Nouns, Verbs, Subjects, and Predicates Review

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: cat, city, happiness.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Examples: run, is, think.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: In 'The dog barks', 'the dog' is the subject.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells something about the subject. It includes the verb and any objects or modifiers. Example: In 'The dog barks loudly', 'barks loudly' is the predicate.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase in a sentence, without any modifiers. Example: In 'She runs fast', 'runs' is the simple predicate.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence. Example: In 'She runs fast every morning', 'runs fast every morning' is the complete predicate.

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What is a helping verb?

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A helping verb (or auxiliary verb) is used with a main verb to express tense, mood, or voice. Examples: is, are, have.

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What is an action verb?

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An action verb expresses physical or mental action. Examples: jump, think, write.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb. Example: 'Lorrie and Mark' in 'Lorrie and Mark argued'.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject. Example: 'ran and jumped' in 'The dog ran and jumped'.