Subjects & Predicates
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Students should study for their assessments.
Students
What is the action verb in the following sentences?
He eats carrots every day. Carrots are his favorite food.
eats
When you say that two things are similar, you are ________________ them.
comparing
the prefixes il-/ir- mean
hint: think about the word irresponsible
"not"
"The next cat I have, I will name him _________. I love saying that name."
Pizarro
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Inca emperors and priests were in the highest social classes.
Inca emperors and priests
What is the linking verb in the following sentences?
He loves field trips. His favorite trip was a visit to the science museum.
was
When you say two things are different, you are __________________ them.
contrasting
If something makes sense, you might say that it is (logical OR illogical)
logical
"This story needs to be made into a telenovela!"
Atahualpa and Huascar (Inca brothers)
What is the predicate of the following sentence?
Sally Sue and Jim Bob went to the museum to learn about early American civilizations.
went to the museum to learn about early American civilizations
Does the following sentence contain an action verb or a linking verb?
My siblings and I asked out parents for more allowance money.
action verb
you would use the word "similarly" to _____________ two things.
compare
the prefix inter means ________
hint: think about the word interaction
"between" or "among"
"Here's how you draw a __________. Start by drawing a tiny potato, then add an eye and a line for a beak.
hummingbird
What is the predicate of the following sentence?
Few commoners entered the city of Cuzco.
entered the city of Cuzco
Does the following sentence contain an action verb or linking verb?
The librarian was very helpful today.
linking verb
the phrase "however" can be used to ___________ two or more things.
contrast
the root word tract means ________
hint: think of the word attract or tractor
"draw" or "pull"
"Gold stick gleam and glow, now we found _________."
Cuzco
Draw a vertical line separating the subject and predicate. Circle the entire subject. Draw a wiggly line under the entire predicate.
Machu Picchu is one of the world's most important archaeological sites.
Vertical Line - after Machu Picchu
Subject - Machu Picchu
Predicate - is one of the world's most important archaeological sites
Copy the following sentences. For the two sentences, circle the subjects. Underline the action verbs. Draw a wiggly line under linking verbs.
The Inca were a powerful empire. They built a superior network of roads connecting their empire.
Circle - The Inca, They
Underline - built
Wiggly Line - were
Choose the best way to combine the sentences below.
The Maya told myths about how the earth was created. The Inca told creation myths.
a. Both the Maya and the Inca told myths about how the Earth was created, or creation myths.
b. The Maya told myths about how the earth was created, and similarly the Inca.
c. Likewise, the Maya told creation myths and the Inca.
a. Both the Maya and the Inca told myths about how the Earth was created, or creation myths.
Archaeologists (attract, detract, extract, subtract) artifacts from burial sites to study ancient civilizations.
extract
When we created art for the bulletin board, I told you:
"Nobody needs to be drawing __________." (hint: someone drew it anyways.)
Tacosaurus