Quiz for Lessons 96-100 - Parts of the Sentence - Subject/Verb

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Instructions: Find the subjects, verbs, interjections, introductory there, and conjunctions in the following sentences. Remember that subjects and verbs can be compound.

1. There were no pies, cakes, or cookies on the shelves.

2. Oh, neither Jane nor Tarzan would return to civilization.

3. Barbara and her friends sat on the floor, ate goodies, and listened to records.

4. The brothers swam, fished, and rowed the boat on their vacation.

5. Wow, this lesson is hard but was fun.

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Answers:

1. There were no pies, cakes, or cookies on the shelves.

2. Oh, neither Jane nor Tarzan would return to civilization.

3. Barbara and her friends sat on the floor, ate goodies, and listened to records.

4. The brothers swam, fished, and rowed the boat on their vacation.

5. Wow, this lesson is hard but was fun.

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Lesson 97 - Parts of the Sentence - Subject/Verb

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Interjections, like the introductory there, do not fit grammatically with the rest of the sentence. They are never the subject. They come at the beginning of a sentence and may be set off with a comma. 

 

     Example: 

     Oh, I like your new car.

Instructions: Find the subject, verb, and interjections in these sentences.

1. Hey, what are you doing over there?

2. Yes, I would like that very much.

3. Well, Joe did it.

4. Yippee! Our team won the game.

5. Gosh, how did you do that?

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1. Hey, what are you doing over there?

2. Yes, I would like that very much.

3. Well, Joe did it.

4. Yippee! Our team won the game.

5. Gosh, how did you do that?

 

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Lesson 96 - Parts of the Sentence - Subject/Verb

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A simple sentence is a group of words expressing a complete thought, and it must have a subject and a verb (predicate - some grammar books use the word predicate, but I will use verb).  A verb shows action or state of being.  The subject tells who or what about the verb.  When finding the subject and the verb in a sentence, always find the verb first and then say who or what followed by the verb.

      Example:
      The bell rang.
      Find the verb - rang
      Who or what rang?
      The bell rang, so bell is the subject.
      The bell rang.

Some sentences begin with an introductory there. It is never the subject. The subject will always come after the verb in such a sentence. There can also be an adverb. The introductory there doesn't fit grammatically with the rest of the sentence as we will find most other words do.

 

To be an introductory there, it must meet these rules: 

1. It must be the first word of a sentence. (Sometimes a prepositional phrase out of its normal order can come before it.)
2. It cannot mean where.
3. It must be with a state of being verb.  

      Example: 

      There is some food in the refrigerator.

      Find the verb - is

      Who or what is? 

      Food is, so food is the subject. 

      There is some food in the refrigerator.

 

      Example:

      In the refrigerator there is some food. 

      (Moving the prepositional phrase does not change the introductory there.)

Instructions: Find the subject and verb in these sentences.

1. There may not be time for an encore.

2. In the mail box, there was no mail.

3. There has been no letter today.

4. There weren't many men at the meeting.

5. In the snow there were many tracks.

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Answers:

1. There may not be time for an encore.

2. In the mail box, there was no mail.

3. There has been no letter today.

4. There weren't many men at the meeting.

5. In the snow there were many tracks.

 

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