What's the subject and predicate?
This is simple!
Complete these, please!
Compounds and Combos
Meet the Characters
100
The _____________ subject includes the who/what (noun) of the sentence without any adjectives or articles.
What is the simple subject?
100
The workers (picked) ripe peaches from the trees. The word picked is the ___________?
What is the simple predicate?
100
Lively music could be heard in the distance. What is the complete predicate?
What is could be heard in the distance?
100
James sliced, peeled and washed the apples. What is the compound predicate?
What is sliced, peeled and washed.
100
What is another name for the main character (the good guy) that the reader roots for? What is the name of the opposing force or villain against this main character?
What is the protagonist? What is the antagonist?
200
When locating the predicate within a sentence look for the ______________ (s).
What is/are the verb or verbs?
200
Heavy rain poured down from the dark skies. What is the simple subject?
What is rain?
200
The slow-moving sloth spends its life in trees. What is the complete subject?
What is The slow-moving sloth?
200
James and I are going swimming. What is the compound subject?
What is James and I?
200
What type of character has multiple traits that are fully developed?
What is the round character?
300
____________________ are two or more predicates (verbs) attached to a subject that are joined by a conjunction such as and, but or or.
What are compound predicates?
300
Mayor Freedman will present the agenda for the public on Monday. What is the simple predicate?
What is will present?
300
The first ice cream cone was served in St. Louis in 1904. What is the complete predicate?
What is was served in St. Louis in 1904?
300
Neither the pillows nor the curtains match the couch. What is the compound subject?
What is pillows and curtains?
300
What type of character has only one trait that stays consistent throughout the story?
What is the flat character?
400
The complete subject may include ___________________, __________________, and the _____________.
What are articles, adjectives, and the noun?
400
The gas tank is filled to the maximum level. What is the simple predicate?
What is is?
400
Please distribute the following papers to your classmates. What is the complete subject?
What is You.
400
Our chubby, orange kitty watches the birds and swats at them from the window. What is the compound predicate?
What is watches and swats?
400
Which character is used to move the plot along?
What is the static character?
500
The _________________________ contains two or more subjects that have the same predicate. They are usually joined by the conjunctions and, but, or, neither...nor, either... or, or both...and.
What is the compound subject?
500
Thousands of people are planning to attend the meeting. What is the simple subject?
What is Thousands?
500
After the fireworks, the exhausted children were carried into the car. What is the complete subject?
What is the exhausted children?
500
At the local Dairy Queen, Officer Jenkins, Mrs. Lowery, the Williams twins, Harold, Billy Jo, Jenny, and Marsha gasped at the sight of pickle slices on their banana splits. What is the compound subject?
What is Officer Jenkins, Mrs. Lowery, the Williams twins, Harold, Billy Jo, Jenny, and Marsha
500
What is the name of the character who undergoes a change from the beginning to the end of the story?
What is a dynamic character?
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