Subject & Predicate

Define predicate.

• What is said about the subject?
• a person, place, thing or idea. 
• a group of words that look like a sentence. 

Define subject?

• what is said about the subject. 
• a person, place, or thing.
• who or what the sentence is about. 

Find the predicate: Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period. 

• could not wait
• could not wait to get home after seventh period.  
• could not

Find the subject: My student Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period. 

• could not wait
• My student Ana  
• could not

Find the subject: John looked out of the window to check the sky. 

• John
• John looked
• John looked out

Find the predicate: My friends are taking guitar lessons. 

• guitar lessons.
• are 
• are taking guitar lessons. 

A man

• Subject
• Predicate

The dog

• Subject
• Predicate

ran far away

• Subject
• Predicate

My fat cat

• Subject
• Predicate