Subjects and Predicate Escapade

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Subjects and PredicateEscapade

• The Old School Teacher

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Every sentence has a complete subject and
predicate.

• The subject is that part that tells what or who
  did the action.
• The predicate tells what the subject did.

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Dan and his dog run every morning.
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Dan and his dog run every morning.

• First ask yourself who did the action (find the
  subject)? Ask, Who or What did something?
• The answer is Dan and his dog.

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Dan and his dog run every morning.

• Next, ask your self what did the subject, Dan and
  his dog, do?
• The answer is the predicate (run every morning).

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You are ready to try a sentence.

• Jake spilled water on the dog.
• What is the verb (action word or words) in this
  sentence?
• Jake spilled water on the dog.

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Find the complete subject of the sentence

• Jake spilled water on the dog.
• Now decide what the subject is in this sentence.
• Jake spilled water on the dog.

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Find the subjects of these sentences.

• My sister ate the popcorn.
• Jans brother walked to school.
• The pilot flew the plane.
• Our dad was late yesterday.

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Find the complete subjects of these sentences.

• My sister ate the popcorn.
• Jans brother walked to school.
• The pilot flew the plane.
• Our dad was late yesterday.

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How do you find the complete predicate?

• Ask yourself what did Jane do in the sentence
  below?
• Jane walked to school.
• Jane walked to school.

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Find the complete predicates of these sentences.

• My sister ate the popcorn.
• Jans brother walked to school.
• The pilot flew the plane.
• Our dad was late yesterday.

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Find the complete predicates of these sentences.

• My sister ate the popcorn.
• Jans brother walked to school.
• The pilot flew the plane.
• Our dad was late yesterday.

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Now, find the simple subject and simple
predicate.

• Every sentence is built around a simple subject.
  
• It is only one or more words that tell who or
  what did the action in the sentence.
• When you take all the other subject words away,
  only one or two tell who or what did it.
• The big dog is running through the town.

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Find the Simple Subject

• Dans big dog is really scary.
• Dans big dog is really scary.
• The main word in this sentence was dog. The
  whole subject was Dans big dog.

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Find the simple subject in the sentences below.

• Two young boys walked slowly to school.
• The girl threw the ball to the boy.
• Pretty red kites flew in the breeze.
• Many boys ran in the race.

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Find the simple subject in the sentences below.

• Two young boys walked slowly to school.
• The girl threw the ball to the boy.
• Pretty red kites flew in the breeze.
• The boys ran in the race.

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How to find the simple predicate

• The simple predicate is always the verb in a
  sentence. It is usually just one word, but
  sometimes it can be more than one.
• The brown and white cat was walking to the house.
• The brown and white cat walked to the house.

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Find the Simple Predicate in the Sentences below.

• Two young boys walked slowly to school.
• The girl threw the ball to the boy.
• Pretty red kites flew in the breeze.
• Many boys ran in the race.

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Find the Simple Predicate in the Sentences below.

• Two young boys walked slowly to school.
• The girl threw the ball to the boy.
• Pretty red kites flew in the breeze.
• Many boys ran in the race.

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Compound Subjects

• A sentence can have more than one subject.
• Example The boy and girl lived in the house.
  The boy and girl are the subjects
• of the sentence.
• A compound subject can have more than one noun or
  pronoun.

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Can You Find the Compound Subjects?

• The children, parents, and the neighbors played
  baseball.
• The children, parents, and the neighbors played
  baseball.

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Can You Find the Compound Subjects?

• The books, rocks, shells, and toys sat on the
  window.
• The books, rocks, shells, and toys sat on the
  window.

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Can You Find the Compound Subjects in These
Sentences?

• Jason and his brother were walking down the
  street.
• Kelly and Susan ran on the playground.
• Terry and her mother shopped downtown today.
• The boys and girls walked down the hall.

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Can You Find the Compound Subjects in These
Sentences?

• Jason and his brother were walking down the
  street.
• Kelly and Susan ran on the playground.
• Terry and her mother shopped downtown today.
• The boys and girls walked down the hall.

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Compound Predicates

• A compound predicate in a sentence has more than
  one action.
• ExampleThe fireman ran and helped the people
  out of the burning house

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Find the Compound Predicates

• Dan walked and ran home from the football game.
• Dan walked and ran home from the football game.

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Can you find the compound predicates in these
sentences?

• Jason walked and ran down the street.
• Kelly ran and hopped on the playground.
• Terry shopped and ate downtown today.
• The boys batted, caught, and threw the baseball.

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Can You Find the Compound Predicates in These
Sentences?

• Jason walked and ran down the street.
• Kelly ran and hopped on the playground.
• Terry shopped and ate downtown today.
• The boys batted, caught, and threw the baseball.

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Hurray!!!

• You have finished the lesson on Subjects and
  predicates.
• Hurray!! Hurrah!! Hurrah!!
• Many of the ideas for this came from the
  following websitehttp//classroom.jc-schools.net
  /la/activities/subj-pred_files/frame.htm

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