Perkenalan: Nama Saya, Wahyu Pramudita
Perkenalan: Nama Saya, Wahyu Pramudita
Hat
Or a pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun
She/he/they
It
Verbs
A sentence must also have a verb.
There are 2 types of verbs:
Action
Show movement
Examples: to sing, to joke, to run, to walk
Linking
Linking verbs do not show action. Linking verbs connect the
subject and the word after the linking verb.
Examples: to be, to seem, to become
Identifying Subjects and Verbs
To identify the subject and verb in a sentence, ask these questions:
1. Terry laughs.
Subject = Terry
Verb = laughs (action)
2. Lady Gaga is famous.
Subject = Lady Gaga
Verb = is (links description to subject)
3. The dog barked.
Subject = the dog
Verb = barked (action)
4. Seth MacFarlane creates funny characters.
Subject = Seth MacFarlane
Verb = creates (action)
Simple and Compound Subjects and Verbs
A single subject is referred to as a simple subject.
A single verb is referred to as a simple verb.
Example:
Example:
Charles and the boys have gone to the movies.
Example:
Jane frequently drinks, dances, and parties through the night.
Who drinks, dances and parties? Jane (one stated actor = simple
subject)
3 Possible Combinations
1. Compound Subject/Simple Verb:
In this case, two or more subjects perform one
action.
Example:
George and Frank went to Mexico.
Verb:
went
Subject:
George + Frank
3 Possible Combinations
Directions: Find the verbs and subjects. Indicate whether they are simple or
compound by writing S (for simple) or C (for compound) beside the verbs
and subjects.
C S
1. Fords and Chevrolets are two makes of American cars.
C S
2. He and Martha took a vacation last spring.
S C
3. The clown juggled and sang.
C S
4. Whales and skates returned to the bay.
C S
5. Fred and Ethel visited the Ricardos every day.
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