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A subject is the noun or pronoun that takes action in a sentence.
Ex. I bought my dog a collar.
"I" is the word in the sentence that takes action. |
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A predacate is a fancy word for a verb.
Ex. I bought my dog a collar.
"bought" is the predicate. |
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A direct object is what is acted upon or the "what".
Ex. I bought my dog a collar.
I bought my dog what? A collar. |
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| What is an indirect object? |
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An indirect object is the word that is acted to or for. You could ask the question for whom to find the indirect object.
Ex. I bought my dog a collar.
I bought a collar for whom? My dog. |
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| What is a prepositional phrase? |
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A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and concludes with it's object.
Ex. I bought my dog a collar at the store.
(at the store) is the prep. phrase. At is the preposition and store is the object. |
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| What is a subordinate clause? |
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| A subordinate clause is a clause that cannot stand alone. |
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| What is an independent clause? |
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| A clause that can stand by itself and expresses a complete thought. |
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| What is an adverb clause? |
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Clauses that modify verbs, adverbs or adjectives.
Ex. She ate greedily as if she was famished.
(as if she was famished) is the clause and it describes how greedily. |
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| What is an adjective phrase? |
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An adjective phrase modifies nouns or pronouns.
Ex. The boy who took my shoe is a jerk.
(who took my shoe) is describing which boy. |
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A noun clause is a clause that takes the place of a noun or pronoun. They can function as Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, Objects of the Preposition, Subjects, Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives.
Ex. Whoever I see today will be lovely.
(whoever I see today) could be replaced with a single noun. |
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| What is a predicate nominative? |
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A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and tells you more about the subject.
Ex. Chris is a plumber.
"Plumber" tells you more about Chris. |
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| What is a predicate adjective? |
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Predicate adjectives a adjectives that tell you more about the subject. These can also be called subject complements.
Ex. This cake is good.
"good" is giving you more information about this. |
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