Core of the subject and predicate
In order to analyze sentences in Spanish, you must learn to recognize the elements that compose them. The first instance is the subject and the predicate; the subject is the one who performs an action and the predicate describes the action that the subject performed. These types of sentences are called bimembral (two-member, subject and predicate). Core of the subject and predicate
To know what the subject is, one must answer the question of “who?”, And to know the predicate, the question of “what?” For example, in “Luis eats fruits”, the subject is Luis and the predicate eats fruits .
Now, each of these members has a nucleus, which is the fundamental element of the phrase. The nucleus of the subject (or noun phrase) can be a noun or a pronoun; the core of the predicate (or verb phrase) is the main verb of the sentence.
How to identify
As we already said, the core of the subject can be a noun or a pronoun, and it is the central word of the subject. It must always agree in number and person with the conjugation of the verb. Let’s take an example: “The boys on the corner play soccer.”
If the subject answers the question of who, we have that it would be The boys on the corner , and if the predicate answers the question of what, it would be they play soccer . In the noun phrase, the kernel is boys .
In the cases of pronouns, we would have the following: “They play soccer”: the core of the subject would be them , which agrees in person and number with the verb (they play ).
There are sentences in which the subject is tacit, that is, it does not expressly appear: “We have a lot of work ahead of us.” In this case, the subject is We , since it agrees in number and person with the verb, which is We . The core of the subject in this case is Us .
On the other hand, there are two types of subjects according to how many nuclei it has, a simple subject and a compound subject. The simple subject is the one with only one nucleus. For example, “Several children watched the concert in the square from the balcony.” The subject is Several children , and its nucleus children .
Another example: “The big green trees rustled in the breeze”, the subject is The big green trees , and the core is trees .
The composite subject is the one with two or more nuclei, linked by connectors: “My brother and I want to go to the William Turner exhibition in the museum.” The subject is my brother and me , and the nuclei are brother and me .
Another example: “A dog and a cat were fighting in the street.” The nuclei would be dog and cat .
How to identify the core of the predicate?
The core of the predicate is the most important word, it is the main verb around which the other elements of the predicate are syntactically organized. It is a conjugated verb in any of its personal forms, and agrees in number and person with the subject.
For example: “The boys on the corner play soccer”, here the predicate is they play soccer , and the core is they play (it agrees in number and person with the subject). Another example: “My little daughter learned to read at the age of three.” The predicate is learned to read at three years , and the nucleus is learned , since it is the most important verb in the sentence, and the one that agrees with the subject.
The predicate can be of two classes according to the type of verb: verbal predicate and nominal predicate. The verbal predicate has as its nucleus a non-copulative verb, that is, a predicative verb that expresses only a complete idea, as in “The boys play soccer”, “We ate all the dessert”.
The nominal predicate is the one whose nucleus is a copulative verb (to be, to be, to be, to appear), as in “The trees are tall”, “Juan is happy”. Core of the subject and predicate
The predicate can also be simple or compound; the simple is the one that contains a single verb as a nucleus (“The apple trees bloomed early”), and the compound is the one that contains more than one verbal nucleus (“ They sang and laughed with happiness”).
Examples of subject core and predicate core
- Sentence : My dog Marko chews on all his toys.
Subject : My dog Marko
Subject core : dog
Predicate : bite all their toys
Core predicate : bite
- Sentence : Iván studied computer engineering.
Subject : Iván
Subject core : Iván
Predicate : studied computer engineering
Core of the predicate : studied
- Prayer : Elizabeth wanted to do me a favor.
Subject : Elizabeth
Subject Core : Elizabeth
Predicate : wanted to do me a favor
Core of the predicate : wanted
- Sentence : I ate too much.
Subject : I (unspoken)
Predicate : I ate too much
Core predicate : ate
- Sentence : The font does not work well.
Subject : The source
Subject core : source
Predicate : not working well
Core predicate : it works
- Sentence : Juan Luis does not want to go back to college.
Subject : Juan Luis
Core of the subject : Juan Luis
Predicate : don’t want to go back to college
Core of the predicate : wants
- Prayer : My friends are hecklers.
Subject : My friends
Subject core : friends
Predicate : they are haunting
Core of the predicate : are
- Prayer : The dark swallows will return.
Subject : the dark swallows
Subject core : swallows
Predicate : they will return
Core of the predicate : they will return
- Prayer : French wines are of great quality.
