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The Predicate of the Sentence

The Predicate of the Sentence. Miss Michel – English I. Verbs. VERB is the most important part of the sentence. A verb, or a compound verb, defines the predicate of a sentence, asserts something about the subject of the sentence, and expresses actions , events , or states of being.

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The Predicate of the Sentence

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  1. The Predicate of the Sentence Miss Michel – English I

  2. Verbs • VERB is the most important part of the sentence. A verb, or a compound verb, defines the predicate of a sentence, asserts something about the subject of the sentence, and expresses actions, events, or states of being.

  3. Action Verbs • Action verbs are verbs that show the performance of an action. They are dynamic verbs that show something happening.

  4. Linking Verbs • Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect the subject of the verb to additional information about the subject.

  5. Sample Linking Verbs: • Keila is a shopaholic. • During the afternoon, my cats are content to nap on the couch. • After drinking the old milk, Bladimiro turned green. • A ten-item quiz seems impossibly long after a night of no studying. • Irene always feels sleepy after pigging out on pizza from Antonio's.

  6. Helping Verbs • Helping verbs are verbs that, as their name suggests, help the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb. • They add detail to how time is conveyed in a sentence.

  7. The 23 Helping Verbs Are: • am • as • are • was • were • been • be • can • has • shall • will • do • does • did • have • should • may • Might • being • would • must • could • had

  8. Adverbs • Adverbs are words that modify: a verb (He drove slowly. — How did he drive?) an adjective (He drove a very fast car. — How fast was his car?) another adverb (She moved quite slowly down the aisle. — How slowly did she move?)

  9. What ADVERBS do: Adverbs often tell: • When • Where • Why • Under what conditions something happens or happened

  10. An adverb tip: • Adverbs frequently end in –ly • However, many words and phrases not ending in -lycan be adverbs. • AND an -ly ending is not a guarantee that a word is an adverb. The words lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly, neighborly, for instance, are adjectives:

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