subject predicate Flashcards

1
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the most basic sentences must contain two parts

A

the subject and the predicate

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the part of the sentence that says who or what the sentence is about. it is the topic of the sentence.

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the subject.

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the subject.

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the part of the sentence that says who or what the sentence is about. it is the topic of the sentence.

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4
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simple way to determine the subject of a sentence

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ask the question who or what

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5
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compound subject

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when there is more than one subject or topic in the sentence

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the predicate

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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

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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

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the predicate

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simple way to determine the predicate of a sentence is

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to ask the question what happened or what is the sentence telling me about the subject

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9
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the predicate usually begins with

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the verb of the sentence along with the defining words around it or words that define the tense of the action.

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linking verbs

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words such as is, was, and did that connect the subject and a defining adjective, clause, or additional info of some type

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words such as is, was, and did that connect the subject and a defining adjective, clause, or additional info of some type

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linking verbs

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compound verb

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indicates more than one action. both verbs share the same subject

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indicates more than one action. both verbs share the same subject

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compound verb

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14
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the verb for compound subjects

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is always plural even when each part of the compound itself is singular

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15
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if two different elements actually combine into one entity

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then use a singular verb

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16
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alternative subjects

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when two or more subjects are joined with or nor or but, the verb must agree with the subject that is closest to it

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when two or more subjects are joined with or nor or but, the verb must agree with the subject that is closest to it

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alternative subjects

18
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a simple way to determine whether to use a singular or plural verb in a sentence with alternative subjects

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try reading the sentence using the final subject in the list by itself to see how it sounds