Subject and Predicate

Subject and PredicateCornell NotesTopic/Objective: Name:Subject and Predicate Class/Period:Date:Essential Question: What are subjects and predicates, and how do we use them? Questions:NotesSummary:Another way to describe a sentence is to compare it to a bike These two parts connect to form a stable structure. The subject is one wheel; the predicate is the other wheel.

3IMAGE. ALSO STABLE STUCTURE IMPORTANT FOR UNDERSTANDING SENTENCE BOUNDARIES. WILL SEE THIS AS WE MOVE ALONGWe can have just one word in each wheelStudents studied.

Children play.4Cornell NotesTopic/Objective: Name:Subject and Predicate Class/Period:Date:Essential Question: What are subjects and predicates, and how do we use them? Questions:Notes

Subject: who or what the sentence is about

Predicate: Names the action being done

Example: Summary:Simple subject: main word or words in the complete subject.

Practice!

Life in the city is often hectic. Ms. Hale took a cab to the convention center. The airport closed because of the storm. Many unhappy passengers were left stranded. Shuttle busses took passengers to the hotel. But most of the time our ideas include more details. We add extra words to the wheels.

Students in the biology lab studied cells under an electron microscope. The neighborhood children play basketball at the community center.7Old magazines are stacked under the kitchen table.

The weekend seminar explains how to start a small business.

Meditation helps create a peaceful mind and healthy body.We can expand the wheels by adding adjectives:8USE SENTECE AS CONTEXT. TEACH SENTENCE 1ST AS CONTEXT FOR SPECIFIC WORDS AND PHRASES. FRAMEWORK OF SUPPORTWe can expand the wheels by adding adverbs:Airline employees worked diligently to reschedule our flights.

We carefully loaded the van with furniture.

The driver realized immediately that he had missed the exit.9CONTEXT OF SENTENCE. SUBJECT AND PREDICATE CAN BE EXPANDED. LEARNING SENTENCE BOUNDARIES. LATER ON THEY WILL LEARN THAT BASKETS CAN BE ADDED THAT TOO IS SENTENCE BOUNDARIES. We can also add prepositional phrases: The windows rattled in the winter storm.

We loaded our hamburgers with ketchup, mustard, and onion.

Some car dealers make most of their profit on parts and services. 10Regardless of how much detail we add, the wheels give the same kind of information. The subject tells us who or what. The predicate tells us what about it.Who or what? What about it?

Oliver loves pizza.Companies benefit from customer loyalty. Efficient train service will decrease traffic congestion. 11MEANING-CENTERED DEFINITION APPLIES TO ALL KINDS OF SENTENCES. EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY SENTENCES WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. WHOEVER GETS HOME FIRST SHOULD START DINNER.Flocabularyhttp://www.flocabulary.com/subject-and-predicate/

Collins 1: 5-7 lines Write a paragraph about something you enjoy doing (football, reading, etc.).

Underline the simple subject in one sentence. (Who or what is doing the action)

Ex: My family loves going to Disney World. Subjects and predicates connect directly. Do not separate them with a comma.Incorrect: Carlos and his family, showed me that honor is more important than winning. Correct: Carlos and his family showed me that honor is more important than winning.

14COMMON ERROR: MARKING SUBJECT AND PREDICATE WITH A COMMA PAUSING. LIKE MARTHA WITH SENTENCE SLOTS. ALSO, IMPORTANT TO SEE SENTENCE AS A STABLE STRUCTURE FOR ADDITIONS.

The complete subject of a sentence tells WHO or WHAT the sentence is about. Squiggly ran.

If you have two or more nouns, you have a compound subject.

Squiggly and Aardvark ran. The complete predicate includes the VERB and all other words to complete the verbs meaning. Squiggly ran.

Squiggly ran quickly.Simple subject Part of the sentence that names person, place, or thing about which a statement is made. Usually one word

Many animals need shelter from cold and predators.

Animals= main part of the subjectHow do you find the subject? Look for the verb Who or what is doing the verb?Thats the subject!

An expecting seal builds a shelter in a snowdrift. Subject Predicate

What is the verb? BuildsWho builds? The seal! = Subject Grammar Book pg. 91.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Identify the simple subject (who/what) Many animals need shelter from cold and predators. Lodges on islands often give beavers the best protection. These homes are built up from the bottom of the pond. Strong saplings are anchored in the mud. The sturdy rodents then pile debris into the mud. Branches buried in the mud are food for the winter.

The whole family lives together in the snug burrow. Their warm bodies keep the temperature comfortable.Predators can claw at the frozen lodge. The crafty beavers stay safe and warm inside. Simple Subject of the Sentence Who or What?Simple Subjects Grammar Book: pg. 9 # 1-10

Answers: Animals Lodges Homes SaplingsRodents Branches Family Bodies Predators Beavers Subjects in an Unusual Order

The subject comes after the verb, sometimes at the end of the sentence.

Up to the plate walked the first batter. Still ask yourself: Who is doing the verb?Who walked? Here or thereIn some sentences with here or there, subjects follow verbs.

