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Writing Simple Sentences Identifying Subjects, Verbs and Prepositional Phrases Finding the Subject(s) The subject is the topic of the sentence, who or what is taking some action or being talked about. Class starts early in the morning. I am glad to be at school. Subjects can be nouns or pronouns. A noun is a word that names a person, place or thing: Abdullah, Lincoln University, classrooms… A pronoun is a word that stands for a noun: he, it, they … Subjects, like nouns, can be singular or plural. This class is fun. singular My classes are fun. plural My teachers and my assignments are fun. Plural (compound) Finding Prepositional Phrase(s) A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition (on, in, over, under, against, with, among…) and ends with a noun or pronoun. It gives extra information about another word in the sentence. The student in the front row is smart. To remember about prepositional phrases: Rule 1 A prepositional phrase doesn’t make sense by itself, so it can’t be a complete sentence. 1. In the front row. The student in the front row is smart. fragment sentence To remember about prepositional phrases: Rule 2 The subject of a sentence will never be found inside a prepositional phrase. 2. Each student in this room is intelligent. prepositional phrases subjects All students in this room are intelligent. Finding the Verb(s) All sentences have at least one verb. The verb explains what the subject is doing (action verb) or connects the subject to words that describe it (linking verb). That student works hard. Action verb That student is industrious. Linking verb Many verbs are made up of more than one word. I love grammar. main verb Everyone should love grammar. Soon you will be loving grammar too. We are loving it already. I have loved grammar all my life. Helping verbs Word of caution: At times, verb forms (usually ending in –ing) can be the subject of a sentence. I am going to the mall. Verb Going to the mall is my favorite pastime. Subject! Verb The End! That’s all you need to control the basic elements of your sentences.