Subjects, Verbs, Predicates, and Compound Sentences

The subject of a sentence is:

• Who or what the sentence is about

• The action taking place in the sentence

• The descriptions about the nouns

The verb in a sentence is:

• Who or what is doing the action

• The action part of a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.6

What do we call everything in the sentence EXCEPT the subject?

• The predicate

• The verb

• The compound

The F in FANBOYS stands for:

• Furthermore

• First

• For

• Four

The A in FANBOYS stands for:

• And

• Awesome

• Also

• Additionally

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

The N in FANBOYS stands for:

• Not yet

• Next

• Neither

• Nor

The B in FANBOYS stands for:

• Bet

• But

• Buttons

• Believe

The O in FANBOYS stands for:

• Or

• Other

• On the other hand

• Off

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The Y in FANBOYS stands for:

• You

• Yonder

• Yet

• Yellow

The S in FANBOYS stands for:

• Second

• Smile

• Soft

• So