| Term | Definition |
|---|
| sentence | A ___ is a group of words that expresses a COMPLETE thought. |
| complete sentence | Every ___ has two basic parts: a subject and a predicate. |
| simple subject | The ___ is the MAIN word or words in the complete subject. |
| simple predicate | The ___, or verb, is the MAIN word or words in the complete predicate. |
| verb | A ___ is a word to express an action, a condition, or a state of being. |
| verb phrase | A ___ is made up of a main verb AND one or more helping verbs. |
| compound subject | A ___ is made up of two or more SUBJECTS that share the same verb. |
| compound verb | A ___ is made up of two or more VERBS that have the same subject. |
| sentence | A ___ can be used to: make a statement, ask a question, to make a request or give a command, or to show strong feelings. |
| question | In a ___ the subject usually comes after the verb or BETWEEN parts of the verb phrase. |
| subjects | In some sentences beginning with here or there, ___ follow verbs. To find the ___ in such sentences, look for the verb and ask the question who or what. |
| subject complement | A ___ is a word or group of words that follow a linking verb AND renames or describes the subject. |
| predicate noun | A ___ follows a linking verb and defines or RENAMES the subject. |
| predicate adjective | A ___ follows a linking verb and descibes a QUALITY of the subject. |
| direct object | A ___ is a word or group of words that NAMES the RECEIVER of the action of an action verb. |
| indirect object | An ___ is a word or group of words that TELLS to WHOM or WHAT (or for whom or what) an action is performed. |
| sentence fragment | A ___ is a PART of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence. |
| run-on sentence | A ___ is two or more sentences written as though they were a single sentence. |
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