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She was lazy last year Does this sentence contain an action verb?
No. 'Was' is the verb here. It is a linking verb as it tells the 'being' of the subject.
Another name for a predicate?
Another name for the predicate in a sentence is a Verb. The Predicate tells what the action is. It's the verb in the sentence.
What is the predicate in the following sentence Learning new things is exciting?
The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells you more about the subject. The subject is the person or thing doing the action, in this case 'Learning new things'. Thus 'is exciting' is the predicate.
Complete predicate is what?
The complete predicate of a sentence is the predicate verb with all its modifiers. A simple predicate is an action word that tells something about the subject.
What is the passive voice of the house is building?
This sentence is not correct. It tells us the house is doing the action of build but a house cannot build. a person or company needs to do the action = Jack is building a house. Now we can write a passive sentence = The house is being built. If you want to you can add the agent (Jack) = The house is being built by Jack
What of a sentence shows action or tells information about the action?
A verb in a sentence shows action or tells information about the action. It indicates what the subject is doing or what is happening in the sentence. Without a verb, a sentence would not express any action or convey information about it.
What is is the part of the sentence that tells who did the action?
The subject.
Is the verb in this sentence an action verb or a linking verb 'Shawn tells long crazy jokes'?
The verb "tells" in the sentence "Shawn tells long crazy jokes" is an action verb because it shows the action that Shawn is performing (telling jokes).
What part of the sentence tells who or what is performing the action?
the predicat
Is the verb in this sentence an action or linking verb - Shawn tell long crazy jokes .?
In the sentence "Shawn tells long crazy jokes" the verb "tells" is an action verb.
What part of the sentence tells what the subject is or does?
The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject is or does. It typically includes the verb and any additional information about the subject's action or state.
How can you write a sentence using a action verb?
Using a word that tells you someone is doing an acton
What part of the sentence tells who or what?
It can be the subject, or it can be the object. In a typical sentence, the subject is who or what performed the action. The object is who or what received the action. For example: The boy hugged his sister. Boy is the subject (he did the action), and sister is the object (she received it).
What is the verb in this sentence Hamed goes away into the desert?
"goes" as this the the word of action that tells us what someone is doing.
What is basic sentences?
A basic sentence is subject+verb+object.S...V............OI walk to school.subject I - tells who did the actionverb walk - tells what action is doneobject school - tells someone or something to which / for who the action of the verb is done.My brother walks to school too.........S ..........V ..............O
What is called the simple predicated?
First, the "predicate" is just another name for the verb, the word that shows the action in a sentence. Every sentence needs a subject (the person, place or thing doing the action) and a predicate (the action word that tells what the subject has done). The simple predicate is usually the main verb in a sentence. For example: Jerry ran to catch the bus. The subject is Jerry. The word that tells what he did is "ran" and that is the simple predicate.
What Sometime called the simple predicate?
First, the "predicate" is just another name for the verb, the word that shows the action in a sentence. Every sentence needs a subject (the person, place or thing doing the action) and a predicate (the action word that tells what the subject has done). The simple predicate is usually the main verb in a sentence. For example: Jerry ran to catch the bus. The subject is Jerry. The word that tells what he did is "ran" and that is the simple predicate.
