Complete Subjects & Complete Predicates
Which part of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about?
What do we call a subject that has two or more nouns joined by a conjunction like and?
A compound subject.
What is missing from a sentence fragment?
A subject, a predicate (verb), or a complete thought.
What is a run-on sentence?
Two or more complete sentences joined together without correct punctuation or a conjunction.
Read the sentence: "The energetic puppy chased the red ball across the yard." What is the complete predicate?
chased the red ball across the yard
Name the compound subject in this sentence: "Maya and her brother packed their backpacks for school."
Maya and her brother
Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment? "After waiting all afternoon for the bus to arrive."
Fragment (it is a dependent clause / missing a complete thought).
True or False: This is a run-on sentence: "I love playing basketball it is my favorite sport."
True (two complete thoughts smashed together without punctuation).
Read the sentence: "Our fourth-grade teacher assigned a fun reading project." What is the complete subject?
Our fourth-grade teacher
Read the sentence: "The chef washed the vegetables and chopped them for the soup." The underlined phrase "washed the vegetables and chopped them" is an example of a —
A. Compound Subject
B. Compound Predicate
C. Sentence Fragment
D. Prepositional Phrase
B (Compound Predicate)
Which of the following is a COMPLETE sentence?
A. Slept all through the night.
B. The shiny new bicycle in the garage.
C. Marcus completed his math assignment before dinner.
D. Walking along the beach near the pier.
C (Marcus completed his math assignment before dinner.)
Which sentence is NOT a run-on sentence?
A. Mark ate lunch he went to recess.
B. Jenny read her book, and she wrote a summary.
C. The sun was hot we went swimming.
D. Dad cooked pasta mom made the salad.
B (Jenny read her book, and she wrote a summary.)
Which sentence contains both a complete subject and a complete predicate?
A. Ran down the hallway quickly.
B. The tall oak tree in our backyard.
C. My brother built a huge Lego castle.
D. Under the kitchen table.
C (My brother built a huge Lego castle.)
Combine these two sentences into ONE sentence with a compound subject:
"Leo likes soccer." "Sam likes soccer."
Leo and Sam like soccer.
Fix this fragment to make it a complete sentence: "Decided to go to the park."
Accept any student answer that adds a subject, e.g., "My friends decided to go to the park.")
Fix this run-on sentence using a comma and a conjunction (and, but, or, so): "The rain stopped we went outside to play."
The rain stopped, so we went outside to play. (or , and)
Identify the complete subject AND complete predicate in this sentence: "All of the students in Mrs. Smith's class earned a special reward."
Complete Subject: All of the students in Mrs. Smith's class
Complete Predicate: earned a special reward
Combine these two sentences into ONE sentence with a compound predicate: "The dog barked at the mail carrier." "The dog ran along the fence."
The dog barked at the mail carrier and ran along the fence.
A student wants to fix this fragment: "My favorite cousin." Which words could they add to make it a complete sentence?
A. who lives in Texas
B. and my aunt
C. visited us for the weekend
D. wearing a red shirt
C (visited us for the weekend — adds a predicate).
Read the paragraph below. Which sentence is correctly written?
(1) Mia loves drawing pictures. (2) She got new colored pencils she drew a horse. (3) After finishing her art project.
Sentence 1 (Mia loves drawing pictures. — Sentence 2 is a run-on, Sentence 3 is a fragment).