Basic Sentence
Structure
Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing
that the sentence is about. The subject of the sentence
can be a noun (a word that names the person, place, or
thing) or a pronoun (a word that replaces the noun,
such as I, you, she, or they).
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Who or what is the sentence about?
Compound subjects can be joined by and, or, or nor.
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Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
Prepositional Phrase:
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A prepositional phrase is a word group that begins
with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. A
preposition is a word that connects a noun, pronoun,
or verb with some other information about it.
The subject of a sentence is never in a prepositional
phrase.
One of my best friends is a circus clown.
Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
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The monkeys in the zoo climb trees
all day long.
Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
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sentences.
The monkeys in the zoo climb trees
all day long.
Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
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Students from all over the country
attend day camp every spring.
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Students from all over the country
attend day camp every spring.
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Subjects
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sentences.
Each of the birds in the wetlands
wears an identification tag.
Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
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sentences.
Each of the birds in the wetlands
wears an identification tag.
Basic Sentence Structure
Subject
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A subject may be compound. That is, it may
consist of two or more subjects, usually joined
by and or or, that function together.
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Steve, Juan, and Alicia attended the seminar.
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Subjects
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sentences.
At the local Dairy Queen, Jenny and
Marsha gasped at the sight of pickle
slices on their banana splits.
Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
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sentences.
At the local Dairy Queen, Jenny and
Marsha gasped at the sight of pickle
slices on their banana splits.
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The boots by the door and the flipflops in the living room need to be
put away.
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Subjects
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sentences.
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The boots by the door and the flipflops in the living room need to be
put away.
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Subjects
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sentences.
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Everything on the bed and everything
in the closet was organized in under
an hour.
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Subjects
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sentences.
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Everything on the bed and everything
in the closet was organized in under
an hour.
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Subject
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The words here and there are adverbs and cannot
be subjects.
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There is no problem.
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Here is the issue.
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Subjects
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sentences.
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There goes the frog, all nicely defrosted.
Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
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There goes the frog, all nicely defrosted.
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Here are your lost bedroom slippers.
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Subjects
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sentences.
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Here are your lost bedroom slippers.
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Subjects
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There was a new student in class today.
Basic Sentence Structure
Subjects
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sentences.
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There was a new student in class today.