Subjects
What are subjects?
What are predicates?
Predicates are the verbs and/or verb phrases in a sentence
What is an object?
Objects are nouns or pronouns that take (receive) predicates (verbs/verb phrases).
What does compound mean?
Compound means more than one
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that can't stand by itself.
Find the subject(s) in the sentence:
As Batman did not save Robin in time, the Joker was seen laughing amidst the dark alley.
Subjects: Batman, Joker
Find the predicates(s) in the sentence:
She will not have enough time to do her makeup before school.
Predicates: Will, have, do
Find the objects(s) in the sentence:
Do your best in life.
Objects: Best, life
She and I went to eat at Mcdonalds.
Subjects: She, I
What is an independent clause
A clause that can stand by itself
Find the subject(s) in the sentence:
While the bats were flying, Mr. Morton decided to inject himself with the vampire venom to fly with them.
Subjects: Bats, Mr. Morton
Find the predicate(s) in the sentence:
Spiderman was not the right hero for the job, but he was the only one available.
Predicates: Was, was
Find the objects(s) in the sentence:
I can't see the end of the light while she can see death in my eyes.
Objects: End, light, death, eyes
Where are the compound predicates in the sentence?
As he flew and destroyed most of the world, the dark Superman wanted nothing more than sleeping in his house.
Predicates: Flew, destroyed, wanted, sleeping
Is this a dependent or independent clause?
Before I leave school
Dependent clause
Find the subject(s) in the sentence:
The alligator and the hunter fought till the death, but death was not over when the hunter's brother leaped in to try and recover his brother's body.
Subjects: Alligator, hunter, brother
Find the predicate(s) in the sentences:
How can you say that? After all we've been through?
Predicates: Can, say, have been
Find the objects(s) in the sentences:
Where did the T-Rex leave the dead body? Did not someone else find it?
Where are the compound subjects and predicates?
The DMV and the Hospital is not the best way to spend a Saturday.
Subjects: DMV, Hospital
Predicates: Is, spend
Is this a dependent or independent clause?
I did not care about her.
Independent clause
Find the subject(s) in the sentence:
Jason cried.
Subject: Jason
Find the predicate(s) in the sentences:
Something's not right. I didn't see the demons run through the earth when it was nighttime.
Predicates: Is, did see, run, was
Find the objects(s) in the sentences:
Looking through the window, I could see the killer walking slowly towards the house. Perhaps it's a good time to call the cops.
Objects: Window, killer, house, time, cops
Where are the compound subjects and predicates?
Reynaldo and Alex did not see Johnny when it was time to leave school.
Subjects: Reynaldo, Alex, it
Predicates: Was, leave
Where are the dependent/independent clauses?
I left her, but she kept following me around as if I was still with her.
Dependent: but she kept following me around, as if I was still with her
Independent: I left her