Lesson 8 Flashcards
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
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
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words expressiong a complete thought.
What are the two parts of every sentence?
The two parts of every sentnece are the subject and predicate.
What is a subject?
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is a predicate?
The predicate tells wihat the subject is or does.
Give the eight parts of speech.
The eight parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
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.
