Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SUBJECTS

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SUBJECTS and PREDICATES!!!

A sentence is made up of one or more words that express a complete thought. Using only men for all roles in Shakespeare’s plays. Is this a complete thought or not? I think not! It was necessary to use only men for all roles in Shakespeare’s plays. Is this a complete thought or not? Yes, indeed!

Every sentence begins with a CAPITAL LETTER and ends with an end mark - a PERIOD (. ), a QUESTION MARK (? ), or an EXCLAMATION POINT (!).

Every complete sentence contains two parts: a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE.

The subject part of a sentence names a PERSON, PLACE, THING, or IDEA the sentence is about. It is the part of the sentence about which something is being said.

The predicate part of the sentence tells what the subject or DOES HAS. It can also describe what IS IS LIKE. the subject or

Complete or Incomplete? I am going to the movie tonight. ___ complete ___ incomplete My cat and dog are. ___ complete ___ incomplete Open the door to the. ___ complete ___ incomplete Answer every question on the. ___ complete ___ incomplete Show me where you live. ___ complete ___ incomplete Please put your hand. ___ complete ___ incomplete The answer to the problem is. ___ complete ___ incomplete Please take me to the car. ___ complete ___ incomplete

Complete Subjects and Predicates The complete subject includes ALL OF THE WORDS in the subject. The complete predicate includes ALL OF THE WORDS in the predicate.

Please underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice. _________________________ Three pelicans flew over the beach. _____________ The children built a sandcastle. ______________________ Everyone in the stadium watched the game. _________________________ _____ The microwave beeped. ________________ The moon shines down on the water. ________________ The bicycle’s back tire needed air. _______________ Orange is my favorite color. _________________________ The giant oak tree is over a hundred years old. _____________________________

Simple Subjects and Predicates The simple subject also tells who or what the sentence is about, but it does NOT have all of the descriptive words. The simple subject is usually just a single noun.

Now just circle the SIMPLE SUBJECT in each sentence. Three pelicans flew over the beach. The children built a sandcastle. Everyone in the stadium watched the game. The microwave beeped. The moon shines down on the water. The bicycle’s back tire needed air. Orange is my favorite color. The giant oak tree is over a hundred years old.