Simple Subjects and Predicates

I found the missing post! Thank you, scribes! Keep in mind as you read, these notes are from Wednesday. Today (Thursday) we presented our poetry projects. No homework for tonight!

Today in English, we first went over our homework. We then went over some sentences and sentence fragments.

Every sentence has two parts: a subject and a predicate.
Ex. Emily Dickinson wrote poetry.
subject predicate

The subject part of the sentence names whom or what the sentence is about.

The predicate part of the sentence tells what the subject does or has.
It can also tell what the subject is or is like.

A sentence fragment does not express a complete thought. It may also be missing a subject or predicate.


FRAGMENTS

The poems. – This fragment lacks a predicate. What did they do?
The poem lay in her dresser for years.


Wrote about her emotions. – This fragment lacks a subject. Who wrote about her emotions?
The famous poet wrote about her emotions.


Of meaning. – This fragment lacks a subject and a predicate.
Her poems contain many layers of meaning.

Subjects and Predicates
1.3 pages 69 and 70

A sentence consists of a subject and a predicate that together express a complete thought. Both a subject and a predicate may constist of more than one word.

The simple subject is the main word or word group in the complete subject.

The simple subject is the main word or word group in the complete subject.

The simple subject is usually a noun or a pronoun.

The simple predicate is ALWAYS a verb.

Sometimes the simple subject is the same as the complete subject.

Sometimes the simple predicate is the same as the complete predicate.


GRAMMAR BOOK PG. 69

Mr. Wilsn teaches life science at the middle school. – sentence
Over the river and through the woods. – sentence fragment
Showed me a book about pioneers. – sentence fragment
Am having a good time at summer camp. – sentence fragment
Jacob writes a letter to his parents once a week. – sentence
Frogs begin life as tadpoles. – sentence

GRAMMAR BOOK PG. 70
You have to tell what is the complete subject and complete predicate.
The purple mountains appeared misty in the distance. – complete subject is purple mountains. – complete predicate is appeared misty in the distance.
Emilio cheered for his sister’s teammates. – complete subject – complete subject – Emilio. – complete predicate – cheered for his sister’s teammates.
A big raccoon crawled out of he hole. – complete subject – big racoon. – complete predicate – crawled out of the hole.


GRAMMAR BOOK PG. 71
You tell what is the simple subject and simple predicate.
Thirteen pink candles decorated Lisa’s birthday cake. – simple subject – candles. – simple predicate – decorated.
3Some teachers assign homework everyday. – simple subject – teachers. – simple predicate – assign.


For homework, you have to do pg. 51 front and back odds.


Good luck on the poetry project!