Crafting Simple Sentences: Identifying Subjects and Predicates

What are the three main components of a simple sentence?

• Subject, verb, and clause

• Noun, verb, and adjective

• Subject, predicate, and complete thought

• Subject, verb, and object

What is a simple subject in a sentence?

• The adjective describing the noun

• The verb in the sentence

• Any noun in the sentence

• The noun that is performing the action

In the sentence 'Zion slammed her locker shut', who is the subject?

• Slammed

• Zion

• Locker

• Her

What is a compound subject?

• A sentence with a subject and an object

• A sentence with more than one subject performing the action

• A sentence with more than one verb

• A sentence with multiple predicates

In the sentence 'Zion and Rey walk down the hall together', what type of subject is present?

• No subject

• Complex subject

• Compound subject

• Simple subject

What does the predicate in a sentence tell us?

• When the action is happening

• What the subject is doing

• Who is performing the action

• Where the action is taking place

In the sentence 'Zion slammed her locker shut', what is the predicate?

• Her

• Zion

• Slammed

• Locker

What is a compound predicate?

• A sentence with a subject and an object

• A sentence with more than one subject

• A sentence with more than one verb

• A sentence with multiple clauses

In the sentence 'Zion and Rey high-fived and hugged', what type of predicate is present?

• Simple predicate

• Compound predicate

• Complex predicate

• No predicate

What should you check to determine if a sentence is simple?

• If it has a subject, predicate, and one complete thought

• If it is short in length

• If it has multiple clauses

• If it has a subject and an object