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What does a complete sentence consist of?
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1) a subject2) a predicate
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What is an imperative sentence?
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It gives a command/ tells someone or something what to do.
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1) Is "Go!" a complete sentence? 2) If so, why?
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1) Yes2) It is complete because the subject is implied (you), and "go" is the predicate.
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What does the subject tell us?
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It tells us who or what the sentence is about.
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The subject of the sentence is a:
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1)noun- person, place, or thing2)pronoun- he, she, it
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What is a noun?
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A person, place, or thing.
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What is a pronoun?
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It replaces the noun. For example:-"he" replaces a boy-"she" replaces a girl-"it" replaces a thing
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What does a predicate tell us?
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It tells us what the subject did.
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What question can you ask to determine what the subject of the sentence is?
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Who or what is the sentence about?
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What question can you ask to determine what the predicate of a sentence is?
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Who/what is being something/ being done?
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What is a predicate?
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1) a verb (action word)2) a helping verb (is, are, was)
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What is a verb?
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An action word- it tells what is being done.
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What is a helping verb?
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It is a verb that indicates a state of being such as is, are, was, were, etc.
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Can a sentence with just two words be a complete sentence?
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Yes, as long as it has a subject and a predicate.-e.g. "dogs bark"
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Is the following a complete sentence? Joe walked the dog.
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Yes, because it has a subject, Joe, and a predicate, walked.
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