Subject and Predicate

Ready for a fun challenge? Can you tell me what a subject is in a sentence?

• Is it the noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described in the sentence?

• Or, is it the verb in a sentence?

• Maybe, it's the adverb in a sentence?

• Or could it be the punctuation mark in a sentence?

Ready for a fun challenge? Can you tell me what a predicate in a sentence is?

• Is it the part of the sentence that contains the verb and spills the beans about the subject?

• Or, is it the part of the sentence that contains the conjunction and spills the beans about the subject?

• Maybe, it's the part of the sentence that contains the adjective and spills the beans about the subject?

• Or could it be the part of the sentence that contains the noun and spills the beans about the subject?

Let's play a fun game! Can you spot the subject in this sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.'

• Is it the bird?

• Could it be the dog?

• Maybe it's the fish?

• Or is it the cat?

Let's play a game! Can you spot the predicate in this sentence: 'Sheila is tickling the ivories.'

• tickling

• is tickling the ivories

• Sheila

• the ivories

Imagine you're a detective and you're trying to figure out what action the subject of a sentence is performing or what's happening to it. Which part of the sentence would you investigate?

• verb

• subject

• object

• predicate

Imagine you're a detective and you're trying to solve a mystery. Which part of the sentence would you look at to find out who or what the sentence is about?

• verb

• object

• predicate

• subject

Let's play a fun game! Can you spot the subject in this sentence: 'The flowers in the garden are blooming.'

• Is it the trees?

• Could it be the flowers?

• Maybe it's the clouds?

• Or is it the birds?

Let's play a game! Can you spot the predicate in this sentence: 'The eager students are studying hard for the big test.'

• are cramming for the final exam.

• are gearing up for the big test.

• are brushing up for the quiz.

• are studying hard for the big test.

Imagine you're in a park and you hear a loud bark. You turn around and see a dog. In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly,' who is making all that noise?

• dog

• cat

• tree

• bird

Imagine you're telling a story: 'My sister and I went to the park.' Can you identify the predicate in this sentence?

• went

• to the park

• went to the park

• My sister and I