"Subjects and Predicates" "Subject and Predicate"

The subject 

• tells what happened in the sentence

• tells who or what the sentence is about

The subject is a

• verb

• noun

• adjective

Predicate tells

• what the subject did

• who or what the sentence is about

The predicate usually starts with a 

• verb

• noun

• adjective

In the sentence The mean lady yelled and screamed, what is the predicate?

• The mean lady

• yelled and screamed

• lady

• screamed

Why do you need complete sentences?

• to have fun

• because your teacher makes you

• to help the reader understand what you are saying

The subject of a sentence tells

• How many

• who or what the sentence is about

• the action

• when to go to the store

The predicate of a sentence tells

• who or what the sentence is about

• you to mind your manners

• what the subject does

• your name

How many parts are there to a complete sentence?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 7

What is the subject in the following sentence?

The fluffy cat chased the fast mouse.

• fast mouse

• The fluffy cat

• chased the fast mouse

• chased