Subjects
What is a subject?
tells who or what the sentence is about
What is a predicate?
tells what the subject is doing, did, or will do
The knight fought bravely.
Which word is the noun? Which word is the verb?
Noun: knight
Verb: fought
What does the root "arch" mean?
ruler
What is Miss Koehne's favorite color?
blue
The dog barked all night long.
What is the subject?
The dog
The students studied for the test.
What is the predicate?
studied for the test
King John taxed nobles and wealthy merchants heavily.
Which words are nouns?
King John, nobles, and merchants
She worked day in and day out on the project because she wanted to get a better grade than her ______.
archrival or matriarch
archrival
The English used their skillful archers in battle.
What is the subject?
The English
Crusaders experienced hot and cold climates.
What is the predicate?
experienced hot and cold climates
The plague spread quickly through dirty towns and cities.
Which word is a verb?
spread
There was ______ in the streets because the storm made the traffic lights go out; people were driving every which way.
anarchy or hierarchy
anarchy
The terrible disease created a sense of terror.
What is the subject?
The terrible disease
Nobles and serfs suffered equally as a result of the plague.
What is the predicate?
suffered equally as a result of the plague
Crusaders carried a flag with a red cross proudly.
Which word is an adjective?
red
The ______ of the group never consulted with his advisors and instead made decisions on his own.
matriarch or patriarch
patriarch
They left the beautiful hills of their homeland.
What is the subject?
They
The role of the lord changed slowly during the Middle Ages.
What is the predicate?
changed slowly during the Middle Ages
A large number of serfs rose bravely in protest.
Which word is an adverb?
bravely
A ______ is a system in which people are placed into social classes of different levels of power and importance.
hierarchy