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1 - FYT Barebone Sentences Review

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  • What two things do you need to make a barebones sentence?
    Subject + Predicate Ex. Dogs play.
  • What part of the sentence do you put a squiggly line under?
    The predicate or action word
  • What two kinds of actions can the predicate word be? Ex. run/dream, sing/wonder
    physical and mental actions
  • What is a substitute namer?
    Words that can substitute for the subject. "The girl dances. = SHE dances."
  • What does the curved arrow tell you about the action or predicate word?
    The SUBJECT is doing the action
  • What part of the sentence do you underline?
    The subject
  • Name an physical action word and a mental action word.
    Play, think
  • Create a barebones sentence using: SUBJECT + MENTAL ACTION
    John thinks.
  • What does the "tent" at the beginning of the sentence tell you to do?
    Start with a capital letter
  • What do we call the words "I, it, he, she, they" and "we" do to the subject?
    substitute namers
  • the action word of a sentence is called...
    the predicate
  • What substitute namer could you use: The boy played.
    He played.
  • What do you need to express a complete thought?
    a subject plus an action (predicate)
  • What is a "barebones sentence"?
    a sentence with 2-3 words, a subject word and a predicate word. "Dogs run."
  • What substitute namer could you use: My mom, dad and I go to the movies.
    We go to the movies.
  • What substitute namer could you use: The skunk stinks.
    It stinks.
  • Create a barebones sentence using: SUBJECT + PHYSICAL ACTION
    John plays.
  • The person, place, animal, thing or idea connected to the predicate or action word is called...
    the subject
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