First find the verb!

Here comes the all-state championship team. Adjectives and PossessivesSometimes a subject follows a series of adjectives or a possessive noun.

My mothers favorite glass vase fell off of the piano today. Subjects and Objects of PrepositionsDont confuse the subject with the object of the preposition.

The piece of apple pie was delicious. The slice of bread was smothered in peanut butter. The flock of geese landed on the beach. The book of poems was lovely. After a phraseSometimes the subject is in the middle of a sentence, following an introductory phrase.

According to recent surveys, obesity is still on the rise in the United States.

Having already been to Europe, I would like to travel to Asia.

After the game, the team went to Dairy Queen. Worksheet- Subjects in Unusual Places Simple predicate: the verb (action, linking, verb phrase) My family went to Disney World. The scruffy dog ran after the squirrel. The cat can run after the mouse. My cat is really nice.

Page 111.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Identify the predicate in #1-10, p. 11My great-grandparents lived in a sod house, or soddy, on the Kansas prairie.They traveled west from their home in Tennessee. The men used nearly an acre of sod for the house. The home had only two windows and one door. My family built their soddy in the side of a hill.

Sometimes the cows ate the grass on the roof. Once, a cow fell through the roof into the house! Heavy rains at times soaked through the sod. The dirt floor turned into a giant mud puddle. Still, sod houses protected my family from harsh winters. Simple Predicates, or Verbs Grammar book: pg. 11 #1-10

Answers Lived Traveled Used Had Built AteFellSoaked Turned Protected 3. Simple Predicates, or Verbs Page 309 #1-10In the 1800s four sisters claimed 1,920 acres of land on the Great Plains. Settlers dug wells as soon as possible. Many families built windmills.These windmills pumped water from the wells. Some families had no wells. Women carried water several miles to their sod houses. Farmers often used dried buffalo droppings for fuel.Many homesteaders came from Europe.Hundreds of African-American families settled on the plains.These exodusters were former slaves. Verb Phrases! Pg. 13Linking/Helping Verb + ACTION Example: will start The first smart house was developed in the early 1980s. (2)Its appliances could communicate with each other. (2)Suppose you were running the vacuum cleaner. (2)The noise might keep you from hearing the phone. (2)In that situation the house would stop the vacuum cleaner automatically. (2)Verb Phrase Linking/Helping Verb + ACTION Those with disabilities may benefit the most from a smart house. (2)The house will perform some of the tasks beyond their capability. (2)For example, meals could be brought to a persons bed. (3)The food will have been prepared by a smart kitchen. (4)Surely you can imagine other uses for a smart house. (2)

Subject and Predicate Review 4 Underline the subject: WHO? WHAT?Here are your four tickets for the concert on Monday.Near the back of the stable hides an old stray cat.Pick up your clothes and put them in the laundry basket.Do you have any extra pencils?The crate of Christmas ornaments is in the attic.During the winter break, my grandmother invited me to a concert.While at his familys summer home this summer, Jonathon got the worst sunburn.The hungry pack of wolves surrounded their prey.There is a small bag of chips in my drawer.Running by my aunts house is a beautiful, fish-filled stream.

Quiz Review

Identify the subject Over the summer, my Uncle John made delicious pies.

Over the summer, my Uncle John made delicious pies.

Throughout the game, every player on the team did well.

Throughout the game, every player on the team did well.

After coming in from the barn, the dogs nose was covered in cobwebs.

After coming in from the barn, the dogs nose was covered in cobwebs.

Deep in the ocean there were many sharks.Deep in the ocean there were many sharks.

In front of the class, the confident student gave an excellent presentation.

In front of the class, the confident student gave an excellent presentation.

Here is the best slice of pizza in New York City.

Here is the best slice of pizza in New York City.

Were you sorry about your fight with your mom?

Were you sorry about your fight with your mom?

My brothers favorite hoodie is pink.

My brothers favorite hoodie is pink.

In the old house lives an evil witch. In the old house lives an evil witch.

Was the trip really cool?

Was the trip really cool?

Identify the predicate/verb phraseExample: arrive

Example: will arrive Predicate? Just in time for dinner, my dad and I arrived at the restaurant.

Just in time for dinner, my dad and I arrived at the restaurant.

The fierce waves slapped angrily at the beach.

The fierce waves slapped angrily at the beach. I will go to the parade tonight.

I will go to the parade tonight.

Can you bring my cleats to practice?

Can you bring my cleats to practice?

After a fun party, I napped on the couch.

After a fun party, I napped on the couch. After the game, we waited patiently for my mom.

After the game, we waited patiently for my mom.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.Sarah became upset after the fight. Sarah became upset after the fight.

A large box of clothes should arrive today!

A large box of clothes should arrive today!

The idea came to me in a dream

The idea came to me in a dream. The girls friends were in the class.

The girls friends were in the class.

My friends and I raced down the street to the park.

My friends and I raced down the street to the park.

I should go to the store for eggs.

I should go to the store for eggs.

In the cafeteria, my friends and I were loud.

In the cafeteria, my friends and I were loud.