Subject Predicate Phrase Clause

The predicate of a sentence

• Describes who or what the sentence is about

• Describes "what about the subject"

Name the subject in the sentence: "I danced"

• I

• danced

Name the predicate in the sentence "I danced"

• I

• danced

which of the following is an example of a clause?

• The yellow sunflower

• is the tallest in the garden

• The yellow sunflower is the tallest in the garden

Which of the following is an example of a clause

• Sarah waited

• jumping over the fence after practice

• listening to my sister on the phone

Which of the following is an example of a clause?

• blue cat

• laughing hysterically

• is always watching

• I slept

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• We play the tenacious team tonight

• After we play the tenacious team tonight

Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?

• We play the tenacious team tonight

• After we play the tenacious team tonight

The subject of a sentence is

• Who or what the sentence is about

• answers "what about it"

An independent clause

• can stand alone as a sentence

• cannot stand alone as a sentence