Subjects
The COMPLETE subject of this sentence: Stephen King has written many horror novels during his lifetime.
Who is "Stephen King"?
The COMPLETE predicate in the following sentence: J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter.
What is "wrote Harry Potter"?
The DIRECT OBJECT of the following sentence: William Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.
What is "plays"?
The PREDICATE NOUN in the following sentence: Edgar Allan was a college dropout.
What is "dropout"?
What is "a verb" OR "verb phrase"?
The SIMPLE subject of this sentence: His first novel was Carrie.
What is "novel"?
The SIMPLE predicate of the following sentence: J.K. Rowling has donated over $13 million to the research clinic at the University of Edinburgh after her mother passed away from multiple sclerosis.
What is "has donated"?
The DIRECT OBJECT of the following sentence: Shakespeare introduced 3,000 words to the English language.
What is "words"?
The PREDICATE ADJECTIVE in the following sentence: Poe was famous for his tales of the macabre.
What is "famous"?
What type of verb does a predicate noun or predicate adjective ALWAYS follow?
What is "a linking verb"?
The COMPLETE subject of this sentence: Stephen King's novel, IT, tells the story of seven children in Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by a clown.
What is "Stephen King's novel, IT"?
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The COMPLETE predicate in the following sentence: Only one Harry Potter character was inspired by a real person.
What is "was inspired by a real person"?
The DIRECT OBJECT(s) of the following sentence: During his lifetime, William Shakespeare wrote around 37 plays for the theatre and over 150 poems!
What are "plays" AND "poems"?
The PREDICATE ADJECTIVE in the following sentence: "The Tell-Tale Heart" is suspenseful.
What is "suspenseful"?
What type of verb does a sentence include if there is a direct and/or indirect object?
What is "an action verb"?
The SIMPLE subject of the following sentence: As a kid, Stephen King's friend was struck and killed by a train.
What is "friend"?
The COMPLETE predicate of the following sentence: Rowling is the first author to become a billionaire.
What is "is the first author to become a billionaire"?
The INDIRECT OBJECT of the following sentence: Shakespeare gave his audience the tale of two star-crossed lovers in Romeo and Juliet.
What is "audience"?
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The PREDICATE NOUN in the following sentence: Poe was the first American author to try and make a professional living as a writer.
What is "author"?
What do we call sentences that are missing either a subject or a predicate?
What is "a sentence fragment" OR "an incomplete sentence?
The subject of the following sentence: Beware of Stephen King's next scary novel!
What is (you)?
The SIMPLE predicate of the following sentence: She's a big fan of the block-building video game Minecraft.
What is "is"?
The DIRECT OBJECT in the following sentence: Before dying on his birthday, Shakespeare put a curse on his grave.
What is "curse"?
The PREDICATE ADJECTIVE in the following sentence: Poe was depressed after the death of his wife and cousin, Virginia.
What is "depressed"?
What is the complete subject of the following sentence: Do you understand subjects and predicates?
What is "you"?
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