NIRA A.

Complete Sentences
A complete sentence must have two parts.

subject predicate

Without both parts, it is a fragment

and not a complete sentence.
 Subject
The subject tells you who or
what is performing the action.

The subject typically comes

before the verb in a sentence.

subject – He plays
tennis after school.
subject – Jake and Amira play
tennis after school.
 Predicate
The predicate tells us something about the subject,
usually what the subject is doing or what is happening
to it.

The predicate must include a verb that explains

what the subject is doing.

predicate – Jake and Amira play tennis after school.

predicate – Jake and Amira play tennis after school and

eat ice cream.
 Is It a Subject or a Predicate?
The horse subject

ran at the park and walked

predicate
on the trail
Bonus Questions:
Are any
asked me to helpof
her these complete sentences?
predicate

Sarah and Cooper subject

The football team subject

 Complete the Sentence
Add a subject.

Add a subject.
sings in the choir.

Add a subject.
yelled for us to stop.

Add a subject.
was the best camp counselor.
 Complete the Sentence
Add the predicate.

Add a subject.
My best friend

The U.S. Olympic Team

Add a subject.

The puppies
Add a subject.
 Can you identify the subject and
the predicate of these sentences?
Frank
Frank gave
gave his
his dad
dad aa present.
present. Key
Maya and her
her sister
sister swam
swam at
at the
the lake.
lake.
subject
The
The cheeseburger
cheeseburgerwas
wasdelicious.
delicious.
The
The cow
cow grazed
grazed in
in the
the field.
field. predicate

The
The actors
actors were
were very
veryfunny.
funny.
Chloe
Chloe laughed
laughed at
at the
the jokes.
jokes.
The
The jacket
jacket is
is too
too big.
big. Click to
reveal the
The
The dining
dining room
room table
tablewas
wasmy
my grandpa’s.
grandpa’s. answers!

She
She went
went home
home after
after school.
school.
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What is Subject-Verb-Object?
A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb.
Sometimes, they also contain an object and are often in
this order:

This makes a complete sentence.

beginning - the subject

middle - the verb

end - object
 Subject-Verb-Object?
The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about.

The verb tells us what happened.

The object tells us what is affected by the verb.

The kangaroo ate grass

What is a subject?
In a sentence, the subject is the person, animal or thing or doing or being
the verb. This is also usually a noun, pronoun or noun phrase.

subject He played the guitar. object

They wore outfits.

Katherine watched the performance.

What is an object?
In a sentence, the object is having something
done to it.

This is usually a noun, pronoun or noun phrase

telling us what the verb is acting on.

For example:

He kicked the ball.

They baked some cakes.

Katherine opened her bag.

What words can I use for the subject?
Lots of things can be the subject of a sentence.
Here are some fun examples:

The bird

Grandma
My Brother My Teacher
The dog Uncle Joe
Can you think of any other people or things we could use as the
subject of our sentence to tell us who the sentence is about?
 What words can I use for the verb?
Lots of things can be the verb in a sentence. Here are some examples:

cooks

jumped

read likes

ate tasted

Can you think of any other words we could use for the verb of our
sentence to tell what happened?
 What words can I use for the object?
Lots of things can be the object in a sentence. Here are some examples:

a book
a hat
cake

blocks trucks
pencils
Can you think of any other words we could use for the object of
our sentence to tell what was affected by the verb?
What is the object of this
sentence?

Jim bought a shirt.

The shirt is the object because it was bought by Jim.

Identifying subjects and objects
Can you identify the subjects and the objects of these sentences?

subject object

The brave woman entered the cave. The boy picked the flower.
The quiet man
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OBJECTS
NIRA A.
 ‘has’ and ‘have are the present tense
versions of the verb ‘to have’.

‘To have’ either shows possession or an action in a sentence, e.g.

I have a ginger cat called Biscuit.

George has a bath everyday.

It is important to be careful when choosing the correct form of the verb

for the subject of a sentence.
In the singular present form, the correct
use of ‘has’ and ‘have’ is:

I have I have a pink pencil case.

You have You have a new teacher.

He has He has lots of medals for judo.

She has She has a huge bag of sweets.

It has It has always been easy.

 In the plural present form, we always
use ‘have’:

We have We have a small school field.

You have You have a spelling test, Class 6!

