PPT-Sentence: a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete

subject and a predicate Subject names the person place thing or idea spoken about in the rest of the sentence Predicate says something about the subject Americans have made quilts Subject Predicate. Rule 1:. Basic Principle. : . Singular . subjects (nouns) . need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.. . The key is to correctly identify the subject of the sentence, and decide if it is singular or plural. Then, match the verb to the subject.. Mr. Bush. Chapter 1. Complete Subjects and Predicates. Here’s the Idea. In order to share ideas and information successfully, you need to use complete sentences.. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.. Day 1. Complete Sentences. A complete sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought.. Every complete sentence has a subject and a predicate.. A sentence fragment is not a complete sentence. . Mrs. Davidovicz’s Class. 2012 . – . 2013. CCGPS: . ELACC3L1. . Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. . f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.* . Simple Subject. the main word or group of words within the complete subject. Ex. The baby’s loud crying woke the whole neighborhood.. Complete subject: the baby’s loud crying. Simple subject: crying. GRAMMAR ROCKS!!!. Types of Sentences. Think Interrogation!. Complete Review Worksheet #1. Declarative Sentence.. Makes a statement and ends with a period.. Mike is going to the store.. Interrogative ?. Compound Sentence with Elliptical Construction. SV DO . or . SC ; S , DO . or. SC.. . (Omitted Verb). Explanation. This pattern is really the same as . PATTERN 1, . but here you will omit the verb in the second clause if it would needlessly repeat the verb of the first clause.. Since he came to New York. .. Because my dog loves it.. Unless you see me. .. Is there anything wrong with these sentences?. All . of these sentences end too . quickly. After . reading these sentences, the reader asks questions because he/she needs more information.. 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.. The verb can be either an action or a state of being like . is. or . was. . . Name the verb in the following sentence.. The cat jumped over the moon.. Mrs. Martin is my favorite teacher of all time. . 4. From . Real Good Grammar, Too. by Mamie Webb Hixon. PowerPoint Created by Rebecca Juntunen. Last Updated Spring 2017. “There’s a million things I haven’t done. But just you wait.”. -- Lin Manuel Miranda, “Alexander Hamilton” from the musical . On the SOL essay, graders will look for . varied. sentence structure. . Simple. Compound. Complex. Compound - Complex. Complete Sentences. To write a complete sentence, you must include:. Capitalized first word. Highlight the key ideas in your handout when you see or hear them in this presentation.. If two or more subjects are joined by the conjunctions . and. , . or. , or . nor. , the conjunction determines if you use a singular or a plural verb.. Varieties. , . Patterns. , . Types. . Sentences: groups of words that express . complete thoughts. .. . Sentence Elements. Sentence elements: . subjects, predicates, phrases, and clauses.