Subject and Predicate Flashcards

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the doer of the action

noun, pronoun; sometimes adjective

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subject

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2
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tells something about the subject

verb

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predicate

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3
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using an adjective as a subject will always result in the subject being _____

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plural

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4
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the key word that tells whom or what the sentence is about

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simple subject

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5
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includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about

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complete subject

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when a sentence has more than one subject per verb, those subjects form a ________

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compound subject

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the main verb or verb phrase of a sentence

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simple predicate

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all the words in a sentence or clause except the subject and words that describe the subject

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complete predicate

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