Chapter 16 Simple Sentence
Example of a plural subject?
"Many countries import American product
three examples of an action verb
-Chine Launched -engineers designed -the dog jumped
Definition of a singular subject
Is one person or thing
Example of a compound subject
Men and women evaluate products differently
Can the subject of a simple sentence be contained in prepositional phrase?
Never
Singular subject of a simple sentence is
One person,one place,one thing,or one idea
what are compound verbs
Subject performs more than one action
Importance of the subject in a simple sentence
The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about
Importance of the verb in the simple sentence
verb express the subject or links the subject to other descriptive word
three examples of prepositional phase
-In the morning -Among the shadows -Over the rainbow
the examples of a linking verb
-feel -look -seem
If yes write down 5
-he -she -if -you -I
five common prepositions
-on -off -outside -toward -under
Definition of a Simple Sentence
A group of words that include a subject and verb and expresses one complete thought
what is the definition of a compound subject?
Contains two or more subjects
what is the present tense of the verb "be"
I -Am You-are we-are they-are
Past tense of the verb "be"
I-was you-were we-was they-was
How do identify the subject in a simple sentence
We ask the question "who or what is the sentence about"
what does verb tense indicate?
Wheather the action occured in the past,present,or future
Can a pronoun be the subject of a sentence?
Yes
