Pass The Message Sentence Example
Voiceover Hello grammarians, hello Paige. Voiceover Hi, David. Voiceover So today we're gonna tackle this idea of what is a sentence, as we go into this realm of language that is called syntax.
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And syntax is this concept of, basically grammatical order. What this word syntax literally means in Greek, is, you know, putting together and arranging, right, so it just means ordering of language. Voiceover So that's, like, what a sentence is.
Voiceover That's what a sentence is, it's what a sentence is, it's what the components of a sentence are. And we'll go into all of that in much greater detail, but in order to do that, first of all we have to figure out what a sentence actually is. So, the definition that you and I came up with, Paige, is that a sentence is a grammatically complete idea. Voiceover Right.
It's a bunch of words that say one complete thing. Voiceover So, all sentences have a noun or pronoun component, - Voiceover Mmm-hmm. Voiceover Right, and that's what we call the subject. And then we have the verb part, which is the predicate. Voiceover So a sentence has, it has to have like, a thing, or a noun or pronoun.
Voiceover Sure, that's the subject. Voiceover Yeah, and something that it's doing. Voiceover Sure, that's the predicate. Voiceover Yeah. Voiceover Okay.
So let's say that we've got this sentence, the great big dog licked my face. Here is our sentence, what is the subject?
- Voiceover Subject is the great big dog. Voiceover Alright, and that means that everything that's not the subject is part of the predicate, right? - Voiceover Mmm-hmm. Voiceover So, licked my face is the predicate. So this is the noun chunk that is performing the action of the sentence. Voiceover You got it, yeah.
Voiceover Cool. So, all sentences have to have this, right?
- Voiceover Yeah, they have to have a subject and a predicate, these two separate parts. Voiceover So if you said, if you asked a question like, Are you named David? - Voiceover Okay, - Voiceover If you asked that of me, - Voiceover Mmm-hmm, - Voiceover Which, go ahead. Voiceover Are you named David? - Voiceover I am. Is this a sentence, it's really short.
Voiceover It is very short. But, see, 'I' is a pronoun, - Voiceover Okay, - Voiceover So that can be the subject. Voiceover That's our subject. Voiceover And, 'am' is a verb. So it has a subject and a predicate. Voiceover So this is the noun or pronoun part. And this is the action that it is performing.
Although 'am' or 'being' isn't really an action, it's more of a linking verb. Voiceover Sure. Voiceover But it's still a verb. Voiceover Okay.
Voiceover Okay, so this is, this is the predicate then, for sure. Voiceover Yeah. Voiceover Okay, so Paige.
Sample Pass The Message Game
Let's say I dropped a muffin. Voiceover Right, - Voiceover And you told me, pick up that muffin. Voiceover Uh-huh. Voiceover That sentence doesn't seem to have, just let me write that down.
That sentence doesn't seem to have a subject. I see how all of this is predicate. Voiceover Right, pick up is a verb, and then, - Voiceover And then the muffin is the thing that's being picked up, like that's all one thing. Where's, what goes in the blue box?
- Voiceover I see, so when we have a sentence like this, where I'm telling you to do something, - Voiceover Mmm-hmm, - Voiceover There doesn't always have to be a subject said out loud. Voiceover Okay. Voiceover This is like an order, right? I'm telling you you have to pick up that muffin. Voiceover So this is kinda like an invisible, secret subject. Voiceover Right, the subject really is you. Voiceover Okay, - Voiceover You pick up that muffin, but I don't have to say it out loud.
Voiceover Because I know that you're talking to me. Because I can tell 'cause you're looking at me, and you're yelling at me about a muffin. Voiceover Yes, I am. Voiceover So, a sentence is a grammatically complete idea or expression.
Voiceover Mmm-hmm. Voiceover And it has to have a noun or pronoun part, which we call the subject, and it has to have a verb and all it's baggage part, which is what we call the predicate. And sometimes that subject can sort of be implied, or invisible, as in the command. 'Pick up that muffin!'
- Voiceover Right. Voiceover Cool. You can learn anything, David out. Voiceover Paige out.
Telephone is truly a oldie but a goodie. It is one of those games that has stood the test of time. It is so wildly popular still today because of the sheer silliness of the game results.
Kids are funny. Sometimes they are fall down, spit your drink out funny. Now take a bunch of wound up, sugared up kids and tell them to quietly repeat a single phrase to their partner only once.
What you get is normally hysterical pandemonium. This is a go to game I always keep in my back pocket. It never fails to fill that extra 5-10 minutes you didn’t count on at the end of the party. I started doing this years ago when a craft took 5 minutes instead of 25 to complete. At that time I made up the phrases on the spot, but now I have learned there are a few phrases that work better than others so I come prepared. Here is a list that can be used for any grade to get you started. Use the shorter phrases for the younger ones.
You will be shocked at the results. LOL.
Noisy Ned needs nuggets. Ghostly gum tastes gooey. Scarecrows steal soft sandwiches.
Junie B Jones likes Jamba Juice. Dracula drinks dark drool.
Ms. makes math mash-ups (fill in your child’s teachers name ).
Moody Mummies munch on moldy mothballs. Walking in a Winter Wonderland. Snowflakes will slide softly soon.
Leaves like loose piles. Teachers take tons of toadstools.
Pass The Message Activity
Recess rocks restless roosters. Counting cars quietly. Lightening McQueen likes loaded lunches. Classmates climb cars for cash.
