Subject and Predicate

 

Subject and Predicate Every complete sentence contains a subject and a predicate.   Subject tells who or what sentence is about (the doer; noun, pronoun that does the action). Predicate tells what the subject does (verb).   Example: Subject Sharon My mom's car Predicate writes to her mom every week. is bright green       Sometime the sentence has two parts, and because joins the two, we can identify one or two subjects and two predicates. Example: Aileen really liked the piece of artwork because it reminded her of her childhood. Examples: Tim and Dad fish and talk. Tim and Dad are simple subjects. Fish and talk are simple predicates.   ACTIVITY: DIRECTION: Circle the subject in a sentence then put a line under the predicates. 1. Whales and dolphins swim and jump. 2. Your bicycle is parked beside my skateboard. 3. Laura is one of the nicest girl in our class. 4. He and I played darts and went bowling. 5. Grandma and Grandpa sit and watch. 6. Anna and Elsa read and write.   DIRECTION: Look at the sentences below.  Tell whether the bold part of the sentence is the subject, predicate, or neither.   7. The horse ran in the field.  (Subject       Predicate      Neither)   8. The people in the house are having a party. (Subject          Predicate      Neither)   9. Mom asked me to go to the store. (Subject           Predicate      Neither)   10. The U. S. President spoke to the American people. (Subject    Predicate         Neither)   11. The students of Kennedy School watched the presentation by the jugglers. (Subject           Predicate          Neither)   12. Melanie's mother drove her to the doctor in Chicago. (Subject    Predicate      Neither)