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Subject
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What or Whom the Sentence is About
Jason runs.
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Predicate
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Tells About the Subject
Eleanor runs.
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Imperative Sentences
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Sentences that Give a Command or Order
Understood 'you'
You Buy groceries tonight
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There + To Be
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At the start of sentences (there were, there are)
'There' is NOT a subject
Ask who, what before verb
There are six milk bottlesleft on our porch.
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Simple Subject
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A noun or pronoun with no modifications
The dog runs wildly
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Simple Predicate
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Verb or verbs that link to subject
The big brown dog runs wildly
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Compound Subject
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Simple Subject with More Than One Pro/Noun
Photos and memoirs were scattered around the room
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Compound Predicate
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Includes One or More Verb
Ellen and her uncle walked and chattedthrough the park
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Clause
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Collection of words with a subject and predicate
subject can be implied
Elsie discourages shouting
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Independent Clause
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Can stand alone as a sentence
Kira runs.
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Dependent/Subordinate Clause
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Cannot stand alone as a sentence
Before Kira runs, she normally stretches.
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Adverb Clause
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Answers the question 'when'
Janice will run out to buy groceries when Stanley gets home.
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Noun Clause
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Acts as Subject or Object
Takes Place of Noun
Answers 'whom' or 'what'
Indirect Questions
I know French is widely spoken in Europe.
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Direct Object
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Answers 'whom' or 'what'
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Adjective Clause
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Dependent Clause
Takes place of adjective in sentence
Kelly's coat that she bought yesterdayis already fraying
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