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Complete Subjects and Complete PredicatesMrs. Davidovicz’s Class2012 – 2013
CCGPS: ELACC3L1. 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
pizza phones
mailman trucks
soda pencils
house principal
write were
ring talks
is sits
drive shines
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?
Is It a Subject or
Predicate?Subjects Predicates
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Subject & Predicate Jeopardy
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!