Final Sentences Review

The subject is

• the action in the sentence

• who/what is doing or being in a sentence

• the verb in the sentence

• any nouns in the sentence

Select the word that is NOT a verb/predicate.

• is

• was

• are

• she

Which of these is a noun/subject?

• identity

• is

• running

• built

Which one of these is a complete sentence?

• A big old blister.

• Ate an orange peel.

• She talked!

• Two toads.

Check all words that are predicates/verbs.

• are

• soldier

• village

• attack

Check all words that are predicates/verbs.

• bees

• cried

• am

• basketball

The predicate is

• the subject's action (a verb)

• who/what is doing or being in a sentence

• a noun that is doing / being something

• any noun in the sentence

Match the following

• What the subject is doing / being

• Ethnicity

• Flavor of the jellybean

• Predicate

• Bag the jellybean comes in

• Nationality

• Who/what is doing or being in a sentence

• Subject

• Color of the jellybean

• Race

Which one of these sentences is MISSING a subject?

• He was.

• That is a lie!

• Tried and tried.

• That possum is cute.

Which one of these is MISSING a predicate?

• My best friends, Tina and Olivia.

• Slapped him silly!

• There's no excuse.

• Try again.

Answer explanation

There's = there IS no excuse (is = predicate)