Subjects and Predicates
What is the subject?
The playful puppy chased the ball across the yard.
The playful puppy
List all of the nouns: The discovery of a hidden treasure excited the explorers.
discovery, treasure, explorer
Identify the noun types:
Because Elena wanted to win, she practiced every afternoon and could improve her skills before the competition.
wanted= stative
practiced= action
could=helping
improve= active
What is the subject? My older brother and his best friend built a treehouse
My older brother and his best friend
Identify the helping verb and main verb:
The birds were singing in the trees.
helping: were
action:singing
What are the verb types?
Although Maya runs every morning, she knows that exercise is important.
runs: active
knows: stative
What is the subject and the predicate?
Running through the crowded hallway, the excited students hurried to their next class.
subject: the excited students
predicate: hurried to their next class
What are the adjectives? The five firefighters rescued the frightened child from the burning building.
five, frightened, burning
Marcus is studying while his parents watch television.
is= helping
studying=action
watch=television
What is the subject and the predicate? After the storm, the enormous oak tree fell across the driveway.
subject: the enormous oak tree
predicate: fell across the driveway
Identify the adverbs:
The talented musician performed remarkably, but she should have played louder.
remarkably, louder
Determine the verbs:
While the scientists were examining the strange object, they realized that it might contain a substance they had never seen before.
examining= active
realized= stative (I'll accept active)
might=helping
contain=active
seen=active
What is the subject and the predicate? Hidden beneath the old wooden bridge were three tiny frogs waiting patiently for the rain to stop.
subject: three tiny frogs
predicate: waiting patiently for the rain to stop
List and identify the adjectives and adverbs:
The young athlete quickly sprinted, skillfully jumped, confidently climbed, and carefully crossed the narrow obstacle course.
adjectives: young, narrow
adverbs: quickly, skillfully, confidently, carefully
Identify and label the verbs
When the storm ended, the children were relieved because they had waited inside for hours.
ended=active
were=stative
had= helping
waited=active