Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates Mrs Davidoviczs Class

Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates Mrs. Davidovicz’s Class 2012 – 2013 CCGPS: ELACC 3 L 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. *

Essential Question • Write the essential question down in your ELA interactive notebook. • How can I tell the difference between a subject and a predicate?

A Complete Subject • The first part of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about. It is the “who” part of the sentence, and it is also called the subject. • The subject contains nouns in it. • For example: ▫ Jonas likes to play soccer on Saturday afternoons. ▫ The cars were backed up for three miles. ▫ Trinity, Kyle, and Diamond were going to the mountains for a short vacation.

A Complete Predicate • The second part of the sentence tells what the subject is doing, the “do” part of the sentence. This is also known as the predicate. • The predicate part of the sentence contains verbs in it. • For example: ▫ Jonas likes to play soccer on Saturday afternoons. ▫ The cars were backed up for three miles. ▫ Trinity, Kyle, and Diamond were going to the mountains for a short vacation.

Which words are the subjects/predicates? • Five friends collected shells from the beach last summer. • Subject: Five friends • Predicate: collected shells from the beach last summer. • The boy with the skateboard lost his backpack at the park. (This one is tricky. Find the verb. ) • Subject: The boy with the skateboard • Predicate: lost his backpack at the park.

Which words are the subjects/predicates? • My sister, Keysha, likes to read chapter books. • Subject: My sister, Keysha • Predicate: likes to read chapter books. • Many posters are hanging up in her bedroom. • Subject: Many posters • Predicate: are hanging up in her bedroom. • The monsters from the movie scared my younger brother. • Subject: The monsters from the movie • Predicate: scared my younger brother.

Here’s something a little different… • In a minute, you will receive a some sentence strips. • Together, we will decide which words in the sentences are the subjects and which are the predicates. • Then you will make a cut after the subject and place them in the correct pockets.

Essential Question (lesson two) • Write the essential question down in your ELA interactive notebook. • How can I tell the difference between a subject and a predicate?

Create a Sentence (lesson two) • Subjects have nouns in them, and predicates have verbs in them. • Today, you will have a chance to create your own complete sentence using nouns and verbs. • You and a group will have a list of nouns and verbs to choose from. Select one noun and one verb, and create a sentence from that.

Create a Sentence (lesson two) dogs lamp write were pizza phones ring talks mailman trucks is sits soda pencils drive shines house principal tastes run

Essential Question (lesson four) • Write the essential question down in your ELA interactive notebook. • How can I tell the difference between a subject and a predicate?

Subject & Predicate Jeopardy Is It a Subject or Predicate? Subjects Predicates 100 100 200 200 300 300

Is It a Subject or Predicate? 100 • Read the sentence below. Is the underlined part a subject or a predicate? • Children like to dress up every Halloween and go trick-or-treating. • Way to go! It’s a subject!

Is It a Subject or Predicate? 200 • Read the sentence below. Is the underlined part a subject or a predicate? • My sisters, Janie and Joelle, do not live at home with my mom, dad, and me. • Correct! It is a subject!

Is It a Subject or Predicate? 300 • Read the sentence below. Is the underlined part a subject or a predicate? • The custodian works at the school even on weekends. • You rock! It is a predicate!

Subject 100 • What is the subject in this sentence? • The plane will have to get its broken engine fixed before it takes off again. • Awesome! The plane is the subject!

Subject 200 • What is the subject in this sentence? • The missing car keys were left in the car last Friday. • Awesome! The missing car keys is the subject!

Subject 300 • What is the subject in this sentence? (This one is tricky! Find the verb first, and maybe that will help you. ) • Over the weekend, my brother and his best friend bought two new pairs of sneakers. • You are a genius! My brother and his best friend is the subject!

Predicate 100 • What is the predicate in this sentence? • Monarch butterflies travel across the United States each year. • Wow! Travel across the United States each year is the predicate!

Predicate 200 • What is the predicate in this sentence? (Careful!) • Some of the smallest birds in the world, hummingbirds, can fly faster than some larger birds. • You rock! Can fly faster than some larger birds is the predicate!

Predicate 300 • What is the predicate in this sentence? (This might be tricky!) • There might be nineteen other species of spiders that we don’t even know about. • Wonderful! Might be nineteen other species of spiders that we don’t even know about is the predicate!