Catie Erwin And Jaedyn Burton Grammar Rules Subjects Predicates and commas Comma a punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence it is also used to separate items in a list ID: 226622
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By:Ruth KrausCatie ErwinAndJaedyn Burton
Grammar RulesSlide2
Subjects, Predicates, and commas Comma: a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence it is also used to separate items in a listSubject: a person or thing of the sentence that does the main action
Predicates: what the subject does (the action) Slide3
SubjectsMr. Morton is an example of a subject.Mr. Morton, a lonely man, is blushingover a girl.Ms. Hargett ate a cheeseburger.Ms. Strader was very exited for her daughter.Slide4
Predicates Blushing is the predicate.Mr. Morton, a lonely man, was blushing over a girl.The cat chased the mouse. Slide5
CommasMr. Morton a lonely man was blushing over a girl.Mr. Morton, a lonely man, was blushing over a girl.The very fat cat, Ragetti,
ate WAY to much food.Ragetti (subject) spins (predicate) very slow because he is so fat.Slide6
QUIZHave you actually learned anything from this?Slide7
Question number ONE!!!
What word in the sentence is an example of a subject?
The moose in the woods had very large antlers!Slide8
AnswerThe moose in the woods had large antlers.The moose is the Subject because the subject is who, what, or where of the sentence.Slide9
Question number TWO!!!What word in this sentence is an example of a predicate?Dr. Turner teaches the class about grammar.Slide10
Answer Dr. Turner teaches the class about grammar.Teaches is the predicate because Dr. Turner is the subject and the predicate is what the subject does and Dr. Turner teaches.Slide11
Question number THREE!!!Where can commas be placed in this sentence?We need milk eggs bread and cereal bars from the grocery store.Slide12
AnswerWe need milk, eggs, bread, and cereal bars from the grocery store.This is a list and you need commas in between items on a list.Slide13
Question number FOUR!!!What is the predicate in this sentence?The cat meows and scratches the door.Slide14
AnswerThe cat meows and scratches the door.Meows and scratches the door is the predicate because the subject is the cat and the predicate is what the subject is doing.Slide15
Question number FIVE!!!Identify the subject in this sentence.Sadie is very hyper and soft.Slide16
AnswerSadie is very hyper and soft.Sadie is the subject because subjects are who, what, or where’s. Slide17
Question number SIX!!!Where do the commas go in this sentence?I am sleepy but I have to go to work. Slide18
AnswerI am sleepy, but I have to go to work. Commas can also go in a sentence so it is not a run on sentence. Usually you put a comma before a conjunction . Slide19
Well….. We hope you learnedsomething from this! He are some helpful hints!Subject: The main person, place or thing of a sentence Predicate: What the subject does Comma: Goes in list and separates run on sentences Slide20
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!Slide21
Thanks to…Google imagesGoogle search Writing and Grammar book Dr. Turner for helpYouTube