Subject
This asks: "Who or what is the sentence about?" Give a short student-friendly definition
This asks: "What the subject does or what is said about the subject." Write a one-sentence student-friendly definition.
Predicate
What's the most common way to use a colon?
To display a list.
Define a semicolon
To combine two sentences.
What is the school mascot
Buffalo
Identify the subject in this sentence: The curious cat climbed the tall fence.
Cat
Identify the predicate in this sentence: The students studied quietly for the test.
quietly
Insert a colon where needed in this sentence: There are three things you must bring a pencil, your notebook, and your ID
After bring.
Insert a semicolon where needed in this sentence: Marcus loves baseball his sister prefers soccer.
After baseball
What's the school colors?
Maroon and silver
Identify the subject (simple and complete) in this sentence: My neighbor's little brother rode his new bicycle to school.
Little brother
Identify the predicate (simple and complete) in this sentence: The bright lights in the gymnasium startled the birds.
startled
Choose the correct placement (if any) of a colon in this sentence and rewrite it correctly: She announced the winners first place, second place, and third place.
After winnners
Correctly punctuate and combine these two related independent clauses using a semicolon: The bell rang. We continued reading until the end of the chapter.
After Rang
What city is Smith middle school located.
Beaumont
Explain the difference between a simple subject and a subject phrase and give a short example (one sentence each).
A simple subject is one word, a subject phrase is a series of words containing the subject.
Explain how to find the verb phrase that functions as the predicate in this sentence: The committee has been meeting every Tuesday this semester.
meeting every Tuesday
What's another way to use a colon
Time or Before a quote
Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb to join these sentences: The experiment failed. However, the students learned from their mistakes.
After failed.
What state is Smith middle school located in?
Texas
In the sentence below, identify the subject and explain whether it's compound or singular: Neither the coach nor the assistant was available for comment
Compound
For this sentence, identify the predicate and explain whether it contains a direct object, an indirect object, or neither: The teacher gave each student a detailed rubric.
Direct object
Rewrite and punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon to introduce a list: Students should pack a water bottle a snack and a notebook for the field trip.
after pack
Rewrite this complex sentence using semicolons to separate the main clauses and commas correctly for the internal lists: On our trip we visited Boston Massachusetts, New Haven Connecticut and Providence Rhode Island and we saw museums, parks, and historical sites.
After visited.
Finish the line: ______________
We, the bufflao family pledge to _______, to _______ and to ________.
Learn, lead, and to grow.