A SENTENCE REQUIRES ONLY TWO THINGS:
A SENTENCE REQUIRES ONLY TWO THINGS:1.SUBJECT2.PREDICAT
E
THE SUBJECT IS SOMETHING
ORTHE SUBJECT DOES
SOMETHING.
THE SUBJECT IS SOMETHING
(PREDICATE)OR
THE SUBJECT DOES SOMETHING.
(PREDICATE)
THERE ARE
EIGHTPARTS OF SPEECH
NOUN
A PERSON, PLACE,
OR THING
VERB
ACTIONOR
STATE OF BEING
ADJECTIVE
MODIFIESA NOUN
ADVERB
MODIFIESA VERB
PREPOSITIONDEFINES THE
RELATIONSHIPOF AN OBJECT
TO ITS ENVIRONMENT
CONJUNCTION
JOINS WORDS,PHRASES,
OR CLAUSES
PRONOUN
STANDS IN PLACE
OF A NOUN
INTERJECTION
EMOTIONAL WORDS
UNRELATED TO OTHER PARTS OF
A SENTENCE
USE A MNEMONIC TO REMEMBER:MLK is the
VIP of the NAACP.PIP plays NCAAV.
PAPA ‘N’ VIC.
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
DOGS
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
DOGS EAT.
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
HUNGRY DOGS EAT.
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND BITE THEM.
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND BITE THEM. WOW!
ARTICLE
DEFINES A NOUN
FUNCTIONS AS AN ADJECTIVE
DIRECT OBJECT
RECEIVES THE ACTIONOF THE SUBJECT
WILL ALWAYS BEA NOUN OR PRONOUN
INDIRECT OBJECT
RECEIVES THE DIRECT OBJECT
WILL ALWAYS BEA NOUN OR PRONOUN
PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER
THE BOSS GAVE ME A RAISE.A CATCHER THREW THE BALL TO JOE.
TYPES OF VERBS
ACTION (or TRANSITIVE)
LINKING (usually BE VERBS)
HELPING (or AUXILIARY)
TYPES OF VERBS ACTION
I KICK MY CAT FOR FUN.LINKING
I AM A CAT-KICKER.HELPING
I WILL KICK MY CAT TODAY.