subject predicate Flashcards
the most basic sentences must contain two parts
the subject and the predicate
the part of the sentence that says who or what the sentence is about. it is the topic of the sentence.
the subject.
the subject.
the part of the sentence that says who or what the sentence is about. it is the topic of the sentence.
simple way to determine the subject of a sentence
ask the question who or what
compound subject
when there is more than one subject or topic in the sentence
the predicate
the part of the sentence that says something about the subject, whether it is defining it, giving it an action, or indicating what happened to it
the part of the sentence that says something about the subject, whether it is defining it, giving it an action, or indicating what happened to it
the predicate
simple way to determine the predicate of a sentence is
to ask the question what happened or what is the sentence telling me about the subject
the predicate usually begins with
the verb of the sentence along with the defining words around it or words that define the tense of the action.
linking verbs
words such as is, was, and did that connect the subject and a defining adjective, clause, or additional info of some type
words such as is, was, and did that connect the subject and a defining adjective, clause, or additional info of some type
linking verbs
compound verb
indicates more than one action. both verbs share the same subject
indicates more than one action. both verbs share the same subject
compound verb
the verb for compound subjects
is always plural even when each part of the compound itself is singular
if two different elements actually combine into one entity
then use a singular verb