Sentences and Fragments
Hoping for good news.
Fragment
The boy ran around the track
The boy - subject
Ran around the track - predicate
dog
common
computer
concrete
A scarf made of wool may be warmer than a silk scarf.
Adjective
Fireworks lit the sky.
Sentence
Penny's homework was eaten by her dog.
Penny's homework - subject
was eaten by her dog - predicate
novel
common
humor
abstract
I held a piece of paper in my hand.
Noun
The bird sat on a branch.
Sentence
The student studied for the quiz.
The student - subject
studied for the quiz - predicate
Ridgefield Park Jr/Sr Highschool
proper
Define a concrete noun.
Names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell)
These plants have poisonous leaves.
Pronoun
The leaves floating slowly down the stream.
Fragment
Define subject
A subject tells who or what the sentence is about. It is the naming part.
What is a common noun?
A common noun names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas and is generally not capitalized
Define abstract noun.
Names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic
All of us entered the contest.
Noun
What two parts make a complete sentence?
A subject and predicate
Define predicate
The predicate of a sentence tells something about the subject. It is the telling part.
What is a proper noun? What is one way to identify if a word is a proper noun?
It names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. It begins with a capital letter
Define collective noun and give an example.
A word that, even when it is singular, names a group. EX: team, audience, etc.
I bought a birthday card.
Adjective