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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Grammar - Subject and Predicate


Tell me three things you learned from this video. (Post your response.)

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    1. Three things I learned:

      A dependent clause can be inserted inside an independent clause.
      If the dependent clause comes first, there has to be a comma.
      If there is two objects, humans, etc. as the subject, there is only one subject, not two.
      (Sorry for the post-delete glitch with my previous comment.)

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  2. I learned what A predicate is I learned where to put commas and I learned that simple sentences need subjects and predicates to work. I also learnt that independent clause goes before a dependent clause.

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  3. Three things that I learned from watching this video are:

    1. I learned that what the person or thing does in a sentence, is the predicate.
    2. I learned that 2 independent sentences, can make 1 compound sentence.
    3. I learned that a fanboys is an acronym, that can help you remember the coordinating conjunctions. ( I also learned that every compound sentence has a fanboys!)

    ~ Eileen

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  4. Hello!
    The things things I learned were:
    - A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but not a complete thought.
    - If a dependent thought is followed by a independent thought it is sperated by comma.
    - I also learned that a predicate is mostly after the subject. i.e. Emma grabbed the scarf.

    -Jordan xx

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  5. These are the three things I learned when watching the grammar video.

    1. A predicate is the thing that the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject. example (Liam and Emily walked through the field)

    2 FANBOYS stands for the seven coordinating conjugations (for,and,nor,but,or,yet,so). example of these conjunctions in a sentence: ( the sun moved across the light, and all the sunflowers followed it's light). the "and" in the sentence is the conjunction

    3. A complex sentence is where one part of the sentence is dependent and the other is independent. example of a complex sentence ( while the wind blew, the leaves fell to the ground). The part "while the wind blew" is the dependent part of the sentence, and the part "the leaves fell to the earth" is the independent part of the sentence.

    -Ronan

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  7. The three things I learned by watching this video are:
    -An independent clause is a group of words which has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example of the independent clause: Dave ran in the Centarium Gym for his national race.
    -A predicate is what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject. Example: Carlo|
    is walking down the street (predicate)
    -A subject is what the sentence is talking about. Example: Johan(subject)| is walking down the road.
    Note: The line which is this: | separates the subject and the predicate.
    ~D.

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  8. I learned that the acronym for the coordinating conjunctions is FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So). Ex: The sun moved across the sky, AND all the sunflowers followed its light.

    I also learned that there are independent and dependent sentences, and that you can put them together into one sentence. Ex: (dependent) Which had turned a deep reddish-brown. (independent) the leaves fell to the earth. (independent and dependent) The leave, which had turned a deep reddish-brown, fell to the earth.

    I learned that if the dependent comes first in a sentence, you must have a comma, but if the independent comes first you don't need a comma. Ex: If the dependent comes first, you must have a comma.

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  9. I learned that the predicate is what the subject is doing E.G: John (subject) went to the park (predicate). I also learned that a dependent clause may not have a subject/predicate, and it needs one, E.G. John (subject) is compassionate. But no predicate or: John (subject) is compassionate, or so he says (predicate). there was a predicate and a subject. the final thing that I learned was what a complex sentence was it is a sentence with part dependent and part independent ( the final example I gave was a complex sentence)

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  10. The first thing that I learned is that a subject can be with more than one person or animal, like how I can say there was 1000 people doing a parade. The subject is the parade, and the the thing doing it is the 1000 people. The other two things I learned, is that you can't put just a sentence plain, like when the dog ran to the tree. You have to put something like these: The dog ran to the tree while the person was walking behind him, or The person was walking behind while the dog ran to the tree. The last thing I learned is that a independent clause can't be behind a dependent clause.

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  11. Three things I learned from this video are:

    - A independent clause must ALWAYS come after a dependent clause (e.g. After the the rain had stopped, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.)
    - Sometimes a dependent clause can be inserted in a middle of an independent clause (e.g. The soup, which was still boiling hot, was eaten by the hungry boy.)
    - A subject is a person or thing doing something, and a predicate is the thing the person or thing is doing. (e.g. Subject: 'Lisa the cat' Predicate: 'Climbed and jumped off the tree' Sentence: 'Lisa the cat climbed and jumped off the tree.')

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  12. Three things that I learned in this video are:

    1. I learned what I predicate is. Surprisingly, I did not know what a 'predicate' was. Once I watched this video, I learned that it is what the subject does. Here is an example sentence:

    'Liam and Emily walked through the field.'

    Liam and Emily = The Subject
    'Walked through the field' = The Predicate (what they did.)

    2. The second thing I learned is that a 'Dependent Clause is a sentence that does not convey a complete idea, while a 'Independent Clause' is a sentence that has a subject and a predicate, and expresses an complete idea. For Example:

    'Ryan walked and tugged on Zoey's leash,' = An Independent Clause
    'While the wind blew,' = The Dependent Clause

    3. Finally, I Learned that a Dependent Clause can be combined with a Independent Clause to create a longer (but in some cases better) sentence. For example:

    'While the wind blew, the leaves fell to the earth.'

