Grammar Chapter 1

Question 1

Setence:

Answer 1

a word or word group that has a subject and verb expressing a complete tought

Question 2

Sentence Fragment:

Answer 2

a group of words that does not express or contain a complete thought

Question 3

Subject:

Answer 3

to whom/what the sentence is about

Question 4

to find the subject:

Answer 4

ask whom or what is doing something or being talked about

Question 5

A subject can be in the _____, ______, or ___ of a sentence

Answer 5

beginning, middle, end

Question 6

a noun or pronoun can be…

Answer 6

a subject

Question 7

Simple Subject:

Answer 7

main word/group that tell what the sentence is about

Question 8

Complete Subject:

Answer 8

all the words that whom or what a sentence is about

Question 9

Simple Predicate:

Answer 9

(or verb) is the main word telling about the subject

Question 10

Complete Predicate:

Answer 10

verb and the words describing it

Question 11

Verb Phrase:

Answer 11

main verb and more helping verbs

Question 12

Helping Verbs:

Answer 12

is | can | might | should | was | are | would | been | must

Question 13

Compound Verb:

Answer 13

2+ verbs with same subject (Ex: Alligators swim but hunt)