WRITE THE COMPLETE SUBJECT IN THE C.S. SPACE AND THE SIMPL...

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EXERCISE 2. Write the complete subject in the C.S. space and the simple subject in

the S.S. space.

Sample:

The first reporters on the scene did not get all the facts.

reporters

The first reporters on the scene

C.S.

.

S.S.

Hint:

You can be sure that you have correctly chosen the simple subject if you can prove

to yourself that it cannot be omitted. If The, first, and on the scene were omitted

from the C.S., above, the sentence would still make sense. But if reporters were

omitted, the sentence would not make sense. This proves that reporters is the sim-

ple subject.

1. The famous Mona Lisa is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.

2. Did a letter from your sister come this morning?

3. Farther up on the hill is a house with white shutters.

4. Asleep in the crib was a six-month-old baby.

5. My older brother is graduating in June.

Lesson 2 The Predicate

Before we talk about the predicate, remember that

The subject is the part of the sentence about whichsomething is told or asked.

Prices are higher.

subject

What Is the Predicate?

The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells or askssomething about the subject.

are higher

Prices .

predicate

You can easily find the subject and the predicate of a sentence by asking two simple

questions:

Prices are higher.

QUESTION

1: About what is the sentence telling something?

ANSWER

: Prices.

The subject is Prices.

QUESTION

2: What is the sentence saying about Prices?

ANSWER

: Prices are higher.

The predicate is

are higher.

My sister Karen is waiting for us.

QUESTION

1: About whom is the sentence telling something?

ANSWER

: My sister Karen.

The subject is My sister Karen.

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QUESTION

2: What is the sentence saying about My sister Karen?

ANSWER

: My sister Karen is waiting for us.

is waiting for us.

Was Andy angry?

QUESTION

1: About whom is the sentence asking something?

ANSWER

: Andy.

The subject is Andy.

QUESTION

2: What is the sentence asking about Andy?

ANSWER

: Was Andy angry?

Was angry.

Position of the Predicate

The predicate usually comes after the subject, but it can also appear in other positions.

PREDICATE AFTER THE SUBJECT

:

The parking lot

is next to the stadium.

S.

P.

PREDICATE BEFORE THE SUBJECT

:

Next to the stadium is

the parking lot.

P.

S.

PREDICATE PARTLY BEFORE AND PARTLY AFTER THE SUBJECT

:

Is the parking lot

next to the stadium?

P.

S.

P.