subject and predicate

subject and predicate

Subject

The subject is who or what the story is about

Predicate

The predicate is the action of who or what

What is the subject?

The cat is chasing the mouse.

Answer: The cat

What is the predicate?

The cat is chasing the mouse.

Answer: is chasing the mouse

Lets try some more!

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT?

My mom loves me very much.

• loves me very much

• My mom

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE PREDICATE?

My dad's cell phone has a funny ring.

• My dad's cell phone

• has a funny ring

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate in this sentence: The kids are running around.

• running

• The kids

• around

• are running around.

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate in this sentence: The children learned to play soccer.

• learned to play soccer

• The children

• soccer

• play

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in this sentence: My dog barked loudly.

• barked

• loudly

• My dog

• barked loudly

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?: The space alien landed the UFO on Mars. 

• landed the UFO
• The space alien
• on Mars

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of this sentence?: The eye doctor checked my vision at the office.

• at the office. 
• The eye doctor
• checked my vision

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate in the sentence?
My mom made chocolate chip cookies.

• mom
• cookies
• made chocolate chip cookies
• my mom made

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate of this sentence?
Friday is the best day of the week.

• Friday
• is the best day of the week

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in a sentence?

• who the sentence is about
• a verb
• an action word
• what the person/thing is doing

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate in a sentence?

• who the sentence is about
• a noun
• what the person/thing is doing
• person, place, or thing

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT?

The students studied hard for the test.

• The students

• studied hard for the test

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE PREDICATE?

The horse likes to eat hay.

• The horse

• likes to eat hay