Name That Part!
Every sentence has two main parts. What are they?
Subject and predicate
In the sentence “The big dog barked loudly,” what is the complete subject?
The big dog
“The red balloon floated away.”
balloon
“My best friend sings beautifully.”
sings beautifully
What’s missing? A subject or a predicate?
“Ran down the hill.”
A subject
What is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about?
The subject
In the same sentence, what is the complete predicate?
barked loudly
“The teacher and her students planned a field trip.”
teacher and her students
“The sun shines brightly in the morning.”
shines brightly in the morning
What’s missing? A subject or a predicate?
“The students in the band.”
A predicate
What is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is?
The predicate
What is the simple subject in “My little brother won the race”?
brother
“On the table sat a bowl of fruit.”
bowl
“The dog with the fluffy tail chased the mailman.”
chased the mailman
Rewrite this as a complete sentence: “The tall man.”
The tall man walked away. (or something similar)
What is the simple subject in a sentence?
The main word or words that tell who or what the sentence is about
What is the simple predicate in “The tall giraffe ate from the tree”?
ate
“Running late for class, the students hurried down the hall.”
students
“The soccer players practiced for hours after school.”
practiced for hours after school
Combine into one complete sentence: “The cat on the roof. The cat meowed loudly.”
You can only use "The cat" one time.
The cat on the roof meowed loudly.
What is the simple predicate in a sentence?
The main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does or is
Identify both the simple and complete predicates in “The children from our class played soccer after school.”
Simple predicate: played; Complete predicate: played soccer after school
“Across the river, the old cabin stood quietly.”
cabin
“The tired students have been studying all night.”
have been studying all night
Identify and label both parts (complete subject and complete predicate): “In the garden, colorful flowers bloom every spring.”
Complete subject: colorful flowers; Complete predicate: bloom every spring