ELA.3.C.3.1 3.L.GC.2.c 3.11.D

Sentence Structure

Complete sentences always have a subject and a verb.

Simple Subject: A simple subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that is performing the action or state of being of the main verb.
Complete Subject: A complete subject of a sentence includes the simple subject and all the words that help describe it.

Example:

The smart young boy with glasses reads two books each week.

The smart young boy with glasses reads two books each week.

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Simple Predicate: The simple predicate of a sentence is the main verb of the sentence.
Complete Predicate: The complete predicate is the simple predicate, or main verb, and all of the words and phrases that help describe it.

Example:

The smart young boy with glasses reads two books each week.

The smart young boy with glasses reads two books each week.

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A simple predicate always agrees with the simple subject.

Example:

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Some sentences have more than one complete subject and predicate.

While simple sentences like those above have only one complete subject and complete predicate, compound sentences have two or more clauses, each with its own complete subject and predicate, that are joined by coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or, nor, for, yet, or so.

Example:

The chicken lays two eggs each week, but only one egg hatches each month.

The chicken lays two eggs each week, but only one egg hatches each month.

The chicken lays two eggs each week, but only one egg hatches each month.

The chicken lays two eggs each week, but only one egg hatches each month.

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Subject-Verb Agreement

Subjects and verbs in a sentence must agree.

Singular subjects agree with singular verbs, and plural subjects agree with plural verbs.

Example:

The brown cows chew the grass more quickly.

Subjects and verbs may agree differently in different times, or tenses.

Example:

The verb is is used with singular, third-person subjects.

The house down the street is blue.
She is late for work almost every day.

The verb am is used when the first-person pronoun I is the subject.

I am eight years old this year.
I am in a good mood today.

The verb are is used with plural subjects and the second-person pronoun, you, whether it is singular or plural.

The vampire bats are asleep right now.
You are the first person to win this game.

Example:

The verb was is used with singular, first-person and third-person subjects.

The peacock was large and colorful.
I was very cold without my jacket.

The verb were is used with plural subjects and the pronoun you.

The tadpoles were all in the water.
You were at the racetrack yesterday.

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Sentence Structure

Georgia Standards: 3.L.GC.2.c

Use correct subject-verb agreement in a variety of sentences. (C)

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