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Complete Sentences
Grammar
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subject | "who or what" a sentence is about. Example: "The little grey bunny" |
| predicate | "what they are DOING or BEING." The predicate often begins with a verb (action word). Example: "ATE the orange carrot." |
| verb | usually one word that shows an action. Example: "ATE." Remember: sometimes the word is a "being" verb, like "is," "are" or "have." |
| complete thought | a sentence that has two things: a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE |
| fragment | a piece of a sentence. It is NOT a complete sentence. It is missing either a subject or a predicate. Example: "ate the pizza" |
| run-on | when two (or more) complete thoughts are RUNNING together without proper punctuation. It is NOT a complete sentence. |
| How do you fix a run-on sentence? | Step 1: karate chop the sentence (split it). Step 2: add proper punctuation (.!?) to separate the two sentences. Step 3: capitalize the start of each sentence. |
| Punctuation that can separate complete thoughts. | A period (.), exclamation point (!) or a question mark (?). NOTE: commas CANNOT separate or connect sentences on their own. |
| Every sentence should start with a ______ and ends in _____. | Capital letter and punctuation (.!?). |
| independent clause | it's the "grammar" way of saying "a complete thought." This phrase is used to describe a sentence that has a subject+ a predicate. |
| simple subject | the one word in a sentence that tells "who or what a sentence is about." In the sentence, "The little grey bunny ate the orange carrot." the simple subject is "BUNNY" |
Created by:
Mrs.Kenup
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