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What is a Simple Sentence?
A simple sentencee$presses one completethought.
% went to class. She stu ie for two hours. &! 'nglish class is har .
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Simple Subject vs. *omplete
Subject %n a sentence# the simplesubject is the noun orpronoun that the
sentence is about. Three popular ban s willperform at the concert.
The complete subject is
the noun plus the wor sthat escribe the noun. Three popular ban s will
perform at the concert.
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% entif!ing the subject
As+ !ourself# ,Who or whatis the sentence about?-
on/t be istracte b! aprepositional phrase 0reposition1connects a
noun# pronoun# or verb with
some other info about it 0repositional phrase1escriptive wor group that
begins with a preposition
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% entif!ing the Subject
The subject of the sentenceis never in a prepositionalphrase2
When loo+ing for thesubject# cross out theprepositional phrase. Two of m! stu ents were
absent to a!.
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% entif!ing the Subject
suall!# the subject islocate before the verb ina sentence.
The og chase the cat. Although % was tire # % went
to class.
&! parents are pa!ing form! classes this semester.
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% entif!ing the Subject
Also# the subject of thesentence ma! beunstate .
%n a comman # theunstate subject is you .
4et out of here2 (5ou) get out of here2
6emember to pa! !our tuition. (5ou) remember to pa! !our
tuition.
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What is the &ain ;erb?
A main verb tells what thesubject oes or lin+s thesubject to another wor
that escribes it. There are three t!pes of
verbs. Action ;erb
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Action ;erbs
Action ;erb1tells actionsubject performs.
The stu ent strolle ownthe hall.
The teacher lecture fortwo hours.
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elping ;erbs
elping ;erb1a helpingverb joins the action verbto form the complete verb.
% shoul have stu ie more. The teacher is lecturing. e has been stu !ing all a!.
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%nterrupting Wor s
%nterrupting wor s ma!appear between verbs# butthe! are not part of the
verb. We i not go to the concert. % have often observe
stu ents sleeping in the
hallwa!s.
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%n>nitives
%n>nitives are worphrases that begin withto .
To go To wal+ To spea+ To write
The main verb will neverbe an in>nitive. % wante to go to the mall.
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*orrectl! i entif!ing the verb
Ann teaches 0hilosoph!.(action verb)
Ann is a teacher. (lin+ingverb)
Ann is teaching thissummer. (helping verb)