Subject and Predicate Review

In a sentence, the subject is

• who or what the sentence is about

• the action or state of being

• the descriptive words and phrases

What is the simple subject of the following sentence:

The owner of the bicycle shop smiled.

• owner

• bicycle

• shop

• smiled

Find the simple subject:

It was standing in front of the other bicycles.

• It

• was standing

• front

• bicycles

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1A

Find the simple subject:

A shiny silver bell hung from its handlebars.

• silver

• bell

• its

• handlebars

Find the simple predicate:

Julie's sister was buying some reflectors.

• Julie's sister

• was buying

• sister

• reflectors

Find the simple predicate:

Customers filled the shop.

• customers

• filled

• the shop

Find the simple predicate:

He wants a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders.

• He

• wants

• a bicycle

• a bicycle with seats and pedals

A complete subject is

• whom or what the sentence is about

• All the words that tell us whom or what the sentence is about

• what the subject is, has, does, or feels

• all the words that tell what the subject is, has, does, or feels.

Find the complete subject:

A shiny silver bell hung from its handlebars.

• bell

• silver bell

• A shiny, silver bell

• hung from its handlebars

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

A complete predicate is

• whom or what the sentence is about

• All the words that tell us whom or what the sentence is about

• what the subject is, has, does, or feels

• all the words that tell what the subject is, has, does, or feels.