Everything You Ever Wanted
to Know About SUBJECTS
and PREDICATES!!!
A sentence is made up of one or more words that express a
complete thought.
Using only men for all roles in Shakespeare’s plays.
Is this a complete thought or not?
I think not!
It was necessary to use only men for all
roles in Shakespeare’s plays.
Is this a complete thought or not?
Yes, indeed!
Every sentence begins with a CAPITAL LETTER
and ends with an end mark - a PERIOD (.),
a QUESTION MARK (?),
or an EXCLAMATION POINT (!) .
Every complete sentence
contains two parts: a
SUBJECT
and a
PREDICATE.
The subject part of a sentence
names a PERSON,
PLACE,
THING,
or IDEA
the sentence is about.
It is the part of the sentence about
which something is being said.
The predicate part of the sentence
tells what the subject DOES or
HAS. It can also describe what
the subject IS or IS LIKE.
Complete or Incomplete?
I am going to the movie tonight.
My cat and dog are.
Open the door to the.
Answer every question on the.
Show me where you live.
Please put your hand.
The answer to the problem is.
Please take me to the car.
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Complete Subjects and Predicates
The complete subject includes
ALL OF THE WORDS
in the subject.
The complete predicate includes
ALL OF THE WORDS
in the predicate.
Please underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice.
Three
pelicans flew
over
the
beach.
__________________
_________________________
_________________________
The
children built
a
sandcastle.
________________
______________________
______________________
Everyone
in the stadium _______________________
watched the game.
______________________________
_______________________
The
microwave _________
beeped.
___________________
_________
The
moon shines
down
on
the
water.
_____________
________________________________
________________________________
The
bicycle’s back tire needed
air.
_____________________________
_____________
_____________
Orange
is my favorite color.
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_________________________
The giant oak tree __________________________________
is over a hundred years old.
_______________________
__________________________________
Simple Subjects and Predicates
The simple subject also tells who or what
the sentence is about, but it does
NOT
have all of the descriptive words.
The simple subject is usually just a single
noun.
Now just circle the
SIMPLE SUBJECT
in each sentence.
Three pelicans flew over the beach.
The children built a sandcastle.
Everyone in the stadium watched the game.
The microwave beeped.
The moon shines down on the water.
The bicycle’s back tire needed air.
Orange is my favorite color.
The giant oak tree is over a hundred years old.