Vocabulary
Predicates
Subjects
Grab Bag
Writing Lab Review
100
The noun or pronoun a sentence is about is called a ___________.
Subject
100
Name the Simple Predicate- Martha finished her homework for science early.
finished
100
Find the simple subject- The hungry baby cried loudly.
baby
100
What is the simple subject in this sentence - The teacher and her class discussed the next unit.
teacher and class
100
A word that takes the place of a noun is called a _________.
pronoun
200
Two or more nouns which do the same action is called a _______________ ____________________.
Compound Subject
200
What is the complete predicate- Loud music gives my mother headaches.
gives my mother headaches.
200
Find the complete subject- Great-horned owls are at the top of the food chain.
Great-horned owls
200
What has two or more simple predicates, or verbs, that have the same subject?
Compound Predicate
200
Themselves, ourselves, yourself are all examples of which KIND of pronoun.
reflexive or intensive
300
Includes all of the words in the sentence that tell what the subject does or is like
Complete predicate
300
Find the simple predicate- The little girl painted a picture for her mother.
painted
300
Find the simple subject- The team from St. Louis played a great game.
team
300
A simple subject can be a ____________ or __________.
noun, pronoun
300
Name the TWO main kinds of verbs.
action and linking
400
A simple predicate is also known as a _____________
Verb
400
What is the complete predicate - A movie crew is working in my neighborhood.
is working in my neighborhood.
400
Find the simple subject - Many bird species make long migrations each year.
species
400
Find the simple predicate - The high-flying birds circle for weeks before landing.
circle
400
An auxiliary verb is also called a _______________.
helping verb
500
Name two parts that every sentence MUST have to be a complete sentence.
Subject and Predicate
500
Find the simple predicate - We have not seen any movie stars in the area.
have seen
500
What is the complete subject - The flocks search for nesting places on the land.
The flocks
500
When a verb uses a main verb along with one or more helping verbs it is called a _______________.
verb phrase
500
Name the THREE ways we can look at subjects and predicates.
Complete, simple and compound
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