hi i'm ashley and this is mia
in this video we will learn about
sentences are you ready
let's go
we use sentences all the time when we
write or speak
sentences like sarah baked a cake
or my hamster likes to play
or i like pizza
when we write sentences we always begin
with a capital letter
and end with punctuation which is
usually a period
a sentence is a group of words that is
put together
to express a complete thought
let's say you see a really cute kitten
kitten is a word and it names the animal
but it doesn't express a complete
thought about the kitten
a complete thought might be the kitten
is cute
a sentence is made up of two main parts
first there is the subject that's the
part that tells us
who or what the sentence is about
who or what is this sentence about
that's right it's about the kitten so
the subject of this sentence is
the kitten
let's read these sentences and find the
subject
the first sentence says the boy is
wearing a costume
who is this sentence about
that's right the boy the subject of this
sentence is
the boy now let's look at the next one
ally is swinging who is this sentence
about
that's right ally is the subject of this
sentence
let's try one more a giraffe
has a long neck what is the subject of
this sentence
that's right this sentence is about a
giraffe
the subject tells who or what the
sentence is about
but we call the rest of the sentence the
predicate the predicate tells us
something about the subject
let's look at this sentence children
are playing we know that the subject is
children but what is the predicate
remember the predicate tells us
something
about the subject in this sentence
the predicate is are playing
the predicate is telling us what the
children are doing
let's practice finding the predicate in
these sentences
the first sentence says the beagle is
running
we know that the subject is the beagle
so what is the predicate the predicate
is
is running the predicate is telling us
what the beagle is doing the next
sentence says
these trees are tall
we know that the subject is these
trees so what is the predicate
that's right the predicate is are tall
the predicate is describing the subject
in this sentence
let's try one more micah
is at the library what is the predicate
in this sentence
that's right the predicate is at the
library
this predicate is telling us where micah
is
let's practice drawing a line to divide
these sentences
between the subject the part that tells
who or what the sentence is about
and the predicate the part that tells us
something about the subject
okay so the first sentence says yogurt
is my favorite snack
we can draw a line between the subject
and the predicate
yogurt is the subject and the rest of
the sentence is the predicate
telling us something about yogurt
the next sentence says the rain is
making puddles
in the yard where can we draw a line to
divide the two parts of this sentence
that's right we can draw a line after
the rain
the rain is the subject is making
puddles in the yard
is the predicate one more
jalen plays violin where would we draw
the line
that's right between jalen and plays
because jalen is the subject and the
predicate
is plays the violin
nice work let's review everything you've
learned about sentences
first a sentence is a complete thought
next a sentence has two parts
there is the subject telling us who or
what the sentence is about
and the predicate which tells us
something about the subject
remember when you write a sentence
always begin with a capital letter and
end with a period and also remember
to always be clever
you