A complete sentence MUST contain a SUBJECT and a VERB



To learn new vocabulary, you need to be able to

IDENTIFY PARTS OF SPEECH!

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NOUNS, PRONOUNS, PROPER NOUNS are all SUBJECTS.

OFTEN, but not always, they are preceded by an IDENTIFIER:

|The___N___ |One__N____ |A__N_____ |My___N___ |

|Five___N___ |An____N____ |I |You |

|All____N__ |They |Another_N__ |Everybody |

|Several _N___ |David |Porsche |Father |

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ACTION VERBS & “BE” VERBS

|eat |throw |absorb |

|conceptualize |regurgitate |dramatize |

|desecrate |demoralize |secrete |

|run |am |justify |

|are |were |is |

RULE: A complete sentence MUST contain both a SUBJECT and a VERB.

Everything else is extra.

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ADJECTIVE modifies (describes) a NOUN.

“Kid” is a noun. What type of “kid?” A CUTE kid.

|CUTE kid |FUNNY story |FAST car |

|INTELLIGENT group |LATE news |ENTERTAINING show |

|WILD teenagers |MOLDY bread |OLD shoes |

REMEMBER: A complete sentence MUST contain a SUBJECT and a VERB.

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ADVERB modifies ACTION (V), ADJECTIVE, or another ADVERB.

It explains HOW or TO WHAT EXTENT.

“Kid ran.” HOW did the kid run? “Kid ran QUICKLY.

|QUICKLY ran (v) |EASILY wins (v) |REALLY cute (adj) |

|SO happy (adj) |QUITE lovely (adj) |INCREDIBLY smart (adj) |

|MOST generously (adv) |VERY funny (adj) |UNUSUALLY vivid (adj) |

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A complete sentence MUST contain a SUBJECT and a VERB. REMEMBER?

|SUBJECT + VERB = complete sentence. |

|Kittens + sleep. = complete sentence. |

|I + cared. = complete sentence. |

|We + are. = complete sentence. |

|You + know. = complete sentence. |

If you REMOVE the SUBJECT or VERB from the sentence,

then you know the PART OF SPEECH of the OTHER word.

[ Kittens ___?___. ] [ ____?__ know.] [ ___?__ cared.] [ I ___?____. ]

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SUBJECT + VERB + ADJECTIVE

Cute kittens sleep. “Cute” describes what kind of kittens.

My best friend is coming over. “Best” describes the friend.

The hottest bulb burns. “Hottest” describes the bulb.

Add ADVERBS to the sentences.

REALLY cute kittens sleep. “Really” answers HOW cute.

My VERY best friend is coming over. “Very” answers HOW good a friend.

The hottest bulb burns BRIGHTEST.

“Brightest” answers HOW the bulb burns.

A complete sentence MUST contain a SUBJECT and a VERB. RIGHT?

Try this:

Some of the following examples require one part of speech,

in order to become a complete sentence (S+V). Some require a modifier.

Example: We met some __________ girls the other night.

(In this example, What PART OF SPEECH describes the girls?)

1. You (s) are (v) so ______ .

2. All _____ men (s) drink (v) beer.

3. My brother _____ (v) to New York.

4. ______ (s) runs funny.

5. Kids really (adv) ______ (v) life.

6. He ______ went away.

7. The sun shines _____ in the morning.

8. They _______ the car.

9. She _____ to see you.

10. When I ________ home, we can ________.

11. They are ________ beautiful trees.

If you do not KNOW a word’s definition,

You can still IDENTIFY its PART OF SPEECH.

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|The ________ in the park _____ ________ candy. |

|women |eat |hard |

|men |throw |soft |

|boys |absorb |green |

|girls |assimilate |melted |

|hooligans |regurgitate |mildewed |

|penurious |desecrate |cavity-causing |

|xenophobes |conceptualize |antidentifrical |

|misanthropes |consecrate |rancid |

|yearlings |jeopardize |reconstituted |

|mothers |ameliorate |fine |

|demagogues |invalidate |free |

Now YOU create some COMPLETE SENTENCES.

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