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1、Los Angeles Mission College,Academic Success CenterTitle V Hispanic Serving InstitutionsFunded by the United State Department of Education,Basic Sentence Patterns,Identifying Subjects and Verbs,Key Concept:A complete sentence requires a subject and a verb;it also must express a complete thought.This
2、 PowerPoint presentation is based on the following source:Fitzpatrick,Carolyn H.and MaryBeth B.Ruscica.The Complete Sentence Workout Book.4th ed.Mass:Allyn and Bacon,2000.Print.,Subjects,A sentence must have a subject.A subject is a nounA person,place or thingMs.JonesLos Angeles Mission CollegeHat O
3、r a pronounA word that takes the place of a noun She/he/theyIt,Verbs,A sentence must also have a verb.There are 2 types of verbs:ActionShow movementExamples:to sing,to joke,to run,to walkLinking Linking verbs do not show action.Instead,they convey existence,being,becoming,and sometimes,one of the 5
4、senses.Linking verbs connect the subject and the word after the linking verb.Examples:to be,to seem,to become,Identifying Subjects and Verbs,To identify the subject and verb in a sentence,ask these questions:What is the action?What word links two or more other words?the verb Who or what is performin
5、g the action?the subject,Practice,1.Barbara sang.What is the action?Sang(verb action)Who sang?Barbara(subject)2.The children were happy.What word joins the description to the subject?Were(verb linking)Who were happy?Children(subject),More Practice,Identify the subjects and verbs in the following sen
6、tences:Terry laughs.Subject=TerryVerb=laughs(action)Lady Gaga is famous.Subject=Lady GagaVerb=is(links description to subject)3.The dog barked.Subject=the dogVerb=barked(action)4.Seth MacFarlane creates funny characters.Subject=Seth MacFarlaneVerb=creates(action),Simple and Compound Subjects and Ver
7、bs,A single subject is referred to as a simple subject.A single verb is referred to as a simple verb.Example:The artist quickly drew the tourists caricature.What is the action?Drew(one action=simple verb)Who drew?Artist(one actor=simple subject),Compound Subjects,A sentence may also contain a compou
8、nd subject:two or more stated nouns or pronouns perform the same action.Example:Charles and the boys have gone to the movies.What is the action?Have gone(one action=simple verb)Who has gone?Charles+boys(two stated actors=compound subject),Compound Verbs,A sentence may also contain a compound verb:th
9、e subject performs two or more actions.Example:Jane frequently drinks,dances,and parties through the night.What is(are)the action(s)?Drink,dance,+party(3 actions=compound verb)Who drinks,dances and parties?Jane(one stated actor=simple subject),3 Possible Combinations,Compound Subject/Simple Verb:In
10、this case,two or more subjects perform one action.Example:George and Frank went to Mexico.Verb:went Subject:George+Frank,3 Possible Combinations,2.Simple Subject/Compound Verb:The simple subject of the sentence performs two or more actions.Example:The audience booed and hissed at the performer.Verb:
11、booed+hissedSubject:The audience,3 Possible Combinations,3.Compound Subject/Compound VerbThis means that two or more subjects perform two or more actions.Example:Greg,Peter,and Bobby danced and ate all night.Verb:danced+ateSubject:Greg,Peter,+Bobby,Practice,Directions:Find the verbs and subjects.Ind
12、icate whether they are simple or compound by writing S(for simple)or C(for compound)beside the verbs and subjects.Fords and Chevrolets are two makes of American cars.He and Martha took a vacation last spring.The clown juggled and sang.Whales and skates returned to the bay.Fred and Ethel visited the
13、Ricardos every day.,S,C,S,C,C,S,C,S,S,C,Sentence Formats,Here is an example of a Format 1 sentence:Birds sing.The abbreviation for Sentence Format 1 is NS-V.NS=V=,Birds,sing,Format 1-Practice,Directions:Fill in the blanks with words that follow Sentence Format 1._ yell._ meow._ dance._ swim.Athletes
14、 _.Dogs _.Joggers _.Flowers _.,Children,Cats,Dancers,Swimmers,practice,bark,jog,blossom,Format 1-Practice,Directions:Put a box around the subject and circle the verb.The lamb cried loudly.Every summer,Selina goes to day camp.The class practiced for an hour every week.The price of gas just increased
15、by 20 cents.At night,hundreds of bats fly out of that cave.,Format 2:The Direct Object,Example:Harry hit the baseball.Noun Subject=HarryVerb=hitWhat relationship does baseball have to hit?Baseball is the noun direct object(NDO)of the verb.Abbreviation for Sentence Format 2:NS-V-NDO,Format 2:Practice
16、,Directions:Label each sentence format.Identify the subjects,verbs,and direct objects.Children like ice-cream.The arrow struck a tree.Mary cried.The dog crossed the road.The speaker declined the invitation.The fullback caught the football.The children jumped the fence.,NS-V-NDO,NS-V-NDO,NS-V,NS-V-ND
17、O,NS-V-NDO,NS-V-NDO,NS-V-NDO,Format 3:The Indirect Object,Example:Hector threw me the ball.Noun Subject:HectorVerb:threwNoun Direct Object:ballME?The noun indirect object tells to whom the object was thrown.The abbreviation for Format 3 is:NS-V-NIO-NDO,Format 3:The Indirect Object,To test for indire
18、ct objects in a sentence,follow these 2 steps:Rewrite the sentence in format 2(NS-V-NDO)Add to or for plus the word in question to the end of the sentence.,Format 3:The Indirect Object,Example:May gave me the book.Lets decide whether me is the NIO:Rewrite the sentence to follow Format 2:May gave the
19、 book.(NS-V-NDO)2.Add to or for plus the word in question to the end of the sentence:May gave me the book.(May gave the book to me?)NS-V-NIO-NDO,Format 3:Practice,Directions:Label all subjects,verbs,indirect objects,and direct objects.Pablo awarded Henry the prize.The boy bought the girl a flower.I
20、gave my friend an umbrella.Sharon bought her father a sweater.My English teacher gave me an A on my test.Hector fed the dog his dinner.,Thank you,Presented by theLos Angeles Mission CollegeAcademic Success CenterTitle V Hispanic Serving InstitutionsFunded by the United State Department of Education,
