 | William Colgrove Kenyon - English language - 1849 - 352 pages
...in-iii,: is the subject, because it is that of which an af&rmatioa is made. Strengthens the constitution is the predicate, because it is that which is affirmed of the subject. . . " . Incomplex subject, because the subject of the verb is unmodified ; and complex predicate, because... | |
 | Copyright - 1855 - 142 pages
...predicate. " Children, " is the subject, because it is that of which something is affirmed. " Play, " is the predicate, because it is that which is affirmed of the subject. He also uses the term " it is said, " instead of " affirmed, " in respect to subject and predicate.... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - History - 1872 - 336 pages
...by the pupils in. separating sentences into subject and predicate; thus, "Merchants sell goods" ts a sentence, because it is a collection of words expressing...lesson. SECOND LESSON. In the second lesson the teacher mayexplain that, when two or more sentences expressing a complete thought are united, they are, when... | |
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is a sentence, because it is a collection of words expressing a complete thought. " Merchants " is the subject, because it is that of which an affirmation is made. "Sell goods" is the predicate, because it is that which is affirmed of the subject. The... 