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    Sentence and its

    elements
    Sentence
    Sentence is a set of words that contain a subject, a
    verb and give a complete thought.
    OR
    Sentence is a set of words which has a subject, a
    predicate, and which gives a complete thought.
    A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with
    a period (.), exclamation mark (!), or question mark
    (?).
    Sentence
    Predicate
    It is a part of sentence talking about the subject.
    Predicate is a verb, but sometimes more than just
    verb.
    Predicate = verb + obj / complement
    Sentence
    Examples:
    • I like coffee.
    sub predicate

    • She did not go to the party.


    sub predicate

    • They will support us.


    sub predicate
    Practice – read each group of words and decide whether it
    is a sentence or not.

    • a small dog No
    • I love to teach. Yes
    • walking on a sunny day No
    • My son wants a dog. Yes
    • gave me the bag No
    • She always helps me. Yes
    Practice – read each group of words and decide whether it
    is a sentence or not.

    • if I knew him, No
    • when I receive my salary, No
    • unless you study hard, No
    • They were absent. Yes
    • running fast No
    • Go away! Yes
    Sentence Elements
    A sentence may be composed of the following
    elements.
    ‒Subject
    ‒Verb
    ‒Object
    ‒Complement
    Sentence Elements
    • Subject is the person or thing we are talking
    about.
    Examples:
    She knows all the answers.
    The teacher explained everything.
    The flower smells sweet.
    Sentence Elements
    Verb is a word that expresses an action or state.
    Examples:
    They are at home.
    Ali brought me a chair.
    Hamed came late today.
    She speaks fluently.
    Sentence Elements
    Object is a word or group or words which receives
    the action from the verb.
    Examples:
    Shewa is treating her patient.
    Tamim kicked the ball so hard.
    The students are in the class. No object
    Sentence Elements
    Complement is a word or group of words that
    follows a verb and describes the subject of the
    verb.
    Example:
    Mahmood is an engineer.
    The weather is cold.
    Sentence Elements (practice)
    Identify the subject, the verb, and the object for
    each sentence.

    1. Hamed visits his grand parents every Friday.


    subject verb object
    Sentence Elements (practice)
    Identify the subject, the verb, and the object for
    each sentence.

    2. Our neighbors need a new front door.


    subject verb object
    Sentence Elements (practice)
    Identify the subject, the verb, and the object for
    each sentence.

    3. Before the start of the class, the student


    revised the lessons. subject
    verb object
    Sentence Elements (practice)
    Identify the subject, the verb, and the object for
    each sentence.

    4. Ahmad’s father is a doctor.


    subject
    verb

    No object
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