Subject and Predicate Its good to be in

Subject and Predicate It’s good to be “in the know” about parts of a sentence

What is a subject? l l l The subject of a sentence is “who” or “what” the sentence is about Another way of looking at it is to ask the question: “Who” or “what” is doing the action in the sentence A subject consists of at least one noun or pronoun (and any describers)

Examples of subjects: The low-flying plane We Tom and Kate Every single cell-phone-talking motorist The leader of the club The teacher who assigns homework every night

What is a predicate? l l The predicate is the action of the sentence It must include a verb It also includes describers of the action (eg. adverbs, prepositional phrases) It includes all the words that are not part of the subject

Examples of Predicates: l l l flew overhead with great speed will study types of sentences shortly worked on the group project together should consider changing habits insists on regular attendance is not very popular among students!

Subjects and Predicates create complete sentences: The low-flying plane flew overhead with great speed. We will study types of sentences shortly. Tom and Kate worked on the group project together. Every single cell-phone-talking motorist should consider changing habits. The leader of the club insists on regular attendance. The teacher who assigns homework every night is not very popular among students!

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