Q3 NRI Quiz #1
Subject
part of the sentence that is doing or being
- works with verbs
Pronoun as subjects
sometimes subjects can be pronouns like we, they, I, it, he
Verbs
describe what someone (or something) does
Direct objects
direct objects tell us who? or what? about a verb
- can be nouns, pronouns, or clauses
- always behind a verb
Indirect objects
tells us to whom, or for whom an action happens
- can go between a verb and it's direct object
preposition
shows the relationship between a noun and other words in a sentence
- gives us details about where or when
ex: After, under, on
complete thought
expresses a full idea
could be a sentence on it's own
incomplete thought
can attach to complete thoughts to form a bigger sentence
cannot be a sentence on it's own
dependent clause
adds information to an independent clause
cannot stand alone as a sentence
independent clause
complete thought
can stand alone as a sentence
What happens when you add a (SWABI) to a complete thought?
it creates a dependent clause