Predicate

Find the predicate.

Five frogs hopped into the pond.

• Five frogs

• hopped

• hopped into the pond

Find the predicate.

Our class is going on a field trip.

• is going on a field trip

• Our class

• field trip

The tall oak trees blow in the wind.

Which part is the PREDICATE?

• The tall oak trees

• blow in the wind.

The pencil broke in my hand.

Which part is the PREDICATE?

• The pencil

• broke in my hand.

A predicate tells us what or who the sentence is about.

• True

• False

The thunderstorm brought lots of rain.

Which part is the PREDICATE?

• The thunderstorm

• brought lots of rain.

What is the predicate of this sentence...

The leaves turn red, yellow, and orange.

• red, yellow, and orange

• turn red, yellow, and orange

• the leaves

• leaves turn

What is the predicate of this sentence...

The warm breeze blew my hair.

• breeze blew

• the warm breeze

• my hair

• blew my hair

What is the predicate of this sentence...Five shiny boats raced up the river.

• boats raced

• up the river

• raced up the river

• five shiny boats

What is the predicate of this sentence...Several women waited in line.

• waited in line

• several women

• waited

• women waited