Subjects and Predicates

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The subject is the verb in a sentence.

• The subject is the punctuation in a sentence.

• The subject is the adverb in a sentence.

• The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a predicate in a sentence?

• The main idea or topic of the sentence.

• The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

• The adjectives that describes how the subject looks.

• The conjunctions that connect clauses.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the subject in the following sentence: "The cat chased the mouse."

• The cat

• chased

• the mouse

• the

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is the predicate in the sentence: "The dog barked loudly at the stranger."

• The dog

• barked loudly at the stranger

• loudly

• at the stranger

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Differentiate the subject and predicate in the sentence: "The teacher explained the lesson clearly."

• Subject: The teacher; Predicate: explained the lesson clearly

• Subject: explained; Predicate: the lesson clearly

• Subject: The lesson; Predicate: explained clearly

• Subject: clearly; Predicate: The teacher explained the lesson

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the subject in the following sentence: "During the storm, the old tree fell."

• During the storm

• the old tree

• fell

• the storm

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is the predicate in the sentence: "The students are studying for the exam."

• The students

• are studying for the exam

• studying

• for the exam

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Differentiate the subject and predicate in the sentence: "The bright sun shone over the mountains."

• Subject: The bright sun; Predicate: shone over the mountains

• Subject: shone; Predicate: over the mountains

• Subject: The mountains; Predicate: shone over

• Subject: over the mountains; Predicate: The bright sun shone

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the subject in the following sentence: "In the morning, the birds sang beautifully."

• In the morning

• the birds

• sang

• beautifully

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is the predicate in the sentence: "The chef cooked a delicious meal."

• The chef

• cooked a delicious meal

• a delicious meal

• cooked

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DOK Level 1: Recall