Subject and predicate

What would happen if a sentence were missing a predicate?

• It would not form a complete thought
• It would be a run-on sentence
• The noun and verb would not agree
• It would not be in English

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the function of a subject in a sentence?

• It describes the meanings of the different words
• It explains the action that's being taken
• It tells you who or what the sentence is about
• It modifies the nouns

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the subject of the sentence, "My uncle Bob went fishing last Saturday?"

• Fishing
• Uncle Bob
• Saturday
• Last

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is true of all predicates?

• They all contain verbs
• They all contain nouns
• They all contain adjectives
• They all contain adverbs

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the complete predicate of the following sentence? "John found a Red Delicious apple on the ground."

• John
• Found
• Found an apple
• Found a red delicious apple on the ground

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the simple predicate of the sentence, "John found a Red Delicious apple on the ground.?"

• JOhn
• FOund
• Found an apple
• Found a red delicious apple on the ground

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of these words could be a simple subject?

• Fred
• Said
• The
• Is

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of these is not a complete sentence?

• They're swimming fast!
• Catch me if you can.
• No way out.
• It's a twister!

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of these words could be a simple predicate?

• Apple
• Apply
• Application
• Appetizer

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of the following sentences is incomplete due to a lack of a subject?

• Takes the ball and goes home.
• It's Moby's fault.
• We'll go after the light turns green.
• Tim runs.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I