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    This document discusses the key concepts of subjects and predicates in sentences. It defines a subject as the noun or pronoun that the sentence is about, and the predicate as the part of the sentence that modifies the subject and tells what the subject is doing. The document provides examples of simple and complete subjects and predicates. It then outlines 11 rules for subject-verb agreement, such as singular subjects requiring singular verbs and plural subjects requiring plural verbs. Collective nouns that imply more than one person, such as "class" or "family", are considered singular.

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    SUBJECT AND

    PREDICATE
    WHAT IS A SUBJECT?

    • The subject in a sentence is a noun or a pronoun


    which the sentence is all about. To determine the
    sentence’s subject, you need to isolate the verb and
    then ask, “what?” or “who” before it.
    WHAT IS A PREDICATE?

    The predicate is a part of the sentence that modifies the


    subject. It tells what the subject is doing or acknowledges
    the subject’s existence without action.
    • Tells what the subject does; begins with the verb
    TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EXAMPLE:

    1. The students went to the bookstore to


    get some classic books today.

    2. A small family lived on a faraway


    planet.
    The verb in this sentence is “went.” We ask, “who went?”
    because we refer to a person or persons. The students did.
    Therefore, the complete subject of the sentence is the phrase
    “the students.” But the simple subject is just “students.”
    SIMPLE SUBJECT

    • The simple subject is the word or words that show what or


    whom the sentence is all about. It does not include
    modifiers like adjectives or possessive pronouns. It only
    wants to find out who or what is performing an action.
    EXAMPLE

    • The lady in red only wasted her time.


    • In this sentence, “the lady in red” is “doing” the verb,
    “wasted.” But it contains an article and a modifier. Remove
    “the” and the prepositional phrase “in red,” and you’ll get
    the simple subject, “lady.”
    COMPLETE SUBJECT

    The complete subject is the opposite of the simple subject


    since it includes all the modifiers of the subject in the
    sentence. All of the words tell whom or what a sentence is
    all about. Here are some simple examples.
    EXAMPLE:

    The new action film series will go live available


    on Tuesday.
    What “will go live”? The new action film series will. The
    complete subject, “the new action film series” does the verb
    phrase, “will go live.” But its simple subject is “series.”
    SIMPLE PREDICATE
    • The simple predicate is a type of predicate that only includes the
    verb or verb phrase–for example:
    • She danced.
    In this sentence, the word that modifies the single subject “she” is
    the simple predicate “danced.”
    • The receptionist nodded at me.
    In this sentence, the simple predicate is “nodded” because it’s the
    verb that tells what the subject, “receptionist” is doing.
    COMPLETE PREDICATE

    • The complete predicate contains the verb combined


    with all the other words that modify the action. In the
    previous example, “she nodded at me,” the complete
    predicate is “nodded at me.”
    HERE’S ANOTHER EXAMPLE:

    • I drank all the milk yesterday.

    The complete predicate in this sentence is “drank all the milk


    yesterday,” which describes the action that “I” did. 
    SUBJECT-VERB
    AGREEMENT
    RULE NO. 1

    • She (write, writes)every day.


    • He (sing,sings) very well.
    • The story performers (was/were)
    surrounded by children and adults.
    • If the subject is singular, the verb must be
    singular too.
    RULE NO. 2

    • The students (listens/listen) to the lecture well.


    • They (write/writes) poems every day.
    • We (are, is) very bored with the discussion of
    our teacher.
    If the subject is plural, the verb must also be
    plural
    RULE NO.3

    The teacher and the student (were/was) friends.


    John and Josh (is, are) classmates.
    When the subject of the sentence is composed of two
    or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a
    plural verb.
    RULE NO. 4

    • The students (are,is) responsible for cleaning their


    classrooms and (are, is) also required to bring their own
    materials.
    • Interviews (is, are) one way to collect data and (allow,
    allows) researchers to gain an in-depth understanding of
    participants.
    When there is one subject and more than one
    verb, the verbs throughout the sentence must
    agree with the subject.
    RULE NO. 5

    • The student, as well as the committee members, (is,


    are) excited.
    • Strategies that the teacher uses to encourage classroom
    participation (includes, include) using small groups and
    clarifying expectations.
    • When a phrase comes between the subject and the verb,
    remember that the verb still agrees with the subject, not the
    noun or pronoun in the phrase following the subject of the
    sentence.
    RULE NO. 6

    • The chairperson or the CEO (approve, approves) the proposal


    before proceeding.
    • John or Josh will be the (representatives, representative) of the quiz
    bee competition.
    When two or more singular nouns or pronouns
    are connected by "or" or "nor," use a singular
    verb.
    RULE NO. 7

    • The student or the committee members (write,


    writes) every day.
    • The committee members or the student (write,
    writes) every day.
    • When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural
    noun or pronoun joined by "or" or "nor," the verb should agree with
    the part of the subject that is closest to the verb. This is also called
    the rule of proximity.
    RULE NO. 8

    • Each of the participants (was, were) willing to be recorded.


    • Everyone who (participates, participate) will be rewarded.
    The words and phrases "each," "each one, "everyone,"
    "everybody," "anyone," "anybody," "nobody," "somebody,"
    "someone," and "no one" are singular and require a singular
    verb.
    RULE NO. 9

    Education (are, is) the key to success.


    Diabetes (affect,affects) many people around the world.
    Noncount nouns take a singular verb.
    RULE NO. 10

    There (is, are) many factors affecting teacher


    retention.
    There (is, are) students in the classroom.
    In sentences beginning with "there is" or "there are,"
    the subject follows the verb. Since "there" is not the
    subject, the verb agrees with what follows the verb.
    RULE NO. 11

    The class (meets, meet) every weekend.


    My family (eat, eats) together.
    • Collective nouns are words that imply more than one
    person but are considered singular and take a singular
    verb. Some examples are "group," "team," "committee,"
    "family," and "class.“

    https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/subjectverbagreement

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