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'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 simple subject:
The old man limped around the park with his dog.
man
Identify the simple predicate:
The zoo near Matthew's house has scary white polar bears.
has
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 at MVMMS enjoy Ms. Levin's ELA class.
Teachers, students, and parents.
Identify the predicate:
The crying baby needed a nap.
needed a nap
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.
What's Missing? subject or predicate?
are brothers.
These words are a clue that someone is asking a question. Hint: the 5 W's.
who, what, when, where, why