English 11 quarter 2 grammar review

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about, including modifiers.

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Identify the complete subject in this sentence: 'The Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro.'

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The complete subject is 'The Summer Olympics'.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is, including the verb and any modifiers.

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Identify the complete predicate in this sentence: 'The CenturyLink Center in Omaha hosts the Olympic swim trials.'

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The complete predicate is 'hosts the Olympic swim trials'.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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Identify the subject in this sentence: 'Has Kelly seen that new movie?'

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The subject is 'Kelly'.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.

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What is the difference between a singular and plural subject?

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A singular subject refers to one person or thing, while a plural subject refers to more than one.

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural).

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Provide an example of subject-verb agreement.

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In the sentence 'The dog barks,' 'dog' (singular) agrees with 'barks' (singular).