Predicate

The predicate of a sentence is:

• Who or what the sentence is about

• The rest of the sentence, that tells us about what the subject is doing

The seagull dove into the ocean and caught a fish.

Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

• Subject

• Predicate

On Tuesday, a woman jogged past the house.

Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

• Subject

• Predicate

The students were quiet and worked quickly on their tasks.

• Subject

• Predicate

The city is crowded and noisy during business hours.

Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

• Subject

• Predicate

The dog is playing with the frisbee.

• The dog

• is playing with the frisbee

The cat is sleeping in the sun.

• is sleeping in the sun

• The cat

Find the predicate:

I ride my bike down the street.

• I

• ride my bike down the street

Find the predicate:

She is brushing her hair.

• is brushing her hair

• She

The baby sleeps in the crib.

• The baby

• sleeps in the crib