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LEARNING
TO WRITE IN ENGLISH: Sentences
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The Structure of Sentences in English
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Every complete sentence contains
two parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject
is what (or whom) the sentence is about, while the predicate tells
something about the subject. In the following sentences, the predicate
is enclosed in braces ({}), while the subject is highlighted.
Judy and her dog {run on the beach every morning}.
To determine the subject of a sentence, first isolate the verb
and then make a question by placing "who?" or "what?" before it
-- the answer is the subject.
The audience littered the theatre floor with torn wrappings and
spilled popcorn.
The verb in the above sentence is "littered." Who or what littered? The audience did. "The audience" is the subject of the sentence. The predicate (which always includes the verb) goes on to relate something about the subject: what about the audience? It "littered the theatre floor with torn wrappings and spilled popcorn."
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