Subject : French wines
Core of the subject : wines
Predicate : they have a great quality
Core predicate : have
- Prayer : My brothers and my cousins own and manage a soccer team.
Subject : My brothers and my cousins
Subject core : siblings / cousins
Predicate : own and manage a soccer team
Core predicate : own / manage
- Prayer : These do not have enough nutrients.
Subject : These
Core of the subject : These
Predicate : they do not have enough nutrients
Core predicate : count
- Prayer : Large families are often very close.
Subject : Large families
Core of the subject : families
Predicate : they are usually very close
Core of the predicate : usually
- Prayer : Newborn babies are absolutely dependent on their mothers.
Subject : Newborn Babies
Core of the subject : babies
Predicate : they absolutely depend on their mothers
Core predicate : depend
- Prayer : Let’s eat the cake before it’s too late.
Subject : us (unspoken)
Predicate : let’s eat the cake before it’s too late
Core predicate : let’s eat
- Prayer : Pablo and I will get married in the spring.
Subject : Pablo and me
Subject core : Pablo / me
Predicate : we will marry in spring
Core of the predicate : we will marry
- Prayer : The sleeping volcano erupted last week.
Subject : The Sleeping Volcano
Subject Core : Volcano
Predicate : erupted last week
Core predicate : entered
- Prayer : The island of Mallorca has extraordinary landscapes.
Subject : The island of Mallorca
Core of the subject : Mallorca
Predicate : it has extraordinary landscapes
Core of the predicate : has
- Prayer : Lanzarote has sporting events of international renown.
Subject : Lanzarote
Core of the subject : Lanzarote
Predicate : features internationally renowned sporting events
Core predicate : count
- Prayer : Evil and ugly witches are a popular creation.
Subject : The wicked and ugly witches
Subject Core : Witches
Predicate : they are a popular creation
Core of the predicate : are
- Prayer : The myths collect ancestral beliefs.
Subject : Myths
Core of the subject : myths
Predicate : collect ancestral beliefs
Core predicate : collect
- Prayer : Roberto’s sister wanted to go back to the city.
Subject : Roberto’s sister
Subject Core : Sister
Predicate : wanted to return to the city
Core of the predicate : wanted
- Prayer : Coffee, black or with milk, stimulates the senses.
Subject : Coffee, black or with milk
Subject core : coffee
Predicate : stimulates the senses
Core predicate : stimulate
- Prayer : The god Quetzalcóatl gave cocoa to humans.
Subject : The god Quetzalcoatl
Core of the subject : Quetzalcóatl
Predicate : gave cocoa to humans
Core of the predicate : gifted
- Sentence : Simone de Beauvoir wrote The Second Sex.
Subject : Simone de Beauvoir
Core of the subject : Simone de Beauvoir
Predicate : Wrote The Second Sex
Core predicate : wrote Core of the subject and predicate
- Prayer : Flowers adorned the balconies.
Subject : Flowers
Subject core : flowers
Predicate: they adorned the balconies
Core of the predicate : adorned
- Prayer : Do you want to go out tonight?
Subject : You
Core of the subject : you
Predicate : you want to go out tonight
Core of the predicate : you want
- Prayer : When we study, we get good grades.
Subject : Us (unspoken)
Predicate : when we study, we get good grades
Core of the predicate : we study / obtain
- Prayer : World governments will prohibit the crossing of borders.
Subject : World governments
Core of the subject : governments
Predicate : they will prohibit the crossing of borders
Core of the predicate : will forbid
- Prayer : Those boys grow their own food
Subject : Those boys
Subject core : boys
Predicate : they grow their own food
Core of the predicate : cultivate
- Prayer : Tomatoes need a lot of care when growing.
Subject : Tomatoes
Core of subject : tomatoes
Predicate : they need a lot of care when cultivating
Core predicate : need
- Prayer : Our children have already had children.
Subject : Our children
Subject core : children
Predicate : they have already had children
Core of the predicate : have had
- Prayer : Young people are sometimes very impulsive
Subject : Youth
Subject core : young
Predicate : they are sometimes very impulsive
Core predicate : result
- Prayer : The old ladies walked slowly and gracefully.
Subject : The old ladies
Subject core : ladies
Predicate : they walked slowly and gracefully
Core of the predicate : they walked
- Prayer : Books work when you read them.
Subject : Books
Subject core : books
Predicate : they work when you read them
Core predicate : they work
- Prayer : A balanced diet is essential for good health.
