Phrases, Clauses, Subject and Predicate Review

What is a subject?

• who or what the sentence is about

• the verb, what the subject is doing or is like

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a predicate?

• who or what the sentence is about

• the verb, what the subject is doing or is like

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a phrase?

• a group of words that only has a subject OR verb

• a group of words that have a subject AND verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is a clause?

• a group of words that only has a subject OR verb

• a group of words that have a subject AND verb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is a phrase?

• The dog sat on the log

• A bird flew in the sky

• The fish swam in the sea

• The striped hat

Answer explanation

"The striped hat" is a phrase because it only has a subject (noun).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the subject in the following sentence: The cat is sleeping.

• The dog

• The cat

• The bird

• Is sleeping

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: The sun is shining brightly.

• The sun

• is shining brightly

• brightly

• is shining

Answer explanation

Answer this question to get the predicate: What is the sun doing? --> "is shining brightly"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of the following is a clause?

• The sweater

• The color blue

• Bought a present

• I went to the store.

Answer explanation

A clause has a subject and verb: "I" = subject, "went to the store" = verb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the subject in the following sentence: The flowers are blooming beautifully.

• The birds are singing sweetly

• The trees are swaying gently

• The sun is shining brightly

• The flowers

Answer explanation

To get the subject, ask "What is the sentence about?" --> "The flowers" is the subject

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: The children were playing in the park.

• The park

• playing in the park

• were playing in the park

• The children

Answer explanation

To get the predicate, ask "What were the children doing? --> The children "were playing in the park"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I