Subject and Predicate

What would happen if a sentence did not have 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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the 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 describes the nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

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.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

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 a Red Delicious apple
• found a red delicious apple on the ground

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

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 a Red Delicious apple
• found a red delicious apple on the ground

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of these words could be a simple subject?

• Fred
• Said
• The
• Is

Which of these is NOT a complete sentence?

• They are swimming fast!
• Catch me if you can.
• No way out.
• The cat scratched the girl.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following sentences is INCOMPLETE because it is MISSING a subject?

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

The simple subject is the _____ of the sentence.

• noun or pronoun
• verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A