Subject and Predicate

What would happen if a sentence was missing a predicate?

• It would not form a complete thought

• It would be a run-on sentence

• The noun and verb would not agree

What is the function of a subject in a sentence?

• It describes the meaning of the different words

• It explains the action that’s being taken

• It tells you who or what the sentence is about

Find the subject in the sentence,

"My uncle Bob went fishing last Saturday!"

• Fishing

• Uncle Bob

• Saturday

Find predicate in the following sentence,

"John found a Red Delicious apple on the ground."

• John

• Found an apple

• Found a red delicious apple on the ground

Which of these words could be a simple subject?

• Said

• The

• James

Which of these words could be a simple predicate?

• Apple

• Appetizer

• Apply

Is the colored part of the sentence the subject or the predicate?

"The noble horse washed its mane in the waterfall"

• Subject

• Predicate

Identify the subject in the following sentence:

"The legendary chef strode into the kitchen"

• The kitchen

• Strode into the kitchen

• The legendary chef

What is the simple predicate?

"The haircut took only 15 minutes"

• haircut

• took

• minutes

What is the complete subject in this sentence?

Ann and her grandfather are making cupcakes.

• Ann

• are making cupcakes

• Ann and her grandfather

• her grandfather