Subjects and Predicates

who or what the sentence is about

• predicate

• adverb

• subject

• adjective

a verb that tells what the subject is doing, what is done to the subject or what the condition of the subject is (state of being)

• predicate

• adjective

• subject

• adverb

True or False? Simple means more than one.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

True or False? Compound means more than one.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

Identify the simple subject of this sentence: David worked feverishly in the science lab.

• science

• lab

• worked

• David

Does this sentence have a simple or compound subject: Clouds of smoke filled the air.

• simple

• compound

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the simple subject of this sentence: Late into the evening hours, he carefully mixed hazardous chemicals.

• mixed

• chemicals

• he

• evening

Does this sentence have a simple or compound subject: He loved taking risks in his field of study.

• simple

• compound

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the simple predicate of this sentence: A chalky mist swirled over his beaker.

• beaker

• swirled

• mist

• chalky

Identify the simple subject of this sentence: Through it all, David believed in the importance of his work.

• importance

• believed

• work

• David