Complete Sentences 1 (Subject + Predicate)

​Complete Sentences 1

​Subjects and Predicates

Poll

How well do you feel like you understand how to write complete sentences AND understand subjects and predicates?

• 1

  (I have never heard of what any of this is)

• 2

• 3

  (I have heard of them, but I don't use them correctly all the time)

• 4

• 5

  (I know what these things are, and I can explain them to someone else)

Define a sentence...

A sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought.

But perhaps you need a little more work on sentences. Maybe you're not sure about the different kinds of sentences and how they're used. That's what you'll learn here. You will learn about the two main parts of the sentence: the subject and the predicate.

Strictly Speaking - What does a sentence require?

• Have a subject (noun or pronoun).

• Have a predicate (verb or verb phrase).

• Express a complete thought.

What is a Subject

• The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that DOES THE ACTION.

• In most sentences (that are active voice), the subject appears early in the sentence. 

• The puppy jumped into the car.

• My friend Matt drives a nice car

Multiple Choice

What is a subject?

• The person, place, or thing doing the action

• The person, place, or thing receiving the action

What is a Predicate?

• The predicate is: “the rest” of the sentence - the parts that explain what the subject is doing!

• •The verb

  •The object of the sentence (if there is one)

  •Other phrases and clauses (like descriptive info) 

• The puppy jumped into the car.

• My friend Matt drives a nice car.​

• Note! Words like "are," "am," and "is" are verbs!

Multiple Choice

A predicate is...

• the main verb (and everything that describes it)

• the main noun (and everything that describes it)

​Let's Review!

We're going to revisit the definitions of a subject and predicate, and see if you can identify what they are in each sentence.​

Multiple Choice

What is a subject?

• The person, place, or thing doing the action

• The person, place, or thing receiving the action

Multiple Choice

A predicate is...

• the main verb (and everything that describes it)

• the main noun (and everything that describes it)

Multiple Choice

Which is the complete subject of the following sentence?
The white blood cells in your blood fight disease.

• The white blood cells

• The white blood cells in your blood

• The white blood

• The white blood cells in your blood fight

Multiple Choice

Which is the complete subject of the following sentence?
Hair on your head grows a half inch each month.

• Hair on your head

• Hair

• grows a half inch

• on your head grows a half inch each month

Multiple Choice

Which is the complete predicate of the following sentence?

She jumped higher than anyone else on the team.

• She

• She jumped

• jumped higher than anyone else on the team.

• jumped

Multiple Choice

Which is the complete predicate of the following sentence?
A person's normal body temperature is 98.6˚ F.

• temperature is 98.6˚F

• is 98.6˚ F

• normal body temperature is 98.6˚ F

• A person's

Poll

How well do you feel like you understand how to write complete sentences AND understand subjects and predicates?

• 1

  (I have never heard of what any of this is)

• 2

• 3

  (I have heard of them, but I don't use them correctly all the time)

• 4

• 5

  (I know what these things are, and I can explain them to someone else)