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Main parts of the sentence: subject and predicate

Lessons 1–3 · 3 lessons · D. Baynazarova (Part 2); D.J. Baynazarova (Part 3); D.J. Baynazarova and M.E. Toirova (Part 4). Native Language (Ona tili) Grade 3, Parts 2–4 (Part 1 not available). Novda Edutainment, 2023
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Main parts of the sentence: in a text

Textbook: Part 2, pp. 11–13
GoalFind the subject and predicate in a short text; write animal nicknames with a capital letter.
New words
nickname · laqabflock · suruvshepherd · cho‘poncapital letter · bosh harf
Explanation

In each sentence of a text we find the main parts: first we ask about the predicate, then about the subject. Nicknames given to animals are written with a capital letter: the dog’s name is Boybo‘ri, the cat’s name is Momiq.

Worked examples
“The shepherd and his dog”. The shepherd Anvar looks after eight sheep. He has a dog. The dog’s name is Boybo‘ri. Boybo‘ri watches the flock. He senses wolves from far away. In the evening the shepherd drives the sheep into the pen. Boybo‘ri lies by the door.
Boybo‘ri suruvni kuzatadi. (Boybo‘ri watches the flock.) Subject: Boybo‘ri. Predicate: kuzatadi.
Class activity

“Let’s give a name”: children invent a nickname for a toy or pet, write it with a capital letter, and make one sentence about it with a subject and a predicate.

Practice
1
How many sheep does the shepherd look after?
2
“Boybo‘ri” or “boybo‘ri”: how is the dog’s nickname written?
3
Find the subject and predicate of “Cho‘pon qo‘ylarni qo‘raga haydaydi.”