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Grammar: Grade 7 Unit 1: Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences Lesson 3: Kinds of Sentences: Subjects and Predicates Every Sentence has a subject and a predicate, which together express a complete thought. The subject of a sentence tells whom or what the sentence is about. The predicate of the sentence tells what the subject does or has. It can also tell what the subject is or is like. SUBJECT PREDICATE Sunlight shines through the cracks in the old shed. The simple subject, usually a noun or a pronoun, is the main word or group of words in the complete subject. The complete subject is the simple subject with all of its modifiers. The simple predicate, which is always a verb, is the main word or group of words in the complete predicate. The complete predicate is the simple predicate with all of its modifiers. SUBJECT PREDICATE SIMPLE: The noise of the thunder scared the children. COMPLETE: The noise of the thunder scared the children. Exercise 1: Draw a line between the complete subject and the complete predicate. Underline each simple subject once and each simple predicate twice. 1) The green landscape glows against its blue backdrop. 2) Mild temperatures keep the lush vegetation deep green. 3) Regular rainfall keeps the soil dark and moist. 4) Trees add greatly to the greenness. 5) Little woodland remains in Thailand today 6) Farmlands cover most of northern Thailand. 7) Many mountain ranges rise near the coasts. 8) Thailands highest peak is in Doi Inthanon. 9) Fang is one of Chiangmais twenty-five disctricts. 10) Fang is a beautiful area of lakes and mountains. 11) Chiangmais beautiful landscape inspired many writers and playwrights. 12) These writers include Jira Maligool, Nonzee Nimibutr and Kukrit Pramoj. 13) These playwrights works appear at the Bangkok Art & Culture Center. 14) Sansern Milindasuta is the founder of this Center. 15) Sansern Milindasuta is a great writer and playwright. . 16) He lived during the time known as the Literary Revival. 17) Other writers of this age are Cherd Songsri, Prabda Yoon and Kongkiat Khomsiri 18) Cherd Songsri is the most famous of the three. 19) He often writes about Thailand and about the Thai people. 20) The influence of Thai writers extends beyond their native country. 21) Kukrit Pramoj is popular in English and American theaters. 22) Kukrit Pramojs works include Rashomon and Si Phaendin. 23) Anocha Suwichakornpong is also famous in England and the United States. 24) Anocha Suwichakornpong is the producer of Not a New York Story and Ghosts 25) Two famous Thai artists are Ann Thongprasom and Intira Jaroenpura.

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