Parts of a Sentence

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Parts of a Sentence

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A Sentence

• A sentence contains a DO word.
• Someone has to DO whatever the DO word is.
• That someone is called the subject.
• Therefore, a sentence contains a DO WORD and a
  subject.
• The sentence must also make a complete statement.

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Subject

• To find the subject of the sentence, first find
  the DO Word and ask the following question
• Who?/What? verb the subject
• He sailed his little tugboat across the pond.

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False Subjects

• The words there and here cannot be subjects
• They are expletives, not subjects.
• There (is, are) bullets on the ground.
• Here (is, are) a telegram for you from Opa

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Compound Subjects

• Sentences may have more than one subject.
• The man and his dog went for a walk around the
  block.

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Subjects in Questions

• Questions usually begin with a verb, a helping
  verb, or an interrogative pronoun.
• Whom did you see at the political rally?
• (Is, Are) there any programs left from tonights
  game?

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The Understood Subject

• In a request or a command, the subject is usually
  not stated.
• Hand me that crescent wrench in the toolbox.
• The voice over the loudspeaker said, Gentlemen,
  start your engines.