Understanding Sentence Structure and Predicates

What is a sentence?

• A single word that makes sense

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought

• A list of words that are related

• A phrase that describes a person

What are the two main parts that make up a sentence?

• Noun and verb

• Adjective and adverb

• Subject and predicate

• Article and preposition

What does the subject of a sentence tell you?

• What action is happening

• Who or what the sentence is about

• Where the action takes place

• When the action happens

In the sentence, "The children play outside," what is the subject?

• play outside

• children

• The children

• outside

What does the predicate of a sentence tell you?

• Who is performing the action

• Something about the subject

• The main noun in the sentence

• The time of day

In the sentence, "The children play outside," what is the predicate?

• The children

• play

• outside

• play outside

What is a complete predicate?

• Only the main verb in a sentence

• The subject and the verb together

• The main verb or verb phrase with all the words that modify or complete its meaning

• A group of words that describes the subject

In the sentence, "Mara rides on the skateboard," what is the complete predicate?

• Mara rides

• rides

• rides on the skateboard

• on the skateboard

In the sentence, "Jackson shows Nana a video," what is the complete predicate?

• Jackson shows

• shows

• Nana a video

• shows Nana a video

In the sentence, "Our family enjoys outdoor games," what is the complete predicate?

• Our family

• enjoys

• outdoor games

• enjoys outdoor games