DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SENTENCES SIMPLE SUBJECTS AND SIMPLE PREDICATES

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SENTENCES SIMPLE SUBJECTS AND SIMPLE PREDICATES

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SENTENCES A simple sentence has one set of simple subjects and simple predicates.

DIAGRAMMING NOUNS • Nouns name people, places, and things • Nouns can do the action, receive the action directly or indirectly, or complement the subject – but they always name people, places, or things. Nouns will always go on straight lines in a diagram.

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SUBJECTS • The simple subject will always go on the horizontal line to the left of the vertical line. simple subject

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SUBJECTS • Simple subject • Is the person, place, or thing the sentence is about – or – the people, places, or things the sentence is about. • The subject does the action or “is. ” • The subject is often towards the beginning of the sentence. Abraham Lincoln enhanced the Border States’ ties to the North. The North chose to fight in order to protect and build the union between all states. The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States.

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SUBJECTS Abraham Lincoln enhanced the Border States’ ties to the North. Abraham Lincoln

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SUBJECTS The North chose to fight in order to protect and build the union between all states. North

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE SUBJECTS The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States. Articles of Confederation

DIAGRAMMING VERBS • Verbs show action or state of being (is, am, are, was, were, been, and sometimes being) Verbs will always go on straight lines in a diagram.

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE PREDICATES • The simple predicate, verb, will always go on the horizontal line to the right of the vertical line. simple predicate

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE PREDICATES • Simple predicate • The verb • The action or “to be. ” • The simple predicate is often towards the beginning of the sentence after the simple subject. Abraham Lincoln enhanced the Border States’ ties to the North. The North chose to fight in order to protect and build the union between all states. The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States.

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE PREDICATES Abraham Lincoln enhanced the Border States’ ties to the North. enhanced

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE PREDICATES The North chose to fight in order to protect and build the union between all states. chose

DIAGRAMMING SIMPLE PREDICATES The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States. was

FIND THE SIMPLE SUBJECT(S) AND SIMPLE PREDICATE(S) BEFORE THEY APPEAR IN THE DIAGRAM Atoms combine to form molecules (8. PS. 2 ). Form is not a verb because it has to in front of it. It is an infinitive. Atoms (Simple subject) combine (Simple predicate)

FIND THE SIMPLE SUBJECT(S) AND SIMPLE PREDICATE(S) BEFORE THEY APPEAR IN THE DIAGRAM Chemical bonds connect molecules (8. PS. 2 ). Chemical bonds (Simple predicate) In which case the diagram would look as follows. connect bonds ic em Ch al (Simple subject) connect It could be argued that bond alone is the subject and chemical tells what type of bond.

FIND THE SIMPLE SUBJECT(S) AND SIMPLE PREDICATE(S) BEFORE THEY APPEAR IN THE DIAGRAM Elements are from one atom type and have the same number of protons (8. PS. 2 ). are Elements (Simple subject) have (Simple predicate)

FIND THE SIMPLE SUBJECT(S) AND SIMPLE PREDICATE(S) BEFORE THEY APPEAR IN THE DIAGRAM Multiple answers how many, Multiple elements combine to make compounds (8. PS. 2 ). Make is not a verb because it has to in front of it. so it is an adjective. elements M ul tip le (Simple subject) combine (Simple predicate) It is an infinitive.

FIND THE SIMPLE SUBJECT(S) AND SIMPLE PREDICATE(S) BEFORE THEY APPEAR IN THE DIAGRAM Heating and By heating or cooling, you can change matter (7. PS. 2 ). cooling are not verbs. You (Simple subject) can change (Simple predicate) They contain the suffix ing. Here they are special nouns called gerunds.

FIND THE SIMPLE SUBJECT(S) AND SIMPLE PREDICATE(S) BEFORE THEY APPEAR IN THE DIAGRAM , but a liquid flows relatively easily from shape to A solid resists physical change shape. (7. PS. 2 ). Change can be a verb. He changed his clothes. Solid (Simple subject) resists (Simple predicate) However, in the provided sentence, it is a noun telling “what” a solid resists. but liquid (Simple subject) flows (Simple predicate)

FIND THE SIMPLE SUBJECT(S) AND SIMPLE PREDICATE(S) BEFORE THEY APPEAR IN THE DIAGRAM , , The three most commonly discussed states of matter include solids liquids and gasses. (7. PS. 2 ). states of matter (Simple subject) include (Simple predicate) Discussed can be a verb, but here it describes states of matter. It is a special kind of adjective called a participle.