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Identifying
Sentence Elements
As you study the chapters in this unit and the next, you may need to become
more familiar with some grarrunatical terms. This chapter will explain and illustrate
those terms. You will learn to
1 identify sentence elements
2 recognize the parts of speech that make up sentences
3 examine how the parts of speech function in English
The Basic Sentence Elements
We'li begin by examining the things that make up sentences: the subject and the
predicate, clauses, and phrases.
Subjects and Predicatbs
A sentence makes a complete statement or asks a question. It containS a subject
and a predicate. The subject, which usually begins the sentence, is tnho op what
the sentence discusses. The subject is a noun or pronoun. The pre{icate completes
the statement or question. It begins with a verb, which tells r.,fhat the subject
does or ls.'You'll leam more about verbs later in the chapter. i
Together, the subject and predicate are called a clause. In most clauses, the
subject comes first and the predicate follows.
Underline the subject of each sentence once and the predicate twice.
The United States had only thirteen states at its birth
The Declaration of lndependence announced that birth on July 4, i776.
Thomas Jefferson was its primary author.
Fifty-six meh signed the Declaration.
The document announced the separation of the united States from England.
That separation was not completed until the treaty ending the Revolutionary war
in '1783.
Compound subjects. A subject that consists of two or more nouns or pronouns
is called a compound subiect. Compound subjects are typically jotnedby and:
luanandl
The men andthe women
You and your friend
Maria, Bozena, and Ana
Compound Predicates. Similarly, a predicate can express
about the subject. L-r this case, there can be two or more
ioined by and:
more than one action
verbs, again typically
Juan sat down and relaxed for a while.
Maria came to the united states n 1999, found a prace to live, and then got
a job.
Sentence Elements
As you study the chapters in this unit and the next, you may need to become
more familiar with some grarrunatical terms. This chapter will explain and illustrate
those terms. You will learn to
1 identify sentence elements
2 recognize the parts of speech that make up sentences
3 examine how the parts of speech function in English
The Basic Sentence Elements
We'li begin by examining the things that make up sentences: the subject and the
predicate, clauses, and phrases.
Subjects and Predicatbs
A sentence makes a complete statement or asks a question. It containS a subject
and a predicate. The subject, which usually begins the sentence, is tnho op what
the sentence discusses. The subject is a noun or pronoun. The pre{icate completes
the statement or question. It begins with a verb, which tells r.,fhat the subject
does or ls.'You'll leam more about verbs later in the chapter. i
Together, the subject and predicate are called a clause. In most clauses, the
subject comes first and the predicate follows.
Underline the subject of each sentence once and the predicate twice.
The United States had only thirteen states at its birth
The Declaration of lndependence announced that birth on July 4, i776.
Thomas Jefferson was its primary author.
Fifty-six meh signed the Declaration.
The document announced the separation of the united States from England.
That separation was not completed until the treaty ending the Revolutionary war
in '1783.
Compound subjects. A subject that consists of two or more nouns or pronouns
is called a compound subiect. Compound subjects are typically jotnedby and:
luanandl
The men andthe women
You and your friend
Maria, Bozena, and Ana
Compound Predicates. Similarly, a predicate can express
about the subject. L-r this case, there can be two or more
ioined by and:
more than one action
verbs, again typically
Juan sat down and relaxed for a while.
Maria came to the united states n 1999, found a prace to live, and then got
a job.
