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tells who or what the sentence is about
is always a noun or pronoun |
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tells what the subject is, has, or does
contains the verb |
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| the noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about |
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| the simple subject and all the words that go with it |
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| the simple predicate (verb) and all the words that go with it |
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an incomplete sentence; may be missing the subject or the predicate
does not make sense when read alone; not a complete thought |
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| two or more complete ideas that are not joined correctly |
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| four ways to fix a run-on |
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1. add a period .
2. add a semicolon ;
3. add a comma and FANBOYS word , and
4. add a semicolon and connecting word and comma ; however, |
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a word that describes a noun
Answers these questions:
What kind?
Which one?
How many? |
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a word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
Answers these questions:
How?
When?
Where? |
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| a describing word that comes after "be" (am, is, are, was, were, etc.) |
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| compares two things by adding -er or more |
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| compares three or more things by adding -est or most |
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don't follow the rules of regular comparative and superlative adjectives
good-->better-->best
bad-->worse-->worst
many-->more-->most |
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| the word "not" is always an adverb |
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| you may have only one negative word in a sentence |
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| used to compare two things by adding -er or more |
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| used to compare three or more things by adding -est or most |
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don't follow the rules of regular comparative and superlative adverbs
well-->better-->best
badly-->worse-->worst |
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