Subject
What is the subject in the following sentence?
Eva's father likes loud music.
Eva's father
What is the predicate in the following sentence?
The dog smells like mud.
smells like mud
What is the following group of words a subject or a predicate?
ran down the sidewalk.
predicate
What's missing? Subject or Predicate?
Has two little sisters and one baby brother
Subject
If you are telling a fact, you need this end mark.
period
.
Identify the subject:
The old man walked around the park with his dog.
The old man
Identify the predicate:
The zoo near Matthew's house has scary white polar bears.
has scary white polar bears
Subject or Predicate? Simple or Compound?
The houses, buildings, and roads
Compound Subject
What is the subject and predicate in the following sentence?
A bee flew through the open window of Jacqueline's car.
subject-- A bee
predicate-- flew through the open window of Jacqueline's car.
If you are excitedly saying something, you need this end mark.
Exclamation Mark
!
Identify the compound subject:
Teachers, students, and parents think that doing homework is important.
Teachers, students, and parents
Identify the compound predicate:
Himali ate dinner then went home to watch a movie.
ate dinner then went home to watch a movie
Subject or Predicate? Simple or Compound?
chased the mouse and caught it.
Compound predicate
What is the subject and predicate in the following sentence?
My dad's super old phone has a funny ring tone.
subject-- My dad's super old phone
predicate-- has a funny ring tone
If you have a question, use this end mark.
Question Mark
?
Define "subject"
The subject is the first part of the sentence. It tells us who or what is performing the action. It also tells us who or what the sentence is about.
Define "predicate"
It is the part of the sentence that tells us what the subject is, or what the subject does. The predicate always contains a verb.
Combine these two sentences to make one sentence:
Tim likes to watch scary movies.
Rose likes to watch scary movies.
Tim and Rose like to watch scary movies.
What's Missing? subject or predicate?
are brothers.
If a sentence has people talking, you use these marks.
Quotation marks
" "