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... complete predicate by analogy with the complete sub- ject . Four kinds of complete predicates follow : ( 1 ) A verb plus a predicate adjective , predicate noun , or pred- icate pronoun : She is wealthy . Roosevelt became president . It ...
... complete predicate by analogy with the complete sub- ject . Four kinds of complete predicates follow : ( 1 ) A verb plus a predicate adjective , predicate noun , or pred- icate pronoun : She is wealthy . Roosevelt became president . It ...
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... complete thought and could stand alone as a full - fledged sentence . So also with the second clause : the work will begin . Although it is true that each of these clauses is complete in itself , the two are joined together by and ...
... complete thought and could stand alone as a full - fledged sentence . So also with the second clause : the work will begin . Although it is true that each of these clauses is complete in itself , the two are joined together by and ...
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... complete thought . The following are fragments : The partner being a typical big business executive who prides himself on his efficiency . As he comes in each morning , glancing keenly about at the clerks in the outer office . Because ...
... complete thought . The following are fragments : The partner being a typical big business executive who prides himself on his efficiency . As he comes in each morning , glancing keenly about at the clerks in the outer office . Because ...
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