They have They have big smiles on their faces.

*Not* They has big smiles on their faces.

 ‘has or ‘have’?

Singular Plural

I have We have

You have You have

He has They have

She has

It has
Can you use the correct present form of
‘to have’ in these sentences?

The crocodile _________________ razor-sharp teeth.

The boys _________________ red hair.

We _________________ a swimming lesson later today.

 Sometimes the different forms of ‘to
have’ can act as auxiliary verbs.

Auxiliary verbs are ‘helping verbs’ that appear with another main verb
in a sentence.

‘fallen’ is the main verb

For example:
Humpty Dumpty has fallen off the wall.

‘has’ is used as an auxiliary

verb
Can you use the correct present form of
‘to have’ in these sentences where they
are used as auxiliary verbs?

Caleb and Josh ____________ played football all

afternoon.

Jennie ______________ washed her hands to bake a

cake.
 ‘has or ‘have quiz
Which is the correct use of ‘has’?

a) We has been outside. b) She has blue eyes.

c) They has PE after dinner. d) I has cricket club later.

 Which is the correct use of ‘have’?

a) She have a pet tortoise. b) He have a loud voice.

d) I have forgotten my school

c) It have been a great party.
bag.
 ‘has’ or ‘have’?

a) After he gets dressed, he _________________ porridge for breakfast.

b) When I grow up, I want to _________________ a job in politics.

c) They _________________ organised a charity dressing-up day at

my school.

d) It _________________ been tough to keep the surprise a secret.

 Choose have or has!

I have an apple. It has an apple.

You have an apple. We have an apple.

She has an apple. They have an apple.

What’s the rule? See Answers

He has an apple.

We use ‘has’ after he, she or it.

 Extra! Which is correct? Why?

Clara have an apple. My house have a red door.

Clara has an apple. My house has a red door.

See Answers See Answers

Jack have a cat.
We use ‘has’ after a name,
Jack has a cat. because:
Clara = she
Jack = he
My house = it
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Verbs

NIRA A.
Verbs with Veronica Verb

A verb is an action word.

Do you know what a verb is?

Verbs are action words. They

Hey, my name is describe what someone or
Veronica Verb! something is doing.
I love to move and
I’m always busy
doing different
things.

smile
 What Is a Verb?
jump clap sing

cry laugh
Verbs are
action words.
They describe
what someone is
doing.
Verbs with Veronica Verb

A verb is an action word.

Find the verb in this sentence.

Spot the Verb

around York
Veronica walks around York with
with her
her nan.
nan.
Verbs with Veronica Verb

A verb is an action word.

Find the verb in this sentence.

Spot the Verb

The boy jumped really
really high
high on the
the trampoline.
Verbs with Veronica Verb

A verb is an action word.

Find the verb in this sentence.

Spot the Verb

George clapped along to his favourite song.
song.
Verbs with Veronica Verb

A verb is an action word.

Try and find two verbs in this sentence.

Spot the Verb

We sang and danced
danced on
on the
the beach.
beach.
Verbs with Veronica Verb

A verb is an action word.

Try and find two verbs in this sentence.

Spot the Verb

Veronica,
Veronica Naomi, andsaw
and Adam Adam wereplaying
Naomi playingcatch.
catch.
Verbs with Veronica Verb

A verb is an action word.

Try and find two verbs in this sentence.

Spot the Verb

I laughed when my dog ran through the mud!
Verbs with Veronica Verb

Try it out!
Add verbs to Veronica’s sentences to
show what the characters are doing.

Tom a picture.

Neena learned to by herself.

She her bike back home.

Amjid his books in the library.

Finish

Finish
 Find the Verbs
Tom painted his picture.
 Find the Verbs
Annie brushed her hair.
 Find the Verbs
Amjid read his books in the library.
 Find the Verbs
Neena swam without arm bands.
 Find the Verbs
Ben rode his bike to school.
 Verbs and Linking Verbs
A linking verb does not describe the action, but it
You can identify the two parts of a complete sentence
Every sentence
connects needs to include
more information a verb
about the form.
subject to
by finding the verb or the linking verb in the sentence.
the predicate.

Verbs can be action

Kelly words,
Zayan
walks like dancing, to
istotall.
school.
think, or said. They can also show a state of
being. For example, is, am, was, or were are
considered verbs.