The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes
Chapter One
Grammar
Finding Subjects and Verbs
Note
We will use the standard here of underlining subjects once and verbs twice.
Being able to find the right subject and verb will help you correct errors
of agreement.
Example: The list of items is/are on the desk.
If you know that list is the subject, then you will choose
is for the verb.
Being able to identify the subject and verb correctly will also help you with
commas and semicolons as you will see later.
Definition. A Verb is a word that shows action (runs, hits, slides) or
state of being (is, are, was, were, am, and so on).
Examples: He ran around the block.
You are my friend.
Rule 1. If a verb follows to, it is called an infinitive phrase and is not the
main verb. You will find the ma ... read full excerpt from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes ebook
