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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Sentence Structure Question

So for some revision I'm trying to figure out the subject and predicate of this sentence.

'Later, they would learn that his leg was numb because he had a back injury.'

So I've come to the conclusion that the subject is 'they' but I'm having trouble identifying the predicate, and if the sentence is just one clause.

Any help would be much appreciated.
  

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Anonymous I'm trying to figure out the subject and predicate of this sentence. ' Simple subject: they Complete subject: they Simple predicate: would learn Complete predicate: Later would learn that his leg was numb because he had a back injury Anonymous if the sentence is just one clause. No; it is three clauses, a main clause and two subordinate clauses: [ Later, they would learn ] [ that his leg was numb [ because he had a back injury ] ]

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  • Anonymous I'm trying to figure out the subject and predicate of this sentence.
  • ' Simple subject: they Complete subject: they Simple predicate: would learn Complete predicate: Later would learn that his leg was numb because he had a back injury Anonymous if the sentence is just one clause.
  • No; it is three clauses, a main clause and two subordinate clauses: [ Later, they would learn ] [ that his leg was numb [ because he had a back injury ] ]
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Anonymous I'm trying to figure out the subject and predicate of this sentence. 'Later, they would learn that his leg was numb because he had a back injury.'
Simple subject: they
Complete subject: they
Simple predicate: would learn
Complete predicate: Later would learn that his leg was numb because he had a back injury
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