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Writing Strategies#1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| simple sentence | contains on independent |
| clause | has a subject and verb |
| independent clause | has a subject and verb makes a complete statement and can stand alone |
| subject | the person, place, thing, quality, or idea who or what is doing it |
| verb | shows the action or state of being of the subject of the sentence |
| towns are quiet after snowfalls | subject: town |
| eggs rolled off the counter | subject: eggs |
| silence is golden | subject: silence |
| peace is at hand | subject:peace |
| how to find the verb | look for the action or state of being |
| jesse is my friend | verb: is |
| how to find the subject | who or what |
| john thinks | verb: thinks |