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please tell me the definition for at least some of these words
1.predicate noun
2,predicate adjective
3.direct and indirect object
4.compound predicate
5.verb phrase
6.fragment
7.inverted sentence
8.exclamatory sentence
9.declarative sentence
10.compound verb
11.compound subject
12.interrogative sentence
13.imperative sentence
please help as soon as possible

please tell me the definition
if you think that i would just ask you without not looking your wrong
dictionary.com for some reason doesnt work on my computer
and dont even try to tell me how to fix it

i dont need to write the definition
i need to know what it means for a worksheet

Answer 1

I got all of them....
Good luck with your test

A predicate noun is a noun (or noun phrase ) that is used to predicate a description or identification of the subject .

Predicate Adjective

A linking verb connects the subject to a word that comes after the verb. That word can be either a predicate noun or a predicate adjective. A predicate noun gives another name to the subject. A predicate adjective describes the subject.

direct object pronouns and indirect object pronouns are often used together in a sentence. Indirect objects are to/for whom (usually a person) and the direct object is the thing involved. When used together, the indirect object pronoun comes first, followed immediately by the direct object pronoun. It may help to remember that people come first.

A compound predicate is a predicate containing two or more coordinate or paratactic verbs or verb phrases .

In the Generative grammar framework, the verb phrase is a phrase headed by a verb. A verb phrase may be constructed from a single verb; often, however, the verb phrase will consist of various combinations of the main verb and any auxiliary verbs, plus optional specifiers, complements, and adjuncts. For example, consider the following sentences:

a. The baby cried.
b. Mary saw the man through the window.
c. John gave Mary a book.

Fragments are incomplete sentences. Professors do not accept sentence fragments in English papers.Inverterted sentances :

Sometimes a sentence is in inverted order so the subject may come in the middle or at the end of the sentence ...

The time for action is now!
Exclamatory intonation, controlled by an exclamation point at the end of a sentence
Declarative Sentence. A declarative sentence states an idea. It does not give a command or request, nor does it ask a question

You construct a compound verb out of an auxiliary verb and another verb. In particular, you may use an auxiliary verb (also known as a helping verb) with the verb in order to create the many of the tenses available in English.

All verbs must also have a subject. For action verbs, the subject is whoever or whatever does the verb. For linking verbs, the subject usually is whoever or whatever is to the left of the verb. Read the next examples:

To get Mark's attention, Kendra threw a heavy dictionary at his head.

Who did the throwing? Kendra did.

The heavy dictionary thumped against Mark's skull.

What did the thumping? The dictionary did.

Kendra is Mark's biggest headache.

Kendra is who is to the left of the linking verb is.

The dictionary appears happier sprawled on the floor than flying through the air.

The dictionary is what is to the left of the linking verb appears.

Every verb in a sentence must have at least one subject. But that doesn't mean that a verb can have only one subject. Some verbs are greedy as far as subjects are concerned. A greedy verb can have two, three, four, or more subjects all to itself. When a verb has two or more subjects, you can say that the verb has a compound subject. Check out the following examples:

At the local Dairy Queen, Marsha screamed in terror at the sight of Martians putting pickle slices on banana splits.

Marsha = subject | screamed = verb

At the local Dairy Queen, Jenny and Marsha screamed in terror at the sight of Martians putting pickle slices on banana splits.

Jenny, Marsha = compound subject | screamed = verb

An interrogative sentence is a sentence that asks a direct question. It is punctuated with a question mark at the end.

And...
An imperative sentence asks, requests, or commands someone to do something.

There done...Hope I helped..
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Answer 2

1. predicate noun: the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb with or without objects

2. predicate adjective: A predicate adjective is an adjective that is used to predicate an attribute of the subject.

3. direct and indirect object: A direct object is a word or phrase denoting the goal or the result of the action of a verb . An indirect object is a grammatical object representing the secondary goal of the action of its verb.

4. compound predicate: A compound predicate is a predicate containing two or more coordinate or paratactic verbs or verb phrases.

5. verb phrase: The verb phrase is the main verb plus the complement, object, and/or adverbial.

6. fragment: an incomplete sentence.

7. inverted sentence: An inverted sentence is one in which the subject appears after the verb.

8. exclamatory sentence: A phrase or clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a sentence but does not constitute a complete grammatical sentence.

9. declarative sentence: In grammar, the kind of sentence that makes a statement or “declares” something: “He eats yogurt.”

