Lesson 13 Flashcards
Give the first three of five difficulties in finding the subject, with examples.
a. When sentences express a command or request, the subject is always you.
Ex. Study your Latin
(You) study your Latin.
b. To find a subject in a question, turn the question into a statement.
Ex. What lesson did you study?
You did study what lesson?
subect: you verb: did study
c. The subject of a sentence is never a propositional phrase.
Ex. Neither of the students studied his Latin.
Neither is the subject. Students is the object of the preposition of.
What is the best way to find the subject of a sentence?
Locate the verb and ask the question who or what before the verb.
Give an example of a word that can be used as more than one part of speech.
Total can be used as a noun, verb, or adjective.
Ex. 1 The total is one hundred. (noun)
Ex. 2 I will total the score. (verb)
Ex. 3 It was a total disaster.
Give an example of asentence expressing a command or request.
Study your Latin
(You) study your Latin.
What is the difference between the simple predicate and the complete predicate?
a. The simple predicate is the verb, including helping verbs.
Ex. John is learning Latin in school.
simple predicate: is learning.
Ex. John is learning Latin in school.
complete predicate: is learning Latin in school
Give an example of a compound subject and a compound verb.
Ex. 1 Compound subject:
Fern and Avery went to bed early the night before the County Fair.
Ex. 2 Compound verb:
Wilbur stared back at the crowd and tried to look his best.
What is a subject?
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
Give an example of turning a question into a statment to find the subject.
What lesson did you study?
You did study what lesson?
subect: you verb: did study
The subject of a sentence is never what?
a prepositional phrase
What is the difference between the simple subject and the complete subject? Give examples.
a. The simple subject is the principal word the sentence is about.
Ex. The best class in school is grammar.
Simple subject: class
Ex. The best class in school is grammar.
Complete subject: The best class in school
How do you find the subject in a question?
turn the question into a statement
Give an example of a sentence with a prepositional phrase.
Neither of the students studied his Latin.
Neither is the subject. Students is the object of the preposition of.
When sentences express a command or request, what is always the subject?
you
