Subject or Predicate
What is the subject in a sentence?
What is the predicate?
The subject is the WHO and is a noun.
The predicate is the WHAT and is a verb.
What punctuation marks do...
declarative
interrogative
imperative
and exclamatory get?
declarative- period (.)
interrogative- question mark (?)
imperative- exclamation point or period (. !)
exclamatory- exclamation point (!)
What makes a complete sentence? It has to have...?
a subject & a predicate
(Yes, a capital and a punctuation)
Is this sentence complete, a fragment, or a run-on?
I like to eat tacos.
complete
BONUS: What is the subject? What is the predicate?
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zack likes to play baseball he practices every friday with his team.
Zack likes to play baseball. He practices every Friday with his team.
Three pelicans flew over the beach.
Three pelicans
Which type of sentence is this?
Stop running the the hall!
BONUS: Why is it imperative? How do you know?
Is this sentence complete, a fragment, or a run-on?
Yelled and screamed when she saw it.
fragment
BONUS: WHY is it a fragment?
studied for the test.
The fourth grade class.
The cute puppy.
listened to the radio.
Answers will vary
(subject) studied for the test.
The fourth grade class (predicate).
The cute puppy (predicate).
(subject) listened to the radio.
Fix the sentence below (look at punctuation and capitalization too):
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why do you shop at ingles
Why do you shop at Ingles?
BONUS: What type of sentence is this?
What is the predicate in the sentence?
The children built a sandcastle.
built a sandcastle
What type of sentence is this?
Can you turn off the lights?
interrogative
BONUS: Why is it interrogative? How do you know?
Is the sentence complete, a fragment, or a run-on?
The girl ran at recess she played basketball with her friends.
run-on
BONUS: WHY is it a run on?
Is this sentence complete, a fragment, or a run-on?
The parents ate the baby slept in the crib.
run-on
BONUS: Fix the run-on sentence
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went to burger king on tuesday.
She went to Burger King on Tuesday.
What is the subject of the sentence?
The seagull's feathers were white.
seagull's feathers
What type of sentence is this?
I played baseball at recess.
declarative
BONUS: Why is it declarative? How do you know?
My mother opened my backpack to see what homework I have.
complete
BONUS: WHY is it a complete sentence?
Is the sentence complete, a fragment, or a run-on?
I do not like math I am not good at adding.
run-on
BONUS: Fix the run-on sentence
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erin loves to read books she tries to read for twenty minutes after school.
Erin loves to read books. She tries to read for twenty minutes after school.
BONUS: What type of sentence is this?
Write 3 complete sentences with a subject and predicate.
The sentences must have 7 words each.
answers will vary
declarative
interrogative
imperative
exclamatory
answers will vary
Fix the run-on sentences:
Her car would not start she was late to class.
Her car would not start. She was late to class.
BONUS: What are the subjects? What are the predicates?
Which sentence is the fragment?
Which is complete?
Which is a run-on?
(1) Ms. McAlister loves teaching students. (2) She likes to teach reading she likes to spend time with her students. (3) But doesn't like grading papers.
fragment- sentence 3
complete- sentence 1
run-on- sentence 2
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The boy likes to drink mountain dew. he buys them at walmart.
The boy likes to drink Mountain Dew. He buys them at Walmart.
BONUS: What are the subjects? What are the predicates?