Subject And Predicate Study Cards

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Subject

The part of a sentence that performs the action or is being described.

Predicate

The part of a sentence that provides information about the subject or what the subject is doing.

Simple Subject

The main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about.

Simple Predicate

The main verb or verb phrase that expresses the action or state of being of the subject.

Complete Subject

The simple subject along with any modifiers or words that describe it.

Complete Predicate

The simple predicate along with any modifiers, objects, or phrases that complete the meaning of the verb.

Compound Subject

Two or more subjects joined by a conjunction, sharing the same verb.

Compound Predicate

Two or more predicates joined by a conjunction, sharing the same subject.

Direct Object

A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly.

Indirect Object

A noun or pronoun that receives the direct object or tells to whom or for whom the action is done.

Predicate Nominative

A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject.

Predicate Adjective

An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes or modifies the subject.

Simple Sentence

A sentence that contains one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.

Compound Sentence

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Complex Sentence

A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Subject-Verb Agreement

The agreement in number between the subject and the verb.

Sentence Fragment

An incomplete sentence that lacks a subject, predicate, or both.

Run-on Sentence

Two or more independent clauses joined together without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

Declarative Sentence

A sentence that makes a statement or expresses an opinion.

Interrogative Sentence

A sentence that asks a question.

Imperative Sentence

A sentence that gives a command or makes a request.

Exclamatory Sentence

A sentence that expresses strong emotion or surprise.

Conditional Sentence

A sentence that expresses a condition or possibility.

Parallel Structure

The repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence or paragraph.

Active Voice

A sentence construction in which the subject performs the action expressed by the verb.

Passive Voice

A sentence construction in which the subject receives the action expressed by the verb.

Appositive

A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in the sentence.

Gerund

A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.

Infinitive

The base form of a verb preceded by the word 'to', which can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Participle

A verb form that functions as an adjective, usually ending in -ing or -ed.

Prepositional Phrase

A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, which functions as an adjective or adverb.

Adverbial Phrase

A group of words that functions as an adverb, modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb.

Adjective Phrase

A group of words that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun.

Noun Phrase

A group of words that functions as a noun, consisting of a noun or pronoun and any modifiers or determiners.

Relative Clause

A type of dependent clause that begins with a relative pronoun and functions as an adjective, providing additional information about the noun or pronoun it modifies.

Independent Clause

A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought, functioning as a sentence on its own.

Dependent Clause

A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought, functioning as a sentence fragment or as part of a larger sentence.

Coordinating Conjunction

A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance, such as 'and', 'but', 'or', 'nor', 'for', 'so', or 'yet'.

Subordinating Conjunction

A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause, indicating a relationship of time, cause and effect, contrast, or condition, such as 'after', 'although', 'because', 'if', 'since', 'unless', or 'while'.

Correlative Conjunction

Pairs of conjunctions that work together to connect words, phrases, or clauses, such as 'either...or', 'neither...nor', 'both...and', 'not only...but also', or 'whether...or'.

Interjection

A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise and is typically followed by an exclamation point.

Antecedent

A word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun refers to or replaces.

Contraction

A shortened form of two words created by replacing one or more letters with an apostrophe, such as 'can't' (cannot) or 'it's' (it is).

Possessive

A form of a noun or pronoun that shows ownership or relationship, typically indicated by an apostrophe and an 's' (e.g., 'John's book', 'the dog's bone').

Subject Pronoun

A pronoun that takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence, such as 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', or 'they'.

Object Pronoun

A pronoun that takes the place of a noun as the object of a verb or preposition, such as 'me', 'you', 'him', 'her', 'it', 'us', or 'them'.

Reflexive Pronoun

A pronoun that refers back to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence, such as 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', or 'themselves'.

Intensive Pronoun

A pronoun that emphasizes or intensifies a noun or pronoun in the same sentence, such as 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', or 'themselves'.

Demonstrative Pronoun

A pronoun that points to or identifies a noun or pronoun, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', or 'those'.

Indefinite Pronoun

A pronoun that refers to one or more unspecified persons, places, or things, such as 'anyone', 'someone', 'everyone', 'nothing', 'something', 'anywhere', 'somewhere', 'everywhere', 'nowhere', 'anybody', 'somebody', 'everybody', 'nobody', 'anything', 'something', 'everything', 'nothing', 'anywhere', 'somewhere', 'everywhere', or 'nowhere'.

Relative Pronoun

A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and connects it to an antecedent, such as 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', or 'that'.

Interrogative Pronoun

A pronoun that introduces a question, such as 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', or 'what'.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence, indicating location, direction, time, manner, or cause, such as 'in', 'on', 'at', 'by', 'with', 'from', 'to', 'for', 'through', 'over', 'under', 'above', 'below', 'beside', 'between', 'among', 'during', 'before', 'after', 'since', 'until', 'because', 'of', 'about', 'like', 'as', 'without', 'within', 'into', 'onto', 'out of', 'up', 'down', 'around', 'throughout', 'toward', 'against', 'among', or 'despite'.

Conjunction

A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses, such as 'and', 'but', 'or', 'nor', 'for', 'so', 'yet', 'although', 'because', 'if', 'since', 'unless', 'while', 'either...or', 'neither...nor', 'both...and', 'not only...but also', 'whether...or', or 'as'.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, providing more information about its size, shape, color, origin, material, purpose, or other qualities.

Adverb

A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, providing more information about its manner, place, time, frequency, degree, or other qualities.

Noun

A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea, functioning as the subject or object of a verb, or expressing possession or existence.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being, functioning as the main part of a sentence.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase, functioning as a subject, object, or possessive in a sentence.

Article

A word that is used to limit or define a noun, indicating whether it is specific or general, such as 'a', 'an', or 'the'.