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building simple sentences
chp 10
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English
Undergraduate 1
04/11/2012

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Term
Simple Subject
Definition
noun or noun substitute (fox, it) that tells who or what the sentence is about.
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Complex Subject
Definition
includes the simple subjects plus all of it's modifiers (the quick brown fox).
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simple predicate
Definition
verb or verb phrase (jumped, came) that tells or asks something about the subject.
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Complex Predicate
Definition

includes the verb or verb phrase as well as all the words associated with it-such as modifiers, objects, and compliments.

exs.(jumped over the lazy dog, came from outer space)

Term
Simple sentence
Definition
A simple independent clause that may conform to one of five basic patterns.
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5 basic patterns of a simple sentence
Definition

1) subject + intransitive verb

2) subject + transitive verb +direct object

3) subject + transitive verb +direct object + object complement.

4) subject +linking verb +subject complement

5) subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object

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