Sentence structure presentation

Sentence Structure 1

Simple sentencesSubject – verb agreement

Who is this? What do you know about him and his films?

Do you like his films?

Reading

What has George Lucas achieved?

What did he want to do first in his career?

What 3 innovations has he produced that have changed the film industry?

Sentence structure

Look at the following sentence:

George Lucas has produced many films in the

last 40 years.

Can you give grammatical names to any parts of the sentence? For example, what is the subject?

Sentence structure

George Lucas has produced many films in the Subject

last 40 years.

In this sentence, George Lucas is the subject:it is the noun before the verb.

Sentence structure

George Lucas has produced many films in the Subject

last 40 years.

What are the other parts of the sentence?

Sentence structure

George Lucas has produced many films in the Subject verb determiner object

last 40 years.prepositional phrase

Sentence structure

George Lucas has produced many films in the Subject verb

last 40 years.

Today we are looking at subjects and verbs

Sentence structure

• Look at the following four sentences.

• What are the subjects and verbs in each one?

Sentence structure

• The Star Wars movies were international hits.

• Young people and adults enjoyed them.

• The films entertained and thrilled audiences

everywhere.

• Luke Skywalker and his friends battled evil and

made us laugh at the same time.

Sentence structure

• The Star Wars movies were international hits. subject verb

• Young people and adults enjoyed them.subject subject verb

• The films entertained and thrilled audiences subject verb verb

everywhere.

• Luke Skywalker and his friends battled evil and subject subject verb

made us laugh at the same time. verb

Simple Sentences

Simple SentencesLook at the first text.

Underline all the subjects with one line.

Underline all the verbs with two lines.

How many subjects and how many verbs are there in each sentence?

Subjects in red; verbs in blue1. Filmmaker George Lucas has changed the film industry in many ways. 2. He has written, directed, and produced some of the best-loved movies of our

time.3. He has also made major contributions to modern film technology.4. At first, Lucas did not plan to become a filmmaker. 5. His first dream was to become a race car driver. 6. After a bad accident, however, he decided to go to college. 7. In college, Lucas studied movie-making and made a number of student films. 8. Lucas's third feature film, Star Wars, changed everything. 9. A seemingly simple story of good versus evil, Star Wars became a huge

international hit.10. The movie used new technologies that revolutionized the film industry. 11. One new technology was a special computer-assisted camera crane. 12. Camera operators filmed most of the space fight scenes from the crane. 13. Lucas is also responsible for the modern THX sound system, which improves the

way a movie sounds in theatres. 14. His latest innovation is the use of digital photography in filmmaking. 15. To sum up, George Lucas's love of storytelling and his technological innovations

have transformed movie-making forever.

Subject - verb agreement• Complete these sentences with the verb “be”.

• My sister _____ married.

• My sisters _____ married.

• My brother and I _____ single.

Subject - verb agreement

• My sister is married.

• My sisters are married.

• My brother and I are single.

Subject - verb agreementWhy do we use different verb forms in each sentence?

• My sister is married.

• My sisters are married.

• My brother and I are single.

Subject - verb agreementWhy do we use different verb forms in each sentence?

• My sister is married.– Because the subject is singular

• My sisters are married.– Because the subject is plural

• My brother and I are single.– Because there is more than one subject

Subject - verb agreement• There + be– What form of the verb “be” fits in the gaps? Why?

• (present tense)

• There _____ a student in the hall.• There _____ three students in the hall.

• (past tense)

• There _____ no reason for his action.• There _____ many reasons for his success.

Subject - verb agreement• There + be– What form of the verb “be” fits in the gaps?

• (present tense)

• There is a student in the hall.• There are three students in the hall.

• (past tense)

• There was no reason for his action.• There were many reasons for his success.

Subject - verb agreement

Prepositional phrasesWhat is the subject of each sentence? What is the

correct form of the verb?• One of my sisters is/are a singer.

• The colour of her eyes change/changes when she is angry.

• Six kinds of rice is/are available in the shop.

Prepositional phrasesWhat is the subject of each sentence? What is the

correct form of the verb?• One of my sisters is/are a singer. subject

• The colour of her eyes change/changes when she is angry.

• Six kinds of rice is/are available in the shop.

Prepositional phrasesWhat is the subject of each sentence? What is the

correct form of the verb?• One of my sisters is/are a singer. subject

• The colour of her eyes change/changes when subject

she is angry. • Six kinds of rice is/are available in the shop. subject

Subject - verb agreement

Subject - verb agreement• Some subjects are always singular, some are

always plural.• Are the following words singular or plural? anyone both each either many much neither nothing one several

Subject - verb agreement• Some subjects are always singular, some are

always plural.• Are the following words singular or plural? for example

anyone both each either many singular

much neither nothing one several

Subject - verb agreement• Some subjects are always singular, some are

always plural.• Are the following words singular or plural? anyone both each either many singular plural singular singular plural

much neither nothing one several singular singular singular singular plural

Subject - verb agreement

Subject - verb agreement• Some words can be singular or plural,

depending on the noun in the prepositional phrase.

Which do you think is correct?

All of my time is/are spent in the library.

All of my brothers is/are singers.

Subject - verb agreement• Some words can be singular or plural,

depending on the noun in the prepositional phrase.

Which do you think is correct?

All of my time is/are spent in the library. (“time” is uncountable and singular)

All of my brothers is/are singers. (“brothers” is countable and plural)

Subject - verb agreementLook at these sentences. What is the correct form of the verb and why?

• Some of the money was/were missing.• Some of the students was/were missing.• Most of the ice cubes was/were melting.• Most of the ice was/were melting.• A lot of the people was/were angry.• A lot of the work was/were too easy.• None of the fruit is/are fresh.• None of the apples is/are fresh.

Subject - verb agreementLook at these sentences. What is the correct form of the verb and why?

• Some of the money was/were missing.• Some of the students was/were missing.• Most of the ice cubes was/were melting.• Most of the ice was/were melting.• A lot of the people was/were angry.• A lot of the work was/were too easy.• None of the fruit is/are fresh.• None of the apples is/are fresh.

Subject - verb agreement

Practice 2

Practice 2

Practice 3

Practice 3

Practice 4

Practice 4

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