Subjects and Predicates
Tell me the subject(s) of this sentence:
The girl walked to the store in the rain.
The girl
For this category tell me the verb and what kind of verb it is: The dog barks at the mailman.
barks, action
What is(are) the prepositional phrase(s) in the sentence? The student studied in the library.
in the library
The crazy advertisement revealed the amazing properties of the product.
noun
direct object or subject complement?
The teacher gave minimal directions to the poor students.
direct object
Tell me the predicate(s) of this sentence.
The girl walked to the store.
walked to the store
The boy was happy about his grade.
was, linking
The girl walked around her house in her pajamas.
around her house, in her pajamas
preposition
My doggie Bailey carried the toy taco with him everywhere.
direct object
Tell me the subject(s) of this sentence:
The beautiful, tall girl and dark, handsome boy were walking to the store.
The beautiful, tall girl and dark, handsome boy
The young lady swam the English Channel and arrived home safely.
swam, arrived action
The girl studied in the library on the school's campus
in the library, on the school's campus
The mother and father walked their daughter to the hoe-down and danced a funny jig.
article adjective
Everyone needs to bring (their, his/her) supplies to class.
his/her
Tell me the predicate(s) of this sentence:
The beautiful, tall girl and dark, handsome boy were walking to the store.
were walking to the store
The blueberry pies smell delicious.
smell linking
The man went beyond the known boundaries of the forest.
beyond the known boundaries, of the forest.
Since I needed milk for my cereal, I went to Kroger.
conjunction
Independent or dependent clause?
After the violent storm left, there was a rainbow.
independent
Tell me the predicate(s) of the sentence:
The graceful girl and the tall boy walked to the store and bought ice cream.
walked to the store and bought ice cream
Because he is a nice guy, he rode his bike to the store for me!
is linking
rode action
The cat was on the table, but then her owner walked in and she ran across the room and under the couch.
on the table, across the room, under the couch.
adverb
I am confident that you will do well.
subject complement