Basic Civil Engineering first year Notes- Chapter 4 Building.pptx
Sub/Pred and Parts of Speech
1. Name:
How to Write 101
A complete sentence =
+
+
A complete thought =
+
Pete + eats peaches.
Subject and Predicate
Who/What
+ Did What
AKA
+
Subjects are Nouns.
The topic of the sentence, or names of
,
,
,
, or
.
Often indicated by “noun markers” or articles Can be made plural with
or
,
,
.
Examples of nouns:
Subjects are pronouns.
Specialized words to take the place of
Often refer to
.
and have several forms.
.
2. May show ownership or and work like an adjective. Ex: Her car.
Examples of Pronouns:
The predicate is the verb(s).
The
or
words in a sentence.
“
verbs” show being.
Change to show time (
).
Complete verbs include “
verbs”
Examples of Action Verbs:
Adjectives add detail.
Or modify only nouns.
Answers questions, “
“
Usually “piled up” before
May follow linking verbs and
Examples of Adjectives:
?” or
?”
.
the subject.