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Practical English Grammar


complete and simple predicates


➲ A complete predicate is the main verb (action) along with all of
its modifiers.

The complete predicate is italicized in these sentences.
Each of the seven contestants will be flying to Los Angeles next week.
The talented mechanic fixed our car yesterday afternoon.
My sister, a hairdresser, studied hard for her state licensing examinations.
Can you recall his name?

➲ A simple predicate (verb) is the main word or phrase that tells some-
thing about the subject (doer) of the sentence.

The simple predicate is italicized in these sentences.

Izzy roamed the neighborhood last night.
The students cheered loudly for our lacrosse team.
Youngsters really enjoy that activity.
Will he star in the school play?

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Notes


Practical English Grammar - Notes
1. compound subjects part two
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2. Quotation Marks Part Three
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3. Italics Hyphens and Brackets
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4. complete and simple subjects
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5. Sound a like words Part Four
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6. the indirect object
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7. irregular verbs part two
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8. the adjective clause
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9. Commas Part Two
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10. Commas Part Four
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11. compound subjects part one
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12. what good writers do
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13. the noun adjective pronoun question
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14. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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15. The Colon
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16. the object of the preposition
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17. types of nouns
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18. reflexive demonstrative and interrogative pronouns
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19. the adverb
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20. The nominative case
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21. Active and passive voices
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22. Sound a like words Part Two
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23. Commas Part Three
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24. The Apostrophe
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25. Quotation Marks Part Two
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26. First Capitalization List
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27. subject verb agreement situations
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28. subject and verb agreement
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29. the correlative conjunction
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30. the subordinating conjunction
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31. the interjection
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32. the prepositional phrase
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33. the adjective phrase
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34. the noun clause
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35. Confusing usage words part one
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36. Confusing usage words part two
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37. Confusing usage words part five
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38. Quotation Marks Part One
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39. Second Capitalization List
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40. indefinite pronouns
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41. complex sentences
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42. pronouns and their antecedents
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43. the preposition
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44. introducing phrases
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45. the verb phrase
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46. the pronoun
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47. the adverb phrase
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48. the appositive
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49. the participle and participial phrase
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50. the infinitive and infinitive phrase
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