Subject and Predicate

Subject and Predicate

by Ms. Young

​Simple subject

• ​is a noun

• ​is the main subject of the sentence

• ​is not modified (does not have extra detail)

Multiple Choice

What is the simple subject in this sentence: "Tyrone likes science."

• likes

• Tyrone

Multiple Choice

What word or phrase is the simple subject in the following sentence?  "Located in Arizona, The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long and about 6,000 feet deep."

• Arizona

• 277 miles long

• 6,000 feet deep

Multiple Choice

What word or phrase is the simple subject in the following sentence? "The Maya lived in a place called Mesoamerica which was made of Mexico and parts of Central America."

• Maya

• Mesoamerica

• Mexico

Open Ended

Explain what a simple subject is in your own words. Type your answer in a complete sentence in the box below.

(Ex: A simple subject is_____.)

​Complete subject

• ​is a noun (person, place, thing or idea)

• ​is the main subject of the sentence

• ​is modified (it provides more detail)

Multiple Choice

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: "A dog with brown and white spots ran by my bus today."

• A dog with brown and white spots

• with brown and white spots

• ran by my bus today

Multiple Choice

Select the complete subject in the following sentence: "Aaron's little brother wants to play football with him."

• Aaron

• Aaron's little brother

• wants

• wants to play football with him.

Multiple Choice

Locate the complete subject in the following sentence: "The lamp on the old table is very dusty."

• The lamp on the old table

• The lamp

• on the old table

• is very dusty

​Simple predicate

• ​is a verb (action or being word)

• ​is not modified (it does not provide details)

Multiple Choice

Locate the simple predicate: The flowers died in the scorching heat.

• The flowers

• in the scorching heat 

• in the

• died

Multiple Choice

Identify the simple predicate: Kannon plays basketball every day.

• Kannon

• plays

• basketball

• every day

​Complete predicate

• ​is a verb (action/being word)

• ​is modified (provides details about the verb)

Multiple Choice

Choose the complete predicate in the sentence: Basketball shoes can be very expensive.

• Basketball shoes

• can be very expensive

• can be

• very expensive

Multiple Choice

Locate the complete predicate: Middle schoolers enjoy creating Tik Tok videos.

• Middle schoolers

• enjoy

• creating Tik Tok videos

• enjoy creating Tik Tok videos.

Multiple Choice

Identify the complete predicate: My cousin was a Master Chef.

• My cousin

• was

• was a Master Chef

• Master Chef.

Open Ended

What is the difference between the complete subject and the complete predicate? Type your answer in the box below.

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