Transcript Slide 1

Subjects and
Predicates
• Subject: whom or what the sentence is about
The highlight of class was the discussion of Davy
Crockett.
• Predicate: tells what the subject is or does or
what happens to the subject
The class read several tall tales about this
adventurous frontiersman.
• Simple Subject: main word(s) that tell whom
or what a sentence is about.
This book on ecology will provide information for
my report.
• Complete Subject: all the words that tell
whom or what a sentence is about; includes
prepositional phrases/modifiers
This book on ecology will provide information for
my report.
• Simple Predicate: verb / verb phrase
Aiden goes to the movies every
weekend.
• Complete Predicate: verb and all the
words that modify the verb and complete
its meaning
Aiden goes to the movies every
weekend.
Decide whether the underlined word(s) is the subject
or the predicate. On the line, write S for subject or P
for predicate.
1. _____ Davy Crocket is a popular
legendary hero.
2. _____ This native of Tennessee
died at the battle of the Alamo.
Decide whether the underlined word(s) is the complete
subject or the simple subject. On the line write CS for
complete subject and SS for simple subject.
1. ______ The study of wildlife is
fascinating and fun.
2. ______ We can help protect
animals.
Underline the complete subject in the following
sentences. Then, circle the simple subject.
1. The carnivorous Tasmanian devil
grows up to thirty-one inches in
length.
2. Some armadillos may be up to five
feet long.
Decide whether the underlined word(s) is the complete
predicate or the simple predicate (verb). On the line, write CP
for complete predicate or SP for simple predicate.
1. ______ Families entertained
themselves one hundred years ago.
2. ______ They would have been
astonished by television.
In each of the following sentences, draw one line under
the complete predicate and circle the simple predicate
(verb).
1. My personal favorite was the daily
canoe trip upriver.
2. My older brother had never canoed
before.
In each sentence, draw one line under the
complete subject and two lines under the
complete predicate.
1. Another U.S. explorer, Frederick
Cook, made the same claim.
2. Peary’s claim was accepted by
Congress.
Underline each simple subject once and each
simple predicate (verb) twice.
1. The tiny bedbug has often found its
home in humans’ beds.
2. Any person with laundry skills can wash
bedding in the hottest wash cycle
possible.