Grammar Adventure: All Summer in a Day

Page 1: What Makes a Sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It usually has two main parts:

Activity 1: Identify the Subject and Predicate

Draw a line between the subject and the predicate in these sentences from "All Summer in a Day":

1. Margot stood alone.
2. The children pressed against each other.
3. The rain fell heavily.
4. The sun came out.
5. The classroom buzzed with excitement.
6. Venus was always raining.
7. The students remembered the sun.
8. The closet door was locked.
9. Margot's poem described the sun.
10. The other children felt jealous.

Answer Key

1. Margot/stood alone.
2. The children/pressed against each other.
3. The rain/ fell heavily.
4. The sun/ came out.
5. The classroom /buzzed with excitement.
6. Venus/ was always raining.
7. The students /remembered the sun.
8. The closet door/ was locked.
9. Margot's poem/ described the sun.
10. The other children/ felt jealous.