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Basic Sentence Patterns Subjects and verbs 云浮市邓发纪念中学 李建平 Identifying Subjects and Verbs Key Concept: A complete sentence requires a subject and a verb; it also must express a complete thought. Subjects A sentence must have a subject. A subject is a noun A person, place or thing Ms. Jones Beijing University Book Or a pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun She/he/they It Verbs A sentence must also have a verb. There are 2 types of verbs: Action Show movement Examples: to study, to sing, to joke, to run, to walk Linking Linking verbs do not show action. Instead, they convey existence, being, becoming, and sometimes, one of the 5 senses. Linking verbs connect the subject and the word after the linking verb. Examples: to be, to seem, to become, to sound, to feel Identifying Subjects and Verbs To identify the subject and verb in a sentence, ask these questions: What is the action? What word links two or more other words? the verb Who or what is performing the action? the subject Practice 1. Barbara sang. What is the action? Sang (verb – action) Who sang? Barbara (subject) 2. The children were happy. What word joins the description to the subject? were (verb – linking) Who were happy? children (subject) More Practice Identify the subjects and verbs in the following sentences: 1. Terry laughs. Subject = Terry Verb = laughs (action) 2. Lady Gaga is famous. Subject = Lady Gaga Verb = is (links description to subject) 3. The dog barked. Subject = the dog Verb = barked (action) 4. Mike creates funny characters. Subject = Mike Verb = creates (action) Simple and Compound Subjects and Verbs A single subject is referred to as a simple subject. A single verb is referred to as a simple verb. Example: The artist quickly drew the tourist’s picture. What is the action? Who drew? drew (one action = simple verb) artist (one actor = simple subject) Compound Subjects A sentence may also contain a compound subject: two or more stated nouns or pronouns perform the same action. Example: Charles and the boys have gone to the movies. What is the action? have gone (one action = simple verb) Who has gone? Charles + boys (two stated actors = compound subject) Compound Verbs A sentence may also contain a compound verb: the subject performs two or more actions. Example: Jane frequently drinks, dances, and parties through the night. What is (are) the action(s)? drink, dance, + party (3 actions = compound verb) Who drinks, dances and parties? Jane (one stated actor = simple subject) Thank you Good-bye December 2, 2015