Subject & Predicates

Subject and Predicates

​What is a sentence?

A sentence consists of a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

A sentence can be split into 2 parts:

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

A sentence must include two items...

• Words associated with the action

• Must be a verb

Predicate

• Who or what the sentence is about

• Must be a noun or pronoun

​Subject

Multiple Choice

What two items must every sentence contain?

• subject and predicate

• subject and noun

• beginning and end

• predicate and verb

Multiple Choice

What is a sentence?

• a subject

• a predicate

• a complete thought

• a fragment

Complete subject:

The complete subject is all of the words associated with the subject of the sentence.

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

Simple subject:

The simple subject is ONLY the noun or pronoun that represents the subject.

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

Complete predicate:

The complete predicate is the group of words associated with the action in the sentence. (What the subject is doing or did.)

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

Simple predicate:

The simple predicate is ONLY the verb that represents the action of the subject.

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

Multiple Choice

A group of words that represents who the sentence is about is called...

• complete subject

• simple subject

• complete predicate

• simple predicate

Multiple Choice

a noun that represents who the sentence is about is called...

• a complete subject

• a simple subject

• a complete predicate

• a simple predicate

Multiple Choice

A group of words that represents the action of the sentence is called...

• a complete subject

• a simple subject

• a complete predicate

• a simple predicate

Multiple Choice

A verb that represents the action in the sentence is called...

• a complete subject

• a simple subject

• a complete predicate

• a simple predicate

Multiple Choice

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

The underlined portion of the sentence is the__________.

• complete subject

• simple subject

• complete predicate

• simple predicate

Multiple Choice

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

The underlined portion of the sentence is called a __________.

• complete subject

• simple subject

• complete predicate

• simple predicate

Multiple Choice

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

The underlined portion of the sentence is called a __________.

• complete subject

• simple subject

• complete predicate

• simple predicate

Multiple Choice

The little gray kitten chased the yellow ball of yarn.

The underlined portion of the sentence is called a _______________.

• complete subject

• simple subject

• complete predicate

• simple predicate