2.21.b

All complete sentences have at least one subject and at least one verb.

Together, the subject and the verb make a complete thought.

A subject is the person, place, thing, or things that the sentence is about. A subject is a noun.

A verb tells what the subject is doing or being. Sometimes, the verb part of a sentence is called a "predicate."

A group of words must have a subject and a verb to be complete!

Here are some examples of complete sentences:

The little girl swam in the swimming pool.In this sentence, the subject is "girl," and the verb is "swam."

Mom dressed in fancy clothes for the party.In this sentence, the subject is "Mom," and the verb is "dressed."

Alex played.In this short sentence, the subject is "Alex," and the verb is "played."

Here are some examples of incomplete sentences:

The tasty apple pie.This may look like a sentence, but the group of words is missing a verb.

Smelled so wonderful!This group of words is missing a subject.
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We could put the two groups of words together to make a complete sentence:

The tasty apple pie smelled so wonderful!
In this sentence, the subject is "pie," and the verb is "smelled."

Simple sentences can be added to and changed to make them more interesting and descriptive.

The girl is running.

The little girl is running fast.

The little girl with the green balloon is running very fast.

The green balloon is being carried by the little girl who is running very fast.

Subjects and verbs in sentences must agree!
Certain subjects go with certain verbs at certain times.

Singular subjects go with singular verbs.

Plural subjects go with plural verbs.

Example:

In the first sentence, the singular subject is "Andrea." She goes to the store every week.

In the second sentence, the plural subject is "Andrea and her brother." They go to the store every week.

Here are the ways that different subjects agree with different forms of the verb, go:

I go.
You go.
She goes. He goes. It goes.
We go.
They go.

If you listen to how it sounds out loud, you will probably be able to pick the right form of the verb to go with the right subject.

Subjects and verbs agree differently in different times.

Example:

In the past tense, there are two forms of the verb, "be": was, were

I was cold.
You were cold.
She was cold. He was cold. It was cold.
We were cold.
They were cold.

If you listen to how it sounds out loud, you will probably be able to pick the right form of the verb to go with the right subject.

Subject-Verb Agreement

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 2.21.b

use complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

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