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Chapter 1
The Sentence
What is a Sentence?
 Question: What makes a phrase a
sentence?
 Examples:
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Jason likes camping.
Likes camping by the lake.
Our new green tent.
Our old tent leaks.
What is a Sentence?
 A sentence is a group of words that
tells a complete thought
 A sentence must tell who or what
 A sentence must also tell what is or
what happens
What is a Sentence?
Who or What
What Is or What
Happens
Mrs. Brown
sharpened the
pencils.
Your backpack
is too heavy!
Subjects and Predicates
 The two parts of a basic sentence are
the subject and the predicate
 The subject tells who or what the
sentence is about
 The predicate tells what the subject
does or is
Simple Subjects
 The simple subject tells exactly
whom or what the sentence is about
 The simple subject is usually one word
 Examples:
 People all over the world play basketball.
 We went out to lunch.
Simple Predicates
 The simple predicate tells exactly
what the subject does or is
 The simple predicate is the verb(s)
 Examples:
 Some students go to space camp.
 The camp is in Flordia.
Subjects and Predicates
 All the words or phrases in the
subject make up the complete
subject
 All the words or phrases in the
predicate make up the complete
predicate
Subjects and Predicates
Complete Subject
My sister and I
Complete Predicate
went to the zoo.
The math test
was very difficult.
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Examples:
We worked on the science project.
Mike and Gina are in my class.
Types of Sentences
 Declarative
 Interrogative
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A sentence that
tells something
 Ends with a period
(.)
 A sentence that
asks a question
 Ends with a
question mark (?)
 Ex. The airplane
was crowded
 Ex. What time does
our plane leave?
Types of Sentences
 Imperative
 A sentence that
tells someone to do
something; a
command
 Ends in a period
 Ex. Please put your
name on your test.
 Exclamatory
 A sentence that
shows strong
feeling, such as
surprise,
excitement, or fear
 Ends in an
exclamation point
(!)
 Ex. I’m so tired!
Which Type of Sentence?
 Lock the door
 What is your name
 Matt bought a
ticket
 Please shut the
window
 Is it time for lunch
 I love summer
 I can’t wait for
Friday
 My dog is big and
brown
Direct Objects in Sentences
 The direct object is the noun or
pronoun that completes the action of
the verb
 To find the direct object of a
sentence, ask whom or what after the
predicate (verb)
 Ex. Natalie saves nickels. (Natalie saves
what?)
 Ex. Jimmy plays football. (Jimmy plays
what?)
Compound Subjects
 A compound subject has two
subjects, which are usually separated
by the word and
 Ex. Baseball and football are popular
sports.
 Fridays and Saturdays are my favorite
days of the week.
Compound Predicates
 A compound predicate has two
predicates.
 The word and is used to join,
separate or combine two predicates
into a compound predicate
 The snake slithers and hisses.
 The child yelled and screamed.