Sentences
A sentence
A group of words expressing a complete thought
a word that shows action or being
what is a verb?
The best way to find the subject of a sentence
ask who or what before the verb
a person, place, or thing
a Noun
a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
an adjective
Subject and a Predicate
The two parts of every sentence
a word that shows being or existence
the to be verb shows being or existence
the principal word the sentence is about
simple subject
Proper, Concrete, abstract, collective, and compound
For classifications of nouns
Three questions adjectives answer
Which one, what kind, how many or how much?
tells who or what the sentence is about
What is the subject?
the parts of a verb phrase
A main verb and one or more helping verbs
simple subject with all its modifiers
complete subject
a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is NOT capitalized
a common noun
three English articles - also adjectives
A, an, and the
The four types of sentences
declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory
Requires a direct object to complete its meaning. Has a "receiver" of its action
Transitive verb
the verb, including helping verbs
the simple predicate
names a specific person, place, or thing. It is capitalized
Proper noun
A word that modifies a verb, also and adjective or verb
an adverb
Tells what the subject is or does
What is a predicate
expresses action that can be perceived by the senses
Physical action verb
the verb with all its modifiers
the complete predicate
names a quality, characteristic, or ideal that cannot be perceived by the senses
an abstract noun
How, when, where, and to what extent?