Subject and Predicate
The subject of a sentence is...
What or whom the sentence is about
A noun is...
A person, place, thing or idea
A verb is...
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.
A pronoun is...
A pronoun is a word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not need to use a noun, often because the person or thing has been mentioned earlier.
Explain what the difference is between a compound and simple noun. Give an example of each.
A compound noun is a noun that is more than one word. For example, banana split or North Carolina. A simple noun is a noun that is one word such as football or teacher.
The predicate of a sentence is...
the part that tells what the subject is doing or what the subject is.
Identify the noun(s) in the sentence below:
Korbin had the willpower and drive to finish the paper.
Nouns: Korbin, willpower, drive and paper.
What is a helping verb? How do you know you have a helping verb in a sentence?
A helping verb is a verb that is added before the main verb in a sentence. The helping verb and the main verb combine together to form a verb phrase. A helping verb always stands before the main verb. Usually helping verbs are with action verbs.
An antecedent is...
An antecedent is a word that is replaced by another word. The antecedent always comes before the word it replaces, if it is stated. In the sentence, "When John went out in the rain, he got wet," John is the subject of the sentence, as well as the antecedent to the pronoun "he."
Identify the complete subject:
Complete subject = Running a marathon
Identify the complete subject and complete predicate in the sentence...
Wrapped in a cozy blanket, I watched television lazily on Sunday afternoon.
Complete subject = Wrapped in a cozy blanket, I
Complete predicate = watched television lazily on Sunday afternoon
Classify the noun below as singular or plural, common or proper, abstract or concrete and compound or simple.
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa = singular, proper, concrete and compound
Identify the verb(s) in the sentence below. Identify what type of verb they are (helping, linking or action).
Holy Trinity School is the oldest elementary school in Washington, D.C..
Verb = is
Verb type = Linking
Identify the pronoun(s) in the sentence below. If their antecedent is stated, identify the antecedent as well.
Many teens volunteer their time to worthy causes.
Pronoun = their
Antecedent = teens
What are the requirements for a complete sentence?
A subject, predicate and a complete thought!
Identify the simple subject and simple predicate in the sentence below:
Wrapped in a cozy blanket, I watched tv lazily on Sunday afternoon.
Simple subject = I
Simple predicate = watched
Classify the noun below as singular or plural, common or proper, concrete or abstract and compound or simple.
responsibility
Responsibility = singular, common, abstract and simple
Identify the verb(s) and the verb type(s) in the sentence below.
The horse couldn’t gather the energy to run around the track.
Verbs = could, gather, run
Could = helping verb
Gather = action verb
Run = action verb
Identify the pronoun(s) and their antecedents, if stated, in the sentence below.
At the local hospital, Nina helps the nurses; she does simple chores for them.
Pronoun = she --> Antecedent is Nina
Pronoun = them --> Antecedent is nurses
Identify all the noun(s), pronoun(s) and antecedent(s) in the sentences below.
Loni wore her suede boots in the snow. Now they are probably stained.
Noun = Loni
Pronoun = her --> antecedent = Loni
Noun = boots
Noun = snow
Pronoun = they --> antecedent = boots
Identify the simple subject, complete subject, simple predicate and complete predicate in the following sentence:
The little boy with a toothless grin fearlessly climbed the big, old oak tree.
Simple subject = The boy
Complete subject = The little boy with a toothless grin
Simple predicate = climbed
Complete predicate = fearlessly climbed the big, old oak tree
Come up with a noun that is proper, singular, abstract and simple.
Answers will vary. One example is Christianity.
Write a sentence using all three types of verbs.
Example: Ms. Gould is a teacher who will help her students to succeed.
Is = linking verb
Will = helping verb
Help = action verb
Succeed = action verb
Identify the pronoun(s) and antecedent(s), if stated, below.
Juanita lent Dominic her calculator. He had left his in his locker.
Pronoun = He --> antecedent is Dominic
Pronoun = his (2x) --> antecedent is Dominic (2x)
Identify all the verb(s), noun(s), pronoun(s) and antecedent(s) in the sentence below. For each noun and verb classify which type they are.
Did Carolyn sprain her ankle while she was skating?
Noun = Carolyn (proper, singular, concrete, simple)
Verb = Did (helping verb)
Verb = Sprain (action verb)
Pronoun = her --> antecedent = Carolyn
Noun = ankle (singular, common, concrete, simple)
Pronoun = she --> antecedent = Carolyn
Verb = was (helping verb)
Verb = skating (action verb)