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Sentence Writing Strategies. Simple Sentences A simple sentence is an independent clause that has a subject and a predicate

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Page 1: Sentence Writing Strategies. Simple Sentences A simple sentence is an independent clause that has a subject and a predicate

Sentence Writing Sentence Writing StrategiesStrategies

Sentence Writing Sentence Writing StrategiesStrategies

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Simple Sentences

• A simple sentence is an independent clause that has a subject and a predicate.

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Independent Clause• A group of words that makes a

complete statement and has a subject and a predicate.

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Subject• The person, place, thing, or idea

that the sentence is about. It’s always a noun.

• All subjects are nouns, but not all nouns are the subject of the sentence.

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Predicate• The predicate shows the state of

being or action of the subject of the sentence.

• Action can be physical or mental or state of being (is/are).

• All predicates are verbs, but not all verbs are predicates.

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Subject-Verb Identification

Procedure

• Step 1: Find the verb.

• Step 2: Ask yourself “Who or What?” is doing the action to find the subject.

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4 Types of Simple Sentences

• SV Jill sat.• SSV Jill and Jan sat.• SVV Jill sat and ate.• SSVV Jill and Jan sat and

ate.s=subject v=verb

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Noun Phrase• When two or more words are used

together for the subject– These typically describe the subject,

give us information about the subject

• The noun phrase is the Complete Subject

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Head Word of Subject• Is the one word that names what

the sentence is about.• Example:• The old gray horse grazed in the

field.• Head word = horse• Complete subject= old gray horse

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Verb Phrase• When one or more helping verbs is

in front of a main verb

• The verb phrase is the Complete Verb

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23 Helping Verbs• Shall, should• Will, was, were, would• Is• May, might, must• Be, being, been• Can, could• Has, have, had• Am, are• Do, does, did

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Helping Verbs• Helping verbs can be right in front

of the verb or a few words away.• Example: • I could have walked to the park.• Main Verb= walked• Helping Verbs= could have

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Complete Verb• Includes the main verb and the

helping verbs.• Example:• She may be going to the mall

today.• Main verb= going• Complete Verb= may be going

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Verbs Can Move

• Verbs can come before the subject

• Example: Down the street ran the bulls.

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Verbs Can Move• Sometimes the subject will appear

between the helping verb and the verb.

• Example: Will you go to the movie tonight?

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Infinitives• Any verb that has the word “to” in

front of it is an infinitive – it is NOT the main verb

• Infinitive= to + verb

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Infinitive• I am going to eat cake.• I = Subject• Am Going=Complete verb (helping

verb + main verb)• To eat = infinitive

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Compound Subjects• When there are two or more

subjects in an independent clause

• Bill and Sue want to go to the movies.

• SSV

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Compound Verbs• When there are two or more verbs

in an independent clause

• Sally swam and played all afternoon

• SVV

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Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs

• When there are two or more subjects and verbs

• The ponies and calves scampered and played in the field.

• SSVV

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Practice

• What is a simple sentence?

• A simple sentence is an independent clause that has a subject and a predicate.

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Practice• How many independent clauses

are in a simple sentence?

• One

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Practice• What’s a subject?• The person, place, thing, or idea

that the sentence is about. It’s always a noun.

• What’s a predicate (verb)? • The action or state of being of the

subject of the sentence

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Practice• An independent clause has two

important parts; what are they?

• A subject and a Verb (predicate).

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Practice• What’s a compound subject?• When there are two or more

subjects in an independent clause• What are compound verbs?• When there are two or more verbs

in an independent clause

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Practice• What is the head word of the

subject?• The one word that names what the

sentence is about.• What makes up a complete verb?• The main verb and the helping verb

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Practice• What are the simple sentence

formulas?• SV• SSV• SVV• SSVV

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Practice• The tree fell down.• S=tree, V=fell• Here are the cookies.• S=cookies, V=are• Are you going to the mall?• S=you, V=going, Helping verb=are