Complete Sentences 3 (Subject + Predicate)

​Complete Sentences 3

​Subjects and Predicates

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.​

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)

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)