Subject & Predicate
Identify the complete predicate:
The dog barked loudly.
barked loudly
Identify the compound subject:
Tom and Lily baked cookies
Tom and Lily
Is this a fragment?
After dinner.
yes
Is this a run-on?
She ran he walked.
yes
Complete this sentence:
My teacher ________.
My teacher is amazing.
Which sentence is complete?
A. After lunch.
B. The boys ran home.
C. In the park.
D. Running fast.
The boys ran home.
Identify the compound predicate:
We sang and danced.
sang and danced
Is this a fragment?
After dinner, we went home.
no
Fix this run-on:
I like pizza I eat it daily.
I like pizza and eat it daily.
Which makes this complete?
My mother —
A. who is nice
B. and my father
C. left for the meeting
D. planning to go
My mother left for the meeting.
Identify the complete subject:
The tall girl won the race.
The tall girl
Which sentence has a compound subject?
A. Jack ran.
B. Jack and Ben ran.
C. Ran quickly.
D. After school.
Jack and Ben ran.
Which is NOT a fragment?
A. Running in the park.
B. The dog barked.
C. After school.
D. Under the tree.
The dog barked.
Which is NOT a run-on?
A. Sara jumped Simon stayed seated.
B. Kim left early the game was over.
C. Carlos finished his work and went outside.
D. Lucy made soup Mom made salad.
Carlos finished his work and went outside.
Fix this:
The dog barking loudly.
The dog was barking loudly.
Which sentence has both a complete subject and predicate?
A. Under the table.
B. Played soccer.
C. The cat slept peacefully.
D. After dinner.
The cat slept peacefully.
Which has a compound predicate?
A. She laughed.
B. She laughed and cried.
C. The tall girl.
D. After lunch.
She laughed and cried.
Fix the fragment:
Because it was raining.
Good job!
Rewrite correctly:
My sister loves snow cones she eats them often.
My sister loves snow cones and eats them often.
Turn this into a complete sentence:
After school.
After school, I studied for the six-weeks assessment.
Explain why this is incomplete:
After the storm.
because it does not contain a subject or a predicate.
Create your own sentence with a compound subject AND compound predicate.
Try your best!
Explain why this is NOT a fragment:
After making three baskets, the boy helped his team win.
This sentence has a subject and predicate and begins with a prepositional phrase.
Explain the difference between a fragment and a run-on.
Fragments are incomplete sentences missing a subject, verb, or complete thought. Run-on sentences incorrectly join two or more independent clauses without proper punctuations or conjunctions.
Write a complete sentence using:
subject + compound predicate
The tall boy shot and scored a basket.