Subjects and Predicates

What are the two main parts of a sentence?

• Subject & Predicate

• Adjective & Adverb

• Subject & Simple Subject

• Preposition & Pronoun

What is a sentence called that is missing a subject or a predicate?

• Run-On

• Fragment

• Complete Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the purpose of the subject?

• tells who or what the sentence is about

• shows action

• tells what the topic does or is

What is the purpose of a predicate?

• tells who or what the sentence is about

• shows the location of the subject

• tells what the subject does or is

What two parts of speech can a simple subject be?

• verb or adverb

• noun or pronoun

• adjective or preposition

What part of speech is a simple predicate?

• Verb

• Adverb

• Noun

What is the complete subject of this sentence:

The big green frog jumped across the log.

• frog

• The big green frog

• jumped

• jumped across the log

What is the complete predicate of this sentence:

The big green frog jumped across the log.

• frog

• The big green frog

• jumped

• jumped across the log

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the simple predicate of this sentence:

The horse likes to eat hay. (Be careful - This one is tricky!)

• horse

• likes

• eat

• hay

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

What is the simple subject of this sentence:

My sweet grandmother wore a blue dress.

• My

• sweet

• grandmother

• dress