Subject : A balanced diet
Core of the subject : diet
Predicate : essential for good health
Core of the predicate : is
- Prayer : The ancient Celts conquered a large part of Europe.
Subject : The ancient Celts
Subject core : Celts
Predicate : they conquered a large part of Europe
Core predicate : conquered
- Prayer : Alexander the Great, with his army, Hellenized a considerable part of Asia.
Subject : Alexander the Great, with his army
Subject core : Alexander the Great
Predicate : Hellenized a considerable part of Asia
Core of the predicate : Hellenized
- Prayer : We are a quiet people.
Subject : Us (unspoken)
Predicate : we are a quiet people
Core of the predicate : we are
- Prayer : Good works make the world better.
Subject : Good works
Core of the subject : works
Predicate : they improve the world
Core predicate : improve
- Prayer : Climate change can be reversed.
Subject : Climate change
Core of the subject : change
Predicate : can be reversed
Core predicate : can
- Prayer : Nothing cheers more than a clear conscience.
Subject : Nothing
Subject core : Nothing
Predicate : rejoices more than a clear conscience
Core of the predicate : joy
- Prayer : The children ran boisterously along the long beach.
Subject : The kids
Subject core : kids Core of the subject and predicate
Predicate : they ran boisterously down the long beach
Core of the predicate : ran
- Prayer : The English and the French fought a very long war, the Hundred Years War.
Subject : The English and the French
Subject core : English / French
Predicate : they fought a very long war, the Hundred Years War
Core of the predicate : they fought
- Prayer : Say goodbye now, please.
Subject : You (unspoken)
Predicate : say goodbye now, please
Core predicate : say goodbye
- Prayer : Roses of any color give off an intoxicating perfume.
Subject : Roses of any color
Subject core : roses
Predicate : they exhale an intoxicating perfume
Core predicate : exhale
- Prayer : My brother Miguel had a party last week.
Subject : My brother Miguel
Subject core : Miguel
Predicate : He had a party last week
Core predicate : did
- Sentence : Rodrigo, the quiet boy, plays the guitar very well.
Subject : Rodrigo, the quiet boy
Core of the subject : Rodrigo
Predicate : he plays the guitar very well
Core predicate : tap
- Prayer : We will think well about this problem.
Subject : Us (unspoken)
Predicate : we will think well about this problem
Core of the predicate : we will think
- Prayer : The town festivals are usually long and fun.
Subject : The town festivals
Subject core : parties
Predicate : they are usually long and fun
Core of the predicate : usually
- Prayer : Little hummingbirds suck on flowers like bees.
Subject : The little hummingbirds
Subject core : hummingbirds
Predicate : flowers suck like bees
Predicate core : liban
- Prayer : Sundays are very short days.
Subject : Sundays Core of the subject and predicate
Subject core : Sundays
Predicate : these are very short days
Core of the predicate : are
- Sentence : Cars collided with a wall.
Subject : Cars
Subject core : cars
Predicate : collided with a wall
Core predicate : collided
- Prayer : Popular music reflects the culture of a people.
Subject : Popular music
Subject core : music
Predicate : reflects the culture of a people
Core of the predicate : reflects
- Prayer : You will emerge stronger from this crisis.
Subject : You (unspoken)
Predicate : you will emerge stronger from this crisis
Core of the predicate : you will leave
- Prayer : Youth, divine treasure, you are leaving never to return.
Subject : Youth, divine treasure
Subject Core : Youth
Predicate : you leave never to return
Core of the predicate : you go
- Prayer : They, the González sisters, play tennis
Subject : They, the González sisters
Subject core : They
Predicate : they play tennis
Core predicate : play
- Prayer : Life is a dream.
Subject : Life
Core of the subject : life
Predicate : it’s dream
Core of the predicate : is
- Prayer : Technology has changed the way we perceive reality.
Subject : Technology
Core of the subject : technology
Predicate : the way of perceiving reality has changed
Core predicate : has changed
- Prayer : Give me a smile.
Subject : You (unspoken)
Predicate : give me a smile
Core predicate : give me Core of the subject and predicate
- Sentence : The mountains in the distance appear blue.
Subject : Mountains in the distance
Subject Core : Mountains
Predicate : they seem blue
Core of the predicate : seem
- Prayer : Childish laughter dispels sadness.
Subject : Childish laughter
Subject core : laughter
Predicate : dispel sorrows
Core predicate : dissipate
