Unit 1: The Sentence

							                     Unit 1: The Sentence - Kuhns
Kinds of Sentences- pg 32
Sentence: Expresses a complete thought
Declarative: Makes a statement; ends with a period (.)
Interrogative: Asks a question; ends with a question mark (?)
Imperative: Gives a command; ends with a period (.)
Exclamatory: shows excitement; ends with an exclamation mark (!)

Complete subjects and Predicates- pg 35
Subject: Whom or what the sentence is about
       -towards the beginning of the sentence before the verb
Predicate (verb): What the subject does, is, has, or feels
       -weird verbs (linking verbs): is, are, was, were, has, have
Complete Subject: All the words in the subject; everything before the verb
Complete Predicate: Everything after the subject; verb

Simple Subjects and Predicates- pg 38
Simple Subject: The main word(s) in the complete subject.
Simple Predicate: The main words in the complete predicate; some verbs have helping verbs.
Helping Verbs: was, is, has, have, should, would, could, been, were, are, must & can

Imperatives & Interrogatives Pg. 41
Imperative Subjects: The subject is not in the sentence because the sentence starts with a
verb- therefore the subject is always YOU.
      Example: Open the door. (Who’s opening the door?) (You) open the door.
Interrogative Subjects: To find the subject, rearrange the words and make it a
      statement.
      Example: Did /mom go to the store?
                Did / my sister eat lunch today?
                Did / we have school today?

Compound Subjects- Pg. 44
Compound Subject: Two or more simple subjects combined by and/or.
     Ex: The cute girl and the ugly boy like each other.

Compound Predicates- pg 47
Compound Predicate: two or more simple predicates combined by and/or
Ex: The boy ran down the hall and fell on his face.
The girl danced across the stage, tumbled backwards, and landed on her head.
Compound Sentences- Pg. 52
Simple Sentence- Subject, predicate, and one complete thought
Compound Sentence: Two simple sentences combined into one sentence
      ~Has to have a comma!!
      ~Has to have and, or, but, AFTER the comma
      ~Has to have a subject on both sides of the connecting word.
      ~ (Finger test) Cover up the comma and connecting word and make sure there is a
complete sentence on both sides.

Example: Susie is riding the bus to school, but she will walk home after school.
Not an example: Susie is riding the bus to school and walking home after school. (There is no
comma and no subject after the connecting word. Use the finger test to check yourself!)

Conjunctions- Pg. 55
Conjunction- connecting word and, or, but
      And = to add information
      Or = to give a choice
      But = show contrast, differences

Complex Sentences- Pg. 57
*If a sentence starts with a subordinating conjunction, there will be a comma somewhere in the
middle
Examples:
Before I brush my hair, I get ready.
After I finish supper, I will go outside.

*In some sentences, the subordinating conjunction acts like a comma separating 2 sentences
Examples:
I brush my hair before I get ready
I ate lunch after I went to recess

Subordinating Conjunctions:
after       because     since        when
although    before            unless       whenever
as          if          until        while

Coordinating Conjunctions: And, Or, But

Fragments and Run-Ons- Pg. 62
Sentence Fragment- Sentence missing a subject, predicate, or both
Run-on Sentence- 2 or more sentences that are run together with commas or without
punctuation
      Ex: I miss you kind of depressed.    FIXED: I miss you! I’m kind of depressed.