Transcript Spivey Part I - Fair Lawn Public Schools

Subject and
Predicate
Focusing Writing Through
Structures:
The BASIC ACTION SENTENCE
THE BASIC ACTION
SENTENCE:
WHO or WHAT + ACTION
(subject + predicate)
MST=Main Sentence Trunk
The Basic Action Sentence
Subject and Predicate
The basic action sentence has two parts: the
part that tells:
1. WHO or WHAT is doing the action, plus
the ACTION itself. The ACTION tells what
the subject did in the past, is doing now, or
will do in the future.
The WHO or WHAT part is often called the
subject of the sentence. The ACTION part
is often called the predicate.
WHO/WHAT + ACTION
Subject and Predicate Practice
1. Identify the WHO/WHAT and
the ACTION/VERB.
2. Identify the subject and the
predicate.
HERE WE GO!
The baby cried.
The baby cried in the night.
The baby cried and screamed
in the night.
The tiny baby cried and
screamed in the night.
1. Menna typed on the computer keyboard.
2. The first grade teacher wrote the lesson on
the board.
3. The ridiculously tall hat blocked my view in
the movie theater.
4. My favorite video game was on sale at the
store.
5. The energetic children ran around on the
playground.
6. The lady with the hairnet on served lunch in
the cafeteria.
Examples
who + action
1. MST=The boy rode on a sled.
what + action
2. MST=The wagon rolled down the hill.
SAMPLE 'WHO/WHAT's"
the baker, the fireman, the cat,
the shark, the magician, the dancer. the spider, the
artist, the surfer,
the clown, the dinosaur, the thief, the teacher, the train,
the airplane,
SAMPLE ACTIONS:
…ran to the store, barked, swam in the ocean,
…painted a picture. put out the fire. scared the
…people. performed a trick, ate apple pie,
…arrived early, practiced a new dance,
…decided to play.jumped, taught the class
THE TRUNK
The trunk is the main part of a tree!
Without it a tree would not be possible.
The Basic Action:
Sentence is like the trunk of a tree in that
there could be no sentence without it.
The Basic Action Sentence (the part that
tells WHO or WHAT plus the ACTION)
might be thought of as the MAIN
SENTENCE TRUNK. Just as there would
be no tree without a trunk, there would be
no sentence without a MAIN SENTENCE
TRUNK!
WHO or WHAT + ACTION GROUP 1
and ACTION GROUP 2.
(subject + compound predicate)
In the Basic Action Sentence, the WHO or
WHAT may do two separate actions.
EXAMPLE:
who + action group 1
and action group
The man jumped from the roof and landed on
his feet.
The man=subject
jumped from the roof and landed on his feet.
=predicate
YOUR TURN
DIRECTIONS: Write a sentence with the
pattern:
WHO or WHAT + action group 1 and action group 2.
EXAMPLE:
what + action group 1 and action group 2.
The penguin threw a snowball and hit the other
penguin in the head.
DIRECTIONS:
Sentence 1: Write a 2 sentence narrative sequence
( a 2 sentence story) with the following pattern:
WHO or WHAT + ACTION GROUP 1 and
ACTION GROUP 2.
EXAMPLE:
what + action group 1 and action group 2
Sentence Example:
Sentence 1:The bird sat on a small branch in the oak
tree and chirped a long time.
Sentence 2: Then it flew away.
*GOLDEN RULE REMINDER: Vary phrase length!*
In the Basic Action Sentence, the
WHO or WHAT may do three
separate actions. Use commas to
separate each action group.
EXAMPLE:
who + action group 1, action group 2, and action group 3.
The squirrel sat on a limb, held a
nut in his paws, and began to eat.
WRITE!
Write a sentence with the following pattern
that has three action groups:
WHO or WHAT + action group 1, action group 2, and action
group 3.
EXAMPLE:
The cat batted at the ball, looked around, and
ran up the curtain.
WRITE
Write a two sentence sequence (a two sentence
story) with the following pattern:
Sentence 1: WHO or WHAT + action.
Sentence 2: WHO or WHAT + action group 1,
action group 2, and action group 3.
EXAMPLE:
WHO + Action. WHO+ action group , action group
2, and action 3.
The lady called for help. She picked up the phone,
dialed 911, and nervously waited to report the
accident.