Subjects & Predicates

Every complete sentence contains

two parts: a subject and a predicate.

The subject is what (or whom)

the sentence is about, while the
predicate tells something
about the subject.
Judy and her dog run on the beach
every morning.
Judy and her dog run 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 and
her dog.
Let’s try one:
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
What is the verb of this
sentence?

We spilled popcorn on the floor.

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

We spilled popcorn on the floor.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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Monday

Simple Sentences
Subject and Predicate
Simple sentences are written by a
subject at the beginning and a
predicate at the end.
Subject is the noun doing the
action
Predicate is the action it begins
with the verb and ends in the
period.
example:
Anna walks around the store.
subject predicate
C= compound S= simple

1. Saturday s
2. My cousins and their parents c
3. The snow in the mountains s
4. My teacher and I C
5. Louise and her puppy C
6. The red notebook Ss
7. Mint chocolate chip and vanilla C
8. Max and his brother C
9. I S
10. The kittens and their mother C
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Sentence or Fragment Wednesday

A sentence fragment is only one

part of a sentence.
example:

Sentence: Sarah loves to eat cake.

fragment: eat cake

Exercise: S F
1. My favorite toy._f___
2. I play. s____
3. Our fifth grade
classroom.__f____
4. Danna sings. _s___
5. Danna plays the piano.s_______
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1. eats a juicy apple S
2. sit and read under a
tree C
3. SWIMS IN THE
LAKE S
4.sleeps all afternoon.s

5.painted and framed

her favorite picture. C
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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My best friend and I 1 My best friend an
2.The movie
The movie 3.Our dog Fancy
4 The band con
Our dog Fancy
5. Eddie and his
sister Leah
The band concert

Eddie and his sister Leah

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1. B
2.C

A cheetah is very fast.