You essential terms of prayer they are the subject and the predicate. It is around these two elements that prayers are structured.
The element to which something is declared is called the subject. In the structure of the sentence, the subject is the element that establishes the agreement with the verb. In turn, the predicate is everything that is said about the subject.
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Subject = the being about which something is declared.
Predicate = what is declared about the subject.
In prayer, subject and predicate work like this:
Example 1:
- The streets are impassable.
- Subject: The streets
- Verb: they are
- Predicate: are impassable (this is a nominal predicate and below you will understand why!)
Example 2:
- Students arrived late again.
- Subject: the students
- Verb: They arrived
- Predicate: arrived late again
subject's core
Subject's core is the word with the most significant charge around the subject. When the subject is formed by more than one word, there is always one with greater semantic importance.
Example:
- The boy soon realized the party that awaited him.
- Subject: The boy
- subject's core: boy
- Predicate: soon realized the party that awaited him
The subject's nucleus can be expressed by noun, noun pronoun, noun numeral or any noun word.
noun example:
The house was closed for renovation.
Subject: The House
subject's core: House
Predicate: was closed for renovation.
Noun Pronoun Example:
They don't like red meat.
Subject: They
subject's core: They
Predicate: do not like red meat.
Noun Numeral Example:
Three exceeds.
Subject: Three
subject's core: Three
Predicate: exceeds.
Noun word example:
A hello was quickly expressed.
Subject: A hi
subject's core: Hey
Predicate: was expressed quickly.
types of subject
the subject can be determined (simple, composite, hidden), indeterminate or nonexistent.
simple subject
when do you have one core. It occurs when the verb refers to a single noun or a single pronoun, or a single numeral, or a single noun word.
Example:
The ink design will always be an admired expression.
Subject: The ink drawing
Core: design
Predicate: will always be an admired expression.
See too: simple subject
compound subject
With more than one core. Compound subject sentences are composed of more than one pronoun, more than one numeral, more than one noun word or expression, or more than one noun phrase.
Example:
Cristina, Marina and Bianca do ballet at Teatro Municipal.
Subject: Cristina, Marina and Bianca
Core: Cristina, Marina, Bianca
Predicate: they do ballet at the Teatro Municipal.
Hidden subject
It occurs when the subject is not materially expressed in the sentence, but can be identified by the verbal ending or by the contiguous period.
It is also called an elliptical, desinential or implicit subject.
Example:
We were waiting for the bus.
shidden subject: we
Verbal ending: wasmos
Indeterminate subject
The indeterminate subject occurs when it does not refer to a clearly identified element. It is observed in three cases:
- when the verb is in the 3rd person plural, without the context allowing the subject to be identified;
- when a verb is in the 3rd person singular accompanied by the pronoun (if);
- when the verb is in the personal infinitive.
non-existent subject
Subjectless clause occurs when the information conveyed by the predicate is centered on an impersonal verb. Therefore, there is no relationship between subject and verb.
Example:
It rained a lot in Manaus.
Predicate: It rained a lot in Manaus
To learn more about subject types, see also: types of subject.
The predicate can be verbal, nominal or noun-verb.
Verbal Predicate
O verbal predicate it occurs when the core of the information conveyed by the predicate is contained in a significant verb that can be transitive or intransitive. In this case, the information about the subject is contained in the verbs.
Example:
The delivery man has arrived.
verbal predicate: has arrived.
Nominal predicate
O nominal predicate is formed by a verb linking + subject predicative.
Example:
The delivery man is late.
Nominal predicate: you're late.
Nominal-verb predicate
O verb-nominal predicate it has two cores: the transitive or intransitive verb + the subject predicative or object predicative.
Example:
The girl arrived breathless at the gym.
Subject: The girl
Nominal-verb predicate: arrived breathless to the gym.
Complement your research by reading the articles:
- Constituent Terms of the Prayer
- Terms of the Prayer
- Accessory Terms of the Prayer
- syntactic function
- Syntax analisys
Exercises
1. (EMM) There is verb-nominal predicate in:
a) She rested at home.
b) All fulfilled the oath
c) He was worried.
d) He is down
e) She marched happily.
Alternative c: He was worried.
2. (EMM) The only sentence with a simple subject is:
a) There are some doubts.
b) Books and magazines were bought.
c) Help is needed.
d) It is very cold.
e) There are some problems.
Alternative to: There are some questions.
3. (PUC-SP) – The verb to be, in prayer:
"It was five o'clock in the morning...", is:
a) personal and agree with the indeterminate subject.
b) impersonal and agreeing with the direct object.
c) impersonal and agrees with the indeterminate subject.
d) Impersonal and agrees with the numerical expression.
e) Personal and agree with the numerical expression.
Alternative d: Impersonal and agrees with the numeric expression.
4. (PUC-PR) About the example: "The moon shone happily in the sky", we affirm that:
I. The verb to shine is intransitive.
II. The verb to shine is direct transitive.
III. The verb to shine is an indirect transitive.
IV. The predicate is nominal.
V. The predicate is verbal.
SAW. The predicate is verb-nominal.
a) I and VI are correct.
b) I and V are correct.
c) II and V are correct.
d) Only IV is correct.
e) III and VI are correct.
Alternative a: I and VI are correct.