Understanding Sentence Structure

What two main parts make up a complete sentence?

• Noun and Verb

• Subject and Predicate

• Adjective and Adverb

• Phrase and Clause

What information does the subject of a sentence provide?

• What action is being performed.

• Who or what the sentence is about.

• The time and place of the action.

• How the action is performed.

What does the predicate of a sentence describe?

• The person or thing performing the action.

• The object receiving the action.

• What the subject does or is.

• The location of the subject.

In the sentence "The little grey bunny ate the orange carrot," what is the subject?

• ate the orange carrot

• the orange carrot

• The little grey bunny

• ate