SentencesSubject and Predicate

What We’re Learning

• Where are subjects and predicates found in a sentence?

• How do we determine whether a subject/predicate is simple or compound?

• ELAGSE6L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and use when writing or speaking.

• Brain POP Video

Subject and Predicate

•The subject of a sentence tells whom or what the sentence is about

•The predicate (verb) of a sentence tells what the subject does or has, or what the subject is or is like

•Every sentence must have a subject AND a predicate in order to express a complete thought!

Examples of Subject

•Swimming is good exercise.•The pitcher struck him out. •How kind you are! •Sally went to the store. •That pizza looks so yummy!

Examples of Predicate

•The phone rang. •Outside the tent was a baby bear. •She opened the book. •You are so happy today! •We met at the football game.

Sentence Fragments

•Fragment is another word for “incomplete sentence”

•A fragment does not express a complete thought

•A fragment is missing either a subject or predicate, or both!

Examples of Fragments

•Would be able to go to the park. •A group of boys.•Have not seen that movie. •Should go to the office.•Sally, a little girl.

Subject and Predicate Song!

•The subject of a sentence tells who or what it’s about. The subject is the place where you will find the noun.

•If you can find the subject with the predicate you’ll get a sentence that’s complete. The predicate tells something about the subject. The predicate is the place where you’ll find the verb.

•If you can find the subject with the predicate you’ll get a sentence that’s complete….that’s complete.

Song

Simple & Complete Subject

•Complete Subject: all of the words in the subject part of a sentence

•Simple Subject: the main word or word group in the complete subject

•Ex. The four new students arrived early. ▫“The four new students” is the COMPLETE

subject. “Students” is the SIMPLE subject.

Let’s Practice! Circle the simple subject. Underline the complete subject.

•Those three boys are so excited about the football game.

•Sam even bought a new jersey!

•An old 1980 football will be used at the game.

Simple & Complete Predicate

•Complete predicate: all of the words in the predicate part of a sentence (verb + all the words that describe the verb)

•Simple predicate: the main word in the complete predicate ▫Always a verb (action or state of being)

•Ex. The pilot broke the sound barrier. ▫“Broke the sound barrier” is the COMPLETE

predicate. “Broke” is the SIMPLE predicate.

Let’s Practice! Circle the simple predicate. Underline the complete predicate.

•Many scholars are unsure about the history of the flag.

•The Continental Congress approved a design for the flag.

•The flag’s original design included thirteen red stripes and thirteen white stripes.

•1. An amphibian lives part of its life in water.

•2. It spends the other part of its life on land.

•3. This class of animals includes frogs, toads, and salamanders.

•4. Most of these creatures hatch from eggs.

•5. The eggs do not have hard shells.

Compound Subjects

•Compound subject: Two or more simple subjects that have the same predicate▫The subjects are joined by conjunctions

(and, or, either, nor, so, but….)

•Ex. Georgia and Alabama are in the southern United States.

Compound Predicates

•Compound predicate: two or more simple predicates that have the same subject

•Ex. Many people neither enjoy nor appreciate modern art.

•1. Wes and Rachel showed the office to the guests.

•2. We are and slept on the bus.

•3. Crocodiles and alligators swim in the water but hunt on land.

•4. The ceiling and the walls are the same color.

Let’s Review!!!

Subjects

•A subject is who or what the sentence is about.▫ It is a noun or pronoun.▫ This is the simple subject.

•A complete subject of a sentence consists of the subject and any words related to it.

Compound Subjects

•A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same verb.▫Example:Paris and London remain a favorite tourist attraction.

Predicates

•A predicate (verb) tells something about a subject.▫ It is action or linking.▫ This is the simple predicate.

•A complete predicate consists of the verb and any words related to it.

Compound Predicates

•A compound verb consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same subject.▫Example:The rain has fallen for days and is still falling.