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Chapter 1 Review
VanNortwick - The Sentence and Its Parts
| Vocabulary Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sentence | Group of words that expresses a complete thought |
| Complete Subject | Includes all of the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about |
| Complete Predicate | Includes the verb and all the words that tell what the subject is or what the subject does |
| Simple Subject | The main word or words in the complete subject |
| Proper Name Rule | If a proper name is used as the subject, all parts of the name make up the simple subject |
| Simple Predicate | Or verb/The main word or words that make up the complete predicate |
| Verbs | Words used to express an action, condition, or state of being |
| Linking Verbs | Tell what the subject is |
| Action Verbs | Tell what the subject does |
| Verb Phrase | Made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs |
| Main Verb | Can stand alone as the simple predicate of a sentence |
| Helping Verb | Help the main verb to express action or show time |
| Compound Subject | Made up of two or more subjects that share the same verb |
| Compound Verb | Made up of two or more verbs that share the same subject |
| Declarative Sentence (.) | Expresses a statement, and always ends with a period |
| Interrogative Sentence (?) | Asks a question, and always ends with a question mark |
| Imperative Sentence (. or !) | Tells or asks someone to do something (Command) *Mom & Dad sentences* |
| Exclamatory (!) | Shows strong feeling, and always ends with an exclamation point |
| Subject Compliment | Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject |
| Predicate Noun | Follows the linking verb and defines/renames the subject |
| Predicate Adjective | Follows the linking verb and describes a quality of the subject |
| Direct Object | A word or group of words that names the receiver of the action, and answers the question what or whom |
| Indirect Object | A word or group of words that tells to what or whom or for what the action is done |
| Sentence Fragment | Part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence |
| Run-On Sentences | Two or more sentences written as if they were a single sentence |
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