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Word or word group in a sentence that performs the action expressed in the predicate.
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The _teacher_ grades fairly. |
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Word or word group that expresses a certain action or state of being.
Example:
The students _worked very hard on their papers_ |
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Receive the action or complete the meaning of a verb and answer the questions: “What?” or “Whom?”
Example:
The professor wrote a _book_ about the Civil War.
(i.e. wrote what? Wrote a book). |
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Words that follow transitive verbs and come before direct objects. They answer the questions: “To what?”, “For whom?”, or “To whom?”
Example:
The tutor gave _me_ feedback that was helpful.
(i.e. gave feedback to whom? Gave me feedback). |
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Nouns or pronouns that follow the preposition.
Example:
The young boy ran in the _hall_.
(in is the preposition) |
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Subject modifiers that follow linking verbs. As nouns, they are known as predicate nouns. As adjectives, they are known as predicate adjectives.
Examples:
She is an _engineer_. (predicate noun)
He was _discouraged_. (predicate adjective) |
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Modify or refer to the Direct Object.
Example:
The town pronounced John a _hero_. |
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The Direct or Indirect Objects of a verb.
Example:
Tutoring gives _students_ _time_ to reflect on their own work.
Tutoring gives students time to reflect on their own work. (Students is the indirect object and time is the direct object of the verb “gives.”) |
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