First Grade: What is a Sentence?

First Grade: What is a Sentence? By: Ms. Megan Pipkin

Simple Sentence
This is a group of words that tells one complete thought.
Example:
Grace likes to play softball.
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Simple Sentence: Start and End
Simple sentences begin with a word that must be capitalized.
G race likes to play softball.
Simple sentences must end with an end mark.
Grace likes to play softball .

Simple Sentence: The Subject
There are two parts to simple sentences.
First Part: The Subject
This tells who or what the sentence is about
Usually at the beginning of the sentence
Can be one or more words

Simple Sentence: The Subject
Example:
In this sentence ”Grace” is the subject.
Why?
This sentence is about Grace .
We can ask: Who or what likes to play softball?

Lets Practice…
Most people like ice cream.
Who or what likes ice cream?
“ Most people” like ice cream.
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Simple Sentence: The Predicate
Second Part: The Predicate
This tells what happened in the sentence.
Usually what the subject is or what the subject does.

Simple Sentence: The Predicate
Example:
In this sentence “play softball” is the predicate.
Why?
Playing softball is what Grace likes to do.
We can ask: What does Grace like to do?

Lets Practice…
My dog likes to eat dog food.
What does my dog like to do?
My dog likes to “eat dog food”
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Homework…
Find the subject and predicate of the following sentences:
Luke likes to play football.
My favorite color is purple.
Cats are very cuddly.
Good Luck!
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