Topic 5

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What is the complete subject of a sentence?

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

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Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She carefully laid the baby in the crib.'

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The adverb is 'carefully', which tells how she laid the baby.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often telling how, when, where, or to what extent.

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What is the complete subject in the sentence: 'The little girl wants a pony for her birthday.'

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The complete subject is 'The little girl'.

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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 match in number (singular or plural).

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Identify the correct subject/verb agreement: 'The dogs bark loudly at the mail carrier.'

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This sentence uses correct subject/verb agreement.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in the subject of a sentence, without any modifiers.

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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.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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The complete predicate is 'slept on the mat'.

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.