Subjects and Predicates

What is the subject of a sentence?

• Who or What the sentence is about

• What the person or thing is doing

What is the predicate of the sentence?

• What or who the sentence is about

• What the subject of the sentence is doing

What is the simple subject of this sentence? Miss. Kendall has one dog.

• dog

• has

• one

• Miss. Kendall

What is the complete subject of this sentence? The brown paper bag was filled with candy.

• bag

• paper bag

• The brown paper bag

• candy

What is the complete predicate of this sentence? He walked around the neighborhood.

• He

• walked

• walked around

• walked around the neighborhood

What is the complete subject of this sentence? The car ran a red light downtown.

• Car

• The car

• Ran

• Ran a red light downtown

What is the simple predicate of this sentence? The car ran a red light downtown.

• Ran

• Ran a red light

• Ran a red light downtown

• Car

Is Miss. Kendall the subject of this sentence? Miss. Kendall is one of the 6th grade teachers.

• Yes

• No

What is the simple predicate of this sentence? Miss. Kendall is ready for Thanksgiving break.

• Is

• is ready

• is ready for

• is ready for thanksgiving break

What is the complete predicate of this sentence? Miss. Kendall is the best teacher ever.

• Miss. Kendall

• is

• is the best

• is the best teacher ever