A GROUP OF WORDS EXPRESSING A COMPLETE THOUGHT

A GROUP OF WORDS EXPRESSING A COMPLETE THOUGHT

THE 2 BASIC PARTS OF EVERY SENTENCE ARE THE SUBJECT AND THE PREDICATE. TO FIND THE SUBJECT

TO FIND THE PREDICATE WHAT’S BEING DONE, HAS BEEN DONE OR WILL BE DONE BY THE SUBJECT FOOTBALL PLAYER

The simple subject is the key noun that tells what a sentence is about. The simple predicate is the verb or verb phrase that tells about the subject. Example: The birds flew.

The complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that modify it. The complete predicate includes the simple predicate and all the words that modify it. For example: Fifteen small blue birds quickly flew into the cage.

A compound subject is made up of two or more simple subjects joined by a conjunction (usually and or) Example: Eagles and owls are birds of prey.

A compound predicate is made up of two or more predicates (verbs) that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject. Example: Eagles soar and plunge.

Order of subject and predicate Usually the subject (noun) comes before the predicate (verb). Inverted order places the predicate (verb) before the subject (noun) Example: Over the mountain soared the two eagles.

In COMMANDS, the subject YOU is UNDERSTOOD

In sentences that are questions, you may rearrange the words to identify the subject. rearranged to read In this order the subject YOU is easy to find.