Subjects, Predicates, and Compound Sentences

Which part of the sentence tells who or what is doing something, or who or what the sentence is about?

• Subject

• Predicate

Which part of the sentence tells what someone/something is doing or being?

• Subject

• Predicate

A _____ is ALWAYS in the subject.

• Noun or pronoun

• Noun or verb

• Verb or pronoun

The _____ is ALWAYS in the predicate, and it is usually the first word.

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Verb

What is the SIMPLE SUBJECT?

The author of the Harry Potter books is J. K. Rowling.

• author

• Harry Potter

• is

• J. K. Rowling

What is the COMPLETE SUBJECT?

The blue whale dove to the bottom of the ocean.

• blue

• The blue whale

• dove to the bottom of the ocean

• of the ocean

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the COMPLETE SUBJECT?

A swarm of bees was buzzing around the hive.

• A swarm of bees

• was buzzing

• was buzzing around the hive

• hive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the SIMPLE PREDICATE?

Emma, Tyrone, and Javier built a treehouse last summer.

• Emma, Tyrone, and Javier

• summer

• treehouse

• built

What is the COMPLETE PREDICATE?

The scary movie gave the little boy nightmares.

• The scary movie

• the little boy

• gave the little boy nightmares

• nightmares

What is the COMPLETE PREDICATE?

The dinosaur exhibit at the museum was interesting.

• exhibit

• museum

• The dinosaur exhibit at the museum

• was interesting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F