The simple subject is a noun or a pronoun. Examples:
Mom made lunch. (the simple subject is 'mom')
Jason's mom made lunch. (the subject is 'Jason's mom', the simple subject is 'mom')
Someone from the church committee made lunch. (the subject is 'someone from the church committee is the subject, the simple subject is 'someone')
Neither. It has a meaning of it's own...
A verb in the simple past.
The word 'through' is a preposition, an adverb, and an adjective.Examples:The ball went through a window. (preposition, 'a window' is the object of the preposition)We came through without a scratch. (adverb, modifies the verb 'came')The through route is highway 90. (adjective, describes the noun 'route')When I finish this sentence, I'm through. (predicate adjective, restates the subject 'I')
Betsy is the simple subject in this sentence, and really the complete subject. Learned is the verb, because it is an action and is what Betsy (the subject) did. How is the direct object. (Therefore, learned would be a transitive verb.) It answers learned what? Learned how. To walk is a prepositional phrase. To is the preposition and walk is the object of the preposition in this phrase.
Adjectives are used to modify both simple and compound subjects.
A verb is the active part of the sentence, and tells what is being done or what characteristic is observed. A noun is a name word, and may be the subject of a sentence, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition. An adjective is a describing word, that tells something about a noun or pronoun; either identifying it or something. --- You can define each of the words in a sentence by its part of speech, and by the role it plays in the sentence. The boy kicked the red ball quickly. [the boy - complete subject] [kicked the red ball quickly - complete predicate] the - article (determiner) boy - noun - simple subject kicked - verb - simple predicate the - article red - adjective, modifies ball ball - noun - direct object quickly - adverb, modifies hit a. verb : kicked b. noun: boy, ball c. adjective: red
No. Simple is an adjective. The adverb form is "simply."
The picture = the complete subject The = an article acting as an adjective, modifies the word 'picture'. "What picture? THE picture." Picture = a noun acting as the simple subject Is = complete verb Is = a linking verb Perfectly made = the complete predicate adjective Perfectly = an adverb modifying the word 'made'. "How was it made? It was made PERFECTLY." Made = the predicate adjective, describes the subject Of pure silver = a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb Of = the preposition Pure = adjective modifying the word 'silver' Silver = a noun acting as the object of the preposition
In this sentence, "is going to California next summer" is the complete predicate. The simple predicate, or verb, is "is going". Is is the helping verb, to is the preposition, California is the object of the preposition, summer is an adverb answering the question when, and next is an adjective modifying summer, answering which summer. Our is a possessive pronoun, it is also an adjective describing which family, and family is the simple subject.
Simple is an adjective, not a preposition or a prepositional phrase.
Simply is an adverb (in a simple way, or literally).
The simple subject is a noun or a nominativepronoun. 'Your' is a possessive pronoun: out. Old is an adjective: out. 'Boots is a plural noun: BINGO!The simple predicate is a verb. 'Too' is an adverb: out. 'Tight' is an adjective: out. 'Now' is an adverb: out. 'Are' is a conjugation in the present tense of the verb to be: BINGO! Sift it all out and you have, Boots are. Enjoy the process!
A verb in the simple past.
The noun element has the adjective form elemental. The adverb form is elementally. A related adjective is elementary, which has a connotation of basic or simple. The adverb is elementarily.
The word 'simply' is the adverb form of the adjective 'simple'.The noun forms of the adjective 'simple' are simplenessand simplicity.
A verb in the simple past.
It is. This is a sample of a simple predicate. There is no predicate noun, adjective or adverb.
Yes it can be a simple predicate if it is not followed by direct object, adjective predicate nominative or adverb.