Subject or Predicate
What is the subject of a sentence?
The subject is the who or what the sentence is about.
Find the subject:
The cat slept on the couch.
the subject: the cat
Fix this sentence:
the dog is big
The dog is big.
What punctuation mark belongs at the end?
I love reading books_
I love reading books.
3 x 4 = ?
3 x 4 = 12
What is the predicate of a sentence?
The predicate of a sentence is what the subject is or does.
Find the predicate:
Marcus plays basketball afterschool.
the predicate: plays basketball afterschool.
Fix this sentence:
my friend jason likes pizza
My friend Jason likes pizza.
What punctuation mark belongs at the end?
What time is lunch_
What time is lunch?
6 x 5 = ?
6 x 5 = 30
Is the bolded text the subject or the predicate?
The little brown dog barked loudly.
The little brown dog barked loudly.
It is the subject.
Identify the subject and the predicate:
My little sister loves chocolate ice cream.
the subject: My little sister
the predicate: loves chocolate ice cream
fix this question:
where did you out my pencil
Where did you put my pencil?
Which TWO words need capital letters?
we went to the park on saturday
We went to the park on Saturday.
7 x 8 = ?
7 x 8 = 56
Is the bolded text the subject or the predicate?
My teacher gave is a new book.
My teacher gave is a new book.
This is the predicate
Identify the subject and the predicate:
The students in our class worked quietly.
the subject: The students in our class
the predicate: worked quietly
Fix this sentence:
on monday, we went to brooklyn
On Monday, we went to Brooklyn.
What punctuation mark should be placed at the end on this phrase?
Watch out__
Watch out!
9 x 6 = ?
9 x 6 = 54
What are the two main part of a sentence?
The two main parts are the subject and the predicate.
Identify the subject and the predicate:
After lunch, the fourth graders walked back to their classroom.
the subject: the fourth graders
the predicate: walked back to their classroom, after lunch
Fix this sentence:
i can't believe we won the game
I can't believe we won the game!
or
I can't believe we won the game.
Name three kinds of words we capitalize
1. beginning of a sentence
2. proper nouns - names, brands
3. days, months
4. places
5. the word "I"
A teacher has 7 groups with 9 pencils in each group. How many pencils are there altogether?
7 groups x 9 pencils in each group = 63 total pencils