Simple Subjects Simple Predicates

Fragment or Sentence?

• My grandma and grandpa

• Plans to go to Colorado for Christmas break

• Kara’s orange cat Eddie

• Smells like fresh flowers

• My grandma and grandpa

• Plans to go to Colorado for Christmas break

• Kara’s orange cat Eddie

• Smells like fresh flowers

• Subject: the part that indicates what the sentence is about or who is doing the action

• Predicate: follows the subject; starts with a verb and tells what the subject is doing

• The white cat chased the small mouse into the kitchen.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:

• My mom cooked waffles for breakfast.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:

• Last year on Christmas, my dad gave me a 2,000 piece Lego set.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:

• My five year-old sister rides her red bike when she gets home from school.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:

• My older cousin Spencer lives near the beach in Florida.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:

• On Thursdays after school Carolyn goes to dance class for two hours.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:

What is the Same?• Karli liked the science experiment.

Joey K. liked the science experiment.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):

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What is the Same?• Abby swept the kitchen floor today.

Abby mopped the kitchen floor today.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):

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What is the Same?• Kiersten watched Tangled on

Saturday night. Isabella watched Tangled on Saturday night.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):

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What is the Same?• Miss Frazier bought a purple dress at

the mall. Miss Frazier ate a pretzel at the mall.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):

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What is the Same?• William S. went to the country music

festival last weekend. Tyler went to the country music festival last weekend.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):

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