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Walk in Work. Get paper out ready for notes. Subject/Predicate Notes. What are Subjects?. The person place or thing (noun) that is doing/performing the action or being described. Subjects can be both simple and compound. Answers the question: who or what verbs. Subject Examples.
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Walk in Work • Get paper out ready for notes
What are Subjects? • The person place or thing (noun) that is doing/performing the action or being described. • Subjects can be both simple and compound. • Answers the question: who or what verbs
Subject Examples • Sentence: The blue pencil sharpener destroyed my colored pencil. • Subject: The blue pencil sharpener • Sentence: The beautiful mountain looked majestic in the snow. • Subject: The beautiful mountain • Sentence: Chief tripped the innocent teacher in the hallway. • Subject: Chief
What are Predicates? • A piece of the clause that includes the verb and the words that tell what the subject does. • Predicates can be both simple and compound • Answers the question: What is the subject doing?
Predicate examples • Sentence: Kyle thinks he can dunk the ball. • Predicate: thinks he can dunk the ball • Sentence: Trinity handed in her assignment to Mr. McCall. • Predicate: handed in her assignment to Mr. McCall • Sentence: Ben jumped for joy to write the Text Dependent Analysis. • Predicate: jumped for joy to write the TDA
Simple/Compound subject • Simple Subject: The focus of the sentence disregarding adjectives. The simple subject are noun(s) only. • Compound Subject: Generally more than one simple subject combined with coordinating conjunctions- includes adjectives.
Simple/Compound subject examples Simple subjects examples: - Mr. Barrie had to fight off a bear in Canada years ago. Simple S. = Mr. Barrie - The dog barked for food. Simple S. = dog Compound examples” - Mr. Gambler and his advisory played silent ball on Friday. Compound S. = Mr. Gambler and his advisory
Simple/Compound predicates • Simple predicate: The basic word that explains what specific action the subject is doing. Always a verb. • Compound predicate: Includes all the words that are attached to the verb or the action. Generally more than just the verb.
Simple/Compound predicate examples • Simple predicate example: -James Harden scored 61 points the other day. Simple P= scored Compound P= scored 61 points the other day. Example 2: -The Chiefs went offside on a critical play to lose the game. Simple P= went Compound P= went offside on a critical play to lose the game.
Remainder of the period: • Work on your persuasive essays due Wednesday end of class • Make sure your writing has 2 ethos 2 logos and 2 pathos (all identified) • Your logos will need citations