Subjects & Predicates

What is the subject of a sentence?

• the verb
• the action in the sentence
• tells who or what the sentence is about

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

What is the predicate of a sentence?

• Who the sentence is about?
• tells what the subject is or does

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
Friday is the best day of the week.

• Friday
• is the best day of the week
• is
• of the week

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CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Which is the  complete subject of this sentence?
The turtle is swimming in the ocean.

• The turtle
• is swimming in the ocean

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
The class studied slavery in social studies.

• class
• The class
• studied slavery in social studies
• studied

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

What is the complete subject in the sentence?
The music class attended the opera.

• music
• The music class
• attended the opera
• attended

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Which is the simple subject?

The party begins at 8:00.

• The party

• party

• begins

• begins at 8:00.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which is the simple subject?

Twenty students rode in the bus.

• rode

• students

• Twenty

• bus

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which is the simple predicate?

Her large suitcase has wheels.

• has

• suitcase

• wheels

• large

Which is the simple predicate?

The long road stretched ahead of us.

• stretched

• road

• stretched ahead of us

• long road

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A