    'While the wind blew,' = The Dependent Clause
    'The leaves fell to the Earth,' = The Independent Clause

    -Aidan

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  13. Three things I learned are:
    1.Every compound sentence has a comma. "The sun (subject) moved across the sky (predicate), and the sunflowers (subject) followed its light (predicate)."
    2. A complex sentence has an independent clause and usually has a comma "While the wind (subject) blew, the leaves fell to the earth (predicate).".
    3. If the independent sentence comes first, there is no comma "The leaves (subject) fell to the earth while the wind blew (predicate)."

    ~Mackenzie

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  14. Three things I learned were:

    1. The predicate is what the subject is doing in a sentence.
    Example: Bob blew out the candles
    2. Some sentences can have one independent clause and one dependent clause. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence by itself, but can be joined with an independent clause.
    Example: After swimming in the pool, Bobette's hair was sticking out all over the place.
    3.Two independent clauses can be joined together into one sentence.
    Example: Mia’s hat blew away in the wind, but Bob went to get the hat for Mia.

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  15. Sorry, I forgot to do my 3 examples!

    1. 1000 people ran in a marathon.
    2. Mary wanted to play catch, but Carly wanted to see a play.
    3. Jack was at the theater, and Josh got him some popcorn.

    Again, very sorry that I forgot them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ~Eileen

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  16. The three things I learned from this video are:
    1. A predicate is telling you about what a subject did or what they will do. (Example): Jane and Molly ran to the park. The predicate is that they both ran to the park.
    2. A dependent clause is a sentence that needs a comma and an independent clause
    to continue. If the independent clause comes first and then a dependent clause, no comma is needed.(Example): As the kids ran, the leaves flew everywhere. After the dependent clause there was a comma. The leaves flew everywhere as the kids ran. Since the independent clause was infront of the dependent clause, no comma was put in the sentence.
    3. Two independent clauses can be joined together by one the coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, bot, or, yet, so. A good way to remember them are by FANBOYS, which the letters are the first letters of all the coordinating conjunctions (In order). When you put two independent clauses together they are called a compound sentence. (Example): The kids walked past the field and all the animals went away. As you saw I joined the two independent clauses with an and. AND the animals went away.

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  17. I learn that a complex sentence is a dependent sentence and and an independent sentence together. Ex. Early in the morning, (dependent) the birds sang (independent). I also learned that the predicate is what the subject is doing. Ex. Max (subject) took a walk (predicate).
    And last but not least, I learned that an independent sentence must have a subject and a predicate. Ex. Max (subject) took a walk (predicate) (independent). Max (subject but no predicate) (dependent).

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  18. Three things that I learned from the video were:
    1. How two independent sentences make 1 compound sentence.
    2. Commas come after the words for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
    3. A dependant sentance is a complete sentence yet, it is pretty small and it does not cointian a complete thought.
    One extra thing I learned was, if what ever you are writing contians to many small sentences, your writing will sound to chopy but at the same time, if your writing has two many long sentences, it will start to get kind of boring. So that is why you should use both - short and long sentences when you are writing.

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  19. In the -Subject and Predicate- video, I learned 4 things;

    l learned about FANBOYS. FANBOYS is an acronym for FANBOYS
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    R DRT T
    I learned that a predicate is what the subject did.
    ex. George [leaped across the lake] Leaped across the lake is the predicate.

    I also learned that even though there are two people, there is only one subject.
    ex. [Anna and Derrick] turned around. Anna and Derrick are the same subject.

    One other thing I learned is that an dependent sentence needs an independent sentence to sound right. I never really knew the difference between an independent and dependent sentence!
    ex. While Leo waited.....That does not sound right because it is a dependent sentence that needs an independent sentence. While Leo waited, he played cards.....He played cards is an independent sentence. When you put _While Leo waited,_ and _he played cards together, the sentence sounds more complete.

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  20. Some of the things that learned were:
    1.A Subject is someone who does a action, and a predicate is what that person did, for example "Liam and Emily walked through the field." Liam and Emily are the subject and walking through the field is the predicate.
    2. A dependent sentence is a sentence that does not express a full thought, so it has to go together with an independent sentence to create a complex sentence, for example, "While the wind blew, the leaves fell to the earth."
    3.Sometimes, the dependent clause will get inserted in the middle of the independent clause, for example, " The leaves, which had turned redish brown, fell to the earth."

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  21. 3 things that I learned from this video is:

    - Subject. For example, Fred went to the park.
    - Predicate. For example, Fred went to the park.
    - That FANBOYS is an acronym that you use in a compound sentence.
    I also learned other stuff in the video.
    ~ Andra

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  22. From this video, I learned a lot of things that I did not know. A little was review, but more of it was new for me.
    1) I learned that a simple sentence is independent.
    Ex: The fish swam. - The sentence is complete, but brief.
    2) I also learned that a dependent clause is not a complete sentence or thought, only a snippet of a sentence.
    Ex: While the iPad charged - A sentence can be built off of this, but by itself, it is not complete.
    3) Lastly, I learned that if a dependent clause comes first in a sentence, you use a comma to separate it from the rest of the thought.
    Ex: While the iPad charged, I worked on my math. - This sentence is complete. It doesn't leave you hanging. The thought is understandable and full.

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