sentences Subject/Predicate

Conjunctions Types of Sentences Fragments and Runons Parts of Sentence A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought A sentence must have a subject and a predicate Subject. What are they made of???. What is a sentence?. A . sentence. is a word group that contains a subject and a verb and that expresses a complete thought. A . sentence. . fragment. is a word or word group that is capitalized and punctuated as a sentence but that does not contain both subject and a verb or that does not express a complete thought.. A sentence is the basic unit of thought in the American language. This lesson will help you learn to write a complete, coherent sentence.. Parts of a sentence.. A sentence has both a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.. Simple Subjects & Predicates. Every sentence has two parts: a subject and a predicate.. The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about.. The predicate tells what the subject is or does or what happens to the subject.. rudimentary. surreal. mien. As we talk about these grammar basics today, please take your own notes. Format your notes like this:. (key words in left column). complete sentence. (notes/definitions in right column). Simple Sentences. Simple sentences can be very short, consisting of only one word (a noun) for the subject and one word (a verb) for the predicate. . The noun is the simple subject and the verb is the simple predicate.. Subject. The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. . Example: . Lois Lenski. wrote Strawberry Girl. . The tooth with a point . is called a canine. . To find the subject, ask yourself who or what is doing something or about whom or what something is being said. . A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.. Sentences are grouped or classified according to their . content and purpose. .. Types of Sentences. State facts or ideas and usually end with a period.. Subject..  The subject is what the sentence is about. . For . example: . John.  . gripped the edge of the cliff with only his toes. . Is . John.  . crazy?. Predicate. . The . predicate . is what the subject is up to. In other words, the predicate “completes an idea about the subject,” . Practice: 1-7. Quick Quiz. Which of the following are two-place predicates? Below, Smother, Sleep, Come, Annihilate, Vanish, Afraid (of).. Use these terms correctly to fill in the blanks: Referent, Extension, Prototype .. SUBJECT AND PREDICATE. Love . stinks. Do these two words make a sentence?. Subject/Predicate. A grammatical . sentence contains a . subject. (who or what the sentence is about) and a . predicate. (what the subject is or does) and expresses a complete thought.. Capital letter at the beginning of the sentence.. Punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.. A subject. A predicate. Every sentences as a . central verb. , whether it is . one. . or . more. words..  .  .  . . Copyright © 2011. Middle School Novel Units Inc. St. Petersburg, FL.  . The purchaser of this unit has the permission to use these materials in a single classroom only. Use of or reproduction by an entire school or school system or any other type of institution or for any commercial use is strictly prohibited. No part of this presentation may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in any form without the express written permission of the publisher. . 5. th. Grade ELA. Objective. I CAN identify complete sentences and sentence fragments.. Guided Notes. A . sentence. is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It begins with a . capital letter. declarative . imperative . interrogative . exclamatory . Four Kinds of Sentences:. . make a statement. . end with a period (.). . examples: . I teach seventh grade.. Ella is my daughter..