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Subjects & Predicateshttp://http://www.youtube.com/www.youtube.com/watch?watch?v=fdUXxdmhIsw v=fdUXxdmhIsw
Every complete sentence contains two parts: a subject and a predicate.
The subject is what (or whom) the sentence is about.
The predicate tells something about the subject.
Judy and her dog run on the beach every morning.
First find the verb and then make a question by placing ``who?'' or ``what?'' before it.
The answer is the subject, Judy and her dog.
Let’s try one:
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
What is the verb of this sentence?
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
Now find the subject:
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
Now decide who or what spilled popcorn?
We spilled popcorn on the floor.
Can you find the subjectsubject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.
Can you find the subjectsubject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.
Can you find the predicatepredicate in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.2. His Uncle Bob asked for
directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.
Can you find the predicatepredicate in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.4. Our babysitter arrived late.
Simple Subject and Simple Predicate
Every subject is built around one noun or pronoun (or more). When all other words are removed the simple subjectsimple subject is left.
Simple Subject
A piece of chocolate candy would taste great. The main word in the subject is the noun ``piece,'' with the other words of the subject -- ``a'' and ``of pepperoni pizza'' – tell about the noun. ``piece'' is the simple subject.
Can you find the simple subjectsimple subject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.
Can you find the simple subjectsimple subject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.
Simple Predicate
A piece of chocolate candy would taste great.
The simple predicate is ``would taste'' -- in other words,
the verb of the sentence.
Can you find the simple predicatesimple predicate in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.
Can you find the simple predicatesimple predicate in each sentence below?
1. My little brother broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried guns.
4. Our babysitter arrived late.
Compound Subject
A sentence may have a compound subject -- a subject made up of more than one noun or pronoun.
No Doubt
ACDC
Can you find the compound subjects?
Team pennants, rock posters and family photographs covered the boy's bedroom walls.
Can you find the compound subjects?
Team pennants, rock posters and family photographs covered the boy's bedroom walls.
Can you find the compound subjects?
Her uncle and she walked slowly through the art gallery and admired the beautiful pictures exhibited there.
Can you find the compound subjects?
Her uncle and she walked slowly through the art gallery and admired the beautiful pictures exhibited there.
Can you find the compound compound subjectsubject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother and my cousin broke their fingers.
2. His Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers and agents carried guns.
4. Our babysitter and her friend arrived late.
Can you find the compound compound subjectsubject in each sentence below?
1. My little brother and my cousin broke their fingers.
2. His Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers and agents carried guns.
4. Our babysitter and her friend arrived late.
Compound Predicate
A compound predicatecompound predicate, is more than one verb relating to the same subject.
Can you find the compound compound predicatepredicate in each sentence below?
1. My little brother bruised and broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob looked and asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried and used guns.
4. Our babysitter overslept and arrived late.
Can you find the compound compound predicatepredicate in each sentence below?
1. My little brother bruised and broke his finger.
2. His Uncle Bob looked and asked for directions.
3. Those soldiers carried and used guns.
4. Our babysitter overslept and arrived late.
A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things.
•Location (on, under, in)•Timing (before, after, during)•Direction (from, toward, to)
PREPOSITIONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX2JM
Prepositions
The mouse is on the table.
Two things: mouse + tableRelationship: one is on the other
On is a preposition!
Prepositions
The mouse is under the table.
Two things: mouse + table
Relationship: one is under the other
Under is a preposition!
Prepositions
Here is a list of the most common prepositions:
aboard along behindbut
(except)from off past until
about amid below by in on since up
above among beneath down inside onto through upon
across around beside during into out to with
after at between except near outside toward within
against before beyond for of over under without
Test Your Knowledge
Which word is a preposition?
The runners raced around the track.
runners around the track
Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with.
The girl by the door is my sister.
The runners raced around the track.
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional Phrases
by the door
around the track
These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a
preposition and end with the object of a preposition.
Object of a Preposition
The object of a preposition•must be a noun or a pronoun•always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase
Example: The cookies are in the oven.
Oven is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Oven is the object of the preposition.
Test Your Knowledge Identify the prepositional
phrase.
I sat with my mom.
I sat with
with my
with my mom