SENTENCE STRUCTURE

WHAT IS IT?
a sequence of words whose first word starts with a capital letter and whose last word is
followed by an end punctuation mark (period/full stop or question mark or exclamation mark).
Each sentence contains a subject and a predicate.
SUBJECT
John often comes late to class.
All sentences are about something
My friend and I both have a dog
or someone. The something or
named Spot.
someone that the sentence is about
Many parts of the Asian coastline
were destroyed by a tsunami in 2004.
is called the subject of the
The old hotel at the end of the
sentence. Note how the subject is
street is going to be knocked down to
often, but not always, the first thing
make way for a new supermarket.
Sitting in a tree at the bottom of the
in the sentence.
garden was a huge black bird with
long blue tail feathers.
The grade 7 Korean boy who has
just started at FIS speaks excellent
English.
On Saturdays I never get up before 9
o'clock.
Before giving a test the teacher should
make sure that the students are wellprepared.

The predicate contains

about the someone or
that is the subject.

PREDICATE
John often comes late to class.
information
My friend and I both have a dog
something
named Spot.
Many parts of the Asian coastline were
destroyed by a tsunami in 2004.
The old hotel at the end of the street is
going to be knocked down to make
way for a new supermarket.
Sitting in a tree at the bottom of the
garden was a huge black bird with long
blue tail feathers.
The grade 7 Korean boy who has just
started at FIS speaks excellent

English.
On Saturdays I never get up before
9 o'clock.
Before giving a test the teacher
should make sure that the students
are well-prepared.
Look at the following pictures which show different activities. Write a complete
sentence (subject + predicate) to describe it. Highlight the subject and the
predicate. Use simple past structures.

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Read the following paragraph about an important event from the past. Pay
attention to the content of the paragraph:

1. Year and event

2. Three reasons why that year was so special
3. Confirm it was the best year

MY FAVORITE YEAR
My favorite year was 2001 because I could see the sea for the first time. First, my mom told me
to get good grades at school because I was not a good student. She helped me with the
homework so, it was easy to understand the topics the teachers evaluated. Then, I saved
money because I explained my classmates the topics they did not understand in the class,
sometimes I was very tired but I wanted to travel to the coast. Finally, my mother was very
proud of me because I was the best student from my class. We traveled on December. It was
my first time on a plane but I was not afraid. It was definitely my best year because I had the
best vacations.

Now, it is time to write! Write about an important year in your life (120-150
words). Use linking words (and, but, so, because) and Simple Past. Do not
forget to include:
Year and event
Three reasons why that year was so special
Confirm it was the best year
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