subject and predicate


To express ourselves orally or in writing, we use sets of words that our mind organizes in order to make

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Sentence structure: subject and predicate

Words are organized

To express ourselves orally or in writing, we use sets of words that our mind organizes in order to make sense.

Let's read these words:

a - play - brother - the - my - ball

As they are written, they are just single words, they have no meaning.

By ordering these words, we can form a message with complete meaning. A) Yes:

my brother plays ball

What we have done has been to organize the words, transmitting a meaningful message, through prayer and my premium essay.

Now, to write the sentence correctly, we will use the capital letter for the initial letter, and we will put a period in the end.

My brother plays ball.

Subject and predicate

We call it the base or the fundamental of something structure.

For example, in a building, the structure is the strongest construction, since it supports all the rest.

The structure of the sentence is made up of two fundamental elements, which are: subject and predicate.

  • The subject is the part of the sentence that tells us who is being talked about.
  • The predicate is the part that is related to what is said about the subject and resume writing world.

Let's go back to our prayer: My brother plays ball.

Who is talking about in this sentence?

They talk about: my brother. This is the subject.

What about my brother?

It is said that: play ball. This part of the sentence fulfills the predicate function.

Separating both parts, our example looks like this:

[My brother]

  [Play football]

Subject

  Predicate

Let's exercise

We will look for the subject and predicate of Andrés and Juan visited the museum.

Who is talking about?

From: Andrés and Juan

What is said about them?

What: they visited the museum

So, we have:

[Andrés and Juan]

  [they visited the museum.]

Subject

Predicate

 

Something else about the subject and the predicate

Sometimes a sentence can be made up of just two words. One is subject, and the other, predicate. We read it in:

[Montserrat]

[sings.]

Subject

Predicate

S

P

This sentence could give us more information if there were more words in the subject or the predicate. A) Yes:

Montserrat

[sings at the festival]

The predicate of the sentence was expanded; now we know that he sings at the festival.

Let's analyze this other example:

[The dog]

  [will eat.]

S

P

We will expand the subject, like this:

[The stray dog]

[will eat.]

S

P

The subject of the sentence was expanded; now we know that there is talk of the stray dog.

We will expand subject and predicate at the same time in:

[The journalist]

[wrote the news.]

S

P

We can say:

[The famous journalist]

  [wrote the news for the newspaper Icarito]

S

P

To find the subject

In addition to the way we already mentioned, there is another very practical way to distinguish the subject. This consists of marking the action and asking who? or who.

We will analyze this example: The girl talks to her friend. The action is conversation. And we wonder, who talks to her friend? The girl and write my essay.

So, the subject is the girl, and the predicate: she talks with her friend.

[The girl]

  [talks to her friend.]

S

P

Now, look at the following sentence:

The seven dwarfs walked through the forest.

We look for action in this sentence, which is they walked.

We wonder: Who was walking in the forest? The seven dwarfs. This is the subject.

[They walked through the forest]

[the seven dwarfs.]

P

S

Through these two examples, we can conclude that:

  • The action always goes in the predicate.
  • The subject is not always located at the beginning of the sentence.

Sometimes the subject is not written but is recognized by the action. This subject is called residential.

We will show you these examples.

You will sing the school hymn

  • The action corresponds to you will sing. ¿ Who will sing the anthem of school? You. This is a residential subject.

Desinencial subject: You

[You will sing the school hymn.] P

On Saturday they ate cake.

  • The action is eating. ¿ Who ate the cake on Saturday? They. Residential subject.

Residential subject: They

[They ate cake on Saturday.] P

They are simple sentences that have a subject and a predicate. There is only one action in them.

The compound sentences have more than one action, therefore, we say there is more than one predicate. In other words, a compound sentence is made up of several sentences joined together.

Let's consider the following example: Children play tennis.

We will separate subject and predicate from it. For that, we underline the action:

The children play tennis.

This is a simple sentence; there is a subject and a predicate in it. There is only one action.

Let's analyze another sentence: Children play soccer to enjoy a while.

 We highlight the action:

Children play soccer to enjoy a while.

This sentence has two actions: play and enjoy, then, it is composed.

According to how the action is expressed, the sentences can be classified into affirmative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative.

Assertive sentences

Assertions: affirmation or negation

The word assert means to assure.

Assertive sentences affirm or deny a fact or reality.

When they state a fact, they are called affirmative assertion sentences.

Example

The plane landed at nine.

If a question is answered with them, first we put a word that means affirmation and then the rest of the sentence.

They are words that indicate affirmation: yes - of course - of course - certainly

Examples

Did you like the movie? Yes, I loved it.

Do you think it is difficult to be a scientist? Of course, because you need to study and work hard.

Assertive sentences that deny reality are called negative assertions.

 

We will use the previous examples but in negation.

Example

The plane did not land at nine.

When they answer a question they carry a word that indicates negation such as no - never-never.

Examples

Have you been to Antarctica? I have not been to Antarctica.

Will they blame your friend for the wreckage? Never. He did not do it.

Normally, we use affirmative and negative sentences.

These sentences help us to answer questionnaires, complete ideas, answer control, and much more.

Interrogative sentences

Sentences in which something is asked are interrogative. To ask, we can place the action at the beginning of the sentence, or use a word that indicates a question mark.

Examples

Are you going to Enrique's birthday?

Did you find the message your dad left you?

These interrogative sentences begin with action.

Now, let's take a look at these others:

What is your favorite historical character?

Where is the key?

The interrogative sentences used the words which and where.

Something that cannot be missing in this type of sentence is the question marks in front of and at the end of them:  …?

These signs allow you to identify a question.

Some words that serve to ask questions are:

What…? Who…? How…?

When…? Where…? Why…?

Interrogative sentences are answered with affirmative sentences, which can be affirmative or negative.

Exclamatory sentences Exclamation

 

sentences express surprise or admiration.

They always have an exclamation mark at the beginning and the end of them: …!

 

Why are they called exclamatory sentences?

By the tone of you that we use when saying them. We take a breath and then speak with another spirit.

Examples

 How beautiful is the Moon!

We're going on vacation!

Imperative sentences

Imperative sentences have the particularity of indicating an order, a command, or a prohibition, they do not have the subject written.

Let's analyze the following imperative sentences:

Smoking is prohibited in this room.

Keep off the grass.

Both sentences indicate that a certain action is prohibited.

Let's look at other imperative sentences:

Let's get out quickly.

Take off your apron.

These prayers are indicating to us an order and mandate.

Sometimes, so that the order is not so direct, words such as want, beg or wish are used.

Examples

We would like the passengers to fasten their seatbelts.

I would like no one to leave without turning in the work.

Types of sentences

Depending on whether or not it has a verb, it is possible to classify the sentence into two types:

Unimembre sentence: a group of words that has a meaning, that is, that transmits information and has no verb. It has only one part, that is, it is made up of a single member. That is why it is called unimembre Within the unimembre sentences, there are all the courtesy formulas: expressions that we use daily to say hello, say goodbye, or simply be correct with the rest and essay. For example: hello, good morning, good night, see you later, thank you very much, please, and so on.

Sentence member: group of words with meaning, transmits complete information, and also has a verb. For this reason, it can be divided into subject and predicate, which are the two parts or members of which it is formed. This gives it its member name, where bi means two, and membre, member.

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