The four sentence formulas 1 SubjectLinking Verb Predicate

The four sentence formulas: 1. Subject-Linking Verb- Predicate Adjective 2. Subject-Linking Verb- Predicate Noun 3. Subject-Action Verb- Direct Object 4. Subject-Action Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object

Subject-Linking Verb-Predicate Adjective �Ex: Timmy is fast. Linking Verb Subject Predicate Adjective

Subject-Linking Verb- Predicate Noun �Ex: Timmy is a dog. Linking Verb Subject Predicate Noun

Subject-Action Verb-Direct Object Ex: Timmy ate a bone. Subject Action Verb Direct Object

Subject-Action Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object Ex: Greg made Sierra a flower. Action Verb Subject Indirect Object Direct Object

The Four Irregular Sentences 1. Question 2. Command 3. Inverted 4. Here/There

Question Ex: Are you going to the park today? *Subject is after or between the verb.

Command Ex: Go sit in the corner! *Subject is an understood you

Inverted Sentence (Yoda) Ex: From the mall the girl arrived. *Subject is usually at the end

Here/There Sentence Ex: Here is the dog. There it is! *Here/There are NEVER subjects.

Complete Sentence Subject- Verb-Compliment A complete sentence has a subject, verb and compliment.

Complete Predicate The bird | is a friendly animal in our neighborhood. Complete predicate

Fragments and Run-Ons Fragment- Part of a sentence. Missing a subject or predicate. Ex: Ate the Banana Run On- Two sentences put together Ex: Sally ate junk food Bill worked out.