Subject/ Predicate
What is the complete subject of this sentence?
Gabe chased a lion at the zoo.
Gabe
Is this a complete sentence?
My dad
No
"My dad" is not a complete thought... my dad what? It's missing the predicate of a sentence to tell us what dad is doing! "My dad" is an incomplete sentence
What does certainly mean?
Never
Definitely
Maybe
Definitely
What does Tillie do on the weekends before Mr. Keene makes her go to school on the weekends?
Tillie goes swimming.
Tillie is bored.
Tillie climbs a tree and walks her dog.
Tillie climbs a tree and walks her dog.
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
Laylah walked to Mrs.Wagner's classroom.
walked to Mrs.Wagner's classroom.
Is this a complete sentence?
Aleea played with her friend on Saturday.
Yes
It is a complete thought with a subject AND predicate, so it is a complete sentence!
What does strolled mean in the sentence below?
The family strolled through doors into the library.
Ran
Walked slowly
Stood still
Walked slowly
Why does Tillie go to Mr. Keene's office?
Tillie wants to tell Mr. Keene it's a fine, fine school.
Tillie wants to tell Mr. Keene days off are important too.
Tillie needs help with her math homework.
Tillie wants to tell Mr. Keene days off are important too.
What is the complete subject of this sentence?
The little puppies ran out the door.
The little puppies
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
I walked to the park.
The pretty flowers.
Jumped in the pool.
I walked to the park.
What does proud mean in the sentence below?
Addy is proud of her little brother for learning how to swim.
Sad
Angry
Pleased with
Pleased with
Why are the teachers worried when Mr. Keene calls them together after his meeting with Tillie?
Mr. Keene is mean.
They are afraid he will add more school.
They like to go to school in the summer.
They are afraid he will add more school.
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
Warren had a football game on Sunday.
had a football game on Sunday.
Which of the following is an incomplete sentence?
The dog barked at the cars.
Anthony and Laylah.
The students paint in art class.
Anthony and Laylah
Using context clues: What does explored mean?
The family explored the museum, finding new facts about dinosaurs.
Looked around
Felt sad
Reached for
Looked around
Why don't the teachers tell Mr. Keene that they do not want school on the weekends and summer?
The like going to school on the weekends and summer.
It's Mr. Keene's decision since he is the principal.
They don't want to hurt Mr. Keene's feelings.
They don't want to hurt Mr. Keene's feelings.
Fill in the blank:
The subject is ______ or _______ the sentence is about.
Fill in the blank:
The predicate of a sentence tells us what the subject _____ or _____.
The subject is who or what the sentence is about
The predicate of a sentence tells us what the subject does or is
Which of the following is an incomplete sentence?
Christopher runs
Mr. Calvert helped the teachers at school.
I went to the beach.
Christopher runs
Using context clues what does enormous mean in the sentence?
The enormous tree blocked the street sign and we couldn't see which way to go.
Small
Happy
Big
Big
Why can't Beans learn to jump over a creek?
He hurt his leg.
Tillie is too busy to teach him.
Beans is scared.
Tillie is too busy to teach him.