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What is the definition of a sentence according to the text?
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A sentence is a group of words which makes complete sense.
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What part of a sentence is the person, idea, thing or place that is being talked about?
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The subject.
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What is the predicate of a sentence?
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The part of the sentence that tells us something about the subject.
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In the sentence 'Murali likes to act in plays,' what is the subject?
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Murali.
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In the sentence 'Murali likes to act in plays,' what is the predicate?
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likes to act in plays.
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In the sentence 'My friend Saeed works for a fashion studio,' what is the subject?
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My friend Saeed.
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In the sentence 'My friend Saeed works for a fashion studio,' what is the predicate?
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works for a fashion studio.
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The part of the sentence that does the action expressed by the verb is known as the _____.
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subject
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When the subject of a sentence consists of more than one word, what is the most important word in this set called?
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The subject word.
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What part of speech is the subject word always?
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A noun.
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In the sentence 'The three sisters lived happily with their parents,' what is the subject word?
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sisters.
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In the sentence 'My friend Nikhil is a TV journalist,' what is the subject word?
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Nikhil.
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In the sentence 'Excessive exercise is not good for the heart,' what is the subject word?
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exercise.
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What is a Subject Word Attribute?
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An adjective or words that function like an adjective, used to qualify the subject word.
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What are the different types of words or phrases that can function as a subject attribute?
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An adjective, a participle or a participial adjective, an infinitive, a pronoun, an article or a phrase.
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In 'The girl stopped at the door,' what is the attribute of the subject word 'girl'?
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the (definite article).
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In 'Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa,' what is the attribute of the subject word 'Nelson Mandela'?
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the first black president of South Africa (noun phrase).
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In 'The speeding train made a lot of noise,' what is the attribute of the subject word 'train'?
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speeding (participial adjective).
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In 'Her willingness to help others made her popular,' what is the attribute of the subject word 'willingness'?
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to help others (infinitive).
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In 'He himself sent the invitation,' what is the attribute of the subject word 'he'?
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himself (emphatic pronoun).
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In 'Fresh vegetable juice is good for skin,' what are the attributes of the subject word 'juice'?
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fresh (adjective) and vegetable (noun doing the work of an adjective).
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Identify the subject word and its attribute in the sentence: 'The boy was thrilled to see the dragon.'
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Subject word: boy; Attribute: The.
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Identify the subject word and its attribute in the sentence: 'His refusal to give up is the secret of his success.'
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Subject word: refusal; Attributes: His, to give up.
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Identify the subject word and its attribute in the sentence: 'The smiling baby looked very cute.'
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Subject word: baby; Attributes: The, smiling.
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Identify the subject word and its attribute in the sentence: 'Boiled water is good for health.'
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Subject word: water; Attribute: Boiled.
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Identify the subject word and its attribute in the sentence: 'Ms Hema herself called to enquire about the mater.'
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Subject word: Ms Hema; Attribute: herself.
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Identify the subject word and its attribute in the sentence: 'Ms Nupur, the English teacher of Class VI, was felicitated by the principal.'
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Subject word: Ms Nupur; Attribute: the English teacher of Class VI.
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What must every predicate have?
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A finite verb.
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What is an adverbial qualification?
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An adverb or a group of words that does the work of an adverb, used to qualify the verb in the predicate.
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In 'The children ran upstairs,' what is the adverbial qualification modifying the verb 'ran'?
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upstairs (adverb).
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In 'Aneesh came home,' what is the adverbial qualification modifying the verb 'came'?
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home (a noun that behaves like an adverb of place).
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In 'He jogs to keep himself fit,' what is the adverbial qualification modifying the verb 'jogs'?
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to keep himself fit (an infinitive phrase as an adverb of purpose).
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In 'The birds chirped in the garden,' what is the adverbial qualification modifying the verb 'chirped'?
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in the garden (a prepositional phrase doing the work of an adverb).
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In the sentence 'The young professor spoke eloquently,' what is the subject word and its attribute?
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Subject word: professor; Attribute: The, young.
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In the sentence 'The young professor spoke eloquently,' what is the verb and its adverbial qualification?
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Verb: spoke; Adverbial qualification: eloquently.
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In the sentence 'The carefree birds were playing in the water,' what is the subject word and its attributes?
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Subject word: birds; Attributes: The, carefree.
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In the sentence 'The carefree birds were playing in the water,' what is the verb and its adverbial qualification?
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Verb: were playing; Adverbial qualification: in the water.
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In the sentence 'My friends are going to the beach,' what is the subject word and its attribute?
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Subject word: friends; Attribute: My.
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In the sentence 'The new actors acted very well,' what is the subject word and its attributes?
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Subject word: actors; Attributes: The, new.
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In the sentence 'The new actors acted very well,' what is the verb and its adverbial qualification?
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Verb: acted; Adverbial qualification: very well.
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In the sentence 'The old lady returned home,' what is the subject word and its attributes?
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Subject word: lady; Attributes: The, old.
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In the sentence 'The wrinkled old man smiled faintly,' what is the subject word and its attributes?
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Subject word: man; Attributes: The, wrinkled, old.
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In the sentence 'The wrinkled old man smiled faintly,' what is the verb and its adverbial qualification?
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Verb: smiled; Adverbial qualification: faintly.
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In the sentence 'The migrant workers struggled to survive,' what is the subject word and its attributes?
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Subject word: workers; Attributes: The, migrant.
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In the sentence 'The last train to Kalka comes mostly on time,' what is the subject word and its attributes?
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Subject word: train; Attributes: The, last, to Kalka.
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In the sentence 'The last train to Kalka comes mostly on time,' what is the verb and its adverbial qualification?
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Verb: comes; Adverbial qualification: mostly on time.