Similes
a giraffe
Felix is looking at Shayne and Mia through the glass.
Feliz is looking at them through the glass.
What is the simple subject?
John puts a lot of hot sauce on his food.
John
What is the simple predicate?
The dog licked my shoe.
licked
Pick a verb.
She _____ TV most of the weekend.
watches
is watching
watched
The girl runs like a ______________.
a deer
The dog is eating ice cream.
The dog is eating it.
What is the simple subject?
John and Carl put a lot of hot sauce on their food.
John and Carl
What is the simple predicate?
My brother slept on the couch.
slept
Pick a verb.
John ____ at the party.
is
was
The baby is as cute as __________________.
a button
Stella is watching me and my friends play basketball.
Stella is watching us play basketball.
What is the simple subject?
That new boy from Colorado puts a lot of hot sauce on his food.
boy
What is the simple predicate?
My dog is crazy.
is
Pick 2 verbs it could be.
Lilly _____ the guitar.
is playing
played
plays
bought
buys
Myra sings like an ___________.
angel
The football and the basketball are in the garage.
They are in the garage.
What is the complete subject?
John's cousin Carl is a good friend of mine.
John's cousin Carl
What is the complete predicate?
It rained hard for three days.
rained hard for three days
Pick the verb.
Math ____ difficult until I started going to tutoring.
was
Explain the meaning of the metaphor:
Ty is as strong as an ox.
An ox is used for strength to pull things, so Ty is being compared
My sister and I love to read.
We love to read.
What is the complete subject?
The families of John and Carl moved to California this year.
The families of John and Carl
What is the complete predicate?
That new boy from Colorado and the funny boy with red hair put a lot of hot sauce on their food.
put a lot of hot sauce on their food
Pick 3 verbs it could be.
Ryan _____ his new sports car.
drives
is driving
drove