subject and predicate

1. Subjects & Predicates

2. What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words
that expresses a complete
thought.

3. Every complete
sentence contains
two parts: a subject
and a predicate.

4. The Simple Subject
The simple subject is what (or
whom) the sentence is about.
Natalie writes books.
To identify the subject, you ask yourself:
What part of the sentence tells whom
or what the sentence is about?

5. The Simple Predicate
The simple predicate is the main word
that describes the action or the state of
being of the subject.
To identify the predicate, you ask yourself:
Which part describes the action or
state of being?
Natalie writes books.

6. Judy runs on the beach every
morning.

7. Judy runs on the beach every
morning.
First find the verb and then make
a question by placing ``who?''
or ``what?'' before it.
The answer is the
subject, Judy.

8. Let’s try one:
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
What is the verb of this
sentence?
We spilled popcorn on the floor.

9. Now find the subject:
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
Now decide who or what spilled
popcorn?
We spilled popcorn on the floor.

10. Can you find the simple subject
in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

11. Can you find the simple subject
in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

12. Simple Predicate
The simple predicate is
a verb.

13. Simple Predicate
An astronomer studies the
stars.
The simple predicate is ``studies''
-- in other words,
the verb of the sentence.

14. Can you find the simple predicate
in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

15. Can you find the simple predicate
in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

16. Complete subject & complete
predicate
Complete subject is all the
words that tell whom or what is
doing the action
Complete predicate is all the
words that tell the action of the
sentence.

17. Let’s identify the Complete Subject
 My family sent me a text message.
Family is the simple subject. My family is the
complete subject.
It includes all the words in the subject.

18. Let’s identify the Complete
Predicate
 My family sent me a text message.
Sent is the simple predicate. Sent me a text
message is the complete predicate.
It includes all the words in the predicate.

19. Let’s identify the Complete Subject
 My sister Karin sent me a text message this
morning.
 The small pet has been sick since last week.
 The terrified man jumped from the car.
 Our bus driver is really friendly.

20. Complete Subject
 My sister Karin sent me a text message this
morning.
 The small pet has been sick since last week.
 The terrified man jumped from the car.
 Our bus driver is really friendly.

21. Let’s identify the Complete Predicate
My cousin got me some presents from
Paris.
Her aunt Lucy knows 4 different
languages.
The girl got some cookies to school.
 The skinny dog got caught in the
basement.

22. Complete Predicate
My cousin got me some presents from
Paris.
Her aunt Lucy knows 4 different
languages.
The girl got some cookies to school.
The skinny dog got caught in the
basement.

23. Can you find the complete
subject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

24. Can you find the subject in
each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

25. Can you find the complete predicate
in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

26. Can you find the predicate in
each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.

27. What is a sentence fragment?
 A sentence fragment is a group of words that is
missing a subject, a predicate, or both.
 Example:
Sentence Fragment: Four students in our class
from Egypt.
This thought is not complete. It is missing the
predicate.
Complete sentence: Four students in our class
are from Egypt.

28. What are run-on sentences?
 Run-on sentences contain two separate thoughts
that are run together with a coma or without any
punctuation.
 Example:
Run-on sentence: A dance will be held on
Saturday, I’m going.
Complete sentence: A dance will be held on
Saturday, and I’m going.

29. Is it a fragment or run-on sentence?
 Papers on the floor.
 Children are part of the family they should
help their parents.
 The new president.
 Rakes his hair with a comb.
 Checked our tickets.
 Obama is the president of the United
States, he works hard.

30. Compound Subject
A sentence may have a
compound subject -- a
simple subject made up of
more than one noun or
pronoun. No Doubt
ACDC

31. Can you find the compound
subjects?
Posters and
photographs
covered the
boy's bedroom
walls.

32. Can you find the compound
subjects?
Posters and
photographs
covered the
boy's bedroom
walls.

33. Can you find the compound
subjects?
Her uncle and she walked
slowly through the art gallery
and admired the beautiful
pictures exhibited there.

34. Can you find the compound
subjects?
Her uncle and she walked
slowly through the art gallery
and admired the beautiful
pictures exhibited there.

35. Can you find the compound
subject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother and my cousin broke
their fingers.
2. His Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked
for directions.
3. Those soldiers and agents carried
guns.
4. Our babysitter and her friend arrived
late.

36. Can you find the compound
subject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother and my cousin broke
their fingers.
2. His Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked
for directions.
3. Those soldiers and agents carried
guns.
4. Our babysitter and her friend arrived
late.

37. Compound Predicate
A compound predicate, is more
than one verb relating to the
same subject.

38. Can you find the compound
predicate?
Mother mopped and
scrubbed the kitchen floor.

39. Can you find the compound
predicate?
Mother mopped and
scrubbed the kitchen floor.

40. Can you find the compound
predicate in each sentence below?
1. My little brother bruised and broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob looked and asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried and used guns.
4. Our babysitter overslept and arrived
late.

41. Can you find the compound
predicate in each sentence below?
1. My little brother bruised and broke his
finger.
2. His Uncle Bob looked and asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried and used guns.
4. Our babysitter overslept and arrived
late.

42. Sentence Fluency
 You can sometimes fix sentence errors in
your writing by combining fragments with
sentences or other fragments to make
complete sentences.
Open to p: 39 in your book.