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Predicate Expanders

Bound Predicates

Grab Bag

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Subject Describers

Bare Bones

Define: Subject

The subject names the person, place, thing, or

idea that the whole sentence is about.

What does the s mean at the end of the word

sprints?

The s means that the subject is singular.

Give an example of a barebones sentence with a compound predicate.

eee

How do you punctuate

this sentence?

I enjoy reading a good book going to a movie and visiting friends.

I enjoy reading a good book, going to a movie,

and visiting friends.

Which predicate expander is also

considered part of a barebones sentence?

To, from, and for are starter words for which

predicate expander?

Where Predicate Expander

For attention is an example of which

predicate expander?

Why Predicate

Expander

Explain the use of commas for predicate

expanders preceding the subject of the sentence.

Long expanders of four words or more require a

comma.

Where can –ly predicate expanders be used in a

sentence?

•before the subject•between the subject and predicate•immediately after the predicate

List the starter words for the when predicate

expander.

when, since, before, after, as, as soon as, during,

while

True or False

Subject describers have the property of mobility.

False; they can be reversed with other

subject describers, but they cannot found in other locations in a

sentence.

Give three examples of behavior/ personality

subject describers.

When is a comma needed to separate adjacent subject describers?

When the word and can be placed between them or the word order can be

switched.

Explain the rules for using an apostrophe to denote

ownership.

Use ’s unless the plural subject describer already

ends in s.

Which subject describer is used in the sentence:

The boy with the beautiful singing voice is an honor

student.

Set-apart

Which verb always requires a completer?

forms of be

(linking, helping,

state of being verbs)

What is the formula for a basic thesis statement?

Subject +

Key Point +

Opinion =

Thesis Statement

Which completers are linking?

Predicate nominative

Predicate adjective

Which completers are helping?

When completed with a verb/action word.

What does

GRABS

stand for?

grow, remain, appear, become, seem, stay

What are the two ways

to write a

compound sentence?

eee,

;

What is the symbol for an interrupter?

What is the complete predicate in the sentence:

Like a pit bull, the baby hungrily attacks her toys.

hungrily attacks her toys like a pit bull.

Where is a typical place to find the indirect

object?

usually between the predicate and direct

object

Define: paragraph

A paragraph is a group of sentences working

together to develop one key point.

Make your wager

List as many where predicate expander

position words you can think of in 45 seconds.

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