83 Section 4.1 Sentences Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Subjects and Predicates A sentence has two main parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject is the person speaking or the person, place, or thing the sentence describes. The predicate describes an action or a state of being for the subject. Subjects Nouns and pronouns are discussed in detail later in this chapter. Both nouns and pronouns can serve as the subject of a sentence. Consider this sentence. Anne will sing. Goodheart-WillcoxPublisher Figure 4-1 The eight parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, and interjection. Eight Parts of Speech Part Definition Examples Noun A word naming a person, place, or thing. girl school book Pronoun A word taking the place of a noun. she it they Verb A word showing action or state of being. run sing is Adjective A word describing a noun or pronoun. tall young round Adverb A word describing a verb, adjective, or another adverb. quickly very nearby Conjunction A word connecting words, phrases, or sentences. and but or Preposition A word relating nouns or pronouns to other words in a sentence. under to for Interjection A word expressing strong emotion. wow oh hey