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27 Cards in this Set
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Subject
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that part about which something is being said.
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Faculty and students
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Predicate
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that part which says something about the subject
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planned a new class schedule
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complete subject
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the whole subject
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the old book on the table
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simple subject
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the principal word or group of words in the subject
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book
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complete predicate
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the whole predicate
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planned a dynamic new course curriculum
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simple predicate or verb
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the principal word or group of words in the predicate
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planned
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compound subject
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consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb
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and/or
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compound verb
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consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject
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complements; 3 types
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expresses a complete thought by means of a subject and verb only
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The girl "cried."
Everybody "left". |
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objects (a type of complement)
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receive or are affected by the action of the verb.
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direct object
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receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action. Answers "what" or "whom".
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indirect object
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precedes the direct object and usually tells "to whom" or "for whom" the action of the verb is done
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subject complements
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refer to (explain, describe, or identify) the subject
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predicate nominative
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a noun or pronoun complement that refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the verb. It follows a "linking verb."
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He will be "president" next year.
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predicate adjective
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an adjective complement that modifies the subject of the verb. It also follows a linking verb
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The stray dog was very "thin."
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compound complements
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two or more complements joined by a conjunction.
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She was "tired and hungry."
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The laboratory results showed protein in the urine.
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results-simple subject
showed-verb protein-direct object |
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The daughter and son told me the story.
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daughter and son-compound subject
told-verb me-indirect object story-direct object |
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Examination revealed exquisite tenderness and guarding of the abdomen.
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examination-subject
revealed-verb tenderness and guarding-compound direct objective |
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Dr. Smith is a specialist in reproductive health and excellent with this particular problem.
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Dr. Smith-subject
is-verb specialist-predicate nominative excellent-predicate adjective |
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Upon admission, the patient received fluids and oxygen and improved on this regimen.
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patient-subject
received and improved-compound verb fluids, oxygen-compound direct objects of received |
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Despite aggressive chemotherapy, the tumor was unaffected and continued its progression.
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tumor-subject
was unaffected, continued-compound verb progression-direct object of continued |
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She was given at-home care directions and told to follow up with me.
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She-subject
was told, given-compound verb directions-direct object of was given to follow up with me-direct object of told |
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Take the medicine with food and call me tomorrow.
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You-subject, implied
take; call-compound verb medicine-direct object of take me-direct object of call |
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Whatever is wrong will be determined by diagnostic testing.
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whatever is wrong-subject
will be determined-verb |
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The patient never claimed to be disoriented but did seem confused on questioning.
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patient-subject
claimed; seemed-compound verb to be disoriented-direct object of claimed confused-predicate adjective |
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In the following sentences, identify
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the subject
verb direct objects indirect objects predicate nominatives predicate adjectives |
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