10. compound verb: A compound verb is usually composed of a preposition and a verb, although other combinations also exist.

11. compound subject: A compound subject, or coordinate subject, consists of two or more nouns or pronouns joined by a conjunction or preposition, which together form the subject of a single verb.

12. interrogative sentence: An interrogative sentence is a sentence that asks a direct question.

13. imperative sentence: Imperative sentences are used to express commands, orders, requests, advice, etc.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

1. predicate noun 

Grammar a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.

2. predicate adjective 

Grammar an adjective used in the predicate, esp. with a copulative verb and attributive to the subject, as in He is dead, or attributive to the direct object, as in It made him sick.

3 a). direct object 

a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed: in English, generally coming after the verb, without a preposition. In He saw it the pronoun it is the direct object of saw.

3 b). indirect object 

a word or group of words representing the person or thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed, in English generally coming between the verb and the direct object and paraphrasable as the object of a preposition, usually to or for, following the direct object, as the boy in He gave the boy a book.

4. Compond Predicate
a predicate containing two or more coordinate or verb phrases

5. verb phrase 
Grammar 1. a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb. In English a verb phrase combines with a noun or noun phrase acting as subject to form a simple sentence.
2. a phrase consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries but not including modifiers, objects, or complements.

6. fragment 
–noun
1. a part broken off or detached: scattered fragments of the broken vase.
2. an isolated, unfinished, or incomplete part: She played a fragment of her latest composition.
3. an odd piece, bit, or scrap.
–verb (used without object) 4. to collapse or break into fragments; disintegrate: The chair fragmented under his weight.
–verb (used with object) 5. to break (something) into pieces or fragments; cause to disintegrate: Outside influences soon fragmented the Mayan culture.
6. to divide into fragments; disunify

7. inverted sentence
noun
Definition: any sentence in which the normal word order is reversed, with the verb coming before the subject or the complete subject and predicate coming after another clause

8. Exclamatory sentence
A sentence that uses an exclamation point (!)
Example: Welcome home ! You have been missed !

9. Declarative Sentence
A declarative sentence states an idea. It does not give a command or request, nor does it ask a question. A declarative sentence usually ends in a period, though it may end in an exclamation point.

10. compound verb
word made up of other words: a word that is formed from two or more identifiable words, e.g. "blackbird," "cookbook," or "bullheaded," or, in some analyses, "mother-in-law" or "fire drill"

11.Compound Subject.
Every verb in a sentence must have at least one subject. But that doesn't mean that a verb can have only one subject. Some verbs are greedy as far as subjects are concerned. A greedy verb can have two, three, four, or more subjects all to itself. When a verb has two or more subjects, you can say that the verb has a compound subject

Examples:At the local Dairy Queen, Officer Jenkins, Mrs. Lowery, the Williams twins, Harold, Billy Jo, Jenny, and Marsha screamed in terror at the sight of Martians putting pickle slices on banana splits.

Officer Jenkins, Mrs. Lowery, the Williams twins, Harold, Billy Jo, Jenny, Marsha = compound subject | screamed = ve

12. interrogative sentence
: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"

13. imperative sentence
asks, requests, or commands someone to do something. An imperative sentence drops the subject.

Sometimes when simply the verb of an imperative sentence is referred to, it is said to be in the imperative mood.

Examples: Go away!
Please go away.

Answer 4

6. fragment. it is not a sentence it has no subject.
8. exclamatory sentence. a sentence that shows strong feelings or excitement, it ends with an exclamation point.
9.declarative sentence. a sentence that gives a statement and ends with a period.
12. interrogative sentence. a sentence that asks a ? and ends with a ? mark
13.imperative sentence. a sentence that gives a command and ends with a period or exclamation point.
hope this helps u out a little!!

Answer 5

It has been years since I had to study these, myself. But, I remember that there was a dictionary in the back of my English book with the answers you seek..as well as inside the chapters listed under the same names. Sometimes books are much more reliable and quicker than the computer!

Answer 6

The defiinitions are probably in your textbook.

Or you can go to google and search each term. Example.

"predicate noun" +meaning

Answer 7

Go to yahoo dictionary

Answer 8

ok, so get off the computer and actually read the book labeled "dictionary"

Answer 9

There are a million dictionary websites out there just go to one of them. Yahoo! search dictionary and you'll find a ton of them, duh!

Answer 10

they are all in a dictionary
6 part of
10 two or more
11 two or more