Subjects and Predicates

Second Grade Grammar

Complete Sentences

• Complete sentences must have a subject and a predicate.

subject + predicate = Complete sentence

Subjects

• The subject is who or what the sentence is about.

The grass is green.

Subject

Predicates

• The predicate tells what the subject of a sentence does or is. Predicates begin with a verb (action or linking).

My family goes on hikes.

Subject Predicate

action

Linking and Action

• There are two kinds of verbs that begin a predicate.

• A linking verb does not show any action, but they link to an action verb. Am, is, are, was, and were are linking verbs.

The water is cold.

• An action verb shows action.

The children smiled at the camera.

linking

action

Subjects and PredicatesCircle the subject.

Underline the predicate.

My dog came to visit us at school.

The second grade teachers looked at the

test scores.

action

action