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What is a predicate? Predicate Types

Posted on November 12, 2023June 10, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, syntaxTags - about subject, compound, information, nominative, predicate, simple, syntax, types, verbal predicate

The predicate is what provides information about the subject.

It answers various questions: What does the subject do? (Verbal Action):

This refers to the action that the subject performs in a sentence.

It is the central element of a predicate and often contains a verb.

Subject Pronouns/ “One” and “They” as subject meaning

Posted on November 11, 2023June 11, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, syntaxTags - context, formal, impersonal, indefinite, individuals, one, or groups, pronouns, statement, subject, syntax, they, unspecified

Indefinite subjects like one and they are used to refer to unspecified or generic people or things.

Cleft sentence ( It was yesterday that…)

Posted on October 27, 2023June 11, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, syntaxTags - cleft, emphasize, event, it is... that, particular, sentence, the object, the place, the subject, the time, till, with until

The construction It is… that is known as a cleft sentence, and it is often used to emphasize a specific part of a sentence.

Cleft sentences are typically formed by splitting a sentence into two parts: the clause before it is and the clause after that.

Here’s the basic structure of a cleft sentence: It is [clause before it is] that [clause after that].

“It” as a Formal Subject

Posted on October 27, 2023June 10, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, syntaxTags - by gerund, clause, cloudy, condition, describing, distance, expressed, formal subject, infinitive, it, it is said, natural, passive voice, phenomena, referrring, subject, subordinate, sunny, syntax, to freeze, to rain, to snow, to time, to weather, with

A formal subject, often represented by the pronoun it, plays an essential role in English grammar, particularly in structuring sentences and providing clarity.

We use a formal subject “it” when: describing natural phenomena, weather condition, with it is said, so on

Subject of a Sentence. Types for definition

Posted on October 27, 2023June 10, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, syntaxTags - by nouns, expressed, gerund, infinitive, numerals, of sentence, part, pronouns, subject, syntax, what, who, word combinations

The subject is the part of the sentence that typically indicates who or what the sentence is about.

The subject of a sentence can answer the questions who? and what?

It can be expressed using various forms, including nouns, pronouns, infinitives, gerunds, numerals, and other words or combinations that function as nouns.