Today’s Notes

1. Today’s Notes III. Subjects and Predicates A. All sentences contain a subject and predicate. B. Subjects: 1. Complete subject: All words in subject. 2. Simple subject: main word in subject; noun or pronoun. C. Predicates: 1. Complete predicate: All words in predicate 2. Simple Predicate: main verb or verb phrase D. Exceptions 1. You can be implied in imperative sentences. 2. Here is/are, There is/are sentence: subject is at the end. 3. Interrogative sentences: Simple predicate can be divided by the subject.

2. Subjects and Predicates(The Green Day Lesson) 8th Grade English Unit one: The Sentence

3. Last week… • We learned about what a sentence is. • Complete thought • Starts with a capital letter • Ends with a punctuation mark. • We also learned about the four types of sentences. • Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory • What type is this one? • Look for gum on your shoe.

4. In addition… • We also started talking about subjects and predicates.

5. Remember… • A sentence consists of a subject and a predicate. • Together they make a complete thought. • Both a complete subject and a complete predicate can contain more than one word.

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7. Example: • The band Green Dayis still very popular today. • The band Green Day is the subject of the sentence. • is still very popular today is the predicate.

8. The Complete Subject • The complete subject includes all of the words in the subject of a sentence. • Ex. Drummer Tre’ Cool has been with the band for years.

9. The Simple Subject • The simple subject is the main or most important word or group of words in the complete subject. • These are usually a noun or pronoun. • Ex. Drummer Tre’ Cool has been with the band for years.

10. Something to Remember • In most sentence, the subject will be at the beginning of the sentence. • However, sometimes the subject can be in a weird place…or not there at all!

11. Those Evil Subjects… • Sometimes, in an imperative sentence, the subject is implied. • Go to the store. (You is the subject, but it is not in the sentence.) • It is like you are actually saying YOU, go to the store. • You is the subject-the invisible subject!

12. Another Evil Subject… • Sometimes the subject can be at the back of the sentence. • If you have a declarative sentence that starts with one of these: • Here is, here are • There is, there are • Your subject will be at the back of the sentence, after the verb.

13. Evil Inverted Sentence • For example: There is a copy of Green Day’s original album. • What is there? A copy of Green Day’s original album. (This is the subject) • What is it doing? It is there. (This is the predicate)

14. Exercise A: Find the Complete and Simple subjects • One of Green Day’s major hits was a song called “American Idiot.” • The band was originally known as Sweet Children. • Their popularity has led to numerous awards. • The band started small but became popular in the 1990’s. • Go to a concert sometime and see how good they are! • There are a lot of good bands that were influenced by Green Day.

15. Okay… We have found the complete and simple subjects. Now let’s work on the predicates!

16. The Complete Predicate • The complete predicate includes all the words in the predicate of the sentence. • Ex. Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead vocalist for the band Green Day.

17. The Simple Predicate • The simple predicate is the main word or words in the complete predicate. • The simple predicate is ALWAYS a verb or verb phrase. • Remember, a verb is a word that expresses an action or state of being!

18. The Simple Predicate • Ex. Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead vocalist for the band Green Day. • Isis the simple predicate. It is the main verb in the predicate!

19. Evil Predicates • Just like some subjects, some predicates will trip you up, too. • In most interrogative sentences, the simple predicate will be divided up. Remember both parts of the predicate!

20. Evil Predicates • Ex. Dopeoplestill listen to them? • Does who still listen to them? People is the subject. • What do the people do? They do still listen to them. Do still listen to them is the predicate. • Do listen is the simple predicate!

21. Exercise B: Identifying Complete and Simple Predicates • Armstrong was only fifteen years old when he formed the band. • Armstrong and his friend Mike Dirnt played their first concert at Rod’s Hickory Pit. • Did the band play at Woodstock 1994? • Green Day went on tour with Blink-182 in 2003. • The song “American Idiot” helped Green Day win a Grammy Award in 2005. • They are currently on tour. • There is one more leg left of it.

22. Let’s Recap… • The complete subject includes all of the words in the subject of a sentence. • The simple subject is the main or most important word or group of words in the complete subject. • In an imperative sentence, the subject, you, can be implied. • In a sentence with here is/are or there is/are, the subject is at the end of the sentence. • The complete predicate includes all the words in the predicate of the sentence. • The simple predicate is the main word or words in the complete predicate. • The simple predicate is ALWAYS a verb or verb phrase. • In an interrogative sentence, the simple predicate may be separated by the simple subject.

23. Chapter One List… • A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. • A declarative sentence makes a statement; it ends in a period. • An interrogative sentence asks a question; it ends with a question mark. • An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feelings; it ends with an exclamation point. • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request; It ends in a period (but if it is really strong it can end in an exclamation point!) • Every sentence has two parts: A subject and a predicate. • The subject part of a sentence tells whom or what the sentence is about. • The predicate part of the sentence tells what the subject does or has. • It can also describe what the subject is or is like. • A sentence fragment does not express a complete thought. It may be missing a subject, a predicate, or both. • Fix a fragment by adding the missing part. • The complete subject includes all of the words in the subject of a sentence. • The simple subject is the main or most important word or group of words in the complete subject. • In an imperative sentence, the subject, you, can be implied. • In a sentence with here is/are or there is/are, the subject is at the end of the sentence. • The complete predicate includes all the words in the predicate of the sentence. • The simple predicate is the main word or words in the complete predicate. • The simple predicate is ALWAYS a verb or verb phrase. • In an interrogative sentence, the simple predicate may be separated by the simple subject.