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A predicate is a major element of a sentence.  Simply defined, it is the verb part of the sentence.  It is the part of a sentence that contains the verb and elements of the…

A “phrase,” in one sense of the term as it is used in grammar, is a group of words that forms part of a sentence but does not contain a subject and…

The term “possessive” in grammar often refers to actual possession as we normally think of it.  When we talk about “Sam’s phone,” we are using a possessive indicator (‘s) to say that…

The past participle is a verb part. The words “done,” “gone,” “lost,” and “forgotten” are examples of past participles. The past participle is a form that a main verb can take when it is…

The word “object” in grammar refers to one of the important elements that can make up a sentence (or clause).  The simplest type of sentence contains only a subject and a verb–for…