Three Major Sentence Patterns Flashcards

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What is a subject linking Verb – subject complement

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a predicative expression that follows a linking verb and that complements the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it.

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What is a subject verb

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if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.

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What is a subject complement

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A subject complement is the adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb.

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Definition of subject verb

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Plural form subjects with a singular meaning take a singular and Plural form subjects with singular or plural meaning take a singular or plural verb, depending on meaning.

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Definition of direct objects ( again)

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a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb

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