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Practical English Grammar

complete and simple subjects

➲ The complete subject (the noun or pronoun that performs the action)
contains all the words that help to identify the main person, place,
thing, or idea in the sentence.
The complete subject in each sentence is italicized.
Many teachers and two principals from our school attended the musical
concert.
Giraffes and monkeys in the local zoo captured the children’s interest
yesterday.
This novel’s last few chapters are replete with great sensory language.

➲ The simple subject is the main word within the complete subject.
The simple subject is italicized in each of these sentences.

This taco from the local store was quite tasty.
Some people never cease to amaze me.
These two swimmers graduated from the same high school.
Around the corner is the local theater.

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Notes

Practical English Grammar - Notes

1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets

2. Quotation Marks Part Three

3. compound subjects part two

4. Using Capital Letters

5. the adverb

6. the adjective clause

7. the indirect object

8. the pronoun

9. the appositive

10. The Apostrophe

11. what good writers do

12. Sound a like words Part Four

13. The verb be

14. The possessive case

15. The Colon

16. the noun clause

17. the correlative conjunction

18. the subordinating conjunction

19. the direct object

20. Confusing usage words part six

21. complete and simple subjects

22. the adjective

23. Quotation Marks Part Two

24. the prepositional phrase

25. Sound a like words Part Two

26. agreement involving prepositional phrases

27. irregular verbs part two

28. Commas Part One

29. More Apostrophe Situations

30. Commas Part Four

31. Commas Part Five

32. complex sentences

33. complete and simple predicates

34. Indefinite pronouns and the possessive case

35. Confusing usage words part three

36. Confusing usage words part one

37. Confusing usage words part seven

38. Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

39. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes

40. compound complex sentences

41. the object of the preposition

42. Sound a like words Part Three

43. Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

44. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

45. Commas Part Two

46. Commas Part Three

47. Second Capitalization List

48. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents

49. compound subject and compound predicate

50. the verb