Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SUBJECTS and PREDICATES!!!

1. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SUBJECTS and PREDICATES!!!

2. A sentence is made up of one or more words that express acomplete 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!

3. CAPITAL LETTER Every sentence begins with a and ends with an end mark - a PERIOD (.), a QUESTION MARK (?), EXCLAMATION POINT (!). or an

4. Every complete sentence contains two parts: a and a SUBJECT PREDICATE.

5. The subject part of a sentence names a the sentence is about. It is the part of the sentence about which something is being said. PERSON, PLACE, THING, or IDEA

6. The predicate part of the sentence tells what the subject or It can also describe what the subject or DOES HAS. IS IS LIKE.

7. Complete or Incomplete? I am going to the movie tonight. ___ complete ___ incomplete My cat and dog are. ___ complete ___ incomplete Open the door to the. ___ complete ___ incomplete Answer every question on the. ___ complete ___ incomplete Show me where you live. ___ complete ___ incomplete Please put your hand. ___ complete ___ incomplete The answer to the problem is. ___ complete ___ incomplete Please take me to the car. ___ complete ___ incomplete

8. Complete Subjects and Predicates The complete subject includes in the subject. The complete predicate includes in the predicate. ALL OF THE WORDS ALL OF THE WORDS

9. 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. The giant oak tree is over a hundred years old. __________________ _________________________ _________________________ ________________ ______________________ ______________________ _______________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ___________________ _________ _________ _____________ ________________________________ ________________________________ _____________________________ _____________ _____________ _________________________ _________________________ _________ __________________________________ __________________________________ _______________________

10. Simple Subjects and Predicates The simple subject also tells who or what the sentence is about, but it does have all of the descriptive words. The simple subject is usually just a single noun. NOT

11. 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.