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** indicates an action, existence or occurrence | ** indicates an action, existence or occurrence | ||
*** ''I do, I am, I went'' | *** ''I do, I am, I went'' | ||
*** ''I am, I feel'' = verbs! | |||
**** (these are finite, linking verbs) | |||
** is the basis of a predicate | ** is the basis of a predicate | ||
*** predicate = the action and its result/s, modifier/s or object/s | *** predicate = the action and its result/s, modifier/s or object/s | ||
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**** we can combine those two sentences into a more compact sentence by using the non-finite verb "driving" | **** we can combine those two sentences into a more compact sentence by using the non-finite verb "driving" | ||
*** note that participle phrases are attached to an independent clause by a comma and not a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) | *** note that participle phrases are attached to an independent clause by a comma and not a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) | ||
=== Linking verb === | |||
* a finite verb (has a subject) that "links" a noun or adjective (the complement) to the subject | |||
* ex. ''She is a doctor'' | |||
** "she" = subject | |||
** "is" = linking verb | |||
* linking verbs do not have objects | |||
** instead they have "subject complements" | |||
** in the sentence, ''She is a doctor'' | |||
*** "doctor" = subject complement noun | |||
*** "doctor" is not the object of the verb "is" | |||
*** instead, the verb "is" links the complement noun "doctor" to the subject "she" | |||
** in the sentence, ''The patient feels sick'' | |||
*** "sick" = subject complement adjective | |||
*** "sick" is an adjective so it cannot be an object (which is a noun) | |||
*** so, the verb "feels" links the complement adjective "sick" to the subject "patient" | |||
* for the SAT, note that | |||
** linking verbs have subjects | |||
*** thus "is" and "are" are finite verbs with subjects to match to | |||
** linking verbs do not have objects | |||
*** instead, they have "complements | |||
== Punctuation quick start guide == | == Punctuation quick start guide == | ||