Animated movies by character
2001: Donkey
Shrek
What is the simple predicate of a sentence?
Verb or verb phrase
The tough, curved spines of the barrel type of this plant were once used by native Americans as fishhooks
Cactus
What kind of sentence is this?
A small pond full of water abuzz with flies and mosquitoes is an ideal home for a frog
Declarative
1991: Gaston
Beauty and the Beast
What are the two main characteristics of a sentence fragment?
•Does not contain both a subject and a verb.
•Does not express a complete thought.
The people of Hermosillo are part of the life of this desert
Sonoran Desert
True or False:
The understood subject is usually in requests and commands.
TRUE
2003: Dory
Finding Nemo
What is the subject of a sentence?
Whom or what the sentence or clause is about.
Some species of this stinging arachnid can alter their metabolism, allowing them to live on only one meal a year.
Scorpion
The old house on the hill gave Nora [chills] and conjured up images of ghosts and monsters.
Direct Object
2004: Elastigirl
The Incredibles
True or false
The direct object depends on the presence of an indirect object in the sentence.
FALSE
The California fuchsia, a trumpet-shaped flower found in the desert is often pollinated by this tiny bird
Humming bird
Before the movie, Emma bought [Luigi] dinner.
Indirect Object
1967: Shere khan
Jungle Book
What is the difference between the Predicate Nominative and the Predicate Adjective?
The predicate adjective must be an adjective describing or modifying the subject.
Although this cuckoo can fly with ease, it prefers to speed across the desert on foot, reaching 30 kph
Road Runner
The company has been mailing [me] CD catalogues ever since I bought my sound system.
Indirect Object