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3. Subject = The subject is who or what the sentence is about. It (the subject) is always a noun. Predicate = The predicate tells what the subject is doing. It explains the action, condition, or effect of the subject. The predicate includes the simple predicate and all the words directly associated with it. Simple predicate = The main verb of the sentence.

4. The subject is a noun, a person, place or thing, it’s who or what the sentence is about. The predicate’s a verb, an action word,that gets this subject up and out. At least that’s what Mr. Morton says.

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6. The sentence is made up of two basic parts: the subject, which is always a noun, and the predicate, which is a verb and all the words associated with it. The predicate may be simple, a single verb, or it may be extremely complicated.

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8. The subject of a sentence is the main noun, the noun doing the action. Every sentence has a subject, although sometimes the subject is just hinted at. To find the subject of a sentence, first find the main verb (the simple predicate). Then ask yourself, “Who or what is doing this action?” More often, the subject comes first in a sentence, and

9. putting the subject first is the more common way to organize a sentence. But for variety, and even for suspense, writers can reverse the order by putting the predicate first and the subject last, or putting parts of the predicate on either side of the subject.

10. My dog has three legs, two of which are wooden, and the other made of pure gold.

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12. My uvula is very sore for some unknown reason.  Ask Yourself: What “is”?  Answer: “uvula”

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14. Those socks have been under the bed for three weeks.  To find the subject ask yourself, “What has been?” Answer: the“socks”

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16. The subject and verb must agree in number. This means that a singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb. You don’t have to distinguish singular verbs from plural verbs; you have to distinguish between singular and plural

17. subjects. Get it? Because if you can determine whether a subject is singular or plural, your ear will match it with the correct verb. (Trust me!)  If your subject is singular, match the verb with it; if your subject is plural, use they.

18. The danger of eating too many chips (do, does) not worry her.  Remember: If you listen to your ear, you’ll choose the correct verb.