Sentence Structure

The subject of a sentence is ....

• WHO or WHAT the sentence is about

• The action of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The predicate of a sentence is ....

• WHO or WHAT the sentence is about

• The action of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

A complete sentence needs a _________ and a __________.

• Subject and Noun

• Subject and Predicate

• Predicate and Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

A sentence fragment (incomplete sentence)....

• Is missing a subject, a predicate, or both.

• Has a subject and a predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

In the following sentence which word is the subject?

The earthquake shook the whole city.

• The

• Earthquake

• Shook

• City

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the predicate: My friends are taking guitar lessons.

• guitar lessons.

• My friends

• are taking guitar lessons.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The cat jumped on the bench.

• complete
• incomplete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

The boy and the ball.

• complete
• incomplete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Threw across the field.

• complete
• incomplete

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

James ran to first base.

• complete
• incomplete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B