Lesson 6 Flashcards

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What is the difference between the simple predicate and the complete predicate?

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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

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What is the difference between the simple subject and the complete subject? Give examples.

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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

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What parts of speech are NOT complements?

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Adverbs and prepositional phrases are not complements.

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What is a sentence complement? Give the four complements.

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A complement is one or more words in the predicate that complete the meaning of the subject and verb. The four complements are predicate nominative, predicate adjective, direct object, and indirect object.

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