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Subject
and
Predicate
Subject = The subject is who or what
the sentence is about. It (the
subject) is always a noun.
Predicate = The predicate tells what
the subject is doing. It explains the
action, condition, or effect of the
subject. The predicate includes the
simple predicate and all the words
directly associated with it.
Simple predicate = The main
verb of the sentence.
The subject is a noun, a
person, place or thing, it’s
who or what the sentence is
about. The predicate’s a
verb, an action word,that
gets this subject up
and out. At least
that’s what Mr. Morton
says.
Subject
and
Predicate
The sentence is made up of
two basic parts: the subject,
which is always a noun, and
the predicate, which is a verb
and all the words associated
with it. The predicate may
be simple, a single
verb, or it may be
extremely complicated.
Subject
and
Predicate
The subject of a sentence is the
main noun, the noun doing the action.
Every sentence has a subject,
although sometimes the subject is
just hinted at. To find the subject
of a sentence, first find the main
verb (the simple predicate). Then
ask yourself, “Who or what
is doing this action?” More
often, the subject comes
first in a sentence, and
putting the subject first is the more
common way to organize a sentence.
But for variety, and even for
suspense, writers can reverse the
order by putting the predicate first
and the subject last, or putting
parts of the predicate on
either side of the
subject.
My dog has three
legs, two of which
are wooden, and
the other made of
pure gold.
Subject
and
Predicate
My uvula is very
sore for some
unknown reason.
Ask Yourself:
What “is”?
Answer: “uvula”
Subject
and
Predicate
Those socks have been
under the bed for three
weeks.
To find the subject
ask yourself, “What
has been?”
Answer: the“socks”
Subject
and
Predicate
The subject and verb must
agree in number. This means
that a singular subject takes
a singular verb, and a plural
subject takes a plural verb.
You don’t have to distinguish
singular verbs from
plural verbs; you
have
to distinguish
between
singular and
subjects. Get it? Because
if you can determine
whether a subject is singular
or plural, your ear will match
it with the correct verb.
(Trust me!)
If your subject is
singular, match the verb
with it; if your subject
is plural, use they.
The danger of eating too
many chips (do, does)
not worry her.
Remember: If
you listen to your
ear, you’ll choose
the correct verb.