Sentence structure Flashcards
Part 1
What is Subject
Topic of a sentence (Taco Bella)
Predicate
Action word in the sentecvne (took a walk)
Conjuction
Part of speech that links together words and phrases (and, but, so, etc) (and Angel whistled)
The dog chased a ball
The dog; subject
chased a ball; predicate
The dog chased a ball, and the cat slept
the dog; subject
chased a ball; predicate
, and; conjunction
the cat; subject
slept; predicate
What is a compound subject
More than one subject (Mary and Noelle…)
Compound predicate
More than one action (watched TV and played mincraft)
My brother ate the candy and drank the juice
My brother; subject
ate the candy and drank the juice; compound predicate
Independent clauses
Complete thoughts and have a subject and predicate. COMPLEATE SENTENCE
Five small cats slept on the windosill
(Also is it an independent clause?)
Yes independent
Five small cats; subject (no and)
slept on the windosill; predicate
He won
(Also is it an independent clause?)
Yes
He; subject
won; predicate
Mae and Anna went to the store to buy flowers
(Also is it an independent clause?)
Yes
Mae and Anna; compound subject
went to the store to buy flowers;predicate
Dependent clause
groups of words with a subject or predicate that do not form a complete sentence. Usually have a marker words (after, although, as, because, before, even, if even thought , in order to, since thoughtm unless, untol, when, whenever whether, while)
(Also is it an dependent clause?)
When she rode her bike to town
Dependent
When; marker
she; sub
rode her bike to town; pred
(Also is it an dependent clause?)
Although he prefers to cook Italian food
Dependent
Although; marker
he; sub
prefers to cook italian food; pred
