SUBJECTS & PREDICATES Flashcards
1
Q
What two parts of speech make up a sentence?
A
A subject and a predicate
2
Q
What is the SUBJECT of a sentence?
A
Who or what the sentence is about
3
Q
What is the PREDICATE of a sentence?
A
The action or state of being of the subject.
4
Q
What is the COMPLETE SUBJECT of a sentence?
A
All the words in a sentence that tell whom or what the sentence is about.
5
Q
What is a SIMPLE SUBJECT?
A
The main word or words in the complete subject.
6
Q
What is a COMPLETE PREDICATE?
A
All the words in a sentence that tell what the subject is or does.
7
Q
What is a SIMPLE PREDICATE?
A
The main verb or state of being of the sentence.
