Sentences (Subject & Predicate Definitions)
What is a COMPLETE PREDICATE?
It includes all the words that tell what the subject is doing or that tell something about the subject.
What is a COMPLETE SUBJECT?
It includes all the words used to identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.
What is a VERB PHRASE?
It includes the main verb plus any helping, or auxiliary, verbs.
What is a COMPOUND VERB?
It is formed when two or more verbs in one sentence have the same subject and are joined by a conjunction.
What is a SIMPLE SUBJECT?
It is the main word in the complete subject.
What is the SUBJECT of a sentence?
It names the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.
What is the PREDICATE of a sentence?
It tells something about the subject.
What is a SIMPLE PREDICATE?
The verb, or the main word or phrase in the complete predicate.
What is a COMPOUND SUBJECT?
Two or more subjects in one sentence that have the same verb and are joined by a conjunction.
What is the UNDERSTOOD YOU in a sentence?
When the subject of a sentence is not stated, the subject is understood to be "you." It is the subject of a command or request.