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\"sentenceA sentence<\/em> in the English language may be defined as “a group of words that express a complete thought.” In other words, when a sentence is spoken, the listener can understand something without the need for staring into the skies. Examples include:<\/p>\n

The airplane has just landed.
\nWe are going to America.
\nThe flight leaves tonight.
\nTomorrow is Friday.<\/p>\n

Basically speaking, a sentence is divided into two main parts:<\/p>\n

1. A subject – what we are talking about.<\/p>\n

2. A predicate – what we say about the subject.<\/p>\n

Let’s examine the sentences above again.<\/p>\n

The airplane has just landed.<\/p>\n

In the sentence above, what are talking about? We are talking about “the airplane.” Therefore, “the airplane” is the subject of the sentence.<\/p>\n

What did we say about the airplane? We said that the airplane “has just landed.” Therefore “has just landed” is the predicate of the sentence.<\/p>\n

To help you better understand, we will use red letters<\/span> to indicate the subjects<\/span>, and green letters<\/span> to indicate the predicates<\/span> of the sentences below.<\/p>\n

The airplane<\/span> has just landed.<\/span>
\nWe<\/span> are going to America.<\/span>
\nThe flight<\/span> leaves tonight.<\/span>
\nTomorrow<\/span> is Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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