Sentence Notes for Writers Notebook Copy each of

Sentence Notes for Writer’s Notebook Copy each of these notes onto the indicated page in your notebook.

Subject & Predicate p. 180 in Notebook Subject: the person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about Predicate: tells you what happened Ex. Camp starts today. Subject: camp Predicate: starts

Subject & Predicate p. 179 in Notebook simple subject: the main word in the complete subject: contains all the words that help to identify the main person, place, thing, or idea of the sentence. The complete subject in each of the following sentences is italicized. The simple subject is underlined. Someone in this row is sitting in the wrong seat. A wonderful and exciting display is planned.

Subject & Predicate p. 178 in Notebook simple predicate(verb): the main word or phrase in the complete predicate: the verb and all the words that describe it. The complete predicate in each of the following sentences is italicized. The simple predicate is underlined. Veronica finished the puzzle in record time.

Compound Sub’s and Pred’s p. 177 in Notebook Compound subjects & predicates are when there's 2 or more subjects and/or predicates. Bill and Ted were late. Meredith danced and sang.

Finding Subjects in Weird Places! p. 176 (1 of 2) 1. Finding Subjects in Questions To find the subject in a question, the best thing to do is rephrase the question into a statement. ex: Why is Ulrick chewing on that rubber chicken? Ulrick is chewing on that rubber chicken why?

Finding Subjects in Weird Places! p. 176 (2 of 2) 2. Finding Subjects in Commands In a command, the subject is not stated. It's implied. Ex. Sit down. (YOU) Ex. Take out the garbage. (YOU)

4 Types of Sentences Ntbk p 175 (1 of 2) 1. Declarative makes a statement & ends w/ a ". " Ex. ________________ 2. Interrogative asks a question & ends w/ a "? " Ex. ________________

4 Types of Sentences Ntbk p 175 (2 of 2) 3. Imperative gives a command & ends w/ a ". " or "!" Ex. _______________ 4. Exclamatory shows excitement or strong emotion & ends w/ a "!" Ex. _______________

Fragments ntbk p. 174 A Fragment is: missing a subject OR a verb OR is not a complete thought. Ex. Frag: A very smart ant. Frag: When Betty woke up. Sentence: Betty is a very smart ant.

Run-Ons & Comma Splices ntbk p. 173 (1 of 2) Run-On: A sentence with 2 complete thoughts that run together Ex. Rowena and Woovis are friends they jog together twice a week.

Run-Ons & Comma Splices ntbk p. 173 (2 of 2) Comma Splice: A sentence with 2 complete thoughts separated only by a comma. 3 ways to fix a run-on: 1) Use a comma AND a conjunction 2) Make two sentences 3) Separate with a semicolon

Subject Verb Agreement Ntbk p. 172 (1 of 2) 1) Singular subjects take singular verbs. Ex. Wrong: One parent are home. Right: One parent is home. 2) Plural subjects take plural verbs. Ex. Wrong: Both parents is home. Right: Both parents are home.

Subject Verb Agreement Ntbk p. 172 (2 of 2) 3)compound subjects connected by and require plural verbs (Albert and I ride the King-Da-Ka. ) 4) indefinite pronouns require singular verbs (Everyone enjoys the park. ) 5) with compound subjects connected by or or nor, the verb must agree with the subject nearest the verb (Neither Alfredo nor Sheila likes amusement rides. )

Clauses Ntbk p. 171 A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate. ex: Taylor sings (clause)(also a sentence) If Taylor screams (clause)(not a sentence) A clause is either independent or dependent. An independent clauses can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause can not. All simple sentences are clauses BUT not all clauses are sentences.

Types of sentences Ntbk p. 170 Simple Sentences: 1 independent clause Parker hit a home run! (one subject; one verb) Parker hit a grounder and ran to first. (one subject; compound verb) Parker and Peck hit home runs. (compound subject; one verb) Compound Sentence: 2 independent clauses Matilla caught the ball, and Seymour covered second. (two independent clauses joined by a comma plus "and") Complex Sentence: After the Mets lost to Kansas, we celebrated for days. (one dependent clause, plus one independent clause)