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Correct. ' Saying...is ' are the subject and verb, which are both singular. The plural 'words' in the predicate is a bit confusing, but does not really affect the verb choice. PS: Those are the first two lines of the song "more than words".
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I love old-fashioned diagramming (it is no longer taught in most American schools). But I don't have the computer skills (or software) to write the actual diagrams. Until a smarter person than I (am) answers you, may I try my best? (l) car -
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I am new to Predicate and diagramming sentences. But our teacher gave us some homework on it and I am confused on how to diagram these sentences.
The car is very fast.
Henrietta is a Girl Scout and a hospital volunteer.
Wolfgang
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Simple subject=the noun (who/what) simple predicate=the verb (what the noun does/did) The CAT RAN. Cat=subject, ran=predicate.
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The predicate of a sentence is everything except the noun phrase acting as the Subject; it is the verb + objects + adverbs + complements.
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What is a predicate and how is it identified?
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Hi,
Sometimes grammar references told us that you cannot put a comma between the two verbs of a double predicate sentence, but I often found that usage in articles in famous websites or newspapers.
I would say you have to look at each
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anonymous
65 days ago
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Hi,
Sometimes grammar references told us that you cannot put a comma between the two verbs of a double predicate sentence, but I often found that usage in articles in famous websites or newspapers.
I would say you have to look at each
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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clive
65 days ago
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Sometimes grammar references told us that you cannot put a comma between the two verbs of a double predicate sentence, but I often found that usage in articles in famous websites or newspapers. Could you please tell me whether the following
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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anonymous
65 days ago
Articles, Tenses, Predicates, Commas, Punctuation, Sentences, References, Business, Career, Online, Websites, Usages
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Each of these sentences has a compound predicate:
Ray reads and studies in the library/
The puppy whimpered and cried for its mother.
We cheered for the team and ate hotdogs.
The old house creaked and groaned in the wind.
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