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Which of the following is the definition of a subject in a sentence?
Which of the following is the definition of a subject in a sentence?
- The action of the sentence
- The part of the sentence that contains the action
- The who or what of the sentence (correct)
- The person, place, or thing doing the action
What is the role of a predicate in a sentence?
What is the role of a predicate in a sentence?
- To describe the subject of the sentence
- To show the action or state of the subject (correct)
- To connect the subject and the object of the sentence
- To identify the subject of the sentence
Which of the following is NOT a component of a complete sentence?
Which of the following is NOT a component of a complete sentence?
- Subject
- Verb
- Adjective (correct)
- Object
What can we ask to identify the subject of a sentence?
What can we ask to identify the subject of a sentence?
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Which of the following sentences has the subject in bold?
Which of the following sentences has the subject in bold?
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Study Notes
Sentence Structure
- A subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action described in the sentence.
- The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject.
- A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate, but an object is not a necessary component.
- To identify the subject of a sentence, ask "Who or what is performing the action described in the sentence?"
- Example: In the sentence "The dog is running", the subject is The dog.
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