Subject
What is the subject in this sentence? *The dog barked loudly.*
dog
What is the predicate in this sentence? *The teacher smiled.*
smiled
What is the verb in this sentence? *He runs fast.*
runs
What punctuation ends a statement?
period(.)
True or False: A sentence needs a subject and a predicate.
true
True or False: The subject of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about. Provide an example of
true. Mele went to town. ( so example is Mele)
The predicate usually starts with what part of speech?
verb
True or False: A sentence must have a verb. Why?
Yes, because every sentence must have a predicate
What punctuation ends an exclamation? Use it in a sentence
WOW! How did you do that!
Is this a sentence?
Running through the park, the dog barked loudly.
Explain your answer
Yes, this is a complete sentence because:
“Running through the park” is a participial phrase that describes the dog.
The main clause is “the dog barked loudly,” which has a subject (“the dog”) and a finite verb (“barked”).
So the whole sentence is complete, with a phrase adding detail.
Choose the subject: *Maria and Luis played soccer.*
Maria and Luis
Choose the predicate: *My mom cooked dinner last night.*
cooked
Choose the correct verb: *She (jump/jumps) over the rope. * and why you picked that verb?
jumps, because the subject is singular so you have to used the verb with the "s" in it
True or False: A sentence can end with a comma. WHY?
False, because comma is use to break a sentence before continue
Make a complete sentence using The boy and plays, and include an adverb and a prepositional phrase.
The boy plays skillfully in the backyard every afternoon.
Find the subject: *After school on that day, the kids went to the park.*
kids
True or False: The predicate tells what the subject does or is.
true
Name three action verbs.
run, jump, climb
Add correct punctuation:
oh no I forgot to submit the assignment and now its too late
Oh no, I forgot to submit the assignment, and now it's too late!
Turn this fragment into a complete sentence by adding an independent clause.
Because it was raining, which lasted all afternoon, we decided to stay indoors and watch movies.
Rewrite the sentence with a new subject: *The cat chased the mouse away from the table.*
The rabbit chased the mouse away from the table.
Rewrite this sentence with a new predicate: *The baby cried out loud that night at the shop. *
The baby laughs out loud that night at the shop.
Find the verb(s) in this sentence: "The children have been playing and singing in the garden all afternoon."
have, been, playing, and singing.
Correct this sentence: we did three things after the movie which ended late we grabbed some food we talked about the plot and we waited for the rain to stop
We did three things after the movie, which ended late: we grabbed some food, we talked about the plot, and we waited for the rain to stop.
Create your own complete sentence using a subject, verb, and punctuation, and also include an adjective and a compound predicate.
The curious cat explored the garden and chased the butterflies.