I neeed to know if the word Lucy is a subject, main verb, the helping verb or none of those.
2006-08-09 14:13:20 · 12 answers · asked by mal133_97 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the verb is held. Lucy is the subject. the football is the predicate. for.... charlie brown to kick is the object of the proposition for. furthermore to kick is an infinitive phrase as well as descriptive of the football.
2006-08-09 14:24:45 · answer #1 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a sentence which contains more than one action word, you have to figure out what the sentence is really saying.
Lucy is the subject. She is the one who is doing something.
What did she do? She held the football.
Why did she do it? for Charlie brown to kick.
So Lucy is the subject, held is the main verb.
Sometime's it's easier to break sentences apart like this, and then you can see who the real subject is, and what the action word (verb) is. Some people would think that Charlie Brown is the subject, and kick is the verb, but that isn't true because his involvement is subordinate to the real action, which is Lucy holding the football.
2006-08-09 16:21:07 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucy is the subject. Held is the main verb (predicate). Football is a direct object. To kick is a helping verb.
2006-08-09 14:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by puma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To find the subject,ask yourself-- "WHO held the football for Charlie brown to kick?"
Answer: Lucy
To find the verb ask----" WHAT did Lucy do?"
Answer: held
A verb is ALWAYS an "action word". It is something you do. When looking for verbs just ask yourself if you can do the word that you choose.
Example:
Can you Lucy????.....No, so "Lucy" is not a verb.
Can you hold???......Yes, so "held" IS a verb.
Hope this helps. ;)
2006-08-10 03:28:13 · answer #4 · answered by ZEE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucy is the subject, held is the main verb.
2006-08-09 14:19:38 · answer #5 · answered by katiekat1959 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucy is the subject, held the football is your complete predicate, held is your verb, for charlie brown to kick is a prepositional phrase, and to kick is an infinitive phrase. Hope I helped.
2006-08-09 14:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucy is a NOUN...and the subject...you can't "Lucy" something (verbs are action words) and the verb in this sentence is held
2006-08-09 14:21:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Held is the verb, football is the subject.
2006-08-09 14:19:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Held,
A verb is an action word
2006-08-09 14:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by Emilyclair 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Held.
2006-08-09 14:18:26 · answer #10 · answered by Johnny P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