Exploring Sentence Structure: Subject and Predicate

What marks the beginning of a sentence?

• A capital letter

• A comma

• A question mark

• An exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What does the predicate in a sentence describe?

• The action or state of the subject

• The background setting

• The punctuation used

• The length of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The boy is playing', what is 'The boy'?

• Object

• Verb

• Subject

• Predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What component of a sentence answers 'who or what'?

• Predicate

• Adjective

• Subject

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What does the predicate typically contain?

• Nouns or pronouns

• Verbs

• Prepositions

• Adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which part of the sentence 'Sarah is answering a problem' is the predicate?

• A problem

• Sarah

• Is answering

• Is answering a problem

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the subject in the sentence 'The children love to play football'?

• Love to play

• Football

• The children

• Play

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'He looked happy', identify the predicate.

• He

• Looked

• Looked happy

• Happy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Blue star is.

• The star is blue.

• Star blue.

• Is blue the star

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the subject in the example 'Amy held a pencil'?

• Held a pencil

• A pencil

• Held

• Amy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I