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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)