Lesson 14 Flashcards
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.
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
Give 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 prepositional phrase.
Ex. Neither of the students studied his Latin.
Neither is the subject. Students is the object of the preposition of.
d. Here is not usually the subject of a verb.
Ex. Here is the book.
The book is here.
Here is an adverb telling where. Book is the subject of the verb is.
e. The expletives there and it are not usually subjects of a verb.
Ex. 1 There are books on both tables.
Books are on both tables.
Books is the subject of the verb are. There gets the sentence started.
Ex. 2 It is important to study Latin.
To study Latin is important.
To study is the subject of the verb is. It gets the sentence started.
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.
What is a subject?
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
Give an example of there in a sentence not being used as a subject.
There are books on both tables.
Books are on both tables.
Books is the subject of the verb are. There gets the sentence started.
Give an example of a sentence with here.
Here is the book.
The book is here.
Here is an adverb telling where. Book is the subject of the verb is.
The expletives ___ and ___ are not usually subjects of a verb.
there, it
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
___ is not usually the subject of a verb.
Here
Give an example of it in a sentence not being used as a subject.
It is important to study Latin.
To study Latin is important.
To study is the subject of the verb is. It gets the sentence started.
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.
